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July 2014

PokerWomenNews: The Final Card of the Summer Has Been Dealt

The 2014 World Series of Poker has come to an end. The November Nine is set and the final card has been dealt. What a great summer it has been! So many achievements by female poker players. Vanessa Selbst took down her third bracelet. Melissa Burr emerged as a shining …

WSOP Main Event Day 5 and 6: Maria Ho Last Woman Standing – Again

Six women entered Day 5 of World Series of Poker Main Event. They were among the lucky and talented 291 players, who had survied four long and exhausting days at the poker tables. Now they were here to battle it out on Day 5 and closer than they had ever …

WSOP Main Event Day 4: 291 Players Left – Maria Ho Still in Contention

746 excited players took their seats on Day 4 of the Main Event. They were only around 50 players away from making the money and a cash of minimum $18,406. When the day was in the books, only 291 players remained and each player was guaranteed $33,734. In the Money …

WSOP Main Event Day 2c: Survival of the Fittest

2,571 players returned to play Day 2c of the Main Event. They were still dreaming of the $10 million first place prize, the bracelet and the glory. But first they had to survive the day, and it proved to be a tough one. Unfortunately a lot of ladies were sent …

WSOP Main Event Day 2AB: And Another One Bites the Dust

When the 1,933 remaining players from the first two starting flights returned to play Day 2ab of the World Series of Poker Main Event, they were all hoping for a fun day, a great run and ultimately the big treasure chest at the end of the rainbow. But when the …

WSOP Main Event: Highlights From The Largest Starting Day in Main Event History

When Day 1c – the last and final starting flight – began, it was with much anticipation. Would Day 1c attract more than 3,439 players to surpass the field one year ago? When registration closed 3,768 players had ponied up the $10,000 in the hopes of becoming the new champion …

WSOP Main Event: Highlights From the First Two Starting Days

The event we have all been waiting for kicked off Saturday, when 771 players found their seats at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino – a little less than the 943 entries from last year’s Day 1a. But on Day 1b 2,144 players showed up, which was around 500 more …

Cherish Andrews Makes the Final Table – Again – in a WSOP 1,5K Event

Two years ago Cherish Andrews made her first final table at the World Series of Poker. It was in event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, where Andrews finished in 4th place for $210,083. In an interview with Checkraze.com Andrews said about the experience: “To final table a WSOP event is one …

WSOP #58: Xiao ”Cheryl” Peng With a Deep Run in the $1,500 Mixed-Max NLHE

With only a few tournaments left on the schedule before the Main Event kicks off on Saturday, Canada’s Xioa “Cheryl” Peng saw her chance to register for the $1,500 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold’em. As many of our readers know, Vanessa Selbst captured her third gold bracelet in the $25,000 Mixed-Max at …