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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 Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 4): Phil Hellmuth

January 7, 2011 at 6:21 PM |

Phil Hellmuth, once the best tournament player in the world is recently only known for his scandals and rough words at the poker table. He is very easily tilted, and likes to call other players idiots. In the 4th part of our Funniest Moments of Poker series, the 'Poker Brat' does it 5 times. Enjoy!

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 Tournaments

PCA Main Event to Start This Saturday

January 6, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

The first major tournament this year, the exotic PokerStars Caribbean Adventure's $10,000 Main Event, which happenst to be EPT's only non-European tournament kicks off this Sunday in the Atlantis Resort, Bahamas. More than 1000 players registered, but the side events look very promising as well.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge: Jungleman12 Strikes Again

January 5, 2011 at 5:00 PM |

Monday night, we saw the Durrrr Challenge continue in an almost 3,000 hand long battle, and Daniel Cates has further increased his lead, now $819,000 ahead of Tom Dwan.

Poker Players

Sorel Mizzi is 2010 BLUFF Player of the Year

January 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM |

The final results of the annual Player of the Year competition at BLUFF Magazine have been made public a few days ago, and it did not really come as a surprise that Sorel Mizzi came out on top. 

Online Poker

Ladbrokes and 888 Merger on the Horizon?

January 4, 2011 at 4:02 PM |

InsidePokerBusiness reports that UK-based bookmaking firm Ladbrokes and online gaming company 888 are in preliminary negotiations about the former purchasing its gambling rival.

Poker Rake Races

150K in Rake Races at Unibet

January 4, 2011 at 3:41 PM |

To make sure you will not forget to keep playing poker this year, we are offering you a brand new promotion at Unibet. Starting this January, Unibet will be holding three rake races, making a €150,000 prize pool altogether.

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.

Poker Rake Races

Race to Riches - €12,500 Race Organized by Inter Poker

January 3, 2011 at 6:07 PM |

This January, Inter Poker is offering its players a points race with a €12,500 prize pool.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown – Isildur1 Beats Tony G

January 3, 2011 at 3:49 PM |

The second match of the SuperStar Showdown has ended with Isildur1’s victory, as he managed to beat Tony G with a $44, 820 profit.

Poker Players

HS 2010 – Jungleman12 is the New High Stakes King

January 3, 2011 at 1:51 PM |

The American Daniel Cates (jungleman12) ended up at the first place of the 2010 high stakes rankings with $5,5 million in profits. The fish of the year is Brian Townsend.

Poker Rake Races

PartyPoker Exclusive $1,250 Loyalty Freeroll - January

January 3, 2011 at 12:24 PM |

If you never tried PartyPoker, January gives you great opportunities to do so. We are organizing an exclusive race for all of our players who registered to PartyPoker through us and made their first deposit in January, or if they collected 100 Party Points in the month.

Poker Players

Biggest Winners of 2010

December 30, 2010 at 4:56 PM |

Nearing the end of the last year of the decade, it is only natural most sites evaluate the biggest winners and losers, the most notable newcomers and players in general, etc. Now is the time for us to do the math and see who the biggest winners of 2010 are.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown: Tony G Comes Next

December 30, 2010 at 1:46 PM |

According to official PokerStars announcement, Isildur1 plays against Tony G in the second game of the SuperStar Showdown, a series specifically designed to challenge the elusive Swede pro. Play begins at 16:00 ET on Sunday, 2nd January, 2011.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2011 Dates Announced

December 29, 2010 at 6:08 PM |

WSOP announced their 2011 dates on their website. The most notable 50 days of poker will be starting next May. The 42nd World Series of Poker will begin on May 31st, at the usual location, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in which it has been held since 2005. The event spans through 50 days, and will run until July 19.

Poker Humor

Worst Interview Ever?

December 29, 2010 at 5:40 PM |

Hardly. A 2+2 thread with similar title hit the forum quite a while ago, but is still up and running. It contains many of the funniest moments/posts from Full Tilt Poker pros, mainly Phil Ivey, answering many of the most… interesting questions from “practised” members of the poker community. Not exactly interviews in the first place, they are definitely worth your while reading through.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 3): Tony G Trash Talking

December 29, 2010 at 4:14 PM |

Here's the 3rd part of our selection of the funniest moments of poker. We thought Tony G, PartyPoker's sponsored pro is definitely worth a feature here. He's the absolute king of trash talking, not many people can come close to him. This is a compilation of his rants.

Online Poker

Lee Jones and Serge Ravitch Leave Cake Poker

December 29, 2010 at 2:09 PM |

Cake Poker card room manager Lee Jones and tournament director Serge Ravitch announced on Tuesday that they left Cake Network.

Lost & Found

Free 10-minute HU SNG Video from Cog Dissonance

December 29, 2010 at 1:28 PM |

Cog Dissonance is one of the leading instructors from the coaching website HUSNG.com. He's extremely successful at heads-up sit n' gos, his ROI is 7% and his total profit after 15,000 played SNGs is $98,961. In this free video he talks about the general strategy for HU SNG SuperTurbos and shows us some gameplay as well.

Poker Players

Annie Duke Engaged

December 28, 2010 at 5:56 PM |

According to Annie Duke's (host of the Annie Duke Show) recent tweet, she is now engaged to her long-time lover, Joe Reitman. The director and actor has been dating Annie Duke since his divoce with his previous wife, Shannon Elizabeth, actress and poker player.

Poker Rake Races

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

December 28, 2010 at 3:38 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 29.

Poker Interviews

50-Minute Video Interview With DrGiggy

December 28, 2010 at 3:16 PM |

In the following video, PokerStatic's interviewers Eric Bickel and Bret Oliverio talk to the Canadian NLHE cash game pro, Martin 'DrgGiggy' Giguere, who, as it turned out, got 5% of Jonathan Duhamel's WSOP winnings.