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”

Episodes 3 and 4 of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPNaired on Monday night, going head-to-head with the offensive debacle known as Monday Night Football. There were 416 players left on Day 4 when coverage began and Joe dude904McKeehen held the chip lead. Joe Hachem was the sole Main Event winner… Continue reading WSOP on ESPN: “You Might Be Just Doing that Bully Thing on Me Too”

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.

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 Sunday, as the Green Bay Packers were eviscerating the Chicago Bears on NBC, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event was playing down to its November Nine on ESPN. The final two prepackaged episodes aired before Monday’s near-live final table begins at 8:00pm ET on ESPN2.

We’re dangerously close to the live conclusion of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event next Monday and Tuesday. In the meantime, the start of Day 7 aired on Sunday night on ESPN in the form of two one-hour episodes. Scott Palmermade headlines out of the gate, doubling through Dan Smith(pictured) with A-3 against… Continue reading WSOP on ESPN: “Facial Hair Showdown at the Agro Corral”

A pretty entertaining pair of one-hour episodes highlighting Day 6 of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event aired on ESPN on Sunday night starting at 9:00pm Eastern Time. Kyle Keranen was the start-of-coverage chip leader and the action was at the tail end of the sixth day of play.

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”

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