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Durrrr Challenge 2 - Short Session

October 4, 2010 at 6:33 PM |

Durrrr and jungleman12 have continued their epic clash called the Durrrr Challenge 2, with a 1 hour session which brought about a near draw between the two pros. Durrrr only earned $1,429 by the end of the day.

Poker Rooms

FTP Changes from Dealt to Weighted Contributed and Introduces Black Card

October 4, 2010 at 5:57 PM |

Effective 1st October 2010, Full Tilt Poker changed their rakeback calculation method from dealt to weighted contributed. While the former favours the tighter multi-table players, the latter might be more advantageous for the loose aggressive and or the fish.

Poker Rake Races

PokerStars Loyalty Freeroll Chase - October

October 4, 2010 at 5:24 PM |

With an extraordinary timing and prize, the exlusive RakeRace Loyalty Freeroll Chase has started this October. The top 20 wins a ticket (worth 3000FPP) to PokerStars' October Turbo Takedown, where players can play for their share of the handsome $1,000,000 prize pool.

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 Books

Devilfish: The Life & Times of a Poker Legend - Book Review

October 2, 2010 at 7:10 PM |

David 'Devilfish' Ulliott's life is one of the most interesting among poker legends. Now his long awaited autobiography is out, in which he talks about all. From crime years with the petty lowlifes of the dark alleys of Kingston upon Hull to his WSOP bracelet and winnings of approximately $6 million total, he writes about everything honestly and in detail.

Poker Rooms

Changes in the PokerStars VIP Program

October 1, 2010 at 7:03 PM |

Effective today (1st October), PokerStars announced changes in its VIP Club Rewards system, in accordance with player feedback. The nature of the modifications was published on 2+2 and reads as follows:

Poker Legislation

US Government Proposal Concerns Online Poker Players

October 1, 2010 at 6:05 PM |

A US Government proposal of recording all international electronic money transfers, even below $10,000, is now one of the main concerns of US online poker players. If banks report such transactions on a weekly basis, it will render transferring deposits and payouts between players and off-shore poker rooms impossible.

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 Girls

Liv Boeree Gives Interview at EPT London

October 1, 2010 at 3:31 PM |

Liv Boeree is all over the media at the moment, the BBC and many poker media are interested in her now because of her signing with PokerStars (we already wrote about). In this video she talks to Card Player about going pro at PokerStars, her exposure to mainstream media, and her successes at the poker table at EPT London.

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 Rooms

Cake Poker Clarifies Rakeback Calculation Method

October 1, 2010 at 10:48 AM |

Cake Poker, responding to “recent changes within the industry” as well as to “resulting inquiries” into their support department, has recently distributed in their newsletter the details of their rakeback policy and calculation method.

Poker Rake Races

Chocolate Poker $10,000 Rake Race This October

September 30, 2010 at 6:53 PM |

In partnership with Chocolate Poker, Rakerace.com is organizing a rake race with a whopping $10,000 on offer this October.

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 Rake Races

Betsson Exclusive $5,000 Cash Race (1-31 October)

September 29, 2010 at 7:48 PM |

In partnership with Betsson, Rakerace.com is organizing a $5,000 cash race this October.

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

The Bats Are Gone, Doyle Is Back

September 24, 2010 at 1:13 PM |

We have reported about the bat invasion at Doyle Brunson's property which made the 77-year-old poker pro escape to his Montana home, where he has spent 3 weeks. These weeks have passed, and he's back in Las Vegas according to his Twitter.

Lost & Found

WTSD%? Forget It

September 23, 2010 at 7:32 PM |

Are you using WTSD (Went to Showdown) stats to get to know your opponents better? It's not a problem if you don't, since it is an unreliable system for describing a player. There are much better ways now to predict your opponent's actions, for example, calculating street-by-street fold stats.

Online Poker

50 Billionth PokerStars Hand Dealt

September 23, 2010 at 6:05 PM |

PokerStars have finally dealt its 50 Billionth Hand. The great event happened yesterday morning at the $0,02/$0,05 Micro-Stakes NLHE cash game table called Ornamenta (fast). The hand was won by the German 'tbvle' earning $56,140 plus a $5,200 WCOOP Main Event buy-in.

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 Rooms

Betfair to Be Listed on the LSE

September 22, 2010 at 8:16 PM |

Making an anticipated confirmation, betting company Betfair announced it was to float on the London Stock Exchange, valued at £1.5bn, EGamingReview.com reported. At least 10% of the shares are expected to be sold to enterprises willing to invest both in and out of the UK.

Poker Players

Love Is in the Air?

September 22, 2010 at 5:50 PM |

There were heated debates after Scott Montgomery's Facebook status update (“Getting ready to celebrate my gf’s birthday. hope she likes my gift!”) at the TwoPlustTwo forums. Users kept guessing who the mysterious girlfriend might be, or whether she's really a girl (many of the users thought Montgomery was openly gay). They investigated until it seemed most likely that he dates Annette Obrestad, pro poker player.