However, as the final three tables whittled their way down to the final six who will return today for the televised final table, pro and pro fell by the wayside leaving Amit Makhija as the chip leader and John Phan as the most recognizable name at the table.
When play gets underway today at 4 p.m., the players heading back into action will be:
Amit Makhija, $3.225 million John Phan, $2.415 million Zach Clark, $2.025 million Kyle Wilson, $1.425 million Paul Smith, $1.130 million...Jesse Jones is so passionate about legitimizing poker as a worldwide sport that he is spending a good portion if his retirement focusing his energies on the World Poker Association, a non-profit organization he founded to protect the rights of poker-playing professionals and semi-pros who go to......
The poker sight is offering to pay the £10,000 buy-in for the WSOPE Main Event for Phelps, giving him a shot at some more gold to add to his collection. The first-place prize for the event is a guaranteed £1 million, plus the winner will receive the traditional WSOP gold bracelet.
"Phelps will be free to wear his famous LZR swim suit at the table, although organizers fear it may not give him the same competitive edge outside of the pool," Betfair Poker said in a press release.
...The schedule for the first-annual State of Nevada Poker Championships in Reno, Nevada, at the Grand Sierra Resort has recently been announced, and the 32-event series will run Sept. 25-Oct. 5. Three events will run per day during the series at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m. There will be 11 State......