June 19, 2013

When it comes to the World Series of Poker it is safe to say the U.S. is a dominant force. According to WSOP.com when it comes down to bracelets and rings you have to get all the way to position 13 before you find a non-native U.S. player. the first twelve share 96 bracelets and 6 rings between them. The 13th position belongs to Canadian Daniel Negreanu with 5 bracelets and 1 ring. [more]

June 19, 2013

With Season XI of the World Poker Tour officially in the books and season XII just a few short months away it’s time to look forward to next season’s schedule. WPT.com released the first half of their Season XII tour with plenty of familiar favorites.

This season is exactly what you have come to expect from WPT. With 11 locations on four continents including stops in St. Maarten, Johannesburg, Montreal, Atlantic City and Paris. It is hard to imagine what other destinations could possibly be in store. However there is one notable addition – Club Phoenix in Jeju, South Korea. [more]

June 18, 2013

Daniel Fuhs has been a professional gambler since his college days betting on pool games in the local bars. A native of California and a student of New Mexico State University, Daniel (Danny) Fuhs has worked his way from $4 Texas Hold’em games just to make a living to multiple showings in the WSOP. Fuhs is not a stranger to the final table, at 41 years old he has been to the final table 5 times. This last time proved to be the one for Fuhs. He was accompanied by his friends and family as the fifth seat was his at the Omaha High-Low Tournament. [more]

June 18, 2013

Earlier this month the World Poker Tour came out with exciting news, following a deal with Fox to continue their partnership of televised tournaments into 2017, the World Poker Tour has announced the first half of the schedule of season XII. In addition to the release of the schedule of televised events is the news of more global expansion of the WPT. There will be several untelevised tournaments including one in South Korea. The tour itself is growing in numbers as the game becomes more and more popular. [more]

June 17, 2013

Three long days of poker are in the books and Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better has officially reached its conclusion. After a grueling heads up match that lasted for several hours, Danny Fuhs was able to defeat Christopher George to earn the title, the bracelet, and the $277,519 in first-place prize money.

The third day of play began with 27 players taking their seats over the final three tables. The field was stacked as names like Dario Alioto, Eric Crain, Huck Seed, Paul Sokoloff, and Maria Ho returned for the third day of play only to fall in the day’s earlier stages. Dan Kelly was also present during Day 3 play as he has been for a vast majority of the series. Kelly was eliminated in 20th place, however, and unable to seize the final table appearance. Even so, this marks Kelly’s seventh cash at the 2013 WSOP and he’s on par to continue to crush the fields as the series goes on. [more]