On the 33rd hand of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event, Felix Stephensen (pictured) muscled the chip lead away from fellow EuropeanJorryt Van Hoof. On a board of A-5-4-K-7, Stephensen fired out a bet of four million and Billy Pappas got out of the way. Just like that, we had our first November… Continue reading Felix Stephensen Takes WSOP November Nine Chip Lead

The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event resumed on Monday night on a 30-minute delay on ESPN2. As each member of the November Nine zoomed across the Rio’s Voodoo Zip Line, the camera panned into the 1,200-seat Penn and Teller Theater, which was electric. As Bluff’s Lance Bradley put it, “Three minutes in and… Continue reading WSOP Main Event Resumes on ESPN2

On Monday, Mark Newhouse(pictured) will be one of nine players vying for a $10 million top prize in the World Series of Poker Main Event. Newhouse, as you probably know by now, made history as the first ever two-time November Niner and is the first person to make back-to-back Main Event final tables since Dan… Continue reading Mark Newhouse: “Stakes Are Even Higher” at This Year’s WSOP

On Monday, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event will resume from Las Vegas with the November Nine. The short stack in the room will be Brazil’s Bruno Politano, but according to WSOP officials, he’ll have the largest rail in the Penn and Teller Theaterat 120 friends and family (and potentially more). He’ll be… Continue reading Heads-Up with WSOP November Niner Bruno Politano

If you’re thinking of heading to the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio on Monday for the long-awaited restart of the World Series of Poker Main Event or are planning on watching the gala unfold on television, expect “the craziest year yet,” according to Caesars Interactive Entertainment Vice President Seth Palansky.

We’ve reached the 2014 World Series of Poker November Nine. The Main Event played down to its final nine players on Monday night and six countries are represented, including, for the first time ever, Brazil. The other five nations that will be part of the 2014 WSOP Main Event November Nine festivities are the Netherlands,… Continue reading 2014 WSOP November Nine Set

Mark Newhouse (pictured), who finished ninth in last year’s World Series of Poker Main Event as a member of the November Nine, leads entering Day 6 this year, when 79 remain. The Main Event cash will likely push Newhouse over $1 million in career WSOP earnings and his ninth place finish last year was worth… Continue reading Mark Newhouse Chasing WSOP History, Leads with 79 Left in Main Event