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WPT Paris - Trickett 6th, Natalia Nikitina Wins

February 16, 2011 at 1:01 PM |

The interesting final table at WPT Paris we wrote about yesterday has ended, but the biggest favourite, Sam Trickett only made 6th place, and newcomer Natalia Nikitina managed to win the tournament.

Poker Players

Poker Pros Celebrate Valentine's Day

February 15, 2011 at 6:47 PM |

Valentine's day has passed, and it affected poker players as well. Many well-know pros tweeted, or somehow reflected upon the occasion. Some of such occurences we are going to present to you now.

Poker Players

European Poker Awards: Jake Cody Is Player of the Year

February 15, 2011 at 6:20 PM |

On Sunday, February 13, 2011 the Aviation Club de France in Paris hosted the European Poker Awards ceremony. Jake Cody is awarded with the title Player of the Year, while the Internet Player of the Year is Andreas ’skjervoy’ Torbergsen.

Poker Players

Macau Cash Games Continue - Johnny Chan Wins Big, durrrr and Juanda Lose

February 15, 2011 at 5:04 PM |

According to recent information, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, John Juanda, Johnny Chan and Tom 'durrrr' Dwan have been playing nosebleed cash games at the StarWorld Casino in Macau in the last few days. Chan is rumored to be up, but durrrr and Juanda are losing millions of dollars.

Poker Tournaments

Sam Trickett's Chance at WPT Paris Final Table

February 15, 2011 at 2:41 PM |

After being very successful at the Aussie Millions, British player Sam Trickett managed to reach the final table again, now at the WPT Paris. At the very same place, Tony G wanted to show the World that French players are the worst.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown – Isildur1 Wins against Katchalov

February 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM |

Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom is currently at 3-1 in the SuperStar Showdown, defeating PCA Super High Roller champion Eugene Katchalov after Tony G and jungleman12. Beaten during the series only by Isaac Haxton so far, the Swede pro earned $111,750 in the fourth installment of the Showdown.

Poker Players

The Million Dollar Bet, Pt. 1 & 2

February 13, 2011 at 12:15 PM |

You might recall the news from earlier this week of Ashton Griffin winning an insane prop bet. He offered to run 70 miles (nearly 3 marathons) in 24 hours; if he won, he would earn $300,000 from Haseeb Qureshi and if he lost, he would pay $900,000. Now, here is the whole story.

Poker Players

Phil Laak - King of the Kitchen

February 11, 2011 at 4:21 PM |

We are quite used to the fact that Phil Laak is not by any means sane. Proof below. Judging from his many random funny and insane tweets, it is apparent the Irish-born poker pro loves to eat. According to his Twitter, not only does he appreciate good food cooked by others, he can also cook his own. Looking at his pictures at Twitter, he's not that bad at it to be honest. Here's a little compilation of his food-related tweets to literally whet your appetite.

Online Poker

Team PokerStars Online Expansion Pack

February 11, 2011 at 1:31 PM |

With some sarcasm, one could say Team PokerStars will soon have more sponsored Pros than the number of people playing at the room voluntarily. 15 players have been added to the lot.

Poker Players

Peter Eastgate Unretires from Poker

February 11, 2011 at 1:14 PM |

Which has been rumored for some time is now official: 2008 WSOP Main Event winner Peter Eastgate returns to poker after deciding to retire last summer.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP Europe Moves to Cannes, France

February 10, 2011 at 5:40 PM |

Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (CIE), in cooperation with Lucien Barrière Hôtels & Casinos and BarrierePoker.fr, relocates the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) from London to Cannes, in addition to embarking upon organising live and online poker events in France.

Poker Tournaments

Amateur Player Beats the November Nine

February 10, 2011 at 3:52 PM |

An extraordinary tournament took place in the Foxwoods Resort Casino recently, 2010 WSOP November Niners sat down to play against amateurs. The outcome? Interesting.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Season 9 to Air This Sunday

February 10, 2011 at 1:58 PM |

The 9th season of the World Poker Tour is coming, the first episode will air this Sunday, Feb. 13, on Fox SportsNet, according to WPT's press release. From then on, it will air on Sundays at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. on FSN.

