Annette Obrestad is a Norwegian Poker player having started playing online poker at the age of fifteen. She won her first WSOPE Bracelet at the age of 19 and her live tournament earnings exceed $3,360,009.
Phil Ivey Wins 9th WSOP Bracelet at WSOP APAC
Phil Ivey won his ninth WSOP Gold bracelet and equaled Johnny Moss on fourth position in the record books for maximum bracelets won. Ivey accomplished this after winning the Mixed Event at WSOP APAC at Melbourne.
Chanracy Khun Leads Final Table of bwin WPT Barcelona Main Event
Chanracy Khun of Canada has taken the lead and is the chip leader on the final table of the Main Event of the Bwin World Poker Tour(WPT) Barcelona with 2,393,000 chips in his bag.
Doyle Brunson
Doyle F. Brunson, an American poker player is often addressed as Texas Dolly. . He went on to win 10 WSOP Bracelets and was inducted in the Poker Hall of Fame in 1998.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee enters mid stage, 6 WSOP Rings Up For Grabs
The World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee entered mid-stage and will witness an exciting weekend poker action coming up. There are 6 more WSOP Gold Rings up for grabs.
Jim Collopy Wins 2013 WSOP APAC Event#2, PLO
Jim Collopy came out as a winner in event # 2, the $1,650 Pot Limit Omaha event in WSOP APAC and was awarded with the winner’s WSOP bracelet. The total prize money won by him was AUD$69,662.
Kevin Saul Wins 2013 WSOP Foxwoods Circuit Main Event
Kevin Saul won his first World Series of Poker(WSOP) gold ring as he conquered the Main Event in the WSOP Foxwood Circuit here yesterday. Lall Bharat came in second and won $119,742.
Bryan Piccioli Wins 2013 WSOP APAC Accumulator Event
Bryan Piccioli who led the final table in the 2013 World Series of Poker(WSOP) Asia Pacific(APAC) Event #1 Accumulator $1,100 buy in today won the first ever WSOP Bracelet awarded in Australia.
Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Ashley Rousso who is also known as “Lady Maverick” is a famous French American poker player. Her favorite poker game is Texas Hold’em and she is also a part of Team PokerStars.
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst is a popular poker player from USA. She has earned the accolade of being the top earning female player in poker tournaments having won more than USD 7 Million.
Annie Duke
Annie Duke is a poker player by profession but an academician by nature. She was trained by her brother Howard Lederer, a legendary poker player himself
Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier is a famous French poker player who is also known as Elky in the international poker circuit. Bertrand marked his presence in the online poker world and became the first person to reach “Supernova elite player” status on PokerStars in just 4.5 months.
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel is a poker professional from USA who has been playing in the international poker scene for several decades. He has won 8 WSOP Bracelets.
WSOP APAC Melbourne Final Table For Accumulator Event Set
The World Series of Poker(WSOP) had kicked off the inaugural Asia Pacific leg in Melbourne with a brand new event in the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Accumulator.
WSOP Foxwood Circuit Series Main event begins
The World Series of Poker Circuit Series kicked off at Foxwood Circuit on March 27th 2013 and culminated into the main event today. A huge turnout of 578 entries was seen for the $1675 buy-in main event.
Bet Raise Fold: Phil Ivey Is God!
In anticipation of the release of the movie, Bet Raise Fold, the makers launched a new website and also released several deleted scenes from the movie. One of these, ‘Ivey is God’ was the first 74 second clip released yesterday.
Sam Trickett
Sam Trickett, a British poker player, has emerged as the new young face of international poker.
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu is a poker pro who was born and brought up in Toronto. He has won 4 WSOP Bracelets and many other poker tournaments. He is a part of Team PokerStars now.
Ivey Announces Team Americas for WSOP Ceasars Cup
Phil Ivey, the Captain of Team Americas for the World Series of Poker(WSOP) Asia Pacific Caesars Cup announced his team today. The team includes: Phil Hellmuth, Greg Merson, Daniel Negreanu and Antonio Esfandiari.
Former Brazilian Footballer Ronaldo Joins Team PokerStars
Former Brazilian Footballer Ronaldo is the latest sportsperson to join Team PokerStars. He joins Rafael Nadal and Boris Becker as part of Team PokerStars SportsStars.
Fantasy Poker Manager Is Official Fantasy Game of WSOP
Zokay Entertainment (parent company of the Global Poker Index) and World Series of Poker entered into an agreement earlier this week that makes Fantasy Poker Manager the official Fantasy game of WSOP.
Mizrachi Cracks Top 10 In GPI Rankings, Rettenmaier Retains Top Spot
Michael Mizrachi entered the top 10 rankings of poker players released by the Global Poker Index(GPI) on April 4th as Marvin Rettenmaier retained top spot for more than 4 weeks in a row.
Inaugural WSOP-APAC In Australia Takes Off
The first ever World Series of Poker-Asia Pacific(WSOP APAC) to be held in Australia started today at the Crown Casino in Melbourne with the No Limit Hold’em Accumulator event.
Zynga To Launch Real Cash Poker Games in UK
The online poker world is set to see another poker giant entering the real cash games as Zynga announced yesterday in its official blog that it will launch real cash poker games through ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino powered by bwin.party.
Ian Simpson Wins The 2013 Irish Open and a Fiancee
It was an exciting end to the 2013 PaddyPower Irish Open as Ian Simpson won the main event with a cool €265,000 prize packet and also went down on his knees to win a fiancée.