Rounders Report

2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Phil Ivey graces the cover of the November 2nd issue of ESPN: The Magazine. The expose, entitled “4 Days, 3 Nights, $1 Million,” chronicles Ivey’s jet-setting exploits at the craps tables in casinos around the world.

Chad Millman followed Ivey from Foxwoods to Austria, with his article explaining Ivey’s stature in the industry: “Phil Ivey is a poker pro, but to call him that limits the scope of his game. It’s like saying Jay-Z is just a rapper. Ivey is an all-around player, a man with the need and nerve to wager obscene amounts on poker, pro and college sports, craps, or his own golf game.” Read the rest of this entry »

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After three days of play, 36 of the original 334 entrants are still alive in the 2009 WSOPE (World Series of Poker Europe) main event.

At the top of the leader board is Matt “hoss_tbf” Hawrilenko, who will take a stack of over 700k with him into Day 4.

Hawrilenko is currently enjoying a phenomenal 2009, having already booked a WSOP bracelet (5k NLHE Six Handed) earlier in the year, in addition to several strong performances in major online tournaments. Hawrilenko, who is widely considered to be one of the very best Limit Hold’em players in the world, will be very tough to topple as the tournament approaches the final table.
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In Tuesday night’s broadcast of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on ESPN, Daniel Negreanu and Erick Lindgren struggled in front of a national viewing audience as Days 1C and 1D of the Main Event unfolded. This article contains language that may not be suitable for all audiences.

Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth were featured during the first hour of coverage on ESPN, which tracked Day 1C of the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Negreanu, plagued by sinus problems, was seated at the feature table, while Hellmuth found himself at Table Two. Hellmuth arrived in typical grand fashion, dressed as Emperor Hellmuth and flanked by scantily-clad women, drummers, and a throng of poker fans armed with cameras. ESPN announcer Norman Chad quipped, “If Tom Brady came to the Super Bowl like this, the NFL would shut down, but we embrace this.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Tired of watching reruns from last year’s World Series of Poker?

Tired of watching Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov duking it out at the 2008 World Series of Poker final table?

If so, then take heart, as ESPN will be rolling out their first installment of their coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »

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Betting odds for the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event final table have now been released by Betfair.com.

Darvin Moon is the current favorite to win the event, which shouldn’t be any surprise given his monstrous chip stack. Darvin Moon will take nearly 59 million chips with him into the final table, which is nearly double the second place stack that belongs to Eric Buchman (34.8 million). Read the rest of this entry »

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After nearly two weeks of play, the “November Nine” has now been set. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ten players have been nominated for entrance in the Hall of Fame. This year, the voting was done by the players themselves.

For the 2009 election to poker’s hall of fame, Harrah’s Entertainment and the World Series of Poker let the players themselves vote online. Read the rest of this entry »

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Day 2b of the World Series of Poker main event has drawn to a close, and there will now be a one day layoff before the start of Day 3.

Day 3 will officially get underway at 12 pm local time on Friday, and will combine the survivors from Day 2a and Day 2b into one large field.

2,924 players started Day 2b, and by the time the scheduled four levels had been completed, only 1,486 remained. Read the rest of this entry »

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A massive turnout for Day 1d of the 2009 World Series of Poker main event pushed the size of the field to well over 6,000 players.

To be exact, 6,494 players coughed up the $10,000 necessary in order to play the main event.

The number could have been even higher, however “several hundred” players were shut out due to the fact that Day 1d was a sellout. Read the rest of this entry »

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To say this year’s $50,000 HORSE Championship was a sprint and not a marathon is like saying Jeffrey Lisandro is not too bad at Stud games. The five-day event is designed to be a test of stamina and skill, but the final table was probably not the endurance test the tournament staff and players expected. Read the rest of this entry »

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