Online Poker

Double or Nothing Sit & Gos Discontinued at PokerStars

February 10, 2011 at 1:44 PM |

PokerStars has recently announced that they cease to offer Double or Nothing Sit &Go tournaments from February 15, 2011. Although calling off one of their most popular formats, the room introduces another one that seems to be a highly improved version of the DoN SnG: the Fifty50 Sit & Go.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 7): The First Hand of a WSOP Main Event

February 9, 2011 at 5:39 PM |

This week's funniest moment of poker an extraordinary clash of big hands at an extraordinary time of the 2005 WSOP Main Event: the first hand dealt. Sammy Farha demonstrates how to start such a big event in style. Enjoy!

Poker Videos

Liv Boeree Sunday Warm-Up Video

February 9, 2011 at 5:25 PM |

You may have heard about poker beauty Liv Boeree winning the PokerStars Sunday Warm-up, the room’s weekly $750,000 guaranteed tournament. Defeating James ’mig.com’ Mackey heads-up, she managed to win $147,780 and doing so she bested 4,710 players in total. PokerStars.tv happened to record a highlight show of the final table, which we present you below.

Poker Tournaments

WPT Venice - Alessio Isaia Wins

February 9, 2011 at 3:32 PM |

Alessio Isaia, Italian player managed to keep the World Poker Tour Venice's trophy in Italy, as he managed to beat Hungarian Szabolcs Mayer in the 8 hour long heads-up.

Poker Tournaments

Macau Poker Cup Back in February

February 9, 2011 at 2:52 PM |

PokerStars announced that the Macau Poker Cup (MPC) is returning to Casino Grand Lisboa from 21st to 27th February, 2011. The tournament is promised to be the biggest ever with a record number of players and a HKD $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Online Poker

Gus Hansen Has a Nice Start so far in 2011

February 8, 2011 at 7:20 PM |

Our online poker news seldom tell the tale of Gus Hansen scoring big, but 2011 seems to be his year so far, as the Danish pro is the first to have reached the million-dollar limit this year.

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Poker After Dark: New Cash Game Episodes (Line-Up)

February 8, 2011 at 4:57 PM |

Starting tonight, NBC will be airing premiers of new Poker After Dark episodes for two weeks, featuring six players and a $150k minimum buy-in.

Poker Tournaments

Gabe Kaplan Said Goodbye to High Stakes Poker

February 8, 2011 at 3:01 PM |

According to GSN's official announcement, Gabe Kaplan has left the popular poker show, High Stakes Poker (HSP). His place will be taken by Norm MacDonald, formerly known from Saturday Night Live.

Casinos

Fun New Tableside Technology for Dealers

February 7, 2011 at 6:09 PM |

IT Casino Solutions came up with a great new device that has no name at the moment, it's currently called the "Julian System". What it does, is makes the life of dealers and casino managers much easier.

Poker Players

Eugene Katchalov is Next to Take On Isildur1

February 7, 2011 at 4:32 PM |

PokerStars released the next challenger of Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom. Contrary to many beliefs about Daniel Negreanu wanting to be next, it's the 2011 PCA Super High Roller event and WCOOP winner Eugene Katchalov, who gets the opportunity to take the young Swedish pro's money.

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth Meets Another Ex-President

February 7, 2011 at 2:16 PM |

According to the Poker Brat's twitter, he met with yet another ex-president after having met Bill Clinton in November: George W. Bush. Hellmuth gave him a signed book, which the ex-president  "tucked into his inner jacket pocket".

Poker Players

Ashton Griffin Wins Crazy Prop Bet - Runs 70 miles in 24h

February 7, 2011 at 12:52 PM |

According to Justin 'BoostedJ' Smith's twitter, Ashton 'theASHMAN103' Griffin, one of the best young players around managed to win an insane side-bet he made with Haseeb Qureshi. He had to run 70 miles in 24 hours.

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 Videos

Video Interview with Phil Galfond

February 4, 2011 at 2:25 PM |

Eric Bickel and Bret Oliverio present this latest video interview with PokerStatic owner Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond. The high stakes pro talks about why it is important to vary game types as well as about coaching, the Durrrr Challenge and Poker After Dark, in addition to topics like the role of social media and the possibilities of a future Galfond Challenge and a poker strategy book.

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.