Author: Paul Oresteen

Michael Ruane: Zero Regrets from 2016 Final Table

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Making the Final Table of the World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship Main Event is something that always follows a player. Ten years of the November Nine concept gave an extra three months for players to prepare and Michael Ruane is one of the few players that liked the

Caufman Talley’s First World Problem in the Main Event

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The World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship Main Event is an event where any player can shine given the opportunity. Circuit grinder Caufman Talley had his best career-best WSOP with 8 cashes with two deep runs for $42,000 and midway through Day 4 he has 1.85 million-chip stack.

Ben Lamb: Poised for Another Final Table Run

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The World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship Main Event hit the money late Thursday night with a celebratory wave of emotion across the field. The warm and fuzzy feelings disappeared Friday as the second half the tournament begins, where decisions or luck can mean the difference between a min-cash

WSOP Main Event Money Bubble Bursts, Lavecchia Leads

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The World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship Main Event returned 2,572 players to Day 3 with their eyes set on the looming money bubble. The five scheduled levels wasn’t enough time to burst the bubble and the field played an extra 51 minutes into Level 16. Hand-for-hand lasted one

Greg Raymer: Reflecting on 2004 Main Event Win

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The World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship Main Event Champions club is one of the toughest groups to join. The world’s most prestigious tournament drew 7,221 entrants and one player earns a life-changing $8 million. Greg Raymer won the 2004 Main Event for $5 million but in the last

Matthew Moss: First Player to a Milly in Main Event

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There’s a few water marks to hit during the World Series of Poker Main Event that leave a lasting impression and one of them is reaching the one million chip mark. Matthew Moss was the first player in the 2017 Main Event to the seven-figure mark and leads the roughly

Jason Koon: Ready, Rested and Willing in the Main Event

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The World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship Main Event rolled into Day 3 with 2,572 hopefuls returning to play. Among them is Jason Koon, a recent Pokerography subject, and through the first level of the day he padded his stack with an extra 100,000 chips. “It’s going great

Ryan Hughes Bags Piles in WSOP Main Event Day 2C

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The World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship Main Event returned 3,300 players Wednesday for Day 2C with exclusive coverage on PokerGO. Five two-hour levels trimmed the field to 1,524, that will join the 1,023 Day 2AB advancing players for a Day 3 field of 2,547. Ryan Hughes finished among

Jamie Kerstetter: Underdog Lawyer in the Main Event

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It’s been ten years since the 18-year-old Annette Obrestad won the inaugural 2007 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. She’s the only female winner in the Main Event’s history and if a female champion is to rise in 2017, she’ll have tough road ahead as only 3.7 percent of

John Smith: 50 Years at the Felt & Still Underestimated

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The World Series of Poker opened its doors for the 48th year in 2017, drawing on a long and rich history. The original WSOP pros – Johnny Moss, Amarillo Slim and Puggy Pearson – cast long shadows over the mostly 30-somethings that fill the tables under their banners in the