Paul Wasicka Poker Fan

The match between Paul Wasicka and Jamie Gold he set to be the inspiration for the match between Erik Seidel and Johnny Chan. The heads-up encounter was the grand master taking on the rank amateur as Chan had already won the Main Event the previous year and this result represented Seidel's first cash in a major tournament. The final hand was immortalised in the Hollywood poker film, Rounders, and saw both players limp into the pot and the dealer put out the Qs-8d-Th flop. Seidel initially checked, Chan bet 40,000 and Seidel check-raised to 90,000.

Paul Wasicka's name has not been included in the seventh annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship. It will return to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas next month and the excitement began building this week with the announcement of the 64-player field. Defending champion Annie Duke will join the world’s top pros and a handful of celebrities to compete for a record payday when the event kicks off on March 3.

Paul Wasicka is the role model for the WSOP circuit this year after he won the last event. The buy-in and entry free for this year’s main event is down to $1,600 after being at $5,150 a year ago when a field of 96 players entered, creating a prize pool of $449,750. That event was won by 2006 World Series of Poker main-event runner-up Paul Wasicka for $139,422 in prize money.

Among the final nine were established pros Carter Phillips, Dwyte Pilgrim and Matt Stout. Now with a smaller buy-in, this year’s main event is expected to have a larger turnout.

Michael Phelps took to poker instantly in an exhibition match and defeated stars like Paul Wasicka. Phelps played the double elimination heads-up event and beat noted pros Paul Wasicka and Adam Gerber before being eliminated by Basilios Diakokomninos.

During the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Phelps mentioned one of his favorite hobbies was playing online poker and in 2008 he made the final table of a $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event at Caesars.

The heavyweight clash between Phile Ivey and Phil Hellmuth could prove to be an intriging one. Phil Ivey like Phil Hellmuth are two players who have gained significant reputations in the poker world.

The fact that they both bear the same surname has not helped them to build a bond of friendship, contrariwise, both players have launched verbal attacks. Ivey that everybody knows, ranked as the best player in the world has declared on June 19th, 2010 he plans to win 30 bracelets during his career as a poker pro.

Daytime 2 of Harrah’s Tunica $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship occasion has drawn to a close, and Group Win Pro Paul Wasicka has cinched the chip lead with only nine battlers remaining. The 2006 Earth Collection of Poker Main Event runner-up and 2007 NBC National Heads-Up champion will head into the last table with virtually a quarter for the total chips in play.

This week, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Championship Event in Tunica came to a close with a familiar name outlasting an outstanding final table.

Victory Poker.com is offering more than $100K in prizes in a video contest created to find the next member of its Team Victory.

Wannabe poker playboys are invited to submit a video clip explaining why they should be the next Team member. The stakes are high with a sports car, designer wardrobe, a condo on the Strip in Vegas and $100,000 in tournament entries going to the player chosen by Antonio Esfandiari.

Annie Duke was full of poker love after closing out her first tournament.

More than 500 players and 40 teams participated in last weekend's 2010 Poker Throw Down hosted by professional poker player Jennifer Harman and the Peppermill Casino in Reno. The event raised over $200,000 for the National Kidney Foundation. Jeff Harrington was the overall champion, taking home a slew of prizes, the first place trophy, and receiving a $10,000 entry to this year's World Series of Poker. Despite the large playing field and turbo charity structure, Harrington seemed destined to win.