ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - After 11 years in Las Vegas, the championship event of the World Poker Tour is underway in Atlantic City. The weeklong event, sponsored by partypoker, is being held at. The first millionaire of the 2014 World Series of Poker 2014 has been crowned as Jonathan Dimmig emerged victorious to 'bring a championship to Buffalo.' In the post-tournament interview with WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla, Dimmig admitted to having no idea what the future has in store for him. The signature event of the World Series of Poker – the $10,000 Main Event – played out from July 3-16. It drew a total of 8,569 entries to make it the 2nd-biggest WSOP Main Event of all time (only 2006, with 8,773, has topped it).
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Day 2 of the Event #46, Poker Players Championship, is drawing to a conclusion. With $50,000 buy-in and the mix of 8 different games, this tournament has become the battlefield of the biggest names in poker – like their own smaller Main Event. Hard rock tampa blackjack review youtube.
Registration for the tournament closed couple hours ago and final list of players was made so this is a great time to take a look and see who's there and who's not and what they are all fighting for.
First of all, the field this year was significantly smaller in relation to the last year. While 132 players took their seats in 2013, this year only 102 of them put up $50,000 needed to participate. This doesn't take anything from the quality of the event, of course, but smaller numbers naturally result in a smaller prize pool. This year, cashing players will get to distribute 'only' $4,896,000, and winner will take home $1,517,000.
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Last year's winner and defending champion, Matthew Asthon, earned $1,774,000 for his first place finish, but we now know for certain that he will not be defending his title. He lost several big Pot Limit Omaha pots and last of his chips went to John Monnette who made sure that the Championship will not have a repeat winner.
Several big names hit the rail during today's play, including Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Justin Bonomo and Gus Hansen, who actually made the this year's WSOP debut with this tournament. He was only there for couple levels, unfortunately, and hopefully it's not the last we will see of the Great Dane in this Series.
Jason Mercier, on the other hand, has done pretty well for himself as play approaches the stop for the night, but knowing how things can quickly change in poker, nothing is set in stone. Keeping him company near the top are Matt Glantz, Shaun Deeb and Jonathan Duhamel.
It would be a bit pointless to try and name every known pro that took part in this tournament, as most of them are here. And as this tournament is scheduled as a five-day event, we will have to wait a bit more for the final table, but it can be presumed with great certainty that this one will be the most star studded final table of the entire series.
Although we will not mention every big name in the field, there is one out there that certainly deserves a mention. Godfather of poker, Doyle Brunson, decided to register for the play today and he is still fighting. Although Doyle mentioned that the long hours don't seat with him the best anymore, he still found enough stamina to get in the mix with some of the best poker players in the world.
The game is well underway and in couple days time, we will know who will get to take home one of the two most coveted WSOP bracelets!
Crack open your calendars, poker players. The wait is over. On Tuesday, Caesars Entertainment released the official schedule for the 2014 World Series of Poker. Beginning Tuesday, May 27, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 45th Annual World Series of Poker will feature 65 bracelet events, including a special Main Event that features a $10 Million guaranteed prize for the winner.
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The Main Event is scheduled to begin on July 5 with the first of three starting flights. The $10,000 entry fee will remain the same, but the $10 million guaranteed payday for the winner will ensure at least the second largest prize in the event's history. In 2006, Jamie Gold took home $12 million for his victory in the Main Event. The biggest payout since then went to Peter Eastgate in 2008 ($9,152,416). Last year, Ryan Riess' victory earned him $8,361,570, the smallest prize since Jerry Yang received $8,250,000 in 2007.
The November Nine will return and is expected to air live on ESPN and ESPN2 during a two-night extravaganza on November 10 and 11, 2014.
The 2014 WSOP will kick off with the $500 Casino Employee's Event on May 27, but the opening day will be highlighted by Event #2: $25,000 Mixed Max Event. The four-day tournament will begin with nine-handed action, then switch to six-handed play on Day 2. Day 3 will be four-handed, and the final day will feature heads-up matches to determine the winner.
This year's schedule also includes the reintroduction of numerous $10,000 Championship events. After conducting research and listening to player feedback over the past two years, the WSOP has decided to offer a total of 12 $10,000 Championship events in the following variants:
- 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (May 29-31)
- Omaha Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better (June 1-3)
- No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (June 3-5)
- Seven Card Razz (June 6-8)
- H.O.R.S.E. (June 8-10)
- Pot Limit Hold'em (June 12-14)
- No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed (June 14-16)
- Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better (June 17-19)
- No-Limit Hold'em Heads Up (June 19-21)
- Limit Hold'em (June 26-28)
- Seven Card Stud (July 1-3)
- Pot Limit Omaha (July 3-5)
The historic $1 million buy-in Big One for ONE DROP also returns to the WSOP after a one-year hiatus. In 2012, Antonio Esfandiari topped a 48-player field to win over $18 million, and this year the field could feature up to eight more players, making the first-place prize more than $20 million.
Two other special events will return to the schedule. The Millionaire Maker will take place on Saturday, May 31, and the Little One for ONE DROP on Thursday, July 3. In 2013, the inaugural $1,500 buy-in Millionaire Maker attracted 6,343 entries, generating a total prize pool of $8.5 million. Benny Chen took down the event, and pocketed a cool $1.2 million.
