Poker News

At long last you will no longer need to watch replays of last year’s WSOP as ESPN have started broadcasting the new 2009 World Series of Poker episodes which began yesterday with the first TV broadcast of the WSOP 2009 being the 40th Anniversary $40k NLHE tournament which was shown at 8pm to 10pm EST on 28th July.

With the next major ESPN poker TV event being the WSOP Champions Cup Invitational event which will be televised on the 4th August followed shortly afterwards by the Ante Up For Africa Charity tourney set to be hitting your TV on the 11th, check the full ESPN Poker TV schedule for the WSOP 2009 by reading the rest of this article.

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Poker Players Alliance have declared this week National Poker Week in their efforts to legalize America’s favorite pastime.

Members of the PPA are in Washington this week to meet with elected US officials with a petition with more than 375,000 signatures requesting Barack Obama to legalize and regulate online poker and not deny US poker players the rights to play a skilled game on the internet.

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November Nine WSOP: Event 57, the $10000 World Championship No Limit Texas Hold’em main event 2009 is now over for the time being with the nine remaining players set to compete on the final table in November.

Phil Ivey has booked his place in the WSOP 2009 November nine group with many considering him to be the greatest poker player in the world.

Jordan Smith was knocked out on the bubble in 10th place winning $896,730 with all the remaining players comprising of the 2009 November nine guaranteed at least $ 1,263,602 and a whole lot of press coverage and publicity.
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November Nine WSOP 2009 Updates – Only 27 players remain after day 7 after surviving a field of 6,494 players, they will all battle it out for the final table which only sees the Top 9 (November Nine) competing for the WSOP 2009 main event bracelet and title.

Phil Ivey is sitting in fifth place and still in the running for his 3rd bracelet this year, although chip leader Darvin Moon seems untouchable at this point sitting with more than 20 million chips going in to Day 8 of the World Series of Poker 2009.

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WSOP 2009 Highlights, Day 6 only 185 players remaining, chip leader with 4,872,000 chips is South African player Warren Zackey from the All Africa Poker and Piggs Peak Casino Team.

Other notable  poker pros still in the running is Phil Ivey playing for his 3rd WSOP bracelet this year, Peter Eastgate still holding strong and Joe Hachem.

Poker Pros who won’t be earning their bracelets this year include: UltimateBet Phil Hellmuth and Chris Ferguson Team Full Tilt Poker both knocked out on Saturday Day 4.

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