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The Micros Holiday Special

December 22, 2010 at 2:30 PM |

About two weeks ago, we presented you the pilot episode of The Micros, an animated series produced by John ’JimmyLegs’ Wray and Jay ’Krantz’ Rosenkrantz. Now, here is the second episode, the Holiday Special.

Poker Videos

Fold Like a Pro - Negreanu vs Chan

December 21, 2010 at 6:06 PM |

It takes a disciplined player to fold a very strong hand, just to avoid getting beaten by an even stronger one. But does he have it? In this video you can see how one can fold a straight. In this case, it's Daniel Negreanu against Johnny Chan in Poker After Dark. Pay close attention, this is something to learn from!

Poker Rake Races

Exclusive €3,000 InterPoker Rake Race - January

December 21, 2010 at 1:33 PM |

Rakerace.com and InterPoker organize a €3,000 exclusive rake race to those who registered at InterPoker with our site's link. The promotion runs between 1-31 January. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Poker Rake Races

Betsson Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race (1-31 January)

December 21, 2010 at 12:39 PM |

Start the new year with our fantastic $5,000 exclusive cash race at Betsson! To sweeten the deal the outstanding First Deposit Bonus and VIP Club is still up for grabs and offers a unique opportunity for the players of the Ongame Network to earn some extra cash.

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.