The WSOP is also bringing back three of its staple tournaments: the $50,000 Poker Players Championship (June 22-26), the Seniors Event (June 6-8) and the Ladies Event (June 27-29). Like last year, men who enter the Ladies event will be required to buy in for $10,000, but ladies will receive a 'discounted' buy-in of $1,000. The strategy, which was designed by WSOP organizers to discourage men from entering the tournament, was a success last year as none of the 954 participants were male.
Last year, a total of 79,471 participants turned out for the 62 WSOP bracelet events and competed for more than $197 million in prize-pool money. Tournament organizers anticipate even bigger numbers this year, especially with the return of the ONE DROP event.
'For ten years we have tried to raise the bar on tournament poker,' said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. 'There is real optimism 2014 can be our biggest year yet with an anticipated $200 million in prize money to be paid out this summer. With new satellites and daily tournaments exclusively on WSOP.com and a plethora of side events, there is more reason than ever to make the trip to poker mecca.'
Jason Mercier, on the other hand, has done pretty well for himself as play approaches the stop for the night, but knowing how things can quickly change in poker, nothing is set in stone. Keeping him company near the top are Matt Glantz, Shaun Deeb and Jonathan Duhamel.
It would be a bit pointless to try and name every known pro that took part in this tournament, as most of them are here. And as this tournament is scheduled as a five-day event, we will have to wait a bit more for the final table, but it can be presumed with great certainty that this one will be the most star studded final table of the entire series.
Although we will not mention every big name in the field, there is one out there that certainly deserves a mention. Godfather of poker, Doyle Brunson, decided to register for the play today and he is still fighting. Although Doyle mentioned that the long hours don't seat with him the best anymore, he still found enough stamina to get in the mix with some of the best poker players in the world.
The game is well underway and in couple days time, we will know who will get to take home one of the two most coveted WSOP bracelets!
Crack open your calendars, poker players. The wait is over. On Tuesday, Caesars Entertainment released the official schedule for the 2014 World Series of Poker. Beginning Tuesday, May 27, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 45th Annual World Series of Poker will feature 65 bracelet events, including a special Main Event that features a $10 Million guaranteed prize for the winner.
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The Main Event is scheduled to begin on July 5 with the first of three starting flights. The $10,000 entry fee will remain the same, but the $10 million guaranteed payday for the winner will ensure at least the second largest prize in the event's history. In 2006, Jamie Gold took home $12 million for his victory in the Main Event. The biggest payout since then went to Peter Eastgate in 2008 ($9,152,416). Last year, Ryan Riess' victory earned him $8,361,570, the smallest prize since Jerry Yang received $8,250,000 in 2007.
The November Nine will return and is expected to air live on ESPN and ESPN2 during a two-night extravaganza on November 10 and 11, 2014.
The 2014 WSOP will kick off with the $500 Casino Employee's Event on May 27, but the opening day will be highlighted by Event #2: $25,000 Mixed Max Event. The four-day tournament will begin with nine-handed action, then switch to six-handed play on Day 2. Day 3 will be four-handed, and the final day will feature heads-up matches to determine the winner.
This year's schedule also includes the reintroduction of numerous $10,000 Championship events. After conducting research and listening to player feedback over the past two years, the WSOP has decided to offer a total of 12 $10,000 Championship events in the following variants:
- 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (May 29-31)
- Omaha Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better (June 1-3)
- No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (June 3-5)
- Seven Card Razz (June 6-8)
- H.O.R.S.E. (June 8-10)
- Pot Limit Hold'em (June 12-14)
- No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed (June 14-16)
- Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better (June 17-19)
- No-Limit Hold'em Heads Up (June 19-21)
- Limit Hold'em (June 26-28)
- Seven Card Stud (July 1-3)
- Pot Limit Omaha (July 3-5)
The historic $1 million buy-in Big One for ONE DROP also returns to the WSOP after a one-year hiatus. In 2012, Antonio Esfandiari topped a 48-player field to win over $18 million, and this year the field could feature up to eight more players, making the first-place prize more than $20 million.
Two other special events will return to the schedule. The Millionaire Maker will take place on Saturday, May 31, and the Little One for ONE DROP on Thursday, July 3. In 2013, the inaugural $1,500 buy-in Millionaire Maker attracted 6,343 entries, generating a total prize pool of $8.5 million. Benny Chen took down the event, and pocketed a cool $1.2 million.
The WSOP is also bringing back three of its staple tournaments: the $50,000 Poker Players Championship (June 22-26), the Seniors Event (June 6-8) and the Ladies Event (June 27-29). Like last year, men who enter the Ladies event will be required to buy in for $10,000, but ladies will receive a 'discounted' buy-in of $1,000. The strategy, which was designed by WSOP organizers to discourage men from entering the tournament, was a success last year as none of the 954 participants were male.
Last year, a total of 79,471 participants turned out for the 62 WSOP bracelet events and competed for more than $197 million in prize-pool money. Tournament organizers anticipate even bigger numbers this year, especially with the return of the ONE DROP event.
'For ten years we have tried to raise the bar on tournament poker,' said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. 'There is real optimism 2014 can be our biggest year yet with an anticipated $200 million in prize money to be paid out this summer. With new satellites and daily tournaments exclusively on WSOP.com and a plethora of side events, there is more reason than ever to make the trip to poker mecca.'
For a complete look at the 2014 World Series of Poker schedule, visit WSOP.com.
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