You may see a few of these "Best of 2009 Poker and Online Gambling Stories" elsewhere, but Gambling911.com has the real heavy hitters, those stories that scored huge traffic wins. Yes,
2008 WSOPE
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 22:15.
Submitted by Doyle Brunson on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 00:01.
Bum Knee Brunson Would be Brutus to. Julius Hellmuth
I played day one of the WSOPE where I could get home if I got knocked out. I made it through and have 93,000 in chips when the average is 45,000. I rested through starting day two and we don'
Submitted by Ace King on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 23:50.
Doyle Brunson, Annette Obrestad Hanging Tough at WSOPE
Gambling911.com continues to root for Doyle Brunson and his top 10 chip lead at the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). Heading into Day 2B, Brunson was the 6th biggest chip lea
Submitted by Ace King on Mon, 10/06/2008 - 09:51.
What Happened in the 22 Hours it Took John Juanda to Win the 2008 WSOPE
22 grueling hours. That's how long it took John Juanda to win the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe.
Submitted by Ace King on Sat, 10/04/2008 - 18:21.
Pizza Delivery Man Wins Big at 2008 WSOPE
Until very recently Chris Elliott was delivering pizzas at night while playing online poker during the day.
Submitted by Ace King on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 08:48.
2008 WSOPE Winner: John Juanda
Multiple bracelet winner John Juanda has just walked off with another having become the second person to win the World Series of Poker Europe.
Submitted by Ace King on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 23:32.
Daniel Negreanu Fails to Grab WSOPE Win
It was down to the wire between John Juanda and Stanislav Alekhin at this year's World Series of Poker Europe.
Submitted by Ace King on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 16:49.
Five Remain at 2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Nine finalists now down to five remaining at the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE).
Submitted by C Costigan on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 22:51.
Russian Players Have Impact on World Series of Poker Once Again
Russia's Ivan Demidov was listed with +425 odds at BetCRIS.com to win the 2008 World Series of Poker.
Submitted by Ace King on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 20:21.
2008 WSOPE Final Table Decided: Three Multiple Bracelet Winners Make Cut
With 363 entrants - the exact same number as last year - the second ever World Series of Poker Europe was about to conclude. By Thursday evening the 2008 WSOPE final 9 table was determined.
Submitted by Ace King on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 18:58.
Daniel Negreanu Tries for First World Series of Poker Main Event Win
It's hard to imagine that one of the poker world's most recognizable faces, Daniel Negreanu, has yet to actually win a World Series of Poker main event.
Submitted by C Costigan on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 10:56.
Legalized Online Poker Will Most Certainly Boost US Economy
The numbers are staggering: Poker pro John Juanda has $7,100,000 in total career total winnings to date.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on Wed, 10/01/2008 - 09:34.
Annette Obrestad Won't Repeat 2007 WSOPE Win
The second annual World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event will not have a repeat winner.
Submitted by Ace King on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 21:20.
WSOPE Update Has Daniel Negreanu, Johnson Juanda Among Chip Leaders
The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) was down to 26 players from 363 entries with some familiar names among the big chip leaders.
Submitted by Ace King on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 21:55.
WSOPE Main Event Down to 67 Players
The 2008 WSOPE main event was now down to 67 players from 363 entrants. Poker pro Daniel Negreanu was still hanging in there after leading for a while heading into Monday.
Submitted by Ace King on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 17:50.
WSOPE Main Event Cut Down to 179 from 362
Poker pro Daniel Negreanu was enjoying early success at this year's World Series of Poker European main event. Negreanu was the second biggest chip leader heading into Day 2.
Submitted by Ace King on Sun, 09/28/2008 - 20:53.
2008 WSOPE Day 1a Chip Leaders
Everyone is so excited about the 2008 WSOPE main event in London, England. It's the second year this event has taken place.
Submitted by Ace King on Sat, 09/27/2008 - 14:48.
Theo Jorgensen Wins Event #3 of 2008 WSOPE
Danish poker player, Theo Jorgensen, walked away with his WSOP first bracelet and GBP 218,626 ($400,000 USD). Jorgensen's total career tournament winnings so far amount to just under $1.2 million.
Submitted by Ace King on Sat, 09/27/2008 - 00:31.
Doyle Brunson Shows Whose Boss Against Youngster Poker Prodigy
Poker legend Doyle Brunson went up against the youngest World Series of Poker bracelet winner and proved he still has his A Game.
Submitted by Ace King on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 05:39.
Doyle Brunson vs. Annette Obrestad: T Rex vs. Teenage Prodigy
In one corner is one of the oldest living professional poker players and a true legend, Doyle Brunson.
Submitted by Ace King on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 21:54.
Afghanistan Wins….In World Series of Poker Europe
The second bracelet of the WSOPE was awarded to Sherkhan Farnood Wednesday night, after beating out a bunch of big name pros the likes of Phil Ivey, Jeff Lisandro and chipleader Howard Lederer.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 17:23.
Phil Hellmuth’s 12th WSOP Bracelet and his Long Lost Twin
There is only one 11-time WSOP bracelet winner, but world-record holder Phil Hellmuth will have poker fans seeing double next week in London when the UltimateBet pro will come to the WSOPE
Submitted by Ace King on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 09:05.
WSOPE Event #1 Winner Jesper Hougaard of Denmark
Denmark was the first country representative to win this year's World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) event with more to come.
Submitted by Ace King on Mon, 09/22/2008 - 19:13.
2008 WSOPE Event #1 Final Table Set
The 2008 WSOPE Event #1 final includes a woman, Linda Lee. The final 9 were as follows (in order):
Chip Leader: Adam Junglen, 795,000
Second in Chips: John Dwyer, 511,000
Submitted by Ace King on Sun, 09/21/2008 - 05:49.
WSOPE Day 1B Top 10 Chip Leaders
With the end of Day 1B of the World Series of Poker Europe, 48 players were left standing (or sitting perhaps).
The top ten chip stacks looked like this as of Saturday night:
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Poker News
- Allowing fans to select 20 of the 27 participants to take part in the World Series of Poker's Tournament of Champions initially drew a mixed response.
- With 57 events in this year’s WSOP, why are so many online poker players who win a seat being forced to play in the Main Event? DoylesRoom.com management asked themselves that very question.
- Will Isildur1 ever run out of money? This seems to be a rather obvious question on the minds of online poker observers as the still unknown player from Sweden is losing money at unprecedented rates. In his latest losing session, Isildur1 lost almost $2 million dollars in just a matter of several hours against well-known adversaries Ziigmund and Brian Hastings.
- UB.com has signed on as headline sponsor of the inaugural Four Aces Poker Pro Canada Classic in Montreal, scheduled for April 15-18, 2010. UB, one of the world's leading online poker sites, recently sealed the deal with presenting partners Poker Pro Media and the Four Aces Poker Club, and is currently qualifying players for the $1500+150 buy-in No Limit Hold ‘em tournament.
- Doyle Brunson has scooped up another online poker giant. Steve Gross has signed with the legend's team of elite pros known as The Brunson 10. The unstoppable force known across the web as "gboro780" has won nearly $3 million playing online poker and has proven that he's an online legend by strongly defending his 2009 Player of the Year title.
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