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In 2003, Chris Moneymaker helped spark the modern poker boom after wining the WSOP Main Event, having qualified for the $10,000 competition via a $39 PokerStars satellite tournament. That year he took away $2.5 million for his famous victory, but in the intervening... 

Despite winning $635,011 for his 10th place finish at the 2010 WSOP Main Event, Brandon Steven is still reeling from his dramatic exit from the competition. With all the media focus being lined up exclusively for the “November Nine,” Brandon Steven... 

Despite eight of the nine players at this year’s WSOP Main Event final table naming “Poker Player” as their occupation, one man stands out above the rest when it comes to sheer poker achievement. That player is Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi,... 

Concluding our introduction of the nine celebrated players to reach the final table of the 2010 WSOP Main Event, its time to meet the top three stacks. 7. Joseph Cheong (23.525 million) is a 24 year-old Californian poker pro, originally from South Korea, with a... 

Following on from the last article, lets meet the next three candidates all vying for a place in WSOP history. 4. Filippo Candio (16.4 million) is a 26 year-old poker pro from the island of Sardinia in Italy. The Team PokerStars Pro member has been earning a living... 

Finally, after two weeks of WSOP Main Event action nine players emerged out of a starting field of 7,319 to book their places at the final table. The players will now take a much needed break until November 6th, when they will return to compete over three days... 

After more than 15 hours of intense action on Day 8 of the tournament, the final table of the 2010 WSOP Main Event has been set with the remaining nine players now on a much needed break until November later this year. At the start of the day 27 hopefuls were vying... 

Day 7 of the 2010 WSOP Main Event saw the remaining 78 players in the tournament whittled down to just 27 competitors, all of whom are now guaranteed at least $317,161 from their initial $10,000 investment. Amongst the big names failing to make it onto the final... 

On Day 6 of the 2010 WSOP Main Event, 205 players returned to the Rio Casino to continue their quest for WSOP glory, but by the time the play had finished twelve hours later, just 78 hopefuls remained. Amongst the 127 players to head to the rail on Day 6 of the... 

After 12 hours of play on Day 5 of the 2010 WSOP Main Event, the 574 strong field of competitors returning for a shot at WSOP glory was reduced further to just 205 hopefuls. Amongst the 369 players who saw there 2010 WSOP dreams come to an end were Jason Mercier,...