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Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth to Dance With the Stars?

December 20, 2010 at 4:41 PM |

Phil Hellmuth, 11-time WSOP champion now just might get into another genre: dancing. He tweeted that he might be on the next season of "Dancing with the Stars".

Online Poker

Isildur1 Loses First SuperStar Showdown

December 20, 2010 at 2:03 PM |

Isildur1 lost his first SuperStar Showdown against Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton, his first challenger. The Swede lost nearly $42,000.

Poker Girls

Girl of the Week - Sandra Naujoks

December 19, 2010 at 3:53 PM |

If you are a woman and want to be respected as a poker player you probably have to try twice as hard as men. This can be considered as a fact, even though there are more and more famous female poker players.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 2): Jack Ury

December 18, 2010 at 6:12 PM |

You might have not heard about Jack Ury yet, but if you watch this, you'll never forget the name. Jack Ury is probably the oldest active tournament player around, aging 96, he participates in WSOP events regularly.

Poker Players

John Racener Arrest Details and His Apology

December 17, 2010 at 4:12 PM |

Five days have passed since 2010 WSOP Main Event runner-up John Racener was arrested for the 4th time, and now more information surfaced about the case and the he also commented his behaviour on his twitter.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2: Dwan Reduces Cates’ Lead

December 17, 2010 at 3:43 PM |

Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan and Daniel ’jungleman12’ Cates keep up the good work recently; Durrrrr Challenge 2 is alive and well, with a 1,214 hands session played yesterday. Dwan managed to reduce his deficit to $500,000, while Cates swept in the biggest pot in the Challenge so far.

Poker Girls

WPT Royal Flush Girl Melanie Won MAXIM's Hometown Hotties

December 16, 2010 at 4:15 PM |

WPT's Royal Flush Girl Melanie Iglesias has won Maxim's 2010 Hometown Hotties contest. The young model from New York beat more than 7,000 contestants nationwide, including the 9 finalists as well to win the title. From now on, she will not only be a Royal Flush Girl, but also a spokesperson for Maxim.

Online Poker

Isaac Haxton Challenges Isildur1 on Sunday

December 16, 2010 at 1:22 PM |

When Isildur1 was signed by PokerStars, the largest poker site in the world already announced a challange for players to take on their newest pro: the Superstar Showdown. We already have the first challanger: Isaac 'philivey2694' Haxton.

Who Remains on HSP 7?

December 15, 2010 at 4:50 PM |

In addition to the rumored ban of Full Tilt Poker pros from the show High Stakes Poker Season 7, a couple of other celebrated players have cancelled their participation.

Casinos

Bellagio Robbed Yesterday

December 15, 2010 at 2:40 PM |

An armed man wearing a motorcycle helmet robbed the famous Bellagio casino in Las Vegas early yesterday. Police say he took around $1.5 to $2 million in chips.

Poker Players

The First Interview Ever Made with Viktor Blom? Part One

December 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM |

The first part of an interview with Viktor Blom has appeared 2 days ago in the forum of the Swedish State poker site Svenska Spel, in which BankTheMan writes about Blom’s poker life in detail.

Lost & Found

Phil Galfond Analyzes the Hands of Durrrr Challenge 2 - Part 2

December 14, 2010 at 6:10 PM |

High stakes pro Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond has recently been big news, as he robbed PokerStars' new pro, Isildur1 of almost all of his earnings at the site. He started a video series not long ago, where he analyses the hands of the Durrrr Challenge 2. We present to you the second 2 videos.

Poker Rake Races

Everest Poker Exclusive Freeroll - Win 3 Tickets for the $50,000 Guaranteed

December 14, 2010 at 4:43 PM |

We offer you a great chance to participate in Everest Poker's $50,000 Guaranteed tournament: you just have finish in the first 3 places of our exclusive freeroll, starting December 15.

Online Poker

PokerTableRatings Player of the Year 2010 - Vote!

December 14, 2010 at 2:07 PM |

PokerTableRatings, one of the world's leading poker databases, announced their yearly vote for for the year's best players on all levels. Everyone can vote for their favourites now at PokerTableRatings.com.