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Kevin Schaffel 2009 WSOP November Nine

WPT Legends of Poker Final Table Set, November Niner Leads

by Ace Rothstein | August 26th, 2009 | Add a comment
As we reported yesterday, there were two members of the 2009 WSOP Main Event November Nine, Kevin Schaffel and Steve Begleiter, in the top three in chips after Day 3 of the WPT Legends of Poker event. So, the odds … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Todd Terry Leads World Poker Tour Legends of Poker into Day 4

by Ace Rothstein | August 25th, 2009 | Add a comment
It would seem that running hot in poker can last for a couple of months and move with you from city to city as well as from event to event. Take Steve Begleiter and Kevin Schaffel for example. These relatively … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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World Poker Tour Sells Assets to Gamynia Limited for $9 Million

by Ace Rothstein | August 4th, 2009 | Add a comment
In a surprising move that shocked no one, the World Poker Tour (WPTE) took full advantage of it’s second profitable quarter in a row in quite some time to sell all of its assets to Gamynia Limited for $9 million. … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
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Brazilian Poker Player Alex Gomes Wins WPT Bellagio Cup V

by Ace Rothstein | July 21st, 2009 | Add a comment
Tacked onto the end of the World Series of Poker, the World Poker Tour’s Bellagio Cup usually draws in a fairly sizable field, despite the higher-than-normal buy-in ($15,000) and the possibility of depleted bankrolls after two months of playing continuous … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Justin Bonomo 2009 WSOP

Justin Bonomo Near Top For Day 2 of WPT Bellagio Cup V

by Ace Rothstein | July 15th, 2009 | Add a comment
Yes, that is a picture from the WSOP, but that’s because we’re at the Rio sweating out the drive to the November Nine. However, over at the Bellagio, the WPT Bellagio Cup V is moving into Day 2 and Bodog … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
poker pro Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen Leads WPT World Championships With 10 Remaining

by Ace Rothstein | April 24th, 2009 | Add a comment
Today will be a short day of poker at the Bellagio as the 2009 WPT World Championships only has 10 players left in the field and the day will end when the six players who will make up the WPT … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen Climbing Leaderboard With 24 Left at WPT World Champs

by Ace Rothstein | April 23rd, 2009 | Add a comment
Well, the top half of the leaderboard at the 2009 WPT World Championships is no longer littered with the big names that it was at the end of the last day of play, but there is still hope. At the … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Poker pro Jeff Madsen

Steve Billirakis Leads WPT World Championships With 62 Players Left

by Ace Rothstein | April 22nd, 2009 | Add a comment
The story lines abound at the 2009 WPT World Championships as the remaining field of 62 players is littered with well-known pros, all of whom are led by Steve Billirakis. In the top third of the field (basically the top 20 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Bodog poker pro Justin Bonomo

Follow Justin Bonomo on Twitter From Day 3 of WPT World Champs

by Ace Rothstein | April 21st, 2009 | Add a comment
There are now 168 players remaning in the WPT World Championships as the event heads into Day 3, and God only knows how many of those players are on Twitter, updating their followers as they progress through the tournament. One … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Bodog poker pros David Williams and Justin Bonomo

Williams and Bonomo Head to Day 2 of WPT World Championships

by Ace Rothstein | April 20th, 2009 | Add a comment
The $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour World Championships got underway two days ago and drew out an impressive field, considering the high buy-in, of 337 entrants. Among them are a slew of well-known poker pros, as well as a couple … Read More Read More