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The neat thing about the Latin American Poker Tour is that it's big enough to create some respectable prize pools, but it's still small enough that regulars on the tour are almost like a little family. Day 1D at the World Series of Poker is a reunion of sorts for the LAPT brood. Nestled about...

The people who pay very close attention to the World Series (read: media types like us) are fascinated by the numbers--entrants, prize pools, places paid, and how much the big winners will make. We guess at it, bet on it, and wait with bated breath for the moment the numbers come out. Just as...

Day 1D is the last first day in the field, meaning that players that haven't registered by today are left out of the Main Event this year. After a drop off in the numbers from last year on Day 1A and 1B, Day 1C saw a resurgence, with nearly 1,700 entrants. Day 1D has been an even bigger success,...

As everyone related to the poker world surely knows by now, day 1D of the World Series Main Event is more than just a sell out, it's an over-sell. Players are squeezed into each available corner of the Rio's three tournament rooms, and still hundreds have been forced to miss out on the big dance...

I once watched Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier give up a two-to-one chip lead heads-up for an EPT crown. His opponent Magnus Pettersson from Sweden had no choice but to do it the hard way, nibbling here and there, playing a cast iron game and when the moment came, needling Grospellier over a bad...

WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack walked to a podium in a tucked-away ballroom and stood before 130 very angry people. Hoarse and dealing with one of the most unfortunate controversies of his career with the World Series, Pollack delivered the bad news. The first words out of his mouth told the...