From Rising Star to Shooting Star

Jonathan Little Wins Epic Heads Up Match

Destiny Shines on the Duck

Never underestimate the wisdom of a fortune cookie. The night before the final table of the WPT Borgata Poker Open, Vivek Rajkumar cracked open a fortune cookie during an interview on PokerRoad Radio. It read, "You may lose the small ones, but win the big ones." Less than 18 hours later, that's exactly what he did.

Lee Markholt - Interview with a Champ

Lee Markholt watches the airing of the 2008 World Poker Challenge and recounts his victory.

Mike "SirWatts" Watson Transitions From Online Pro to WPT Champion

Mike Watson, a 24-year-old online pro, overcame some big chip swings and a very tough final table (featuring four live pros and two online pros) to win the WPT Bellagio Cup IV, earning more than $1.6 million.

David Chiu Comes From Behind to Defeat Gus Hansen in a WPT World Championship for the Ages

In a twist, the big story at the final table of the WPT World Championship wasn't the winner -- it was the runner-up. Regardless of the final result, this evening belonged to the Great Dane, Gus Hansen.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Day 4 Recap

Calling the slow grind that was day 4 of the Foxwoods Poker Classic anything other than excruciating wouldn't be doing it justice. After the field motored through the first two days of the tournament, it didn't look like anything could stop what was predicted to be a premature conclusion to one of the premier stops on the World Poker Tour. Instead, the remaining 33 players spent hours trading chips back and forth until the inevitable rising blinds forced the action.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Day 3 Recap

The first two days of play at the World Poker Tour Foxwoods Poker Classic were devastating for the original field of 346 players, and at the start of day 3, only 75 players remained. The plan was to play five full levels of poker or until the field was sliced down to the final 18 players, whichever came first. The money bubble would burst when the 41st player was eliminated, and play was lethargic all the way to the bubble. Hand-for-hand play was reached shortly after 6 p.m. EDT, and it took a full 25 minutes for the bubble to burst. The unfortunate bubble girl was Svetlana Gromenkova.

Foxwoods Poker Classic Day 2 Recap

When Day 1 of the WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic ended, defending champion Raj Patel held the top spot on the leaderboard, followed by Paul Snead. Twenty-four hours later, Day 2 ended with the same names in reverse -- Snead now leads the field with 472,700, followed by Patel's 393,700.