Tag Archives: Johnny Chan

Johnny Chan eliminated from main event

Posted on July 14, 2012 by admin

LAS VEGAS — 447 players at the start of Level 18 became 355 at the end. The Amazon Room is beginning to feel massive as the tables are becoming more spread out, and that added distance between them enables the ESPN cameras to navigate their way thro… Continue reading →

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Johnny Chan eliminated from main event

Posted on July 14, 2012 by admin

LAS VEGAS — 447 players at the start of Level 18 became 355 at the end. The Amazon Room is beginning to feel massive as the tables are becoming more spread out, and that added distance between them enables the ESPN cameras to navigate their way thro… Continue reading →

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WSOP 2012: Randy $%^&*’n Lew

Posted on July 12, 2012 by admin

Walk as far as you can to the back of the Amazon Room and you’ll find two champions sitting beside each other. Last November, they entered the same APPT tournament in Macau. One of them won it. The other one placed 60th. One of them was in Rounders. Th… Continue reading →

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Brunson arrives and advances to Day 2

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

LAS VEGAS — The 2012 World Series of Poker main event attracted a field of 6,598 players, mostly due to the turnout for Day 1C which, with 3,418 players, became the largest single start day in WSOP main event history. Scattered throughout the tournam… Continue reading →

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Hellmuth Goes for 12 in Players Championship

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin

Hellmuth is fifth in chips at a nine-player final table that is absolutely stacked with pros Minh Ly, Brian Rast, Matt Glantz, George Lind, Owais Ahmed, Ben Lamb, Scott Seiver and Jason Lestor.
Ly, a noted high stakes pro, may be the toughest obstacle … Continue reading →

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Hellmuth Goes for 12 in Players Championship

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin

Hellmuth is fifth in chips at a nine-player final table that is absolutely stacked with pros Minh Ly, Brian Rast, Matt Glantz, George Lind, Owais Ahmed, Ben Lamb, Scott Seiver and Jason Lestor.
Ly, a noted high stakes pro, may be the toughest obstacle … Continue reading →

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Johnny Chan Gets His Revenge!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

Johnny Chan Gets His Revenge!
Las Vegas, NV (June 3, 2011) — It was without question, one of the most famous heads-up matches in poker history.

Down to the final two players in the 1989 World Series of Poker Main Event, two-time defending world cham… Continue reading →

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Moneymaker, Chan Win WSOP Main Event Grudge Matches

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

The World Series of Poker hosted a new made-for-tv event featuring rematches of past WSOP Main Event heads-up battles. Johnny Chan faced off against Phil Hellmuth, and Chris Moneymaker played a unique best of three format against Sammy Farha. … Continue reading →

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Moneymaker, Chan Win WSOP Main Event Grudge Matches

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

The World Series of Poker hosted a new made-for-tv event featuring rematches of past WSOP Main Event heads-up battles. Johnny Chan faced off against Phil Hellmuth, and Chris Moneymaker played a unique best of three format against Sammy Farha. … Continue reading →

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Grudge Matches

Posted on June 3, 2011 by admin

The WSOP Grudge Matches offer fans a second look at some historic matchups: Chris Moneymaker vs. Sammy Farha, Johnny Chan vs. Erik Seidel and Johnny Chan vs. Phil Hellmuth. Continue reading →

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