Martin Jacobson cemented his place in poker history and joined a very small group of poker players by taking home the most coveted bracelet of the year in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. Last November, the Swedish poker pro and former chef came to the final table with just under $5 million […]
Felix Stephensen started the final table second in chips and ended up finishing the final table in second place as well after falling just short in a heads-up match against Martin Jacobson. Stephensen made his presence felt early on in the final table when he pulled off a bluff against Billy Pappas. With blinds of 200,000/400,000 and […]
The chip leader at the start of the World Series of Poker Main Event final table has had mixed results in recent history, with Jonathan Duhamel being the only player to come in with the chip lead and take home a bracelet. Jorryt van Hoof was unable to join the French Canadian in that elusive club as […]
The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table returned Monday night and play went deep into the night with Jorryt van Hoof, Martin Jacobson and Felix Stephensen bagging up their stacks at around 4:30 am after 244 hands. The three finalists returned to a raucous introduction from the voice of the UFC Bruce […]
Six thousand, six hundred and eighty-three entrants, ten days of play in July, followed by a four month break and 12 hours of play on Monday and now the 2014 WSOP Main Event is down to just three players: chipleader Jorryt van Hoof, Martin Jacobson and Felix Stephensen. Jorryt van Hoof – 89,600,000 Martin Jacobson – […]
Chip stacks fluctuated wildly in a level packed with action and long periods not much going on. Billy Pappas was on fire early but fell short in a huge flip situation against Martin Jacobson and then Will Tonking was eliminated in a pair versus pair showdown. Here’s how the counts stacked up at the start […]
William Tonking was eliminated from the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event in fourth place (Drew Amato Photo) William Tonking was the last American player remaining at the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, but with his fourth place finish, the Main Event bracelet is guaranteed to be heading across the Atlantic […]
The foosball world lost its chance at a poker world championship with the elimination of Billy Pappas in fifth place. Pappas was the only true amateur at the table when the day began and held his own against the rest of the pros at the table. Early on, it looked as if the pros were going to run […]
Another foreign born player was eliminated from the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event as Andoni Larrabe was eliminated in sixth place. The Spaniard started the day in the middle of the pack and came out of the gates firing. With blinds of 200,000/400,000 and a 50,000 ante, Bruno Politano raised to 900,000 with 87 and was […]
Though two players were sent to the rail during the last level, the story of the level centered on Billy Pappas. He was in dire straits as the shortest stack at the table with just over 6 million in chips. Then in a matter of minutes, Pappas reversed his fortune in the span of four […]
It didn’t take long after Bruno Politano‘s eighth place finish, for Dan Sindelar to be eliminated in seventh place. The Nebraska native and Las Vegas cash game pro was the first player to win seven figures as he takes home $1,235,862 for a seventh place finish. Sindelar started the day in the middle of the pack with just […]
The Penn and Teller Theater got a lot quieter as Bruno Politano and his rowdy rail heads to the exits and is eliminated in eighth place at the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. The lone Brazilian at the final table started the final table as the short stack and was able to climb the […]
Mark Newhouse made poker history by becoming the first player to make back-to-back World Series of Poker Main Event final tables in the November Nine era, but his second appearance ended the exact same way his first did. With a ninth place finish. Newhouse came to the final table third in chips and started the […]
After an extended break the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event resumed on Monday in the Penn & Teller Theater inside the Rio. A packed house welcomed the nine returning players and 2013 WSOP champ Ryan Riess was on-hand to give the ceremonial “Shuffle Up and Deal.” Play was halted in July during with […]