New Wicked Chops Podcast is up. Last week we had Adam Pliska talk all things WPT. This week it’s HPT Director of Operations Jen Mastrud. Mastrud discusses HPT’s 2014 expansion and why Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler…
2014 PCA Round-Up: Selbst, Merson, Panka, Schindler Shine
The first major event of 2014–the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure–is in the books. Here’s a recap of the highlights in bulleted form: The $10M guarantee Main Event actually did not have an overlay. That was not…
The 2014 PCA is Off to a Good Start, But Might Miss $10M Guarantee (UPDATE 1/9)
UPDATE: PCA Main Event crushed the $10M guarantee, with a total of 1,031 entries. We don’t cover tournaments any more–except the big ones that require some attention. If you want to be bored to tears…
Dan Smith Is King at WPT Five Diamond
“King” Dan Smith was crowned WPT Bellagio Five Diamond champion on Tuesday. The win, dare we say, was a coronation of sorts for Smith, who becomes the latest WPT millionaire. He banked a $1,161,135 purse for…
Jean-Robert Bellande Leads WPT Five Diamond; Imari Love Does Not Win HPT Majestic (UPDATE)
Above: The last time JRB ran this good… A quick update from around the circuit… Jean-Robert Bellande finds himself in a very unfamiliar spot: atop the leaderboard deep in a tournament. Bad luck follows JRB…