Daniel Negreanu wins Event #20: $2,000 Limit Hold'em

Daniel Negreanu wins Event #20: $2,000 Limit Hold'em Six of the final nine players were sitting at their first WSOP final table, giving a huge edge to Negreanu, who had won three previous WSOP bracelets over all. The final nine players with…

Max Pescatori wins event #24, $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha

The starting chip counts for the final table were as follows: Kyle Kloeckner- $494,000 Allen Cunningham- $484,000 Lennart Holtkamp- $253,000 Max Pescatori- $212,000 Kyle Hegeman-$198,000 Greg Hurst- $197,000 Jonathan Depa- $185,000 Minh Ly-…

Kenny Tran wins event No. 25, $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em

Kenny Tran wins event No. 25, $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em: Here were the final four competitors: -Vanessa Selbst -Alec Torelli -Kenny Tran -Jonathan Jaffe Jaffe vs. Tran: After some vicious playing tactics and some…

Jimmy Schultz wins event #12, $1,500 Limit Hold'em

Jimmy Schultz wins event #12, $1,500 Limit Hold'em The chip counts for the final table started as follows: Jimmy Shultz- $830,000 Ali Eslami- $400,000 Zach Fellows- $320,000 Brendan Taylor- $280,000 Markus Golser- $235,000 Vinny Vinh- $150,000…

Svetlana Gromenkova wins event #15, $1,000 Ladies No-Limit World Championships

Svetlana Gromenkova wins event #15, $1,000 Ladies No-Limit World Championships: The tournament started off full of warm welcomes and smiling faces. But all that was gone as the number of opponents dwindled . This was not Le's first to walk…

WSOP event #16, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo goes to Andrew Brown

WSOP event #16, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo goes to Andrew Brown This year's #16 event may best be remembered for the player who came in 3rd. Jim Pechac started the final day with 2,000 in chips; less than 1% of the chip leader Soheil Shamseddin, but…

Jason Young wins WSOP event #17, $1,500 No-limit Hold'em Shootout

Jason Young wins WSOP event #17, $1,500 No-limit Hold'em Shootout Seat 1: Casey ColemanSeat 2: Matthew GiannettiSeat 3: Thomas WestSeat 4: Rory MonahanSeat 5: Kyle BowkerSeat 6: John Strzemp IIISeat 7: Mike SchwartzSeat 8: Sergey RybachenkoSeat…

“The Mouth” wins event #18, No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball

“The Mouth” wins event #18, No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball One of poker’s most vocal players, Mike Matusow, won his third WSOP bracelet, beating the 84 other entries in this smallest of WSOP events. The seven players in the final…

Vanessa Selbst wins Event #19 Pot Limit Omaha

Vanessa Selbst wins Event #19 Pot Limit Omaha Selbst became the 12th woman to win an open event at the WSOP, when she outlasted a field of 758 competitors. Seat 1: Jamie Pickering -- 329,000Seat 2: Eugene Todd -- 127,000Seat 3: Mel Randolph…

Blair Hinkle wins event No. 23, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Blair Hinkle wins event No. 23, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em: This was an historic event. Blair Hinkle won his first WSOP bracelet and $507, 563 in prize money, an impressive achievement but not historic. Grant Hinkle, Blair's older brother won…