The highly anticipated World Series of Poker Main Event began this past Sunday, with several marquee players battling for the $8.7 million first place prize. Three players now remain within this highly-contested round table, including crowd and odds-on favorite Ben Lamb.Martin Staszko, Ben Lamb and Pius Heinz are the survivors of two intense days of  Read more »

Despite tons of anticipation building from several other popular tournaments at the World Series of Poker, after 57 other events, it was finally time for the Main Event final table to be set.Sifting through 6,865 players and 12 days of excruciating action, it was mostly new faces that emerged to compile the November Nine, and  Read more »

While players such as Jeffrey Lisandro and Phil Ivey have stood out amongst several lingering memories when considering successful years during the World Series of Poker, our attention should currently be devoted to one individual — Ben Lamb.Lamb holds the crown for the leading point earner on the 2011 WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard,  Read more »

The 11-time bracelet winner has traditionally made it a tendency to show up late. Although his tardiness has normally applied to his tournament start times, this time around, Phil Hellmuth made a late surge to the top of the 2011 Player of the Year leaderboard.With his latest cash in the $50,000 Players Championship at the  Read more »

In the near culmination of the 2011 World Series of Poker, fans and players were all witnesses to the climax of the two-month-long tournament thus far.In what appeared to be the epic finale to one of the most prolific runs ever at the World Series of Poker, previous 2011 bracelet winner Brian Rast was able  Read more »

Ben Lamb, a professional poker player from Tulsa, OK, took down Event #42, the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, and a $814,436 first-place prize at the 2011 World Series of Poker.In what has been an incredible run for Lamb, the 26-year-old PLO specialist finally cashed in on his strength by taking down his very first bracelet  Read more »

Most poker fans remember the name Matt Jarvis from his incredible play at the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. However, the Full Tilt Poker pro may now receive a little more recognition, due to his first place finish in this year’s $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em event.Battling a field that was littered with some  Read more »

Tom “durrrr” Dwan — the hardest working man in poker?While it may be difficult to attribute the trait of persistence to many of poker’s young professionals, Dwan has embodied that characteristic full-circle with his efforts during this year’s World Series of Poker.But why is the man who’s achieved some of the highest praise for his  Read more »

The World Series of Poker has thus far been a haven for French poker professionals in 2011, with Bertrand Grospellier and Elie Payan dominating their respective fields to take bracelets of their own. We’ll now have to include yet another Frenchman in that conversation, and that’s Fabrice Soulier.In one of the most sought-after prizes considering  Read more »

Although there is certainly another player currently on tour who has earned the attention of every poker follower, there’s a player on the rise whose name is slowly entering the conversation of premier poker players. That player — Jason Mercier.Mercier, who already owns a World Series of Poker bracelet, weaved his way through a field  Read more »