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A special evening's 'daily summary' for 2008 WSOP action comes your way to account for today's extended action in Event #53, $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout. Originally conceived as a two-day event, the second round of the opening day's...

Cameras will follow the Team PokerStars pros, and many are the top tournament players in the world, like Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein, who made like 278 final tables at this year's World Series of Poker. read more in pokerworks.com

Last year, I missed the Ante Up For Africa event because it was one of the few days off I had. This year, I wanted to see it and made it a priority to come to. Wow, I had no idea what I was in for. Now I know why celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears go a little crazy with all the paparazzi chasing them around. It was/is a madhouse here. Throw in a Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler, and Matt Damon and all of a sudden 200 members of the media show up. Whatever you do, don't get in their way either, because they will run your ass over to get a shot of the celebrity they are after. read more in pokerworks.com

The $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship was destined to be a hit with the players, as PLO is seemingly more and more like the new hold'em. The game is suddenly appearing in card rooms and casinos around the world, and players are flocking to it. A total of 381 players did just that on Sunday, June 29 to see who could claim the title of PLO world champion at the 2008 WSOP. read more in pokerworks.com

Even with the action at the Rio winding down as the Main Event gets ready to start, there was still an event to be settled with a large amount of money at stake. The last $1,500 NLHE tournament of the 2008 WSOP started with 2,693 participants and the winner would take home an amazing sum of $625,443. The final table seating assignments and chip counts were as follows: read more in pokerworks.com

David Daneshgar outlasted a field of 2,693 to win the second-to-last no-limit event of the 2008 World Series of Poker, Event #52, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. With lifetime earnings in excess of $1.6 million, over 50 tournament cashes...

Poker author and pro David Sklansky has recently joined PokerTek as an "Executive Poker Consultant", a role to which he is well suited. PokerTek is the company behind the dealerless tables that are being installed and tested out all around the US that allow players to interact with a computer built inside. Sklansky is a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and the author of more than a dozen books on poker play and gambling skills...

The world leader in World Series of Poker bracelets made a run at pulling even further ahead of his closest competitors but came up short by two spots. Phil Hellmuth, owner of 11 WSOP bracelets, nearly got his 12th during Day Three of Event 51, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Instead he managed a nice third place position, and $93k that likely means little to the poker superstar in comparison to the prestige another WSOP bracelet would have meant...

The former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson has plans on participating in the $10 million Aussie Millions Poker Championships at the start of next year, and victims of violent crimes are calling for the Australian Government to step in and say no. The 42 year old Tyson is a convicted rapist, the biggest reason why people like Crime Victims Support Association president Noel McNamara want to prevent Tyson from getting a visa. Tyson would have to pass a character test to get a visa and his prior jail terms could make it a moot point, but he could appeal directly to the minister. Related Articles: Online poker player sues poker room House Committee to look at poker bill...

This year more women have streamed into the events at the 2008 World Series of Poker than in any previous year. Many would attribute this to the ever-growing popularity poker has received through television, while others would credit...