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Poker Humor

PlusEV - A comic not to pass by

October 9, 2010 at 6:27 PM |

Bobby Crosby, writer of the PlusEV comics, is an internationally acclaimed comic writer, with a strong love for poker. His poker-related strips are very popular, as he introduces us to the life of an average American family, whose head, the father is a poker player.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Festa Al Lago Is Launched

October 8, 2010 at 6:34 PM |

The Festa Al Lago at the Bellagio is the eighth out of the twenty tournaments in total of the World Poker Tour Season IX.

Poker Tournaments

FTP: FTOPS XVIII Schedule Announced

October 8, 2010 at 4:22 PM |

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII gets underway in about a month’s time. There are 34 events taking place between 10th and 21st November with a guaranteed prize pool of $19 million in total.

Lost & Found

No Limit Hold'em Tips for Beginners - Part 1.

October 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM |

In this two-part guide we are intending to provide orientation for beginner poker players. The first part will lay out some basic practices, and the second will cover issues concerning game techniques. With this guide we want to provide an insight of the game itself, as well as some management skills you will be needing if you hope to be a profitable poker player.

Lost & Found

Play a Hand with Us – Thin Value Bets with 77

October 6, 2010 at 5:26 PM |

$0.50/$1  No Limit Holdem5 PlayersUTG  (Hero) $104 CO  $25 BTN  $102 SB  $185 BB $100

Poker Tournaments

PCA Schedule Now Public

October 6, 2010 at 4:56 PM |

PokerStars have posted the schedule of next years PCA on their website, and also opened www.pokerstarscaribbeanadventure.com, the official website of the tournament. Over 50 tournaments will be held at the luxurious Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.

Poker Humor

Viktor Blom 2+2 Photoshop Thread Best Of

October 5, 2010 at 7:15 PM |

There is a 2+2 forum thread called 'Blom photoshop potential'. In it, a user called 'ShortstackCat' posted 3 pictures of Viktor Blom playing at the poker table, encouraging fellow users to exploit and 'remix' the photos using Photoshop. There are many very funny ones, we strongly advise you to visit the thread after skimming through our little compilation here. It's worth it, we promise.

Poker Tournaments

European Masters of Poker - Win Seats With NoiQ

October 5, 2010 at 4:15 PM |

If you are a hobby poker player, but might want to try yourself at a big tournament, whose buy-in does not rob you of much money, EMOP might be a good start. You can now enter NoiQ Poker's Mid Limit and Low Limit EMOP races, where you can win a registration to the VIP freeroll whose main prizes are EMOP Malta seats worth €2,600 each.

Poker Legislation

Online Poker Legislation: Washington Bans, Denmark Legalises

October 4, 2010 at 7:59 PM |

PokerStars has recently banned residents of the State of Washington from its rooms, due to a Supreme Court decision. Meanwhile, Denmark is planning to give the green lights to international online poker providers.

Poker Tournaments

EPT London Final Table - Live Coverage

October 4, 2010 at 4:16 PM |

The EPT London has progressed to its final table, with only 8 players still chasing the $900,000 main prize. John Juanda and Tom Marchese (kingsofcards) are still in, and Kyle Bowker is the chipleader at the moment. Below you can follow the event live with commentary.

Poker Books

Poker Books: Top 10

October 3, 2010 at 3:04 PM |

Our goal here was simple but demanding: create a list of the best 10 books on poker ever. Most of them are for beginners of the game that is becoming increasingly popular year by year but some are for those already on a more advanced level. All in all, this is a rather subjective list, of course, but we do hope it gains your approval.

Poker Rake Races

Ladbrokes Poker Exclusive $1500 Rake Race This October

October 1, 2010 at 4:47 PM |

In partnership with Ladbrokes Poker (Microgaming), rakerace.com is organizing a $1500 exclusive rake race this October. Only those players that used the AKADEMIA bonus code upon registration will be eligible to participate.

Poker Players

Blom Refuses to Give Interview at WSOPE

October 1, 2010 at 2:28 PM |

Viktor Blom (suspected to be the mysterious player Isildur1) has always been known as a shy, reserved player who doesn't talk much at the tables, instead, he concentrates on the game only. He finished 16th at the WSOPE Main Event, and after leaving the table, he refused to give an interview to ESPN.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven & InterPoker Exclusive €3,500 Rake Race – (1-31 October)

September 30, 2010 at 4:54 PM |

In partnership with PokerHeaven and InterPoker, Rakerace.com has joined forces to organize a €3,500 Rake Race for this October.

Poker Girls

Liv Boeree Becomes PokerStars Pro

September 30, 2010 at 2:13 PM |

Liv Boeree, EPT San Remo's winner, one ot the hottest of the poker ladies out there has now joined the Team PokerStars Pro. She has been the pro player of UB, but they discontinued their relationship, and she is now sponsored by the largest online poker site, PokerStars.

