WSOP & WPT Tournament Blog

I have been in Vegas since Friday, March 23rd and will be returning home on Sunday. I haven't been able to get a high speed internet connection, so I have not been able to update the site. Currently, the WSOP Circuit Tour is at Caesars Indiana. I will be putting up results as soon as possible for these events.

Please accept my apologies, I know that there are a lot of people who visit our site frequently for the latest news and results for the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour. Please bear with me as things will be back to mormal on our site very shortly. Thank you for understanding.

Posted by sange at 10:14 PM | Permalink

Results are available for the Championship Event 2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star - a World Poker Tour Event. This was a $10,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 450 players entered. The prize pool was worth $4,320,000.

Ted Forrest of Las Vegas, Nevada beat Joanne "JJ" Liu heads up to win the Championship Event at the 2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star tournament. Ted Forrest received a total of $1,100,000 for finishing in first place. Ted Forrest will also receive a $25,500 entry into the 2007 WPT Championship at Bellagio in April 1007. Joanne "JJ" Liu of Las Vegas, Nevada finished in second place and received a total of $  for her runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for the Championship Event of the 2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star, click on the link below:

2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship Event Results

To view the results for ohter events and chip counts for the Championship Event, click on the link below:

2007 Bay 101 Shooting Star Tournament Schedule and Results

Posted by sange at 12:54 AM | Permalink

Results are available for Event #8 of the 2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was the $5,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em Championship tournament with a total of 314 players entered. The prize pool was worth $1,538,600.

Danny Yousefzadeh of new York, New York beat john McMahon heads up to take down first place in $5,000 Championship Event of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City. Danny Yousefzadeh received a total of $488,828 for his first place finish as well as a WSOP Circuit gold ring. John McMahon of Riverdale, New Jersey finished in second place and won a total of $268,858 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #8 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City, click on the link below:

2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Championship Event Results

To read a tournament report for Event #8, click on the link below:

2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City - Tournament Report Championship

Below is photos of Event #8 winner Danny Yousefzadeh:

Posted by sange at 12:32 AM | Permalink

Results are available for Event #7 of the 2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was the $200 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em Ladies Championship tournament with a total of 398 players entered. The prize pool was worth $79,600.

Patricia A. Smolko of Lafayette, New Jersey beat Leah Slattery heads up to take down first place in Event #7 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City. Patricia A. Smolko received a total of $24,676 for his first place finish as well as a WSOP Circuit gold ring. Leah Slattery of Exeter, Pennsylvania finished in second place and won a total of $12,736 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #7 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City, click on the link below:

2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #7 Results

To read a tournament report for Event #7, click on the link below:

2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City - Tournament Report Event #7

Below is a photo of Event #7 winner Patricia A. Smolko:

Posted by sange at 10:34 PM | Permalink

Results are available for Event #6 of the 2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was a $300 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 1,155 players entered. The prize pool was worth $346,500.

Robert "Zmen" Zarzycki of Hewitt, New Jersey beat Mike Kalfa heads up to finish in first place in Event #6 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City. Robert Zarzycki received a total of $90,075 for his first place finish as well as a WSOP Circuit gold ring. Mike Kalfa of Marlboro, New Jersey finished in second place and won a total of $47,815 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #6 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City, click on the link below:

2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #6 Results

To read a tournament report for Event #6, click on the link below:

2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City - Tournament Report Event #6

Below is a photo of Event #6 winner Robert "Zmen" Zarzycki:

Posted by sange at 09:52 PM | Permalink

Results are available for Event #5 of the 2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was a $1,000 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 430 players entered. The prize pool was worth $430,000.

Avdo Djokovic of Prishtina, Kosovo beat Eugene Fouksman heads up to finish in first place in Event #5 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City. Avdo Djokovic received a total of $133,300 for his first place finish as well as a WSOP Circuit gold ring. Eugene Fouksman of Manalapan, New Jersey finished in second place and won a total of $68,800 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #5 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City, click on the link below:

2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #5 Results

To read a tournament report for Event #5, click on the link below:

2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City - Tournament Report Event #5

Below is a photo of Event #5 winner Avdo Djokovic:

Posted by sange at 10:08 PM | Permalink

Results are available for Event #4 of the 2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was a $500 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 510 players entered. The prize pool was worth $255,000.

