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Poker Players

Shane Schleger, the "Shaniac" - A Peek Into the Life of an MTT Pro

May 22, 2013 at 8:14 PM |

PokerStars released a short film portraying Shane Schleger, PokerStars Team Online pro, who has amassed more than $3,7 million in online tournament winnings.

Poker Rake Races

Eight Exclusive Freerolls for Redbet Players - 23-30 May

May 22, 2013 at 5:30 PM |

The exclusive Redbet freerolls start this Thursday with prize pools ranging from €100 up to €500.

Poker Rooms

Bwin.Party Suffers Loss of Income over Business Approach Alteration

May 22, 2013 at 11:19 AM |

Bwin.Party has released the Q1 financial report of the company for 2013. Revenues dropped by 17 percent in comparison with 2012 results.

Poker Rake Races

PokerStars Ice & Fire - Play for Free at Sunday Storm or Hot Turbo tourneys

May 21, 2013 at 7:33 PM |

Players of select European countries can now get a free Sunday Storm or 5 free Hot Turbo tickets if they make their first deposits to PokerStars.

Table Ninja II Too Pricey for Players

May 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM |

Many players complain that the Table Ninja 2 software released in May is much more pricey due to the subsciption pricing model introduced.

Poker Girls

Gaelle Garcia Diaz - From Poker Pro to Playboy Model to EPT Presenter

May 21, 2013 at 2:02 PM |

Gaelle Garcia Diaz, the 25-year-old ex-Playmate from Brussels is one of the most attractive sights to see at a poker tournament table (or in it's vicinity). She's not only beautiful, she's also the official EPT presenter for PokerStars in Belgium and Spain, a sponsored PokerStars pro and a model as well.

Poker Tournaments

WPT World Championship 2013 - Amir Babakhani Leads Final 24

May 21, 2013 at 11:54 AM |

A total of 146 players entered this year’s World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championhsip, held at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The field reached its full size well into Day 2, with Phil Ivey as the last one to register, making the prize pool a hefty $3,540,500 for the top 15 finishers.

Poker Pros Skrill Accounts Attempted to be Breached

May 20, 2013 at 6:43 PM |

A number of middle and high stakes regulars have reported via the 2p2 forum that their Moneybookers (Skrill) accounts have been attempted to be breached. At least two players lost funds to the scammers.

Online Poker

Partouche.fr Shuts Down

May 19, 2013 at 6:06 PM |

Partouche.fr, the online poker site of the Partouche Group operating in the regulated French market, has announced to shut down its operations by 1 June, 2013.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final High Stakes Cash Game – Video

May 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM |

Parallel to the tournament events of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, a massive €1,000/€2,000 cash game session took place, with the participation of Viktor Blom, Sam Trickett and Isaac Haxton, among others.

Poker Rooms

RedKings Poker Now Available for iOS Devices

May 16, 2013 at 7:50 PM |

RedKings Poker has already released its Android app last year, but now they also offer iOS players a client which enables them to register, deposit, and even play Strobe Poker.

Poker Players

Doyle Brunson Not Playing at WSOP This Year

May 16, 2013 at 2:24 PM |

79-year old Doyle Brunson tweeted he is not going to participate in this year's World Series of Poker; he says he is afraid he finally has to give in to Father Time.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final Super High Roller - Altergott Wins, Mercier Runner-up

May 16, 2013 at 12:02 PM |

Max Altergott won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Grand Final 2013 €100,000 Super High Roller event for €1,746,400. Jason Mercier, who held the lead from the beginning almost till the end, finished 2nd for €1,115,700.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen Crawls Back with $1.5 Million Session

May 16, 2013 at 10:00 AM |

One of this year’s biggest online high stakes loser so far, Gus Hansen managed to pull himself together and won a total of $1.5 million on FLO8 and 27TD tables earlier this week. His payday was sponsored by Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom and Alex ‘PostflopAction’ Kostritsyn, above all.