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Bellagio Chip Robber Caught

February 4, 2011 at 5:31 PM |

A few days ago undercover officers of the Las Vegas Police arrested Anthony Michael Carleo after he tried to sell them high-value chips stolen from the Bellagio robbery in December. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Carleo is the son of George Assad, Municipal Court Judge of Las Vegas.

Poker Tournaments

42nd WSOP Official Schedule Released

February 4, 2011 at 3:38 PM |

Caesars Entertainment updated the schedule they released in the last few days of December. Now the detailed plan is available on WSOP.com. The biggest live event this year will kick off on May 31st, at the usual location, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Poker Players

Rest In Peace, Jack Ury!

February 4, 2011 at 12:36 PM |

Jack Ury, the oldest man ever to have played in the WSOP, passed away on 1st February, 2011 at the age of 97. His slowroll in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, as televised by ESPN, will forever be one of the most remembered moments of poker history.

Poker Tournaments

The Everest Poker ONE - Live Tournament in April

February 3, 2011 at 5:56 PM |

Our rakeback provider partner Everest Poker organizes a major live tournament for all players who want to have a chance to win big. Being held in the beautiful Monte Carlo from April 21, the €1,000,000 prize pool will surely attract many players to the satellites.

Poker Players

Greg Raymer to Leave PokerStars?

February 2, 2011 at 5:35 PM |

Greg 'Fossilman' Raymer, 2004 WSOP Main Event champion seemingly no longer represents PokerStars, according to unofficial information, he parted ways with the largest poker room.

Poker Rooms

Yatahay Poker Network: Doyles Room’s New Home

February 2, 2011 at 5:35 PM |

We have already informed you about Doyles Room leaving Cake Network. For where they headed, however, remained undisclosed – until now. Doyles Room’s new network is Yatahay.

Poker Players

Jared Huggins Turned down by The Big Game

February 1, 2011 at 4:27 PM |

Jared Huggins lost his jobs and home in February, 2010 but was helped out by the poker community, which he became incredibly popular with due to his personality and touching videos. Even a proposal was made to get him into PokerStars’ The Big Game show as Loose Cannon, but recently this has been turned down.

Poker Videos

Video Interview with Nanonoko, the Human Poker Robot

January 31, 2011 at 6:15 PM |

Gary Wise and Jason Senti, 7th place finisher at last year's WSOP Main Event, have made a video interview with the cash game phenomenon Randy 'nanonoko' Lew.

Poker Rake Races

PartyPoker Exclusive Loyalty Freerolls for $1,500 in February

January 31, 2011 at 3:47 PM |

It is now wotrh trying out PartyPoker, as all the newly registered Rakerace.com members can take part in our exclusive freerolls, in which they can compete in three freerolls for a total prize pool of $1,500.

Poker Rake Races

PokerStars Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll - February

January 31, 2011 at 3:23 PM |

With an extraordinary timing and prize, the exlusive RakeRace Loyalty Freeroll continues this February. PokerStars now offers 41 tickets (worth 3000FPP each) to PokerStars' February Turbo Takedown, where players can play for their share of the handsome $1,000,000 prize pool.

Poker Videos

Fydor_8 HU SNG Coaching Video

January 28, 2011 at 3:48 PM |

The Heads-Up Sit-and-Go trainer Fydor_8 has made his coaching video available, in which the heads-up pro shows his gameplay at $220+$10 buy-in SNG tables.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven Exclusive Apple Race in February

January 27, 2011 at 2:42 PM |

PokerHeaven presents an exclusive Apple race in February; there are €1,500 total worth of Apple items up for grabs, including the iPhone 4, the iPad and iPods. Only players registering to PokerHeaven via Rakerace.com are eligible to participate in the Apple race.

Poker Interviews

Daniel Negreanu Talks to Gary Wise

January 24, 2011 at 4:50 PM |

The once Magic The Gathering champion (collectible card game), now poker pro Gary Wise made this interview for PokerStatic with the PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu.

Poker Players

Scottish Businessman Bought Eastgate's Bracelet

January 21, 2011 at 5:51 PM |

More than 1 month passed since Peter Eastgate sold his WSOP bracelet, it is now finally public, who the mysterious buyer was. Not Tony G, not some major poker room as many predicted, but Scottish businessman, William Haughey.

Poker Players

Max Katz Invests in Galen Hall, Gets over $1 Million

January 20, 2011 at 2:26 PM |

PCA Main Event winner Galen Hall searched for sponsors for his caribbean adventure back in December, 2010. Russian businessman and poker player Max Katz seized the opportunity – and earned over $1 million on the deal.

