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Poker Players

Phil Ivey Launches Coaching Site

November 2, 2012 at 6:18 PM |

Eight times WSOP champion Phil Ivey launches a brand new poker site with 2012 Main Event winner Greg Merson as a sponsored pro, in addition to Patrik Antonius and Jennifer Harman.

Poker Players

Isildur1 Racks Up $2 Million in Profits

January 6, 2013 at 8:10 PM |

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom has been crushing the online high stakes games, profiting $750,000 on Friday only and a total of around $2 million in the first week of January.

Poker Rake Races

PokerStars Exclusive Loyalty Freeroll - 21 April

April 1, 2011 at 2:36 PM |

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

2011 Retrospective – Part 3

December 24, 2011 at 11:30 AM |

In the third part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in March, 2011.

Poker Players

Eric Drache and Brian Roberts Joins the Poker Hall of Fame

October 19, 2012 at 3:03 PM |

Caesars Entertainment officially announced that it is WSOP's former cardroom manager Eric Drache and poker legend Brian 'Sailor' Robers, who are elected into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2012.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Event #29 - Tom Schneider Wins Fourth Bracelet

June 19, 2013 at 11:55 AM |

The final four players returned on Day 4 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #29 $5,000 HORSE. While the final table was drawn on Day 3, Greg Mueller, Viatcheslav Ortynsiky, Tom Schneider and Benjamin Scholl did not get to finish the game.

Poker Humor

The Micros - Episode 5 - Countdown to Busto

May 20, 2011 at 9:03 AM |

The 5th episode of John ’JimmyLegs’ Wray’s and Jay ’Krantz’ Rosenkrantz’ popular animated series is finally out. After they mocked Black Friday's events with a pseudo-new-episode, they are back, and continue where they left off, the heads-up battle of Röfls and Chase.

Poker Players

Daniel Negreanu - "Full Tilt Poker Leaders are Scumbags" (video)

February 26, 2012 at 10:18 PM |

Daniel Negreanu has recently launched a video blog, probably to appear on a regular basis, titled VBlog with some 'Real Talk'. Apart from tabloid-ish issues like Jason Somerville's 'coming out', KidPoker also talks about the World Series and Full Tilt Poker. 

Poker Tournaments

EPT Grand Final High Stakes Cash Game – Video

May 17, 2013 at 11:09 AM |

Parallel to the tournament events of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final, a massive €1,000/€2,000 cash game session took place, with the participation of Viktor Blom, Sam Trickett and Isaac Haxton, among others.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 5): Humberto Brenes

January 13, 2011 at 5:41 PM |

In the 5th part ouf our funniest moments selection we present to you PokerStars pro: Humberto Brenes. Mr Brenes has 2 WSOP bracelets, and a toy shark to protect his cards. He is hard not spot at a tournament, he usually wears 2 shades, a visor and bright tracksuits. He likes to play loud, which he demonstrates in this video.

Online Poker

Brand New Series at PokerStars - Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP)

December 20, 2011 at 12:23 PM |

In January 2012, PokerStars is starting a new series of online events. The first Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) will contain 50 events.

IGT Buys Facebook Developer DoubleDown Interactive

January 20, 2012 at 1:39 PM |

IGT has recently purchased DoubleDown Interactive, developer of DoubleDown Casino for Facebook, for an amount that can reach $500 million.

ESPN Inside Deal on Black Friday

April 28, 2011 at 1:42 PM |

Yesterday’s edition of the ESPN Inside Deal programme devotes the majority of its airtime to the issue of Black Friday and its after effects.

Poker Players

UB Signs Maria Ho

November 12, 2010 at 4:27 PM |

Poker pro Maria Ho has just signed a sponsorship contract with UB.com. In a press release, UB praises Ho as a person who “has established an impressive reputation as a successful high stakes cash game player in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, making her one of the few and youngest female players competing with poker’s elite in the biggest games.”