It was a significant feat, but a far cry from more recent WSOP fields, which have come close to 10,000. "It's grown tremendously," said Raymer on a break on Day 1b of the tournament Saturday."Even though we tapered off a little because of the stupid UIGEA bill that got passed, it's still a massive tournament." Raymer was one of over 900 players that bought into the second Day 1 of the historic tournament.So far a little over 2,000 players have registered for the event with two more Day 1s to come.Exact numbers for Day 1b won't be known until 8 p.m. Saturday, but it appears the current field is down by nearly 500 players compared it to the first Day 1s of last year. The former World Champion cited a recent cashout problem for online poker players and the economy as the two major factords t
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Wednesday’s much-anticipated “Rumble Nowhere Near the Rio” charity boxing match between well-known poker women Liv Boeree and Melissa Castello...
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Back by popular demand, the $500 PokerNews Cash Freeroll Series will begin again with the first one kicking off this Tuesday, July 7 at 18:45 GMT...
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The stars turned out at the Rio for Day 1a of the World Series of Poker Main Event...
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Brandon Cantu discusses in detail his path to gold in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight or Better event.
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On the biggest night of his young life, Yevgeniy Timoshenko dressed like he knew victory was his. Clad in a charcoal pinstripe suit...
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Day 1a of the World Series of Poker main event has traditionally featured the smallest turnout of the four starting days. In 2008, the day 1a field attracted a modest 1,297. This year, only 1,116 made the early trip to the Amazon room.The reasons for the scarcity are simple. Many amateurs wait for the weekend to play, avoiding the hassle
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"I don't belong here," Garrett told PokerListings.com. "I'm not going to lie to you. "I paid my money and I'm happy to be here. It's like when I golf: I have no reason to be out there either but I love the torture. I love the torture." "Brad is in over his head," said Alexander. "When they hand him the 30,000 [starting stack] he should hand half of it back." Both men are familiar faces at the Main Event, having played the tournament repeatedly over the last four years. Despite their experience, neither actor puts much stock in his chance to win the top prize. "It's just fun," said Garrett. "I have a lot of buddies that do it and it's great." "PokerStars is nice enough to sponsor me for this," said Alexander. "I try to have fun at the table. I have no fantasies about what's going on here."
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