Poker Players

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom in Serious Trouble

January 19, 2011 at 2:52 PM |

It was no suprise for the poker community that at the PCA, Viktor Blom stepped out of the darkness as the man behind Isildur1. Many think that the reason for him to conceal his true identity was to evade Swedish taxes. Now it seems this really is the case: the Swedish tax office claims $149 million in Swedish krona.

Poker Interviews

The Dang Brothers: A Video Interview

January 18, 2011 at 2:34 PM |

PokerStatic has recently made a video interview with the Dang brothers, Di and Hac, also known as Urindanger and trex313, respectively. While the former plays PLO with Gus Hansen, they evaluate their poker year of 2010.

Poker Tournaments

PCA: Galen Hall Wins, Chris Oliver Second

January 17, 2011 at 2:27 PM |

Galen ‘GasparLeMarc’ Hall won the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event, eliminating final table chipleader Chris ‘Gettin Daize’ Oliver heads-up.

Lost & Found

Durrrr Challenge 2 – Phil Galfond Analyzes Again (video)

January 13, 2011 at 4:55 PM |

The high stakes pro Phil ’OMGClayAiken’ Galfond continues his series (started in September) with another two videos, in which he analyzes the most interesting hands of the ’Durrrr Challenge 2’.

Poker Players

Viktor Blom is Isildur1 – But What Did the Parents Say?

January 13, 2011 at 4:23 PM |

A Swedish online magazine, NWT visited the Blom family, after Viktor Blom admitted at the currently ongoing PCA that he was the one playing under the nick ’Isildur1’.

Loyalty Program Reviews

Changes in PokerStars VIP Club

January 11, 2011 at 4:33 PM |

The PokerStars VIP Club underwent minor modifications as of January, 2011; core features remained intact, as the main aim was to simplify the VIP program. Important to note is that PokerStars continues to reward VPPs on a “dealt” basis.

Poker Players

A Deadly Disease and Three Million VPPs – WizardOfAhhs

January 11, 2011 at 2:18 PM |

As we indicated in our previous article on the Top Supernova Elite Players of 2010, here comes our writing, based in part on an earlier post at PokerStarsBlog.com, on how to amass 3 million VPPs in one years’ time; even more notably, on how to do so while fighting a deadly disease. Ladies and Gentleman, we present you the story of Kevin ‘WizardOfAhhs’ Thurman.

Poker Tournaments

PCA Super High Roller - Katchalov Wins, Negreanu 2nd

January 10, 2011 at 1:04 PM |

The Ukranian player, Eugene Katchalov won the 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) $100,000 Super High Roller event. Katchalov defeated Daniel Negranu at the heads-up winning $1,500,000.

Poker Players

It Is Official: Viktor Blom Is Isildur1

January 9, 2011 at 4:28 PM |

On Day 1A of the Caribbean Adventure, PokerStars officially revealed the identity of Isildur1. There was little surprise, however; the screen name is used by Viktor Blom.

Online Poker

More than $500,000 in Rake in One Year – Top Supernova Elite Players of 2010

January 8, 2011 at 6:27 PM |

Joining the PokerStars Supernova Elite club is one of the greatest acknowledgements for a poker player. Considerable amount of playtime, physical and mental stamina and, of course, humility towards poker are all necessary to generate the $170,000 in rake required to become an SNE. And there are players who do triple the amount...

Poker Interviews

4 Days With Phil Ivey - An Old Documentary

January 7, 2011 at 5:57 PM |

Phil Ivey doesn't need any introduction, he's considered the best poker player in the world right now. And we don't say this, everybody does. Even the best players in the world. In this episode of ESPN's E60 show they followed the Full Tilt pro for 4 days, interviewing him on his way. Very interesting, if you haven't seen it already, a must watch.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen Dating Caroline Wozniacki?

January 7, 2011 at 2:50 PM |

Gus Hansen seems to be having some kind of relationship with Danish professional tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. The rumor has been around for some time, but it seems more grounded, as it turns out from her tweets.

Poker Players

Out With the Old in with the New - Prahlad Friedman a UB Pro

January 7, 2011 at 1:29 PM |

Prahlad Friedman, young online pro is UB's newest addition to its team of pros. As the company promised, they are finding young online pros to represent them from now on, and from this aspect, Friedman seems a good choice.

Poker Humor

Messageboard Grinder - TwoPlusTwo Music Video

January 6, 2011 at 3:28 PM |

Funny videos and songs produced or created by TwoPlusTwo forum users never cease to amaze us. This time it's the user called 'SrslySirius' who made a cover for Katy Perry's hit single California Gurls.

Poker Rooms

The Flagships Sail Away – Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke Leave UB

January 4, 2011 at 12:35 PM |

The two most prominent figures of the UB pro team, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have decided to leave the poker room after many-many years of working together.