Latest poker news

Mike Scarborough Takes Down WPT Hollywood, Seidel 2.

April 15, 2011 at 10:22 AM |

Mike Scarborough won the 2011 WPT Hollywood Poker Open Main Event after, on a huge rush, he managed to eliminate the chipleader William Reynolds. Erik Seidel finished second.

Poker Players

Phil Ivey & Tom Dwan - Insane Prop Bet

April 14, 2011 at 1:20 PM |

During yesterday's Poker After Dark TV show, two of poker's biggest legends today, Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan entered a rather unusual prop bet: Dwan can call Ivey to a 100,000 hand H.O.R.S.E. challenge any time now. The extra? If Dwan loses, he only has to pay 4% of his losses.

Poker Tournaments

Vanessa Selbst Defends her Title at NAPT Mohegan Sun

April 14, 2011 at 11:47 AM |

PokerStars pro Vanessa Selbst managed to repeat her last year's victory at the NAPT Mohegan Sun. With this win, she has more than $4 million in total lifetime tournament earnings.

Poker Players

Jose Macedo Sponsored by Lock Poker

April 14, 2011 at 10:05 AM |

Jose Macedo, the "Portuguese Poker Prodigy", as many like to call him has drawn much attention to himself lately; so much that he already has a sponsor, he joined the pro team of Lock Poker.

Poker Legislation

D.C. Legalises Online Gambling

April 13, 2011 at 2:54 PM |

Washington, D. C. is the very first jurisdiction in the US to legalise online gambling, going even farther than New Jersey and Nevada, traditional supporters of the cause, Associated Press reports.

Bellagio Robbery Suspect Faces Trial

April 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM |

Anthony Carleo (29) is suspected to be the ’Biker Bandit,’ the robber who stole $1.5 million in chips from the Bellagio. He was arrested in February after he sold some of his loot to an undercover police officer.

Poker Videos

High Stakes Poker Episode 7

April 13, 2011 at 8:07 AM |

GSN released yet another episode of High Stakes Poker, the 7th already. In this episode, the new set of players have already settled down and some interesting action is about to take place. If you pay close attention, you might see some really sick laydowns. Enjoy!

Lost & Found

How to Identify a Fish

April 12, 2011 at 7:09 PM |

In this article, we would like to show how to avoid being a shark’s lunch and maximize our online winnings. The key aspect of catching the fish is choosing the best possible table to play at.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown: Isildur1 Finishes Up $61,000

April 12, 2011 at 3:51 PM |

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom made the most of his rematch with Scott ’urnotindangr’ Palmer on April 10, revenging his defeat of a week before. With a $61,182 profit, 'Isildur1' is now at six victories in the promotion.

Poker Rooms

New AK Poker Club €500 First Deposit Bonus

April 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM |

AK Poker Club has raised its first deposit bonus to €500; all players who register via Rakerace.com are eligible for it. It is also easier now to be cleared, equalling a 24% rakeback, making their pool full of Italian fish even more attractive.

Poker Tournaments

EPT Berlin: NeverScaredB Wins

April 11, 2011 at 11:56 AM |

Ben ‘NeverScaredB’ Wilinofsky won the EPT Berlin Main Event on Sunday, April 10. Martin Jacobson played his fourth EPT final table but, once again, the cards were not on his side.

Poker Players

Lex Veldhuis Fights Bertrand Grospellier in May

April 11, 2011 at 10:08 AM |

It seems that Lex 'RasZi' Veldhuis and Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier are doing a much better job at getting some attention than Andrew Robl. They plan to fight each other in a kickbox match right before the WSOP.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 10): Hellmuth Owned by Loose Cannon

April 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM |

Today we're showing you a masterpiece from the PokerStars Big Game's first season. You must have seen huge suckouts with very low chances of winning. This is the ultimate suckout. 3 times in a row.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen Lost $1 Million in April

April 8, 2011 at 10:42 AM |

Gus Hansen, the Danish Full Tilt Poker pro has been on a sensational heater this year, he started April's grind with $4 million profit, but now he seems to be losing, he already lost $1 million this month.

Poker Legislation

Swedish High Court Says MTT Takes Skill, CG Takes Luck

April 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM |

The Swedish High Court debated on Wednesday a case that was first discussed in 2007 and that involved deciding if Texas Hold’em games required more luck or skill.