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The 2014 World Series of Poker: Interesting Facts and Key Statistics
A look at 2014 World Series of Poker and its place in history.
- Events during the 2014 World Series of Poker resulted in the total prize pool for the event’s history eclipsing $2 billion.
- The largest single-year payout of $222,035,192 in 2012 was broken in 2014, with $225,584,873 being paid out to those who cashed.
Poker Players Give to Charities Through “Raising for Effective Giving”
REG format aims to maximize charitable donation efficiency of poker players.
- High profile poker player Igor Kurganov recently founded a new organization to help successful poker players contribute to charitable causes.
- Raising for Effective Giving (REG) provides its members with information that helps identify charitable causes that are the most effective in their charitable endeavors.
- Members are required to donate 2% of their gross poker winnings each quarter.
Andrew Liporace Leads the 2014 WSOP Main Event at End of Day 3
Internet phenoms end Day 3 with big stacks.
- Highlight’s of the day’s action from the 2014 WSOP Main Event.
Picks from F5 Poker:
POKER PROduction Drones Target The World Series Of Poker
Mori’s using drones just in case you bomb the river. Here’s a pretty cool shot of what looks like a new way to get aerial footage inside the Amazon Room at the Rio. It’s kind of hard to make out but from the looks of it, Mori Eskandani and the PokerPROduction staff is looking to implement drones to supplement their coverage of the World Series of Poker Main Event on ESPN.
Phil Hellmuth Busto From Main Event, Has Only Himself To Blame
3Bet Clothing and a PokerNews presenter makes him feel better. Fifteen minutes after busting the WSOP Main Event, you’d think that Phil Hellmuth would be in the midst of an epic rant. This time though, even he declares, that he’s got no one but himself to blame after bluffing off the majority of his stack.
Bruce Buffer Finding Time To Build A Stack
This is the Main Event of the evening. Bluff Magazine catches up with the UFC’s Bruce Buffer who is peacefully grinding the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. While at first he was just hoping to eclipse the 75,000 chip mark, since the time of this interview, Bruce had a bit of a boom…
Daniel Negreanu’s Not-So-Humble WSOP Earnings Brag
Kid Poker’s bottom line so far in 2014 is not too shabby. Daniel Negreanu is a man of the people and he likes to give his fans what they want. Apparently, what they want is to know just how much cash KP is raking in right now.
Ronnie Bardah On Setting Records, “Nobody Wants It More Than I Do”
Bardah’s shortstacked, but going for WSOP Main Event record. Professional poker player, and part-time bodyguard, Ronnie Bardah is on the verge of a World Series of Poker Main Event record.
Phil Ivey Doesn’t Do Email, Doesn’t Pick Screen Names.
Phil Ivey doesn’t care what you call him. You pick.
Exclusive Articles on pokerfuse PRO:
New Achievements System Promotes PokerStars’ Football Fever Promo
Custom missions window in the software client gives the promo a high profile—and suggests such challenges will be an integral part of PokerStars’ future marketing. PokerStars’ Football Fever comes to an end on Sunday, July 13, just before the World Cup final on Monday.
World Gaming Executive Experts Disagree over New Jersey Market
NJ marketing labelled “abysmal” as execs argue over how the market can grow. The World Gaming Executive Summit presented a discussion of the New Jersey market that saw top industry analysts take opposing views on the way forward.
Traffic Watch
Pokerfuse PRO’s exclusive review of the online poker market across international, US and regulated European markets. An uptick of almost 1% in the global market’s cash game traffic made a rare but welcome sight this week.
Poker Podcasts and Training Vids:
Podcast: Druff & Friends – 07/10/2014 – Oregon’s Most Wanted Poker Fraud Alert
Druff talks about yet another disappointing Main Event. The Little One For One Drop isn’t all that it appears to be. Big One Drop winner Daniel Colman isn’t boycotting the media for the reason that many believe. Jewdonk/Tyde calls in and tells the story of why he fled the state of Oregon. PFA member ugaistheteam is in the hospital with a stroke. Druff reveals that he infiltrated a secret forum. Will Nevada online poker rooms all merge into a single network? Merge Network removes its VIP/rakeback program. Druff feels that Kevmath’s stake into the WSOP Main Event was completely above-board. Editorial: Expand WSOP to two locations, 9 weeks.
Podcast: Rabbit Hunt: 197 Rabbit Hunt
Chris and Mark are back from the 4th of July break and recap the Daniel Colman story and discuss their reactions to the whole saga. Then, the two discuss how the UK's new license deadlines may impact when Amaya would like to assume control of PokerStars, and Ivey's lawyers fight back against the Borgata's baccarat lawsuit.
Podcast: The Poker Edge: 7/11/14 ESPN: The Poker Edge
Andrew Feldman and Lance Bradley recap the Day 3 action and talk to NBA star Paul Pierce and contenders Danny Yousefzadeh, Faraz Jaka, Mark Newhouse and Jeff Madsen.
Podcast: PokerNews Podcast Episode #238: Showers from Sowers feat. Vinny and Mukul Pahuja PokerNews Podcast
The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event is approaching the money bubble and the crew breaks down all of the big stories, including Ronnie Bardah’s quest for a fifth straight cash and the chip leader’s attempt to sell shares of himself at $4,000 per one percent. They are then joined by the Pahuja brothers, Vinny and Mukul, to talk about their deep runs, #brownmagic, and more.
Training Video: Free Coaching From Pbogz HUSNG
Respected veteran coach Pbogz1114 is running a promotion where he is giving away an hour of free coaching to eligible participants. He has put together this brief video showcasing a few testimonials from his students. If you would like an hour of coaching from Pbogz, watch the video through to the end, where he spells out the details. Also be sure to check out Pbogz’s HUSNG.com coaching page.
Training Video: Loxxii Hand History Review by CCuster911 Tournament Poker Edge
In this series, Cody Custer reviews the hand history of TPE favorite Carlos “loxxii” Welch. Carlos joins him for the review. This is a 5 part series.
Training Video: DDBeast’s Playing A Readless Bovada Live Grind Bluefire Poker
Part 4 of DDBeast playing hudless in his live Bovada grind.
Training Video: Advanced PLO Concepts: Playing Static Boards In Position Deuces Cracked
John continues his look into dynamic vs. static board textures in PLO. In this video, we are playing the more static boards – specifically in position.
Just a reminder that the other board textures and positional situations are covered in John’s other great videos on advanced Pot Limit Omaha!
