http://wsope.betfair.com WSOPE News en-gb Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:01:30 GMT Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:01:30 GMT PHP http://wsope.betfair.com/media/english_uk/images/logo.gif http://wsope.betfair.com /index.php/page/index/0/0/161

The Betfair Online Side Series Winner takes home final table from WSOPE and $50k]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:01:30 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/161 /index.php/page/index/0/0/160

Barry Shulman gate crashes Daniel Negreanu's WSOPE party  ]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:49:38 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/160 /index.php/page/index/0/0/159

Watch videos from the very last Day of the Main Event]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:58:10 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/159 /index.php/page/index/0/0/158

A quick look at some of the significant, funny and just plain well-written entries from the excellent live reporting on Day Four of the WSOPE 2009.]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:34:52 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/158 /index.php/page/index/0/0/157

We are down to the Final Nine at the World Series of Poker Europe 2009 with Jason Mercier dominating a star-studded line-up.]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:09:42 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/157 /index.php/page/index/0/0/156

Day 4 videos including Daniel Negreanu interview.]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:33:47 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/156 /index.php/page/index/0/0/155

Day 3 at the WSOPE main event saw the bubble burst and the remaining 36 players rejoice as they made the money, a guaranteed £21,142.]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:57:33 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/155 /index.php/page/index/0/0/154

Find out who is leading the pack for the biggest prize in European Poker. Watch all the videos here.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:19:32 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/154 /index.php/page/index/0/0/152

With almost half of the field eliminated during Day 1a and 1b, the players returned for Day 2 of the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe knowing they were one giant step closer to the £800,000 first prize and a WSOP bracelet.]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:06:18 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/152 /index.php/page/index/0/0/151

John Tabatabai and Annette Obrestad both made it through Day 2 at the WSOPE but it is a Betfair online qualifier that leads a star-studded chasing pack that includes poker legend Doyle Brunson.  ]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:58:20 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/151 /index.php/page/index/0/0/150

WSOPE 2009 - Main Event - Day 2]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:49:54 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/150 /index.php/page/index/0/0/149

Betfair Poker Pro John Tabatabai has one of the healthier stacks going into Day 2 but there are plenty of big names still in contention after Day1b was wrapped up in the early hours of Monday morning.]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:56:10 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/149 /index.php/page/index/0/0/148

156 players took their seats for Day 1a of the WSOPE main event yesterday. The big guns were out in force with Joe Beevers, John Kabbaj, Marc Goodwin and Doyle Brunson all finishing the day well in contention but it was Brian Powell who topped the chip counts late last night after an impressive opening day.]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:32:03 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/148 /index.php/page/index/0/0/147

Betfair qualifier Jani Vilmunen beat Howard Lederer heads up to win the WSOPE £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event.]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:28:22 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/147 /index.php/page/index/0/0/146

Jack Effel tournament director for the WSOPE talks exclusively to the Tower.]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:58:22 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/146 /index.php/page/index/0/0/145

Day1b videos including Betfair Poker prize winner.]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:59:07 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/145 /index.php/page/index/0/0/144

All the videos from Day 1a including Phil Hellmuth's extravagent entrance.]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:36:05 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/144 /index.php/page/index/0/0/143

Event Three at the WSOPE is in its final stages. Watch here for the latest videos.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:55:19 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/143 /index.php/page/index/0/0/142

Team Americas take on Team Europe in the innaugural Caesar's Cup. Watch here for the latest videos.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:42:22 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/142 /index.php/page/index/0/0/140

The world's Omaha specialists have been out to play for the last two days at the WSOPE.  The £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament was their stage and it's been an eventful lead up to the final.  Howard Lederer is once again deep in a WSOPE event following a 9th place finish earlier this week.  Alongside him are Barny Boatman, Jeff Kimber and Robert Williamson III.  They've all got to get passed chip leader Jani Vilmunen though. ]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:56:57 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/140 /index.php/page/index/0/0/139

Paul Zimbler has broken the record for continuous Heads Up Play live at the Empire Casino in London, home of the World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:11:13 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/139 /index.php/page/index/0/0/138

Canadian Erik Cajelais took the spoils at yesterday's WSOPE £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha tournament.  Cajelais faced the likes of Men "The Master" Ngyuen, Richard Gryko and Mats Gavatin as he returned for the final.  Despite being heavily out-chipped as the final got underway the man from Quebec fought his way to the front to claim the second bracelet of the 2009 WSOPE. ]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:45:51 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/138 /index.php/page/index/0/0/137

]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:18:43 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/137 /index.php/page/index/0/0/136

]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:50:30 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/136 /index.php/page/index/0/0/127

Paul Zimbler playing for 80 hours non-stop in aid of Sparks and Make a Wish Foundation]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:08:03 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/127 /index.php/page/index/0/0/135

Event 3 of the WSOPE presented by Betfair is underway. Watch the videos to keep up to date and see who is playing.]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:25:53 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/135 /index.php/page/index/0/0/134

Betfair Poker are running an amazing promotion to win a Free Seat to this year's Main Event...read on for more details.]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:24:22 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/134 /index.php/page/index/0/0/133

Play ended late last night in the WSOPE £2,500 Pot-limit Hold'em/Omaha Event with just five players remaining, each of them in with a big shout of taking home a coveted WSOPE bracelet and £104,677.  ]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:44:24 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/133 /index.php/page/index/0/0/131

£2.5K HA Final Table Whose Made the Final]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:35:44 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/131 /index.php/page/index/0/0/130

We have reached the Final 9 for the HA event and we catch up with American Hoyt Corkins, Robin Keston and Richard Gryko before they kick off]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:13:06 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/130 /index.php/page/index/0/0/129

