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The First Interview Ever Made with Viktor Blom? Part One

December 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM |

The first part of an interview with Viktor Blom has appeared 2 days ago in the forum of the Swedish State poker site Svenska Spel, in which BankTheMan writes about Blom’s poker life in detail.

Lost & Found

Phil Galfond Analyzes the Hands of Durrrr Challenge 2 - Part 2

December 14, 2010 at 6:10 PM |

High stakes pro Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond has recently been big news, as he robbed PokerStars' new pro, Isildur1 of almost all of his earnings at the site. He started a video series not long ago, where he analyses the hands of the Durrrr Challenge 2. We present to you the second 2 videos.

Poker Rake Races

Everest Poker Exclusive Freeroll - Win 3 Tickets for the $50,000 Guaranteed

December 14, 2010 at 4:43 PM |

We offer you a great chance to participate in Everest Poker's $50,000 Guaranteed tournament: you just have finish in the first 3 places of our exclusive freeroll, starting December 15.

Online Poker

PokerTableRatings Player of the Year 2010 - Vote!

December 14, 2010 at 2:07 PM |

PokerTableRatings, one of the world's leading poker databases, announced their yearly vote for for the year's best players on all levels. Everyone can vote for their favourites now at PokerTableRatings.com.

Poker Players

John Racener Arrested for DUI

December 13, 2010 at 5:18 PM |

John Racener, 24-year-old runner-up of the 2010 WSOP Main Event was arrested again. He was charged with his third DUI (Driving Under Influence).

Poker Players

Phil Hellmuth Strikes Back

December 13, 2010 at 5:06 PM |

It was inevitable that Phil ‘Poker Brat’ Hellmuth responds to Dusty ‘Leatherass’ Schmidt’s recently released book that advises us not to listen to him. In fact, most believed it would not take so long; Gambling911.com now finally presents his “riposte.”

No Full Tilt Pros in High Stakes Poker Season 7?

December 13, 2010 at 1:16 PM |

Full Tilt Poker is considering not letting their sponsored pros participate in the upcoming season of High Stakes Poker. They do not want to have their players in a PokerStars-owned TV show.

Poker Humor

The 5 Funniest Poker Twitter Pages

December 12, 2010 at 1:04 PM |

It's not easy to be funny in 140 characters, but some of the poker players manage to be, apparently. The 6th Annual BLUFF Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards revealed whose tweets the Bluff Magazine's readers find the most entertaining.

Poker Movies

Poker Comedy by Creators of ’Weeds’

December 11, 2010 at 6:02 PM |

Showtime’s comedy ’Weeds’ creator Jenji Kohan, together with executive producer Matthew Salsberg, is now working on a new series revolving around poker, ‘Whales.’

Poker Players

Isildur1 Being Himself as a PokerStars Pro

December 10, 2010 at 4:12 PM |

Isildur1, the Swedish ultra-aggressive player started out his PokerStars carreer being absolutely himself: He won $287,500 in a 14-hour session, but today he almost lost all of it to Phil Galfond.

Poker Tournaments

Esfandiari Wins WPT Five Diamond Classic

December 10, 2010 at 1:28 PM |

Antonio Esfandiari won the $10,300 World Poker Tour Five Diamond Classic Main Event, beating Andrew Robl heads-up. Esfandiari earned $870,000 along with his second WPT title.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2: Durrrr Wins $172,000 More

December 9, 2010 at 4:07 PM |

Yesterday the two young poker pros, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Daniel 'Jungleman' Cates continued their epic battle called the Durrrr Challenge 2. During the 1,440 hands, Dwan managed to win $172,000.

Poker Rake Races

€2,000 PokerHeaven Rake Race - Wake Up!

December 9, 2010 at 1:19 PM |

PokerHeaven's exclusive rake race is one of our best offers this month. Besides the 30% fix rakeback, our users can achieve 70% moneyback.

Lost & Found

Tips for Beginners: Expected Value

December 8, 2010 at 3:10 PM |

A probability term, Expected Value (EV) is “an averaged out result of a given action over time.” EV should become of more and more importance in your play as you gain experience. Ultimately, you definitely want to go for +EV.

Online Poker

Durrrr Challenge 2: Jungleman Wins, Durrrr Tries New Strategy

December 8, 2010 at 1:56 PM |

Durrrr and jungleman12 continued their Challenge with another short session. Jungleman won, adding $110,000 to his profit that now stands at around $755,000 in total.