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Presenting the November Nine

July 17, 2013 at 10:29 AM |

The finale of the 44th annual World Series of Poker kicks off in November with JC Tran in the chiplead. The American ace faces a stiff field that includes the following players.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Main Event - We Have a November Nine

July 16, 2013 at 8:06 PM |

The 27 players, who returned to Day 7 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, came to fight for one of the nine seats at the Final Table of the most prestigious tournament of the world. Those, who succeeded, are led by JC Tran.

Poker Players

Odd_Oddsen = Ola Amundsgard

July 16, 2013 at 7:47 PM |

The identity of the online high stakes regular Odd_Oddsen and no_Ola has finally been revealed. The Norwegian player's real name is Ola Amundsgard.

Poker Rake Races

Coral Poker - New iPoker Premium Room at Rakerace.com

July 16, 2013 at 5:11 PM |

Our newest partner in iPoker's premium network, iPoker 2 awaits our players with an exclusive gift promotion and an exclusive cash race.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Main Event – Down to Final 27, Morgenstern in the Lead

July 15, 2013 at 1:51 PM |

68 players returned on Day 6 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, led by Sami Rustom, alone with over 7 million in chips. He did not make it to the remaining 27, though; Anton Morgenstern leads them to play it down to the Final Table.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Main Event - 68 Players Remain

July 14, 2013 at 5:56 PM |

68 remained in play of the 239 participants, who entered Day 5 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event. Sami Rustom leads the way with over 7 million in chips.

Online Poker

888poker's Spiderman Ad Pulled in Great Britain Due to Indecency

July 14, 2013 at 5:34 PM |

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the Spiderman themed advertisements displayed on 888poker's website as they can reach children, who are not of permitted age to gamble.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Main Event - The Bubble Bursts

July 13, 2013 at 5:10 PM |

The field of 666 survivors that returned on Day 4 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event dropped to only 239. The money bubble has burst and Jon Lane leads the way to Day 5.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Main Event - Coleman Over 1 Million in Chips

July 12, 2013 at 2:44 PM |

With 1,753 players from the total 6,352 entrants, World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 3 started with Mark Kroon in the chiplead. The 666 remaining players are, however, led by Maxx Coleman, who alone has over 1,000,000 in chips.

Poker Tournaments

WSOP 2013 - Main Event - Mark Kroon Leads Combined Field to Day 3

July 12, 2013 at 12:42 PM |

The 2,306 survivors of Day 1C of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event returned on Day 2C, with Mark Kroon in the chiplead. In the end, he would take the lead of all remaining players to Day 3 as well.

Poker Interviews

Gus Hansen and the $3,000/Point OFC Games - Video Interview

July 11, 2013 at 8:20 PM |

As we wrote yesterday, Gus Hansen and Tom 'durrrr' Dwan have skipped Day 1 of the Main Event just to be able to participate in some high stakes Open Face Chinese Poker action. Gus Hansen now gave an interview to QuadJacks about OFC and his participation at the Main Event.

Poker Tournaments

Full Tilt Poker FTOPS XXIII Schedule Released

July 11, 2013 at 6:14 PM |

Full Tilt Poker has released the official schedule for the 23rd FTOPS event taking place between 4 and 18 August. The guaranteed prize pool is $8 million.

Online Poker

Zynga Reveals Real Money Poker App for Facebook

July 11, 2013 at 1:03 PM |

The Facebook version of the ZyngaPlusPoker client, already available for play in the United Kingdom, has been revealed at the World Gaming Executive Summit conference in Barcelona.

Poker Players

Gus Hansen and Durrrr Survive WSOP Main Event Day 1C Sitting Out

July 11, 2013 at 12:57 PM |

Immense Open Face Chinese poker action has been going on in the Aria Casino in Las Vegas for the past days. The game has even seduced some of the best pros from the WSOP Main Event tables, causing some controversy.