UK poker pro Paul Zimbler takes on Annette Obrestad during his 80 hr Heads Up World Record attempt]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:04:44 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/129 /index.php/page/index/0/0/128

WSOPE 2009 £1000 No Limit Hold'em Winner Ceremony]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:55:55 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/128 /index.php/page/index/0/0/126

Report on Day 1 of Event#2 of the WSOPE 2009 with end of day chip counts.]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:31:50 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/126 /index.php/page/index/0/0/125

Videos From Day 2 at WSOPE Event 2]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:13:29 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/125 /index.php/page/index/0/0/124

Englishman JP Kelly became the first player to win a WSOP and a WSOPE bracelet in the same year when winning the inaugural event at WSOP Europe 2009.]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:01:33 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/124 /index.php/page/index/0/0/123

Videos from the last day of Event 1 as well as Paul Zimbler's Heads Up World Record attempt]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:41:20 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/123 /index.php/page/index/0/0/122

£2,500 + £150 Event 2 Mixed PL Hold'em/ Omaha videos]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:50:56 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/122 /index.php/page/index/0/0/121

Just nine players will head into Day 3 of the opening event of WSOPE 2009 with Fabien Dunlop sitting at the top of the chip counts.]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:57:23 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/121 /index.php/page/index/0/0/120

Officially the best attended poker tournamnet ever to be held in London, see the latest updates, chip counts and remaining players after day1b of the WSOPE Event 1.]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:29:10 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/120 /index.php/page/index/0/0/119

WSOPE Day 2: Interview with poker pros Ian Frazer and Roland DeWolfe]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:30:21 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/119 /index.php/page/index/0/0/118

Last chance satellite for the Main Event of the WSOPE explained by Joe Legge, the Betfair UK Poker Marketing Manager]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:46:41 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/118 /index.php/page/index/0/0/117

Two videos showing chip leaders from Day 1b]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:48:23 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/117 /index.php/page/index/0/0/116

WSOPE Day 1b £1k Event - Videos  ]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:03:15 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/116 /index.php/page/index/0/0/115

Day 1a ended in the £1000 No Limit Hold'em tournament at the WSOPE with a familiar name leading the chip counts. JP Kelly goes into Day 2 with an impressive 65,000 chips.]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:09:44 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/115 /index.php/page/index/0/0/114

Videos from WSOPE £1k event Day 1a]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:33:48 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/114 /index.php/page/index/0/0/113

Poker hopeful Anestis Metsas cashes in his $1 million dream on opening day of WSOPE...]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:31:16 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/113 /index.php/page/index/0/0/112

Videos from 1st day of WSOPE Video One - Overview of the FMDG by Richard Bloch @ Betfair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDgsrwxrF6g&feature=player_embedded]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:35:48 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/112 /index.php/page/index/0/0/111

We caught up with Betfair Pro and deep stack tournament specialist Sorel Mizzi to update us on his preparations for WSOPE 2009.]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:28:53 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/111 /index.php/page/index/0/0/109

Starting on September 21 Poker pro Paul Zimbler will attempt to create a world record at the WSOPE all for charity. Check out how to get involved and links to his updates.]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:08:17 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/109 /index.php/page/index/0/0/107

Poker has long since ceased being a man's game. See which females we think will make an impact at this year's WSOP Europe.]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:59:26 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/107 /index.php/page/index/0/0/106

What does the Dutch East Indies company, spice and poker have in common? Click here to find out and improve your game.]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:01:09 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/106 /index.php/page/index/0/0/105

Matthew Pitt picks out some British players to watch at this year's WSOP Europe.]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:17:06 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/105 /index.php/page/index/0/0/104

WSOPE £1,000 Event 1 qualifier Gurpreet Nagi talks about winning his package online for the event at Betfair, his poker history and his hopes for the tournament.]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:49:11 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/104 /index.php/page/index/0/0/103

Poker writer Matthew Pitt takes at a quick look at what players and spectators can expect from the venue for WSOP Europe 2009.]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:14:40 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/103 /index.php/page/index/0/0/102

Doyle Brunson, Jennifer Harman Added to Americas Team; Patrik Antonius and Ilari Sahamies selected for European Squad in Battle for Poker Supremacy.]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:01:52 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/102 /index.php/page/index/0/0/98

Doyle Brunson and Jennifer Harman are the latest players confirmed in the Americas Team for the Caesars Cup. See how the team is shaping up and read our thoughts on who else could make the all star line-up.]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:22:47 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/98 /index.php/page/index/0/0/97

Illari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies and Patrick Antonius join the European team for the Caesars Cup. Check out their profiles and see who we think could be the next selections of team captain Annette Obrestad.    ]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:26:12 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/97 /index.php/page/index/0/0/96

Industry expert Bill Rini walks us though the list of poker blogs you SHOULD be reading.]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:53:43 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/96 /index.php/page/index/0/0/95

Betfair commissioned Guinness World Record holder and internationally renowned Cardstacker Bryan Berg created the ultimate card sculpture to mark the third year of the WSOP Europe presented by Betfair.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:43:22 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/95 /index.php/page/index/0/0/94

Tuesday saw the two WSOPE Caesars Cup captains pick a team member each to play at this year World Series of Poker Europe invitational event – the Caesars Cup.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:41:43 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/94 /index.php/page/index/0/0/93

Women have one distinct advantage at the tables: guys constantly underestimate them. Especially the hot women. So with that in mind, we have made two lists: the hottest females in poker and the best overall female tournament players]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:35:42 GMT WSOPE News /index.php/page/index/0/0/93