Dinneen Upends O'Dwyer for Irish Poker Championship
Dinneen, who started the final table with just 35,000 in chips, was short on words while his title sunk in.“I don’t even know what to think, really. This is a big one to win," he said while leaving the...
View Article66 Events and $40m Guaranteed Make 2013 WCOOP Biggest Ever
Running September 8-29 the 2013 WCOOP will feature a two-day $5,200 main event boasting a massive $8 million prize pool. That's $3 million more than we saw from the same event in 2012.The main event...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Busey Blowup, Matusow Pickup, Scotty's Paper Boats
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a link in the comments and we'll take a look.Today in the 3-Bet we find a poker night with Gary Busey ending up pretty much how you think it will, Mike Matusow among...
View ArticleHana Soljan New Face of Croatian Poker?
She also has a pet eagle that lives in her garden.Soljan, along with Romania's Robert Cezarescu and Hungarian Andras Nemeth, will be representing the Eureka Poker Tour and Full Tilt Poker at events...
View ArticleMayor: FTP Galway Will Generate €3m for Local Economy
Mayor Pádraig Conneely sees big value in the first Full Tilt poker festival hosted in Galway, and the roughly 3,500 poker players who have come to the coastal Irish town.For Conneely's €3m prediction...
View ArticleGus Hansen: "I'm Asking Questions and That Keeps Me Up at Night"
In fact, Hansen says, he's gone from being the biggest Omaha Hi-Lo winner online to the biggest loser in just six months - down millions this year alone.Taking a break from the huge online swings for...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Liv Shock, Antonio Sex Block, Poker Night Live
Got a tip for a future edition of the 3-Bet? Leave a note with a link in the comments section and we'll take a look.Today in the 3-Bet we find Liv Boeree and Joe Stapleton continuing their heads-up...
View ArticleThree Battle of Malta Packages Up for Grabs on InterPoker Sunday
The InterPoker BOM Qualifier runs Sunday August 11. You can buy-in directly for $108, or satellite your way in starting as low as $0.50.The top three spots will all award Battle of Malta packages worth...
View ArticleRant: You Have to Work Really Hard to be a Great Poker Player
After hundreds of interviews and thousands of questions with poker pros I'm often shocked by the lack of time and effort pros put into their games.The pattern is all too familiar: They work extremely...
View ArticleSilver Bubbles, Gold Rises for UKIPT Galway Title
Gold, a predominantly online player, began the final table with the chip lead and blazed through the final in four hours before making a deal and defeating Glaswegian Paul Febers heads-up in just three...
View ArticleSam Trickett Victorious at Party Poker's Road to Old Trafford
An innovative new format introduced by Party Poker, this special tournament not only gave qualifiers the chance to play poker in the home of the Manchester United FC, but also watch Rio Ferdinand's...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Joy Decision, Tub Life, Mother Shovers
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll take a look.Today in the 3-Bet we find MIT professor Will Ma explaining the joy of making good decisions, a questionable decision by...
View ArticleYoungSupremacy Locks Up 2nd FTOPS Title This Month
Hakim picked up his third FTOPS title on Full Tilt Poker last night when he outlasted 403 people to win Event 21 $200+$15 Limit Hold’em Escalator.The young Canadian from Montreal took down $17,732 for...
View ArticleMike “GoLeafsGoEh” Leah Strikes for Canada in FTOPS XXIII
Leah beat online player brunolira heads-up to claim the $32,677 first-place prize in FTOPS XXIII Event 24 $215 No-Limit Hold’em.The IveyPoker Pro has been racking up online titles over the last few...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Pantling v. DNegs, Pirate Chips, Doyle 80th
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a link in the comments for us.Today in the 3-Bet we find 2013 EPT Grand Final runner-up Andrew Pantling taking a few jabs back at Daniel Negreanu, a pirate-themed set...
View ArticleItaly's Luca Rosini Wins Free Trip to 2013 Battle of Malta
A 28-year-old from Piea, a small town near Turin, Rosini answered a skill testing question and was selected in a random draw to receive the $2,300 BOM package.Rosini not only gets a buy-in to the...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Negreanu Pokes, Hellmuth Parks, Hall Last Call
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we’ll take a look.Today in the 3-Bet we track down Daniel Negreanu’s sort-of slight of Andrew Pantling at the EPT Grand Final, bear with...
View ArticleIsildur1: “Low-Stakes or Nosebleed I Try Hard to Win”
Thanks to his talent and complete lack of fear Blom has captured the poker community's imagination like few others.In his limited experience playing live tournaments Blom has proved himself to be a...
View ArticleUKIP Treasurer Panned for 'Sexist' Comments on Women and Poker
Wheeler was speaking at a debate on gender-based hiring and promotion quotas when he made the comments that were called “disingenuous” and “sexist” by an opposing speaker.“I would just like to...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Jungle Love, Eastgate Bag, WSOPE Guide
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a link in the comments and we'll take a look.Today in the 3-Bet we find Dan "Jungleman12" Cates owning the Party Poker Big Game at WPT Cyprus, Peter Eastgate and Ivan...
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