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2012 World Series of Poker Schedule Now Available

flipchipro — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:28:00 +0000

2011 WSOP ESPN TV Table

Caesar's Entertainment, owner of the WSOP tournament, released the 2012 schedule today along with some new changes in the event. Seth Palansky, Vice President Corporate Communications, opened the curtains on the largest, most action packed WSOP in the 43 years that the first ever, original poker tournament has been offered to poker players. Leave your calendar open from May 27 through July 16 when the November Nine of the $10,000 World Series Poker Championship event will head home until the November.

Pius Heinz Wins 2011 WSOP Main Event $8,715,638

flipchipro — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:17:56 +0000

Pius Heinz, 2011 WSOP Main Event Champion

A few minutes after midnight the final hand of the 2011 World Series Of Poker Main Event was dealt to the final two players, Martin Strasko and Pius Heinz. Betting ended when Pius Heinz said "all-in" and was called by Martin Staszko.

Pius Heinz finished in first place to become the 2011 WSOP Main Event Champion. He collected $8,715,638 in cash to supplement the coveted gold and diamond 2011 WSOP Championship Bracelet. Martin Staszko received $5,433,086 for second place.

2011 WSOP Main Event Down to Three

flipchipro — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:18:44 +0000

Pius Heinz, chip leader with 107,800,000

Sometime in the early morning hours on Wednesday the 2011 WSOP Main Event should finally deal the final hand and crown a world's poker champion. Three players remain in the quest for poker's most sought after world championship bracelet, $8,715,638 in cash and the bragging rights as the top poker player of 2011. Second place will receive $5,433,086 and third place will have to settle for $4,021,138.

2011 WSOP Final Table Today

flipchipro — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:09:48 +0000

2011 WSOP November Nine with Jack Effel, Tournament Director

Today begins the long awaited conclusion of the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table that went on break in July after reaching the final nine players.

Eight of the nine players will leave millionaires while the first out will pocket just over three quarters of a million dollars. The winner takes home the World Poker Championship title, almost nine million in cash plus poker's most elusive treasure, the gold and diamond championship bracelet.

Happy 60th to Binion’s in Downtown Las Vegas

flipchipro — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:38:09 +0000

Benny Binion purchased the Eldorado Club and the Apache Hotel in 1951, remodeled both joints into one casino that he opened as the Horseshoe and went on to make the property the most profitable per square foot in the state. Binion was the first to offer free drinks to all gamblers, add carpet to the casino floor, provide air conditioning and an elavator to the second floor guest rooms.

Poker Good for Caesars Entertainment

flipchipro — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:35:09 +0000

2011 WSOP ESPN TV Feature Table

Caesars Entertainment Corporation, the world's largest operator of casinos, released the second-quarter and first-half 2011 report on Tuesday, August 11, 2011. Even thought the company reported a loss of $153.9 million it was a substantial improvement over the reported 2010 second-quarter loss of $274.0 million.

Public can bet outcome of 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table

flipchipro — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:25:57 +0000

Martin Staszko is the favorite to win at 14/5

Nevada Gaming Control Board approved changes to sports book betting earlier this year with the addition of action on non-sports events. Although odds have been posted in the past on non-sporting events the bookmakers could not accept wagers and did it for fun only. The first non-sporting event that will post odds and actually accept wagers is the final table of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main event to be played in November.

2011 WSOP November Nine Photos

flipchipro — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:46:51 +0000

November Nine chasing the bracelet

The stage is set and the final nine players from a WSOP Main Event starting field of 6,865 players are now on break until the final able reconvenes November 5-7 to determine the 2011 WSOP Championship winner. The November Nine was determined in the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 20th, when John Hewitt pushed all-in and was eliminated in 10th place, $607,882.

Phil Ivey skips 2011 WSOP sues FullTilt Poker

flipchipro — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:28:44 +0000

Phi Ivey during happier times at the 2010 WSOP

It's hard to imagine poker pro Phil Ivey without the FullTilt logos. It's even harder to imagine the World Series of Poker without a Phil Ivey; but, that's the way it going to be for the 2011 WSOP.

2011 WSOP is underway in las Vegas

flipchipro — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:03:55 +0000

Jack Effel, Shuffle Up and Deal!

After a seating glitch had more than one player assigned to the same seat, the 2011 edition of the World Series of Poker began it's 51 day summer run at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in las Vegas at half past noon today. With those immortal words, "Shuffle Up and Deal!," WSOP tournament director, Jack Effel, put the cards in the air for the most famous poker games of all times.