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IPT San Remo 2 Final Table Live Stream

October 18, 2010 at 7:31 PM |

Here's the live coverage of IPT San Remo 2's final table, which is progressing at this very moment. Besides 5 Italians and 1 Lithuanian player, 2 Hungarians have made it to the table, Richárd 'jampiriki' Scheili and Csaba 'csaba333' Szász are on the 6th and the 5th places.

Poker Players

Isildur1 to Be Sponsored?

October 18, 2010 at 7:23 PM |

According to high stakes blogger Sohello ’BankTheMan’ Shah of the Swedish expressen.se, a “20 years old” person, who “has during the end of 2009 and the whole of 2010 become one of the poker world’s hottest topics,” is soon to be signed by one of the major online poker providers.

Online Poker

Full Tilt Top 10 Winners/Losers of 2010 So Far

October 18, 2010 at 6:06 PM |

Full Tilt Poker's high stakes tables are a place for spectators to hang around every night because there just might be some fireworks between pros like Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan and Gus Hansen. 2010 was a very profitable year for some players, but not not all. The top 10s of the biggest winners and losers are really interesting to look at.

Poker Tournaments

23-Way Chop at WPT's Side Event

October 18, 2010 at 3:59 PM |

Weird things happen in Connecticut: 23 players agreed to a 23-way chop at WPT's preliminary $400 NLHE Deep Stack event at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Polls and Surveys

General Poker Quiz

October 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM |

You think you know all about poker? Love to guess around? Then this is your opportunity to test your poker knowledge in our 16-question quiz.

Poker Books

Doyle Brunson - Super System 2 - Book Review

October 16, 2010 at 5:43 PM |

Written by the godfather of poker, Doyle Brunson, Super System is considered the bible of poker. Already a two-times WSOP champion, Brunson wrote the indispensable book in 1979. He released the Super System 2 in 2004, which we are going to present to you now.

Lost & Found

No Limit Hold'em Tips for Beginners - Part 2.

October 16, 2010 at 1:11 PM |

This is the second part of our guide to the basic game techniques in No-limit Hold’em. You can find the first part here.

Poker Videos

Video Interview with Tony Dunst

October 15, 2010 at 7:35 PM |

Tony ’Bond18’ Dunst has recently been announced to host WPT’s show ’The Raw Deal,’ acquiring the job as one of a great number of contestants. The year of 2010 seems rather lucky for him as he also managed to make it to the 50th place in this years’ WSOP Main Event. PokerTube released a 23 minutes long video interview with him, talking about his life and poker background.

Poker Legislation

Poker Is A Sport Says The Department of Labor

October 15, 2010 at 1:49 PM |

The US Department of Labor now recognizes "Professional Poker Player" as a legit profession, appearing in the federals listings and the Occupational Code Assignment.

Poker Books

Book Review: Fundamentals of No Limit Holdem

October 15, 2010 at 1:37 PM |

The latest piece of poker literature to hit the shelves is “No Limits: The Fundamentals of No-Limit Holdem” by Chris ’Fox’ Wallace and Adam Stemple. In addition to the Preface, a Glossary and three Appendixes the 16 chapters of the book include topics like “Pre-Flop Play,” “Bet-Size: The Key to No Limit Holdem,” “The Importance of Position,” “Bluffing Strategy and Tips,” and “Bankroll Management.”

Poker Tournaments

PokerStars Announces RCOOP

October 14, 2010 at 7:13 PM |

PokerStars have announced a brand new online championship of poker, the 'Regional Championship of Online Poker' that would be available for players in one specific region.

Poker Videos

A Week With Nick Schulman - MTV World of Jenks

October 14, 2010 at 5:14 PM |

American MTV's new documentary, World of Jenks followed the young poker pro, Nick Schulman through a week. You can watch the whole episode here, on RakeRace.

Bwin Now Offers Horseracing

October 14, 2010 at 2:25 PM |

Online sports betting company Bwin has added horseracing to its current lineup. At the newly launched Racebook.Bwin.com, you can now wager on European, Canadian and US races.

Poker Humor

Poker Pros Made into Video Game Characters

October 13, 2010 at 8:05 PM |

2+2 provides room for talents to exercise their creativity (and knowledge of Photoshop) from time to time – mostly at the expense of poker pros. After providing quite a number of humorous pictures of Viktor Blom, now it was time for the poker elite to become integral parts of the video game universe.

