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Winner Of Peter Eastgate's 2008 WSOP Bracelet Looking To Help Charities With It

You might remember back in November of 2010, when 2008 World Series of Poker main event winner Peter Eastgate auctioned off his bracelet, raising over $140,000 for charity. The winner of that auction, William Haughey, talked to a poker news website to discuss the bracelet and revealed how he wants to work with the WSOP organization to arrange a charity event where he'd match any money raised, up to $1,000,000. Haughey's got a history of such generousness: the British businessman (who has made...
// By: Deke Marston // Jan 27, 2012 //

Unassuming Abraham Araya Takes World Series of Poker Circuit Stop in Coctaw

We're big fans of the World Series of Poker Circuit here in the Gambling Beat offices: they're a perfect microcosm of poker scenes across America and they give players who might be blown out of the water in Vegas a chance to shine. The most recent event, which just wrapped up in Durant, OK, had one of those heartwarming stories where the best man truly did get the ring. East African native Abraham Araya was recently laid off from his job as flight mechanic after the company for which he worked...
// By: Deke Marston // Jan 25, 2012 //

Lockwood Doubles Up In Minutes, Wins WSOPC Event Like A Machine

It's the sort of story that poker players that were there will be talking about for years to come: Harold "Buddy" Lockwood overcame a 2-to-1 chip deficit in heads-up play to beat Raja Kattamuri to win event #6 at the World Series of Poker stop at the Choctaw Casino Resort. His play was relentless and his focus was admirable over the two-day 372-person tournament. However, everyone observing thought that there was no way he could take on six-time WSOP casher Kattamuri in heads-up. But he...
// By: Deke Marston // Jan 19, 2012 //

Freddy Deeb Wins First Circuit Ring, Adds To His WSOP Jewelry Collection

Colorful poker pro Freddy Deeb's list of accomplishments in poker is long and remarkable, yet somehow he'd never won at World Series of Poker Circuit ring. That streak was broken this week when he took the top spot in the most recent World Series of Poker Circuit Championship, held at The Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. In addition to being his first tournament win on the Circuit, it was also his very first cash. Deeb is probably best known among poker fans for his victory in the 2007 WSOP...
// By: Deke Marston // Jan 13, 2012 //

Big One For ONE DROP Becomes WSOP Bracelet Event

It'll be a few weeks before the 2012 World Series of Poker schedule is announced, but the Big One For ONE DROP, a $1,000,000 buy-in tournament is already being planned as part of the 43rd Annual World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It's scheduled to take place between July 1-3, 2012 and has already hit its minimum requirement for the number of players to move it into WSOP bracelet territory. What is ONE DROP? It's a global initiative from Guy Laliberté,...
// By: Deke Marston // Dec 07, 2011 //

WSOPC: Harrah's Atlantic City Underway

We've not gotten a full update on who won what, but the Harrah's Atlantic City stop on the World Series of Poker Circuit is in full swing and Richard Smith has already beaten a field of over 700 other players to take the top spot in Event #1, a $300(+45) No Limit Hold 'Em tournament with a prize pool of $204,864 that paid out the top 72 players. Smith hails from Warrenton, VA and is a 22-year-old part-time poker player. He earned $41,995 in prize money for the victory, securing his biggest...
// By: Deke Marston // Dec 05, 2011 //

Bryan Schultz Takes Top Spot In WSOPC Harvey's Lake Tahoe

You may not know the name, but Chicago-based pro Bryan Schultz has made an impression on all the right people in the last few years as he's slowly but surely accumulated tournament cashes across the midwestern US. However, a tournament victory eluded him until he flew 2,000 miles to play at the World Series of Poker* Circuit Main Event Championship at Harvey's Lake Tahoe in Northern Nevada. Schultz took on a stunning field for the event — 326 other players came out in inclement weather and...
// By: Deke Marston // Nov 23, 2011 //

WSOP 2011: Germany's Pius Heinz Takes The Bracelet, Earns Over $8,700,000

"I was going to quit poker and go to college!" is what 2011 World Series of Poker* Main Event Champion Pius Heinz declared to reporters late last night after winning a stunning $8.72 million prize for defeating Martin Staszko in heads-up play. The 22-year-old German pro had a rough patch in the gap months between July and November, but it looks like he was burning up all of his bad karma early on so he could win with ace high, just nine hands after using the same hand to leap forward against...
// By: Deke Marston // Nov 09, 2011 //

WSOP 2011: Final Three To Play This Afternoon With Technology In Their Corner

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It all goes down today, and the three finishers that are going to be sitting down at the 2011 World Series of Poker* final table are going to have an unprecedented amount of information on one another thanks to video coverage of the final table's play, giving them a chance to review and re-examine not only their opponents' play, but their own. "It’s a whole different form of poker. I have a whole team working to get me information and it’s a completely different situation," Ben Lamb told...
// By: Deke Marston // Nov 07, 2011 //

WSOP 2011 Final Table: Fast And Furious…Until It Wasn't

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Poker players around the world slowed down a bit yesterday to get the latest news from the World Series of Poker* Main Event final table, which kicked off at 12:30pm local time after nearly four months of waiting. With six eliminations needed to determine the three players playing in Tuesday's grand finale, everyone knew it was going to be exciting, but nobody knew how fast-paced it was going to be once it got started. Sam Holden (UK) was the first player eliminated, earning $782,115 for ninth...
// By: Deke Marston // Nov 06, 2011 //

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