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PCA Main Event to Start This Saturday

January 6, 2011 at 2:39 PM |

The first major tournament this year, the exotic PokerStars Caribbean Adventure's $10,000 Main Event, which happenst to be EPT's only non-European tournament kicks off this Sunday in the Atlantis Resort, Bahamas. More than 1000 players registered, but the side events look very promising as well.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge: Jungleman12 Strikes Again

January 5, 2011 at 5:00 PM |

Monday night, we saw the Durrrr Challenge continue in an almost 3,000 hand long battle, and Daniel Cates has further increased his lead, now $819,000 ahead of Tom Dwan.

Poker Players

Sorel Mizzi is 2010 BLUFF Player of the Year

January 4, 2011 at 6:15 PM |

The final results of the annual Player of the Year competition at BLUFF Magazine have been made public a few days ago, and it did not really come as a surprise that Sorel Mizzi came out on top. 

Online Poker

Ladbrokes and 888 Merger on the Horizon?

January 4, 2011 at 4:02 PM |

InsidePokerBusiness reports that UK-based bookmaking firm Ladbrokes and online gaming company 888 are in preliminary negotiations about the former purchasing its gambling rival.

Poker Rake Races

150K in Rake Races at Unibet

January 4, 2011 at 3:41 PM |

To make sure you will not forget to keep playing poker this year, we are offering you a brand new promotion at Unibet. Starting this January, Unibet will be holding three rake races, making a €150,000 prize pool altogether.

Poker Rooms

The Flagships Sail Away – Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke Leave UB

January 4, 2011 at 12:35 PM |

The two most prominent figures of the UB pro team, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have decided to leave the poker room after many-many years of working together.

Poker Rake Races

Race to Riches - €12,500 Race Organized by Inter Poker

January 3, 2011 at 6:07 PM |

This January, Inter Poker is offering its players a points race with a €12,500 prize pool.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown – Isildur1 Beats Tony G

January 3, 2011 at 3:49 PM |

The second match of the SuperStar Showdown has ended with Isildur1’s victory, as he managed to beat Tony G with a $44, 820 profit.

Poker Players

HS 2010 – Jungleman12 is the New High Stakes King

January 3, 2011 at 1:51 PM |

The American Daniel Cates (jungleman12) ended up at the first place of the 2010 high stakes rankings with $5,5 million in profits. The fish of the year is Brian Townsend.

Poker Rake Races

PartyPoker Exclusive $1,250 Loyalty Freeroll - January

January 3, 2011 at 12:24 PM |

If you never tried PartyPoker, January gives you great opportunities to do so. We are organizing an exclusive race for all of our players who registered to PartyPoker through us and made their first deposit in January, or if they collected 100 Party Points in the month.

Poker Players

Biggest Winners of 2010

December 30, 2010 at 4:56 PM |

Nearing the end of the last year of the decade, it is only natural most sites evaluate the biggest winners and losers, the most notable newcomers and players in general, etc. Now is the time for us to do the math and see who the biggest winners of 2010 are.

Online Poker

SuperStar Showdown: Tony G Comes Next

December 30, 2010 at 1:46 PM |

According to official PokerStars announcement, Isildur1 plays against Tony G in the second game of the SuperStar Showdown, a series specifically designed to challenge the elusive Swede pro. Play begins at 16:00 ET on Sunday, 2nd January, 2011.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2011 Dates Announced

December 29, 2010 at 6:08 PM |

WSOP announced their 2011 dates on their website. The most notable 50 days of poker will be starting next May. The 42nd World Series of Poker will begin on May 31st, at the usual location, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in which it has been held since 2005. The event spans through 50 days, and will run until July 19.

Poker Humor

Worst Interview Ever?

December 29, 2010 at 5:40 PM |

Hardly. A 2+2 thread with similar title hit the forum quite a while ago, but is still up and running. It contains many of the funniest moments/posts from Full Tilt Poker pros, mainly Phil Ivey, answering many of the most… interesting questions from “practised” members of the poker community. Not exactly interviews in the first place, they are definitely worth your while reading through.

Poker Humor

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 3): Tony G Trash Talking

December 29, 2010 at 4:14 PM |

Here's the 3rd part of our selection of the funniest moments of poker. We thought Tony G, PartyPoker's sponsored pro is definitely worth a feature here. He's the absolute king of trash talking, not many people can come close to him. This is a compilation of his rants.