Online Poker

WCOOP Main Event: ‘PotterPoker’ Wins

September 29, 2010 at 8:24 PM |

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker was held between 5th and 28th September with over 50,000 participants playing for the $62 million total prize pool. The buy-in for most of the events was around $100-$300. Gametypes varied from NLHE to Omaha and even 7 Card Stud.

Poker Tournaments

James Bord Wins Ł830,401 at the WSOPE 2010

September 29, 2010 at 8:05 PM |

Although it had seemed that some kind of dreamteam was going to sit at the WSOPE 2010 Main Event final table at the Casino at the Empire in London, it turned out to be a set of relatively unknown players with both Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom being eliminated on Day 4. The 9-handed finale was no less anticipated, however, and it proved to be a game definitely worth waiting for.

Poker Interviews

Lauren Kling - A Proper Interview

September 28, 2010 at 11:45 AM |

Last time we have shown you a short video of Lauren Kling's 5-minute break between two rounds at some online multi-table tournament. Now here is another interview, a little bit longer than the last one, and now she talks about herself in much more detail giving you a chance to get to know her better.

Poker Tournaments

WSOPE Event #4 NLHE High-Roller HU: Gus Hansen Wins

September 27, 2010 at 5:14 PM |

After a number of delays, the 4th event of the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe in London finally has a winner: Gus ’The Great Dane’ Hansen, who finally collected his first WSOP golden bracelet ever.

Poker Rooms

New Victory Poker Ad

September 26, 2010 at 5:24 PM |

As reported before, Victory Poker recently moved to Cake Network and it did not waste any time either: the first advertisement is out and it is tempting to say the least. Victoria Moore, Sara Jean Underwood and others are presented on the poster with the remnants of a cake-fight. A teaser video of the shooting is also released, undoubtedly achieving its goal to lure more costumers to the room.

Poker Legislation

US E-gaming Regulation: What Is to Come?

September 25, 2010 at 7:26 PM |

An article entitled ”A nation awaits” by Chris Krafcik was published on EGRMagazine.com, detailing the expectations of what the future holds for online gambling and gaming regulation in the US. It is a rather comprehensive writing; here we merely wish to give an overview of the topic he covers.

Poker Videos

Phil Hellmuth Crazy Lady Gaga Entrance at WSOPE

September 24, 2010 at 4:22 PM |

Phil Hellmuth is famous for his big, and sometimes weird entrances, followed by bad play which leads him to his early elimination. He did the exact same at the WSOPE Main Event as well. He rode in on a classic red double-decker bus accompanied by a brass band, who began to play Lady Gaga's Pokerface, while 11 girls dressed as Gaga danced and sang.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Borgata Poker Open: Dwyte Pilgrim Is the Winner

September 24, 2010 at 3:15 PM |

It seems that Dwyte Pilgrim is none less gifted in poker than his style and talk is original; he has just earned his first major event winning, the WPT Borgata. Largest in the World Poker Tour history with a field of 1,042, beating it is a proof for those regarding him a “minor league grinder” that he definitely stepped up the ladder.

Poker Players

Tom Dwan Argues with harrington25 and URnotINdanger2

September 23, 2010 at 4:42 PM |

Tom 'durrrr' Dwan usually plays high-stakes Pot Limit Omaha recently at Full Tilt tables, and while he is winning lots of money, he sometimes chats with his opponents, who are not exactly happy all the time with 'durrrr'. We are going to present 2 of such conversations.

Poker Humor

The Donk's View of the World at TwoPlusTwo

September 22, 2010 at 2:01 PM |

We have found this brilliant video browsing the internet, and thought it is so funny we are sharing it with you. The donk meets TwoPlusTwo, and expresses his opinions about poker, Phil Ivey, isildur1 and Tom Dwan, and has some interesting questions as well.

Poker Tournaments

Record Turnout at WPT Borgata Open

September 21, 2010 at 2:40 PM |

It seems the players who did not participate in WSOPE for some reason are attending WPT Borgata Poker Open instead, which has reached the largest player pool ever in WPT history, a total of 1,042 players.

Poker Tournaments

Phil Laak Wins His First Bracelet at WSOPE

September 17, 2010 at 5:51 PM |

The first event came to an end at the WSOP Europe at Day 3, where the recently injured and now recovered Phil Laak won his first WSOP bracelet.

Site & Blog Reviews

Noted Poker Authority Blog Review

September 16, 2010 at 7:13 PM |

Noted Poker Authority is one of the most prestigious poker blogs today. Ed Miller, the blog author is a guarantee of quality. Ed is a poker pro and an author and co-author of numerous poker books.

Poker Rooms

PokerStars Nears 50 Billion Hands Dealt

September 13, 2010 at 6:42 PM |

PokerStars nears its 50 billionth hand dealt during its 9 years long history. The exact date can only be estimated, of course, but they have already started to celebrate with around a million dollars to play for.

Poker Tournaments

Sam Trickett Wins PartyPoker's World Open VI.

September 13, 2010 at 6:09 PM |

The PartyPoker World Open VI. began September 6th, the $10,000 event that took place at the Palm Beach Casino in London featuring 48 poker pros. The tournament ended yesterday so we already have a winner.