Last PartyPoker.com online qualifier bus...

As reported by PokerNews. Miika Puumalainen Eliminated in 59th Place ($108,047) It took two hands to eliminate Miika Puumalainen from this year’s Main Event, but they came in rapid succession. It was the first hand that was most damaging. Action folded to Puumalainen in the small blind. He limped into the pot in front of big blind Francois Balmigere, who raised to...

Bubble bursts at WSOP Main Event...

The bubble has burst at the WSOP Main Event. Sitting pretty sixth in chips is PartyPoker.com qualifier Miika Puumalainen from Finland. London’s James Akenhead, who has played in PartyPoker.com events in London, and is backed by popular British pro Neil Channing, is fourth in chips. Newly signed grassroots team member Remy Biechel makes it through to Day 5 but is short-stacked with...

The World Series of Poker $10,000 main e...

The World Series of Poker starts today for many players. For them the WSOP is all about the main event and nothing else. The players started arriving at our fantastic Mike Sexton suite in the Rio Hotel and Casino at about 11am ready for the 12 o’clock start. Our suite is an oasis of calm in a very busy and congested arena of excitement. All credit should go to Sinead and Mike Sebour...

Photos From the WSOP...

The boys from Norway in some new clothes. (the cases have still not arrived) Andreas welcomes Katja from Norway and Pia from Denmark to the party.   The Poker Italia Team make a very quiet entrance and pose for a team photo Ian Frazer, His charming wife, Padraig Parkinson and Eddie Hearn seem pleased when I ask if they would like another drink. The new PartyPoker Grassroots...

Do these people not have homes or beds t...

31st June 2009 Thanks to the jet lag I only got about 4 hours sleep last night and so at 5am I was out of bed staring out of my window at the view of Las Vegas and the mountains beyond. I wasn’t just awake, I was so wired, I felt I was ready to conquer the world. If Mount Everest was across the street I would have climbed it without any trouble. This is in direct contrast to the...

I’m leaving on a jet plane...

The team have safely managed to arrive in Las Vegas but the trip was certainly not without incident. Flying from Malaga, Spain to New York and then onto Las Vegas, the journey sounded straightforward enough. After the million and 1 questions from security at Malaga, I found out that I would be sat apart from my 3 colleagues travelling with me – Mario, Naomi and Andreas. Whilst they...

My WSOP Blog 2009 Day 2...

I wake up late at 11.30am but manage to get myself over to the RIO and in my seat by 12.15 …phew! Although this year the starting stacks are 3X the buy in and not the pathetic 2X it has been, you still don’t want to miss a level when its 6 handed. So it’s the $1500 NL my first event and we start with 4500 chips, The table is only 5 handed so far and it’s a very lively start....

My WSOP Blog 2009 Day 1...

My plans for this trip are; arrive on 2nd June and play 3 x 6 handed events and any others I fancy if I get busted early, up until the 11th June when I need to get back in England. Return to Vegas on 24th June and stay until the end of main event or when I get busted. Well that’s the plan anyway! I arrive in the lounge at Virgin where my mate Greco is having breakfast with a few...