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Ziigmund Wins Biggest Pot in the History of PS - $421K

September 9, 2011 at 10:44 AM |

The Finnish daredevil Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies took down the biggest pot in the history of PokerStars: the young pro won $421,836 with his nut flush at the online high stakes tables. Ziggy is on a rollercoaster ride recently, he was down more than $800k this year, but it seems his dowswing ended.

Poker Players

British Poker Awards - Jake Cody is the Player of the Year

September 6, 2011 at 2:41 PM |

Jake Cody was the biggest winner of this year's British Poker Awards, he took down the Best Tournament Player and the Player of the Year awards as well. The ceremony was held as the highlight of the 2011 Poker in the Park festival in London.

FTP's Attorney Jeff Ifrah Resigns

September 2, 2011 at 6:32 PM |

Full Tilt Poker's Attorney, Jeff Ifrah asked the court for permission to resign due to "unreasonable difficulty to carry out his employment effectively and would result on an unreasonable financial burden on the law firm."

Poker Tournaments

EPT Barcelona - Martin Schleich Takes Down €850,000

September 2, 2011 at 1:23 PM |

The European Poker Tour has its newest champion, as the German player Martin Schleich took down the EPT Barcelona final table, cashing whopping €850,000. Dragan Kostic came in second, while Team PokerStars pro Eugene Katchalov finished third.

Poker Rake Races

Paradise Poker Exclusive €2,000 Rake Race in September

September 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM |

In September, you can participate in a great new €2,000 exclusive Rakerace.com rake race at our partner, Paradise Poker. The race is available only for those registering to Paradise Poker via our link. The first prize is €700! In addition to the rake race, players are also eligible for the first deposit bonus and the room’s default 20-30% rakeback.

Poker Interviews

Ongame MD Martin Lerby Answers about the Future of Online Poker

September 1, 2011 at 2:15 PM |

Martin Lerby, chief of Ongame Network speaks about the effects of Black Friday and shares his thoughts on the future of online poker. An InsidePokerBusiness interview.

Poker Rake Races

$7,500 Exclusive Betfred Poker September Race

August 30, 2011 at 4:25 PM |

The Betfred Poker cash race goes on in September here at Rakerace.com! The room that is part of the iPoker Network takes this month's race even further, they now offer a $7,500 private cash race only for Rakerace.com players! Moreover, you are also eligible for the exceptional first deposit bonus and the room’s VIP membership.

Poker Rake Races

Purple Lounge $2,000 Exclusive Rake Race 1-30 September

August 26, 2011 at 9:13 PM |

New Purple Lounge private race at Rakerace.com in September! As part of the Microgaming network, Purple Lounge is holding a rake race with $2,000 up for grabs. Only registered Rakerace.com members can take part in the promotion. Moreover, all players are eligible for the 30% loyalty and the first deposit bonus.

Poker Girls

Daniel Negreanu's New Girlfriend is Hungarian Beauty Queen

August 22, 2011 at 4:12 PM |

In the Quadjacks interview posted earlier, Daniel Negreanu also talked a bit about his personal life, which seems to have taken a twist since the World Series.

Jimmy Fricke Says Aces of Spades are Marked at the Bellagio

August 22, 2011 at 1:42 PM |

2007 Aussie Millions 2nd finisher Jimmy Fricke claims that every single ace of spades is easily recognisable from its back at the Bellagio.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Live Coverage On Air

August 22, 2011 at 12:35 PM |

Every Tuesday, ESPN is airing episodes of the WSOP Main Event. The first episode is already on the Internet in two parts.

Lost & Found

Useful Micro Limit Poker Tips for Beginners - Part 4

August 18, 2011 at 9:52 PM |

Here is the fourth part of the poker ebook written by the two Hungarian poker pros, kocka21 and mrj.

Poker Players

How Much of a Fish Guy Laliberté Exactly Is?

August 17, 2011 at 3:01 PM |

Cirque du Soleil company owner and billionaire Guy Laliberté has lost millions of dollars in online poker over the years and has been considered by many the biggest high stakes fish ever. Poker pro Mike Matusow now, however, claims that due to an agreement among the high stakes regulars, he has never had a real chance to win.

Poker Players

Money Does Not Last too Long for Ronny Kaiser

August 16, 2011 at 5:27 PM |

Ronny Kaiser has lost almost all of his EPT Tallinn winnings, as he got rid of more than $300,000 on the weekend on PokerStars. 

Poker Players

Chino Rheem Started to Pay His Debts

August 16, 2011 at 1:16 PM |

David ’Chino’ Rheem has amassed a huge debt in the past few years but at last he started to pay it back, following his victory at the Epic Poker League for $1 million.

Poker Tournaments

Chino Rheem Wins Epic - Will He Settle His Debts?

August 15, 2011 at 4:08 PM |

Chino Rheem has won the million-dollar first prize at the Epic Poker League. He defeated Erik Seidel heads-up. The question is: will he use this sum to pay off his debts or will he continue scamming the poker community?

