There are people who cannot succeed without adversity. They need pressure. They require potential disaster to force them beyond even their own expectations. The poker world is just getting to know Joe Cada, but it's clear the new World Series of Poker champion thrives on the edge. In a heads-up battle versus Maryland logger Darvin Moon that lasted nearly three hours, Cada started ahead, teetered on the brink of elimination, and once again came back. Now Cada has no one else to beat. With a tear in the corner of his eye and his lips pursed to hold back obvious
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World Series: Daniel Negreanu knows his limit
The results just keep on coming, as Simon Young reports... Daniel Negreanu has said he "loves" limit hold'em, and no wonder considering two of his four WSOP bracelets have come in limit tournaments. Today, he was within a whisker of make that three out of five. Despite holding the...more
World Series: Angel Guillen adds World Series gold to resume
Our man in the Amazon Room Simon Young, reports on the latest from the World Series... Six months ago Angel Guillen played in his first ever live tournament and cashed. He went much better at the PokerStars LAPT Punta del Este tournament by finishing first - and tonight he...more
World Series: Angel Guillen on track
Simon Young, on the front lines of the World Series in Las Vegas, reports on today's action... If you have never been to the Rio in Las Vegas for the WSOP, you could be forgiven for thinking there is a straightforward tournament each day. In fact, multiple events are...more
Italian Poker Tour under way in San Remo
The World series is all well and good, and may rightly dominate the poker spotlight right now. But if you're Italian the place to be is San Remo, and the start of the brand new PokerStars Italian Poker Tour which has kicked off across the Atlantic. The first stop...more
World Series: Hevad Khan out in 11th place
Simon Young continues with the PokerStars coverage from this year's World Series with news of more success for Team PokerStars Pro... Perhaps it was just never meant to be Hevad Khan's day. Down to two tables in the $2,500 pot-limit hold'em/Omaha event he was held up on his way...more
World Series: Hevad Khan can in pot limit...
Another day done in the desert, as Simon Young reports... From the 453 who set out on the rocky road to the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha bracelet, just two tables remain. Of those 18, Team PokerStars Pro Hevad Khan is still at his seat. The larger-than-life Khan started the...more
World Series: Jason Mercier adds bracelet to resume
A day full of action, success and more success for PokerStars players at the World Series, as Simon Young reports... He may come from the US, but Jason Mercier is a well known heavyweight on the EPT circuit. A PokerStars player, he found himself winning the first EPT San...more
World Series: Daniel Negreanu pursues bracelet number five
Simon Young reports from Las Vegas... He already has four WSOP bracelets to his name, but now Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu is homing in on number five after reaching the final 11 players of the $10,000 World Championship 7-card Stud. They say the greatest poker players are those...more
World Series: Tom McEvoy shows them how it's done
Simon Young reports from the front line in the Amazon Room... It may be 26 years since he won the WSOP Main Event, and the hair has grown grey (on head and beard), but Tom McEvoy today showed he has lost none of his shrewd poker ability. What makes...more
WSOP Event 2: Close call for Greg Raymer
The second event on this year's World Series schedule turned out to be a good one for PokerStars. First Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso cashed in 27th place for $71,050. Then, as players were whittled away PokerStars player Isaac Haxton, Team PokerStars Holland Pro Lex Veldhuis and former World...more
Vegas - For Free!
So the World Series is underway, the biggest poker series in the world taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Outside the 100 degree heat of the desert turns people into card board, while inside the ferocious air conditioning puts frost in your veins. It's something every poker player should...more
WORLD SERIES MEMORIES: Greenstein multi-tabling
"There are people counting on me." Brad Willis reports on another flash back to World Series's of yore... I remember Barry Greenstein saying that to me a few years back. It was so antithetical to the well-established poker mindset, it was hard to fit in my head. If you ask...more
WORLD SERIES MEMORIES: Aren't you Randy Meisner?
With the 40th World Series kicking off this week in Las Vegas it's a good time to look back on a few moments caught by members of the PokerStars blog team over the last few years, as Brad Willis reports... There is a live version of the Eagles' Take...more
How to win the WSOP
As the summer arrives thoughts turn to Las Vegas and the World Series. It's one of poker's big questions - just how do you go about winning the World Series Main Event, ahead of a field of thousands of players? Well, luckily enough PokerStars has a few World Champions...more
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