Free U.S. Friendly WSOP Online Poker Site
August 9, 2010
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A free online poker site really isn’t that big news. A Harrah’s free online poker site with a WSOP theme is however. Though the site has been up and running now for over a month, Harrah’s has now up the advertising campaign and is now heavily promoting its latest online project.
It has been in the USA Today but now you will see commercials for the new site on ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker broadcasts. Now we can welcome Harrah’s to the world of online poker and of course start the speculation of is there more to this story as far as possible insights into the regulating of online gambling in the United States.
Right now though it is just an online poker site that is free to play and open to all U.S. residents who want to play. You compete for free chips but that will soon change as WSOP Communications Director Seth Palansky said that there are plans to add significant prizes such as seats to the 2011 WSOP and packages to Harrah’s properties in Las Vegas. Palansky said,
“This was the next logical step for us. We’ve seen a very good response, with a lot of folks downloading the game.”
So with the passing of Barney Frank’s bill in the House Financial Services committee fresh on everyones mind, what does Palansky think the future holds?
“We watch these things closely, but it doesn’t affect how we operate on a day-to-day basis. We have enough opportunities to seize and deal with currently that we don’t have to worry what may or may not happen.”
The WSOP also has ventured into the mobile and social marketing arena. On July 27th, they launched a gaming application on Facebook and already have a successful mobile app to play on your cell phone. It appears this is a long term project as Harrah’s signed a multiyear contract with 888 Holdings Plc to run their gaming software, Dragonfish.
Eight Chosen for Brunson 10 Pro Poker Team
July 22, 2010
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The Brunson 10 is rounding into shape as David “Doc” Sands finishes a top the Become a Legend Leaderboard to take the 8th spot on the team. After earning the most points at the 2010 World Series of Poker tournament, David joins seven other online poker phenom’s that already qualified for the team.
Sand’s cashed in five separate WSOP events this year winning a total of $88,000 and toping the leaderboard with 2,269.10 points. During this year’s WSOP he also found time to cash in three online poker tournaments as well bringing his career earnings to over $2.3 million.
If you recall, this year’s WSOP was a competition between David Sands, Daniel Kelly, Faraz Jaka and Michael Martin to earn a spot on the coveted Brunson Pro poker team. Points were awarded for every cash they earned in an event and tallied throughout the WSOP.
For those of you following the Brunson 10, you may notice that Daniel Kelly actually had the most points, but before the Become a Legend Leaderboard competition started, DoylesRoom.com announced that if any player won a bracelet they automatically made the team. Daniel Kelly won the World Series of Poker Event #52, a $25,000 buy-in tournament. That win netted him a WSOP bracelet, $1.3 million dollars and the seventh spot on the team.
8 of the 10 team members are set and they are: David Sands, Daniel Kelly, Zachary Clark, Amit Makhija, Dani Stern, Chris Moorman, Alex Kamberis and Steve Gross. That leaves two more online players to be handpicked for the team. Head over to DoylesRoom and find out how they will be chosen.
$8.94 million to 2010 WSOP Winner
July 9, 2010
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The winner of the 2010 World Series of Poker is…well, that has yet to be determined but we do know how much that winner will get, $8.94 million. Still not a bad paycheck for a few days of work.
This years no limit Texas Hold’em main event will field a total of 7,319 players. That is the second best field to only the 8,773 taking a seat in 2006, the year Jamie Gold won $12 million.
This year however is up over 12% from last years which equates to 825 more players in 2010. 2,391 players entered Thursday which was the last day to get into the $10,000 buy-in tournament.
The total prize pool for the tournament is $68.8 million. Thats $7.8 million more than last year. According to the main event tournament director, Jack Effel, 747 players will make the money in this years main event.
As the immortal words “Shuffle up and Deal” ring through the casino, the early favorite to win it all is Phil Ivey. Good luck to everyone competing this year!
Brunson 10 Hopeful Dan Kelly Wins Bracelet
July 5, 2010
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Some say playing 6 handed NL hold’em takes the most guts and skill than any other poker game. Maybe that’s why many poker pros couldn’t wait to start the $25,000 6 Handed WSOP tournament. 191 players including some of the biggest names in the game sat down to win this prestigious bracelet and a piece of the $4,536,250 price pool.
It was a rookie however; barely old enough to even get into the casino that took home the $1,338,609 first place price. 21 year old Dan Kelly, a senior at Villanova can now add a WSOP bracelet to his growing resume. Dan has already amassed a great reputation playing online at DoylesRoom and now according to ESPN, has locked down an endorsement deal with them.
Dan Kelly said of the win, “It’s a mixture of being shocked and excited. I definitely thought I could win, or I wouldn’t be playing. But you can’t expect to win a tournament, even if you play perfect. This definitely exceeds my expectations.” He says he will head back to Villanova and graduate then pursue his poker career afterwards.
Here is how the top 18 ended up in Event 52 at the WSOP:
1. Dan Kelly ($1,315,518)
2. Shawn Buchanan ($812,941)
3. Frank Kassela ($556,053)
4. Jason Somerville ($386,125)
5. Mikael Thuritz ($272,084)
6. Eugene Katchalov ($194,559)
7. Sam Trickett ($141,168)
8. Bryn Kenney ($141,168)
9. Isaac Haxton ($104,651)
10. Brian Hodhod ($104,651)
11. Daniel Negreanu ($77,569)
12. Abe Mosseri ($77,569)
13. Martins Adeniya ($58,699)
14. Billy Jordanou ($58,699)
15. Heather Sue Mercer ($58,699)
16. Vadim Trincher ($58,699)
17. Carlos Mortensen ($58,699)
18. Justin Bonomo ($58,699)
DoylesRoom Pros Cashing Big at 2010 WSOP
June 30, 2010
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Earlier this month we brought you the story of the 4 people who are looking for that conveted spot #7 on the Brunson’s 10 Pro Poker Team. David Sands, Faraz Jaka, Daniel Kelly and Michael Martin get points for each cash during the 2010 Word Series of Poker tournament. The highest point total at the end of the tournament gets spot number 7 on the DoylesRoom Pro Poker Team headed by the legendary Doyle Brunson.
These up and coming online poker players have faired well so far with total wins between them adding up t0 $214,44. As of the 23rd the competition for the next spot on the team looks like this:
1. David Sands = 2269.10 points ($88,416)
2. Faraz Jaka = 1,143.31 points — ($109,187)
3. Dan Kelly = 653.68 points — ($17,471)
4. Michael = 0 points
Team DoylesRoom have shown us they are a force to be reckoned with so far. All together they have cashed $1,064,906 at this years WSOP so far. The current 6 members of the Brunson 10 all have cashed with Amit Makhija leading the way with $208,148 in two events followed by Dani Stern who has cashed for $161,934,Chris Moorman has earned $46,470, Zach Clark has cashed for $22,568 in two separate events, Alex Kamberis earned $1,240 and Steve Gross has collected $3,404 at the WSOP.
The DoylesRoom pros have also had a strong tournament so far. Allen Kessler has earned $370,374 by cashing in 7 separate events. Cashing in 3 events, Hoyt Corkins has brought home $11,000 and Todd Brunson has won $26,292 in two events so far.
To keep track of how DoylesRoom.com players and pros are doing at the World Series of Poker, visit DoylesRoom.com.
