http://www.wsop-info.com WSOP News & Information Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:24:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com 2008 WSOP Day 1A crowd The 39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off at the Rio Casino. The $10,000 buy in event attracted players from all over the world who converged on poker's Mecca for the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. ... http://www.wsop-info.com/main-event-day-1a-recap/ A comparatively small field (1400ish) turned out for the first of four Day One flights. Speculation on just what that means for the total 2008 Main Event can wait a couple of days; I would point out this is Thursday with a big weekend in front of us and tomorrow ... http://www.wsop-info.com/world-series-of-poker-day-1a-observations/ A lot of people seemed surprised that today (Day 1A) "only" had as many entrants as last year. Seems like a pretty good number for a Thursday and one full table ahead of last year. 2008 Main Event Day 1A: 1297 entrants 2007 Main Event Day 1A: 1287 entrants http://www.wsop-info.com/world-series-of-poker-day-1a-2008-vs-2007/ photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Mike Matusow...the next WSOP World Champion? Mike Matusow is the player that has best demonstrated the skills and attitude required to become the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion. From my casual observations through the viewfinder I've detected a major change in ... http://www.wsop-info.com/mike-matusow-is-flipchips-pick-to-win-it-all/ photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Matt Graham 2008 WSOP $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Champion A field of 823 players entered the final event before Thursday start of the 2008 WSOP Main Event. The two day affair saw all but 75 players eliminated on day 1 with the lucky survivors ... http://www.wsop-info.com/matt-graham-wins-2008-wsop-event-53/ photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com David Daneshgar, 2008 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Champion David Daneshgar stayed alive with a chip and a chair in the final $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event of the 2008 World Series of Poker. Considering the capacity crowd of 2693 poker players that begin the event three ... http://www.wsop-info.com/david-daneshgar-wins-2008-wsop-event-52/ And now it begins...... Fifty-One bracelets have been handed out; two more are ready to be presented today; the Player of the Year has been determined, congratulations to Erick Lindgren; the Ante Up for Africa event goes off today. Then, finally, we get to the Main Event and we answer most ... http://www.wsop-info.com/world-series-of-poker-and-now-it-begins/ photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com James Schaaf, 2008 WSOP $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. Champion James Schaaf will be heading back to Torrance, California with a WSOP gold bracelet and $256,412 in cash for his first ever venture into big-time World Series of Poker poker. The bracelet on Schaaf's arm had Phil Hellmuth ... http://www.wsop-info.com/james-schaaf-wins-2008-wsop-event-51/ photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Marty Smyth, 2008 WSOP $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Champion The final 2008 WSOP World Championship before the Main Event is now in the record book and we have a winner from down under. Australian Marty Smyth collected the gold bracelet and $859,532 in the ... http://www.wsop-info.com/marty-smyth-wins-2008-wsop-pot-limit-omaha-world-championship/ A short week five to compare as we are now on the threshold of the Main Event. Fifty-three events are in the books or about to be and here are the numbers: 53 Preliminary Events: 25 events had increased entries 15 events had decreased entries 12 events were new tournaments or increased buy-ins 1 tie Here ... http://www.wsop-info.com/world-series-of-poker-week-five-comparison/