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Joseph Ebanks defeated Chris Moorman to win the first $1 million-plus top prize at 2011 WSOP in Event 46

A couple weeks ago on ESPN Inside Deal, Laura Lane, Bernard Lee and I were talking about ESPN.com's "The Nuts" poker rankings and got on the topic of Tom Marchese. I said honestly that a year ago, I had no idea who Marchese was and that really wasn't...

Mizrachi will enter the final table seventh in chips. Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, professional poker player Michael Mizrachi will stop by to chat about the 2010 World Series of Poker main event and his episode of ESPN's Inside Deal. M...

Bernard Lee kept a running diary during his 2010 WSOP main event run and recalls the key hands that brought him into the money.

In our preparations for next week's "ESPN Inside Deal," we've been working on our game plan for Phil Hellmuth. One of our topics was going to be, "Phil, we know you've been one of the most successful players in poker history, but what's been going on...

Chad Millman writes about how after the WSOP, online poker -- and online gambling in general -- hangs in the balance because of UIGEA, starting Dec. 1.

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The spectacle that is the World Series of Poker main event is unlike any other sporting event, but perhaps poker legend Doyle Brunson said it best. "It looks like a football game!" the 76-year-old said, looking out on the animated crowd of 1,500 at t...

During a time when the poker industry focuses on who will become the next world champion, one former world champion is officially on the hook for being part of the Ultimate Bet cheating scandal from June 2003 until December 2007. After over a year of...

After the completion of the Legends of Poker, a World Poker Tour event, there has been a common phrase used on just about every poker forum: "I bet they're using their run good up right now." Translation: Can you really believe that two November Nin...

I'll be honest. Usually after I come back from the WSOP, the next two weeks are spent trying to catch up on anything and everything, followed by a vacation. This year has been a little bit different, as the excitement of poker around the office simpl...

Moneymaker won the 2003 WSOP. Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, professional poker player Chris Moneymaker will stop by to chat about poker and the November Nine. Moneymaker will be the first guest on ESPN.com's new show "ESPN Inside Deal...

Early proponents of Title IX didn't set out to change the sports world -- but change it, they did.

PHILADELPHIA -- New York Jets fans might be split on the team's decision to trade for Tim Tebow. But Tebow has one big supporter inside the New York Knicks locker room. Point guard Jeremy Lin called the Jets' decision to deal for Tebow "aweso...

The Dallas Cowboys continue to be aggressive in their free agent pursuits, reaching a deal with inside linebacker Dan Connor, according to a source, after signing safety Brodney Pool earlier in the day.

Are you ready to have Britney Spears as a regular presence inside your living room? According to multiple sources, Simon Cowell is nearing a deal to land Britney Spears as a judge on The X Factor. And all it's going to take is $10 million a year! As ...

The news that David Beckham has re-signed with the Galaxy might have provided a good deal of relief inside Major League Soccer's signature club had it really been news. Wednesday's announcement that the league's biggest star would be back in 2012 ...