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Sergio Garcia Tees Up Again at PCA, Says "Anyone Can Win" Masters
The eight-time PGA winner has been playing the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for years now and in 2012 he finally broke through with a 51st-place finish that paid him $35,000. Part of the reason...
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2014 PCA Tops $10m Guarantee with Massive Day 1b
Registration is open until the start of Day 2 but with over 1,000 buy-ins in the books PokerStars’ $10 million-guarantee for the tournament will indeed be met. In fact, the 2014 PCA will be even...
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Daily 3-Bet: PCA Rampage, Five-O Grind, How Binion's Went Down
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Feel free to drop a note in the comments and we'll take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find some Czech poker players going Axel Rose on their hotel room at the PCA, a...
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One Tree Hill’s Paul Johansson Plays 2014 PCA Thanks to Gandolfini Tourney
Johansson qualified for the tournament in the last poker tournament that James Gandolfini ever hosted – the LA Police Memorial Foundation Celebrity Poker Tournament. “I had a nice run,” explained...
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PokerStars Launches Shark Cage with $1m Up for Grabs
The innovative event is made up of a series of eight heats where one online qualifier will face off against five poker pros or celebrities. The players who win their respective heats will be sent to...
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Lefrancois, Dibella Impress on PCA Day 2, $1.8 Million for First
In the end a total of 1,031 players registered for the 2014 PCA, which is up slightly from the 2013 PCA, with 151 places paying out. It’s a significant increase considering the so-called Polar Vortex...
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Daily 3-Bet: Ivey Millions, Smith Probation, Cracking Cicada 3301
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 Phil Ivey carrying on unaffected by rumors of his financial demise, high-stakes poker pro...
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Jason Mercier Attempts to Balance Christianity, Professional Poker
The 27 year old has been a force of destruction on the international poker circuit, racking up nearly $10 million in lifetime tournament winnings since 2008. He’s also a Christian. Religion is not...
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Silver is Gold as Bubble Bursts on Day 3 of 2014 PCA
The day began with 215 players of the original 1,031 looking to make their way into the money including Casey Kastle, Joe Cassidy, Amanda Musumeci and Dario Minieri. Unfortunately for the...
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Josh Arieh Exasperated with “Ridiculous” Tanking in Poker
Arieh claims his opponent (English pro Rhys Jones) was taking an excessive amount of time making decisions in the early stages of the $25,000 High Roller Event. “We hadn’t played 20 hands and this guy...
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Mike McDonald Eyes 2nd EPT Title After 2014 PCA Day 4
The 24-year-old Canadian finished the day second in chips with 3.4 million and 20 players remaining. The only player with more chips than McDonald is Estonian Madis Muur with 3.5 million. McDonald was...
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Rant: If Poker's a Skill Game, Stop Saying You (or They) Were Lucky
They've started and ended wars, made people strangle the life out of others and they've made Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth look (the) nuts. So it’s incredibly frustrating when you consider that most...
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Shorr “Shocked” to Come Ahead of Ivey, Tran in GPI Top 9 of Decade
Shannon Shorr, known for his consistent results but still not a household name, came in at 7th on the GPI’s list, which ranked players from the start of the Moneymaker era in 2004 until 2014, based on...
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Muur Leads 2014 PCA Final Table, Timex Hunts EPT History
McDonald stormed through a rapid-fire Day 5 at the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and will enter the final table second in chips with 5.6 million. The Canadian will have to overcome chip leader...
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Selbst, Merson, Negreanu Hunt PCA $25k High Roller Title
Coming off a third-place finish in the $100k Super High Roller earlier in the series Selbst is back in the driver's seat of another huge tournament with a seven-figure payday at the top. Even more...
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EPT Celebrating 100th Event with Europe's Biggest Poker Festival Ever
“The EPT was born in Barcelona so it’s very fitting to celebrate EPT’s 100th event in true style and with unforgettable poker,” said EPT President Edgar Stuchly. “EPT Barcelona is one of the most...
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Daily 3-Bet: Schemion World, Damon Nuts, $50m Winner-Take-All?
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 Ole Schemion slowly but surely taking over the entire poker world, Matt Damon razzed for one...
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Schindler Upsets Selbst, Merson in PCA $25k High Roller Final
Instead the unheralded Jake Schindler busted Selbst and then cruised past former world champ Greg Merson heads-up. Schindler officially picked up $1.19 million for his victory. “I’m pretty numb right...
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Panka Denies McDonald’s Historic Bid for 2nd EPT Title in 2014 PCA
McDonald, who won EPT Dortmund in 2008 when he was just 18, was attempting to become the first player in history to win two EPT titles. It appeared the Canadian might pull it off as he got heads-up...
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Daily 3-Bet: Farber Robbed, Hellmuth Devalued, Sylvia's Island
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll gladly take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find WSOP runner-up Jay Farber paying the price for being in the public eye, poker writer...
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