Posted on 15 July 2008
By: RSSPoker.com Staff
What started back on July 3rd has finally come down to it’s final nine players. The 2008 World Series of Poker is officially over, with the exception of the Main Event. The final table is set, but it won’t be played until November 9th, just before the final table is set to air on ESPN. The idea behind the 117 day layoff is to help generate interest and excitement to boost television ratings. While many…
Tags: 2008, final table, world series of poker, wsop
Posted on 14 July 2008
By: ThePokerBonus.com
The 2008 WSOP Main Event is down to the final 27 players and the stacks are getting big! Here’s a rundown of the highlights as originally reported on PokerNews.com. Today brought dissapointing endings for Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow and Phil Hellmuth as they busted in 30th and 45th respectively. Matusow went out when his AJ hit a board of AA59K against an A9 held by…
Tags: 2008, chip leaders, main event, tiffany michelle, wsop
Posted on 14 June 2008
By: RSSPoker.com
As usual, the 2008 World Series of Poker has become the prop bet capitol of the world. Remember the bet between Gavin Smith and Joe Sebok, where the person with the fewest Player of the Year points going into the Main Event had to wear superhero outfits? Those two guys love their prop bets, but I’m not sure…
Tags: 2008, bets, ivey, negreanu, prop, wsop
Posted on 14 June 2008
By: EveryBonusCode.com
As of today, June 14th, the 2008 World Series of Poker has crowned a total of 22 new champions. To say it’s been an exciting start to the 55 event series would be an understatement. Some of poker’s biggest names have already won (and lost) bracelets, and the first female champion (in a non-ladies event) of the year has been crowned. On top of all this, the rebirth of an online poker scandal from last year…
Tags: 2008, cheating, matusow, negreanu, poker, scandal, wsop