Bob Willis of Bellmawr, New Jersey beat David Santitoro heads up to finish in first place in Event #4 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City. Bob Willis received a total of $76,500 for his first place finish as well as a WSOP Circuit gold ring. David Santitoro of Bordertown, New Jersey finished in second place and won a total of $41,055 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #4 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City, click on the link below:

2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #4 Results

To read a tournament report for Event #4, click on the link below:

2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City - Tournament Report Event #4

Below is a photo of Event #4 winner Bob Willis:

Posted by sange at 10:00 PM | Permalink

Results are available for Event #3 of the 2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was a $300 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 778 players entered. The prize pool was worth $233,400.

Ari Engel of Brooklyn, New York beat Chris Bonham heads up finish in first place in Event #3 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City. Ari Engel received a total of $63,018 for his first place finish as well as a WSOP Circuit gold ring. Chris Bonham of Gastonia, North Carolina finished in second place and won a total of $33,026.10 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #3 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City, click on the link below:

2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #3 Results

To read a tournament report for Event #3, click on the link below:

2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City - Tournament Report Event #3

Below is a photo of Event #3 winner Ari Engel:

Posted by sange at 09:51 PM | Permalink

Results are available for Event #2 of the 2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was a $500 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 508 players entered. The prize pool was worth $254,000.

Jerry Chan of Brooklyn, New York beat Rick Austin heads up to win first place in Event #2 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City. Jerry Chan received a total of $76,200 for his first place finish as well as a WSOP Circuit gold ring. Rick Austin of Lansdale, Pennsylvania finished in second place and won a total of $40,894 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #2 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City, click on the link below:

2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #2 Results

To read a tournament report for Event #2, click on the link below:

2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City - Tournament Report Event #2

Below is a photo of Event #2 winner Jerry Chan:

Posted by sange at 09:42 PM | Permalink

Results are available for Event #1 of the 2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was a $300 Buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a total of 1,106 players entered. The prize pool was worth $331,800.

Joe Garcia of Highland, New York beat Craig Wallace heads up to take down first place in Event #1 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City. Joe Garcia received a total of $86,268 for his first place finish as well as a WSOP Circuit gold ring. Craig Wallace of Newark, New Jersey finished in second place and won a total of $45,788 for his runner up finish.

To view a complete listing of results for Event #1 of the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City, click on the link below:

2007 Caesars Atlantic City WSOP Circuit Event #1 Results

To read a tournament report for Event #1, click on the link below:

2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Caesars Atlantic City - Tournament Report Event #1

Below is a photo of Event #1 winner Joe Garcia:

Posted by sange at 09:26 PM | Permalink

The 2007 LA Poker Classic $10,000 Championship has concluded. The Championship Event drew a total of 791 players and the prize pool was worth a whopping $7,593,600.

After taking a pretty substantial chip lead through Day 5, I was really rooting for JC tran to win this one. Tran is an excellent player who is always making final tables and cashing out in big money tournaments. JC Tran is from Sacramento, California and hi most recent win was at the 2006 Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio. Tran beat out a total o4 379 players in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event. JC beat some top notch pro including David "Dragon" Pham, Men "The Master" Nguyen and Barry Greenstein.

JC Tran battled Eric Hershler heads up on March 1st for the title at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California. Hershler is new to the tournament scene and does not have any previous cashes in any major poker tournaments.

Heads up play began with Eric Hershler holding a total of 8,700,000 in chips. JC Tran had 7,400,000 in his stack.

The final hand started with Eric Hershler on the small blind and on the button. Hershler called the big blind. JC Tran raised another 700,000 and Hershler called. The flop comes a Ad-Jc-6c. JC Tran leads out and bets 1,200,000. After thinking for a decent amount of time, Eric Hershler decides to move all-in. JC Tran calls. Hershler turns over his cards and shows a Jd-6d for two pair. Tran shows Ac-7s. Tran is way behind with only top pair. The turn produces a 4d which offers no help for Tran. River comes a 9h and Eric Hershler wins with two pair J's and 6's.

Eric Hershler of Los Angeles, California became the 2007 LA Poker Classic Champion and received a total of $2,429,970. Not a bad pay day at all for Eric's first major poker tournament win! Hershler will also receive a free $25,000 entry into the 2007 WPT Championhip to be held at Bellagio in April.

JC Tran finished in second place and won a total of $1,177,010. This was JC Tran's largest payday to date. Way to go JC, I'm always pulling for you when you make the final table!

Congratulations to the 2007 LA Poker Classic winner, Eric Hershler.

Win a seat into a 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event at PokerStars.com.

Posted by sange at 10:14 PM | Permalink