WSOP National Championship at Bally’s A.C.
It’s often been said that politics has a lot of poker in it. Well, we’ll see how much poker some local politicians have in them as several New Jersey mayors compete in a charity poker event in the new...
View ArticleLocal Poker Players At World Series in Vegas
The World Series of Poker just started at the Rio casino in Las Vegas and already some local players have made trips to the cashier’s window. The WSOP opened on May 27 and is comprised of 62 events...
View ArticlePhilly’s Volpe Wins WSOP Bracelet
Philadelphia-area poker pro Paul Volpe enjoyed a breakout win at the World Series of Poker taking down the $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball event fighting through a stacked field of exceptionally tough...
View ArticlePoker Players Missing Sweet Opportunity
UPDATE: Online Poker Report’s Robert DellaFave continues his excellent tracking of online poker tournament activity in New Jersey, and he reports that overlays persist in some events. On June 25,...
View ArticlePro at Event #47 Final Table
Arthur Pro is at it again. The Philly native that we profiled last year just before a stirring run that saw him finish second in the $5k No Limit Hold ‘Em WSOP Event #57 has reached a final table at...
View ArticlePhilly Amateur Pro 9th in WSOP Event
Philly-native amateur poker player Arthur Pro finished ninth in a World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas earning $16,145. Pro, who now lives in Texas, was playing in the $1,500 buy-in Ante Only...
View ArticlePhilly’s ‘Johnny World’ In Prestigious Win
South Philadelphia native John Hennigan won one of the most prestigious events at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Thursday, the Poker Players Championship. It was Hennigan’s third WSOP...
View ArticlePoker Night in America To Air on CBS Sports
As the World Series of Poker plays out in Las Vegas, a new televised poker program is preparing to make its national debut. “Poker Night in America,” which promises to bring “personality back to poker”...
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Local Poker Players Shine at WSOP
As the World Series of Poker begins to close its seven-week run with the Main Event that starts on July 5, a fistful of Philadelphia-area players already have distinguished themselves at the Rio Casino...
View ArticleSouth Philly Casino Trouble for Harrah’s
Bart Blatstein is right. Harrah’s Chester — OK, they call it Harrah’s Philadelphia these days — is in big trouble. As in perhaps closing someday kind of trouble. That’s one of the possible results of...
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