Poker Rooms

Full Tilt and Heavyweight Boxer Sign Contract

October 13, 2010 at 7:46 PM |

Full Tilt Poker has signed Audley Harrison, 38 years old British heavyweight boxer and title contender, who has two ITM finishes at the WSOP, a second place in the Bellagio Cup and a third at the Venetian Deep Stack.

Poker Tournaments

PokerHeaven €25,000 New Depositor’s Freeroll

October 13, 2010 at 6:42 PM |

PokerHeaven.com organises a €25,000 freeroll for newcomers and existing players who have never deposited before on Thursday 11th November at 19:30 GMT. Moreover, every participating player gets a real cash prize, with the winner taking €2,000 of the total prize pool.

Poker Tournaments

Chilipoker DeepStack Open Vienna Starts on 14 October

October 12, 2010 at 6:48 PM |

Vienna is known for the music, the beautiful architecture, the charming city and the beer of course. Chilipoker wants poker to occupy such an important role in the Austrian capital city's life, as they are hosting the next Deepstack Open there.

Poker Rake Races

$5,000 Betsson Exclusive Cash Race - Easy Money

October 12, 2010 at 4:24 PM |

Still playing for 27% rakeback at Full Tilt Poker? Are you sure you are at the right place? In this month's $5,000 exclusive race at Betsson Poker, you can now get an average of 50% cashback if you fight your way to the top 10. The third place can get you even 68%.

Poker Rake Races

PokerHeaven €60,000 Rake Race This October

October 12, 2010 at 2:55 PM |

Besides the €3,500 PokerHeaven & InterPoker Exclusive Rake Race, now all Rakerace.com members are eligible to participate in PokerHeaven's €60,000 race running from 10-31 October.

Poker Rake Races

Unibet Exclusive Loyalty Chase 1 - 30 Nov

October 12, 2010 at 1:59 PM |

In partnership with Unibet Poker, Rakerace.com is organizing an exclusive loyalty chase with guaranteed prizes. Only those players that register through Rakerace.com will be eligible to participate.

Poker Players

Doyle Brunson’s Thoughts on PHoF Nominees

October 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM |

After a well deserved break that lasted three weeks, Doyle Brunson returned to his blog and now he posts again regularly. In his latest entry, he shares his thoughts about the nominees of the upcoming Poker Hall of Fame ballot, taking place on 7th November. The induction of two new members into the Hall is going to be one of the 2010 WSOP Finale shows.

Poker Rooms

SwitchPoker - Play Poker on Your iPad or iPhone

October 11, 2010 at 7:13 PM |

If you ever wanted to play poker on your mobile phone, you just might be interested in the following news: SwitchPoker now offers real-money play, which is available on Apple mobile devices, such as the iPad, iPod Touch and the iPhone.

Poker Players

Maxim Lykov Also Joins Team PokerStars Pro

October 11, 2010 at 5:39 PM |

PokerStars is rather active signing newer and newer pros, signing with Liv Boeree almost 2 weeks ago, they revealed their latest addition to the elite Team PokerStars Pro, the russian pro player, Maxim Lykov.

Poker Players

Scott Montgomery Gets Robbed in a Restroom at Bellagio

October 11, 2010 at 4:49 PM |

Canadian Full Tilt Red Pro Scott Montgomery got robbed yesterday, on 10th October, in one of the restrooms of the Bellagio. He was forced to hand over $2,000.

Lost & Found

Poker Tells by Negreanu

October 10, 2010 at 5:08 PM |

If you want to better understand the tells in live poker, check this video out!

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 Legislation

European Egaming Regulations: A Controversy

October 8, 2010 at 8:16 PM |

There have been a number of insightful articles published at eGR’s website on the current state of regulation of online gaming and gambling both in the US and the EU. The latest two I wish to summarise here are on the lack of development after the European Court of Justice rulings in Germany and Austria and on whether The Netherlands is to embrace the French pattern or not.

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.

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth: Is His Time Over?

October 7, 2010 at 5:36 PM |

Once the world's biggest poker player Phil Hellmuth have not won a single tournament for 3 years and 110 days now, his bad luck surrounds his cash games as well.