Poker Players

Jungleman Admits Involvement in Macedo Scandal

August 15, 2011 at 3:22 PM |

Daniel ‘Jungleman12’ Cates admitted in an interview made by Subject: Poker that he had played the ‘SamChauhan’, ‘Toshisan’ and ‘Girah’ accounts and participated in ghosting in cooperation with José Macedo.

Poker Players

Jungleman and Dogishead Interviewed on Girah Scandal

August 11, 2011 at 4:18 PM |

Bluff Magazine has interviewed the two high stakes players who seem to have the most suspicious relationship with the scammer José ‘Girah’ Macedo. Daniel ‘Jungleman12’ Cates and Haseeb ‘dogishead’ Qureshi were asked a couple of more or less pressing questions and here are some of their answers.

Poker Players

Conspiracy Theories about the Girah Scandal

August 10, 2011 at 6:38 PM |

It would seem that Haseeb ‘dogishead’ Qureshi is gradually becoming the top suspect to be behind the Macedo (Girah) Scandal as forum members and known poker celebrities assume that he is deeply involved in the case. At the very least, he used the Portuguese midstakes pro’s account for multi-accounting.

Poker Players

Jose Macedo Busted for Scamming His Students

August 8, 2011 at 5:51 PM |

The 18 years old Jose Macedo, the Portuguese Poker Prodigy as he is much better known, confessed that he cheated his coached students during a teamviewer session. He won over $30,000 from them, which he promised to pay back, plus he would give a $30,000 compensation per player. Lock Poker has cut his sponsorship, and he is also out of PokerStrategy's coach team.

Poker Players

Huck Seed Wins over $670,000 Playing Video Poker

August 5, 2011 at 6:56 PM |

Four times WSOP champion Huck Seed attacked one of the video poker machines at the Aria. He hit a royal flush for $670,655.

Poker Tournaments

EPT 8 Tallinn: Days 1A and 1B Over

August 4, 2011 at 7:23 PM |

On 2nd August Season 8 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour kicked off in Tallinn, Estonia. Main Event Days 1A and 1B are now over, and here is a report on the players, survivors and chipcounts.

Betfair Ends Sponsorship with FC Barcelona and Signs Brand Ambassadors

August 4, 2011 at 2:05 PM |

Online betting exchange Betfair, in a wave of thorough revision of their sport sponsorship activities, has ended its sponsorship contract with UEFA Champions League 2010/11 winner FC Barcelona and signed four sport stars for brand ambassadors. Marketing magazine reports.

Poker Interviews

The Quadjacks Grand Interview Summarized

August 3, 2011 at 10:20 PM |

The 9-hour-long Friday Night Podcast of Quadjacks saw Daniel Negreanu, Matt Savage, Mike Matusow and, for a short time, Tony G talk about the current issues in poker.

Online Poker

Phil Ivey vs. Full Tilt Poker - What Is the Truth?

August 1, 2011 at 1:36 PM |

New data has surfaced indicating that Phil Ivey borrowed money from Full Tilt poker on many occasions and it seems like he has not paid it back yet.

Poker Rake Races

Purple Lounge $2,000 Exclusive Rake Race 1-31 August

July 29, 2011 at 2:38 PM |

New Purple Lounge private race at Rakerace.com in August! As part of the Microgaming network, Purple Lounge is holding a rake race with $2,000 up for grabs. Only registered Rakerace.com members can take part in the promotion. Moreover, all players are eligible for the 30% loyalty and the first deposit bonus.

Poker Rake Races

Betfair Exclusive $3,000 Cash Race in August

July 28, 2011 at 1:45 PM |

Betfair and Rakerace.com continue their $3,000 cash race this August as well. Only players registering to Betfair via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate. In addition to the $1,400 Betfair Live package first prize and the other winnings worth a total of $3,000, Betfair also offers a first deposit bonus and its own central races.

Poker Rake Races

InterPoker Exclusive €5,000 Rake Race in August!

July 27, 2011 at 12:17 PM |

For fans of the Boss network, Rakerace.com and InterPoker continue to offer their exclusive rake race with a prize pool of €5,000! The rake race is available to those who registered to InterPoker via our site's link. The promotion runs between August 1-31. Besides the race, you are also eligible for the €1,000 first deposit bonus and the 30% rakeback.

Poker Players

Galfond Joins Cole South - Moves to Canada

July 26, 2011 at 2:15 PM |

Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond, one of the most popular online poker players and instructors, cash game specialist thought it was time to get back to his beloved online poker; according to his recent tweet, he moved to Canada to be able to play.

Poker Videos

The Big Game Season 2 Week 4 - Italian Week

July 25, 2011 at 2:52 PM |

The Big Game is back with the fourth week in a row, and after a week with Jared Huggins (who was totalled by Cassavetes) it's an international week at PokerStars. Two Italian, a French and threee american players face each other at the state-of-the-art poker table.