The last new, prepackaged episodes of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event aired on Sunday night on ESPN against some pretty stiff competition: the Kansas City Royals’ Game 5 World Series win on Fox and a battle of 6-0 NFL teams between Green Bay and Denver on NBC. Nevertheless, PocketFives caught the action… Continue reading WSOP on ESPN: “Running Hotter than the Sun”

On Sunday, the World Series of Poker Main Event continued airing on ESPN. We checked in during the second episode, which lasted an hour. It was the end of Day 6 when 31 players remained.

The World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPN aired head-to-head on Sunday night against a surprisingly competitive football game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants on NBC. The action was in Day 6 of the tournament, when 69 players remained and the average stack was 2.7 million.

On Sunday night, the 2015 WSOP Main Event aired on ESPN for 2.5 hours. We checked in during the last hour, which aired at 10:00pm ET and began with 87 players left on Day 5. Daniel Negreanu was still camped out at the feature table.

Amid all of the hoopla of PokerStars being granted a license to operate in New Jersey, we finally had a chance to catch up on this week’s coverage of the WSOP Main Event on ESPN. We took in the second of two hours, which aired on Wednesday night in a special time slot. The action… Continue reading WSOP on ESPN: “She Should Have Named Her Kid Eight”

On Monday night, going head-to-head with two Monday Night Football games on ESPN, the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event began airing on ESPN2. Like in recent years, the action started not on Day 1, but on Day 4, when 661 entrants remained. Amar Anand held the chip lead and Phil Hellmuth (pictured) graced… Continue reading WSOP on ESPN: The Rise and Fall of Phil Hellmuth

On Tuesday, the 2015 World Series of Poker National Championship aired on ESPN for two hours. The main story of the first hour was the elimination of Daniel Negreanu in sixth place, so we’ll move on to the second hour, which began with Loni Harwood (pictured) holding the chip lead five-handed.

Change is coming to ESPN‘s broadcast of the World Series of Poker Main Event. This year, the live final table on the sports station will expand to three days, one more than in years past.

The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event continued airing on ESPN on Sunday night with a pair of one-hour episodes beginning at 9:00pm Eastern Time. The program began with the start of Day 6 and 79 players remaining. Mark Newhouse (pictured), who made the 2013 November Nine, was chip leader, poised to become the… Continue reading WSOP on ESPN: “I Play a Lot Better When I Get Kings Against Jacks”

Day 5 of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event aired on Sunday night on ESPN, going up against the Philadelphia Eagles’ beat down of the New York Giants. When the first of two hour-long episodes began at 9:00pm Eastern Time, there were 139 players left and former #1 ranked PocketFiver Griffin Flush_Entity Benger… Continue reading WSOP on ESPN: “Camp Counselors Shouldn’t Give Off False Tells”

On Sunday night, going up against the nationally-televised New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals NFL game, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event continued airing on ESPN. Two hours of action hit the small screen beginning at 9:00pm ET. This author tuned in at 10:00pm ET for an hour after the Sunday Night Football… Continue reading WSOP on ESPN: “I Wonder if He Trash-Talks Locals”

Coverage of the World Series of Poker’s Big One for One Drop continued on Tuesday night on ESPN. Two one-hour episodes began with 16 players left and Tom Hall was perched atop the chip counts. The One Drop dished out a $15 million top prize.

On Tuesday night, the 2014 World Series of Poker National Championship aired on ESPN, broadcasted outdoors from the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. The $10,000 buy-in tournament had played down to its final six, who convened in a tent in front of Bally’s. It was the first outdoor WSOP final table since Stu Ungar won the… Continue reading WSOP National Championship on ESPN: First Outdoor Final Table Since 1997