Wed, 01/19/2011 – 02:20 – PokerPages Staff

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
On January 15, 2011 the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’s Main Event will be down to the final table.  The final table will be aired on ESPN2 with hole cards exposed on a one hour delay.  Tune in to ESPN2 January 15, 2011 at 2200 ET to catch all of the action.  The PCA Main Event final table will also be on PokerStars Webcasts.

38th Annual World Series of Poker 
The 2007 WSOP Main Event, part 8 of 16, is airing on ESPN.  Watch Main Event from Las Vegas’ Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, with featured players, such as Hevad “Rainbow” Khan, Kenny Tran, Todd Brunson, Pam Brunson, Tobey Maguire, Darrell Dicken, Randal McLoughlin and Dave Terry.

High Stakes Poker
Check out High Stakes Poker on the Game Show Network.  High Stakes Poker is a cash game with a minimum buy-in of $100,000.  Join the hosts, Gabe Kaplan and Kara Scott and this year’s cast of characters, which include Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, and Phil Ivey, for the premier cash game on television. 

The Poker House
Add a little drama to the poker fare with The Poker House.  The movie is a story of three young sisters’ day long struggle in a home overrun by gamblers and thieves.  This 2008 movie stars Selma Blair and Jennifer Lawrence.  The Poker House is airing on Showtime.

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Wed, 01/19/2011 – 02:50 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Kathy Liebert and Jennifer Harman Enter Poker Hall of Fame
Long overdue and more than deserved, Kathy Leibert and Jennifer Harman were finally voted into the Women’s Poker Hall of Fame.  These are not just two of the world’s foremost “women” poker players; they are amongst the most gifted “poker” players in the world. 

#4 – Phil Ivey Wins 8th WSOP Bracelet
He is so successful that it hardly registers anymore when Mr. Ivey wins another bracelet.  However, he really is a stunningly brilliant player and his first place finish at the 2010 WSOP was amazing.  His fight back against Bill Chen from a chip disadvantage, which would have mortified lesser players, was simply breathtaking.

#3 – Peter Eastgate Announces Poker Retirement
For quitting at the top, Peter Eastgate’s dramatic announcement in the midst of the 2010 WSOP Main Event that he was retiring from professional poker deserves to be commended.  His reasons were straightforward and honest – he was now financially secure, and he did not want to play at a competitive level anymore.

#2 – Michael Mizrachi’s 2010 Comeback
After soaring spectacularly into the poker stratosphere early in his career, “The Grinder” had a lean two years before 2010.  Then along came the WSOP $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship last May – and Michael was on fire.  He won the first prize of $1,559,046 and went onto make three further final tables.  Altogether, in 2010 he won more than $4 million.  The Grinder is back.

#1 – 2010 WSOP November Nine
For sheer jaw-clenching, heart-pounding tension and drama, the 2010 WSOP November Nine gets our first place.  No one expected Cheong to leave in fourth place, and when Mizrachi slipped from chip leader to loser in the flip of a card the thrills and spills were becoming almost unbearable.  A truly memorable event.