Jim Collopy Bio

Jim Collopy, another remarkable poker player from Hungary, is showing everyone that his bracelet winning in the WSOP was not just a fluke. After taking home 63,000$ in the May high stakes tournament of the weekly Sunday 500, he is on his way of establishing his place in the hole of fame of Hungarian poker players.

Also known as Mr Bigqueso, this poker player is on the way to do great things for Hungarian poker players name in the eyes of the world. For anyone interested following him, this is his Twitter page: http://twitter.com/mr_bigqueso

Hungarian conquering online poker

Many online poker rooms are trying to get into the eastern European market for the last 3 years or so, but only recently there has been a significant rising in the Hungarian market.

Other than the fact that there are many poker players conquering the different poker tournaments including the WSOP with many bracelet winners, the EPT and others.

Maybe the success of so many Hungarian in the well known international poker tournaments is the reason, or maybe it’s the economy which has caused so many unemployed people looking for alternative ways of making money.

About Satellites Poker tournaments

Satellites poker tournaments are tournaments that anyone can enter as long as he or she has an internet connection. These poker tournaments offer substantial prizes and great prestige, plus, any player has the chance to win a free entrance to the annual WSOP.

Satellites poker tournaments are offered by almost every big online poker room and entrance fee varies from one poker room to another. There are some online poker rooms that will even let a player enter by using a bonus.

Although poker is definitely the game of skills and strategy, satellite tournaments are a little bit different. Since these poker tournaments are usually free, so many players entering that the luck factor can not be excluded. So many hands need to be played that even inexperienced players could win important hands. Just like in scratch cards - you need to be lucky to be a winner.

Gus Hansen - WSOP 2009

My Money is on Phil Ivey

There is still some time to pass between now and November 11th and since betting is something that we enjoy very much I am going to start a bet on this year's WSOP winner. The betting is not on real money but on honor. You are all welcome to place you personal opinions and the winner will get his comment converted into a post and an option to add a picture, (if she or he would want to).

I am going to start with my personal bet – Phil Ivey. So here goes:


Five reasons why Phil Ivey has a good chance of taking this year's WSOP no limit hold'em:

• First of all, he is the youngest poker player to have won 7 WSOP bracelets.
• He's already won 2 bracelets this year.
• He never won a no limit Hold'em bracelets and the rumors are he is eager to make this year the first one to get it.
• He demonstrated a hell of gaming technique and coolness in the events so far.
• He has a lot of experience in high pressured events such as the final table in this WSOP.

WSOP 2009 Updates

The end is approaching and now we are left with the last 9 players in this years final WSOP event. ESPN are going to cover all of the last four sittings. The first is going to be this Tuesday, at 9pm, (New York City time). They will be playing no limit Hold'em. The next one will be next Tuesday, same hour, on the 4th of August. Next one after that is on the 11th of August. The final event will be held on the 10th of November.


The players still standing now are:
Darvin Moon with 58,930,000 chip counts
Eric Buchman with 34,800,000 chip counts
Steven Begleiter with 29,885,000 chip counts
Jeff Shulman with 19,580,000 chip counts
Joseph Cada with 13,215,000 chip counts
Kevin Schaffel with 12,390,000 chip counts
Phil Ivey with 9,765,000 chip counts
Antoine Saout with 9,500,000 chip counts
James Akenhead with 6,800,000 chip counts

Phil Ivey is still standing and the end of the WSOP is closing in

The world series of poker 2009 is getting close to the final run and it has been very entertaining so far. Not surprising but still worth mentioning is the finalists in this year's tournament: We have the great Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, Dennis Philips and many other good and well known poker players. This year, like every year, I was keeping my eyes out for new talents and actually found a refreshing discovery – People please meet Leo Margets. She is the last woman still standing at this point and from the way she has been playing so far I can see how she is not going to make it easy on the other sharks competing against.

About WSOP 2009

WSOP 2009 is the 40th WSOP since it first started running in 1970.
Every year there are more players attending the different events and there is always a big drama around the winners and losers. This year there are 58,000 poker players and 55 events which varies in the type of poker, the game level and, in some cases, the gender.

The World Series of Poker inspires many poker players and poker fans around the world and for me, an online poker player, is something I've been dreaming about for along time now.

WSOP 2009 upcoming events

WSOP 2009 is the 40th in this successful worldwide event that brings together the top poker players in the world and off course us poker fans.
The event is taking place, like every year, in Las Vegas.
The main event that is actually concluding the WSOP is the no-limit Texas hold Em main event. This year is very much the same as last year when it comes to tournaments and players:
With about 58,000 poker players and 55 events we are going to see a lot of excitement, Drama and generally memorable moments.
So tune in and to this WSOP blog while I keep you posted with all the World Series of Poker 2009 great moments, the cool videos and the embarrassing scenes created by losers.

Opening page

This is the place to get updated with latest poker events and upcoming tournaments.
In here you will find news, gossip, statistics, and you can add your own guess about who's going to take first place.