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Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2011 - Winning a Pot with Someone Else's Chips

July 12, 2011 at 2:46 PM |

Darrell Roberts won a nice pot under quite funny circumstances at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Roberts sat down at his table after returning from the bathroom. What he did not notice, however, was that his table (table 308) had actually been moved to the ESPN main stage section during Roberts' break.

Poker Tournaments

Record Turnout at WSOP 2011 - Largest World Series Ever

July 11, 2011 at 7:13 PM |

Despite the early predictions, this year's World Series of Poker turned out to be the largest in history. The 42nd annual WSOP, with a record-breaking 75,672 entries and 58 events created the largest prize pool in the history of the Series: $191,999,010. 6865 players registered for the Main Event, which is currently underway.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #56 and Event #57 - $1,500 NLHE and $5,000 Omaha H/L

July 11, 2011 at 4:31 PM |

The Swedish programmer Hasan Alexander Anter took down the WSOP Event #56 ( in style: he defeated his opponent with a royal flush. The Event #57 bracelet ($5,000 Omaha H/L) went to Nick Banger.

Poker Videos

The Big Game Season 2 Week 2

July 9, 2011 at 7:14 PM |

The second week of PokerStars' hit cash game show, The Big Game has arrived to PokerStars.tv. As usual, 5 episodes were posted, we collected them for you, so you can follow the action easily. This week was great entertainment ever, we highly recommend you watch them. Enjoy!

Poker Rooms

Full Tilt Sale Might Be Sealed Next Week

July 8, 2011 at 8:11 PM |

According to recent information, the European investors who are planning to buy into Full Tilt Poker are almost ready to sign the deal, which could be "on the table by the end of next week."

Poker Rake Races

InterPoker Extra Rake Chase for New Players in July

July 8, 2011 at 4:48 PM |

If you haven't yet decided in which room you should play in July, this is your chance. InterPoker awaits new players with an extra rake chase on top of the regular rakeback and the exclusive promotions. With the rake chase, you can now achieve a 10% additional rakeback. What are you waiting for?

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth Running for WSOP Player of the Year Title

July 8, 2011 at 3:18 PM |

As we reported yesterday, Phil Hellmuth finished second after Brian Rast at the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. This has been his 3rd WSOP heads-up this year, where he lost. However, he still has the chance to become the best player of the WSOP.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Main Event Launches Today

July 7, 2011 at 6:00 PM |

World Series of Poker 2011 Event #58 $10,000 NLHE Championship, commonly known as the Main Event, kicks off today at 12:00 p.m. PST. Probably the most notable poker event of the year, in 2010 it featured 7,319 entrees and Jonathan Duhamel, the champion could take home $8,944,310.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #54 and Event #55 - $1,000 NLHE and $50,000 Poker Players Championship

July 7, 2011 at 4:05 PM |

Max Lykov had the lead throughout the final table of WSOP Event #54 $1,000 NLHE, eventually defeating Dror Michaelo heads-up. In the famous $50,000 Poker Players Championship (WSOP Event #55), Phil Hellmuth lost his third HU battle in WSOP 2011, this time against Brian Rast.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #52 and Event #53 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em and WSOP $1,000 Ladies NLHE

July 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM |

The 52nd and 53rd Events ended, Matt Matros won the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em Event for $303,501 and Marsha Wolak the $1,000 Ladies NLHE Event for $192,344. As last year, many males entered the ladies event, which caused major upheaval amongst other players.

Poker Players

Nominations Are Open for 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

July 6, 2011 at 4:49 PM |

This is the third time Harrah’s Entertainment picks inductees for the annual Poker Hall of Fame based on an open nomination process.

Poker Rake Races

Tiltao Poker and PointPoker July Races Overview

July 6, 2011 at 2:04 PM |

For those going for the great moneyback offers, summer is easily the best period of the year, as it is considerably easier to finish high in rake races. The two favourites of July are most likely PointPoker and Tiltao Poker; details in the article.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Event #50 and Event #51 - $5,000 Triple Chance NLHE and $1,500 PLO Hi-low

July 5, 2011 at 4:50 PM |

The French Antonin Teisseire won the $5,000 Triple Chance NLHE, cashing an amazing $825,604. Event #51, the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-low was won by David Singontiko, who earned $268,235 with his bracelet.

Poker Rooms

Fulltiltpoker.fr Lincense Also Suspended

July 5, 2011 at 3:34 PM |

The French gambling commission, ARJEL declared in an official press release that they suspend the operating license of Rekop Ltd. which operates Full Tilt Poker in France.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown: Isildur1 Defeats Terje 'Terken89' Augdal for $150,000

July 4, 2011 at 6:14 PM |

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom once again defeated another opponent in his heads-up nosebleed poker challenge, the SuperStar Showdown. Terje Augdal, the Norwegian pro lost his whole buy-in ($150,000) in just 1566 hands.