Shannon Shorr Hunts Title in WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Shannon Shorr is second in chips at the final table of WPT Lucky Hearts with 3.4 million chips. He’s just behind chip leader Dimas Martinez, who will enter play with 3.5 million. The final table also...
View ArticleSuper High-Roller Stats: Ivey Soars, Gruissem Craters
As always Super High Rollers remain one of the most deceptive tournaments to poker fans because players like Daniel Negreanu can win $550k in a $100k super high roller but in reality have already...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Big durrrr Issues, Gold Brands Again, Stars > Strategy
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 Tom "durrrr" Dwan alluding to "issues" between himself and Full Tilt Poker, Jamie...
View Article2014 WSOP Schedule Released, $10m Main Event Guarantee Confirmed
The much-anticipated calendar for the 2014 WSOP was offically released today with the $10m guarantee and the returns of the $1m Big One for One Drop, the Little One for One Drop and the Millionaire...
View ArticleCalderaro Wins WPT Lucky Hearts, Shorr Finishes Runner-Up
Instead Floridian James Calderaro, who’s been posting live tournament results since 2006, defeated Shorr heads-up to claim his first WPT title and $270,000 in cash. Calderaro finished third in the...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Galfond Speaks Up, Ike on Joe Rogan, House of Gaëlle
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 Phil Galfond, weighing in on the great poker personality debate, Isaac Haxton finds...
View ArticleMike “Timex” McDonald Moves to #1 in GPI Player of the Year Rankings
After the PCA in January Poland’s Dominik Panka, who beat McDonald for the PCA Main Event title, stood atop the leaderboard with 397 points. Panka couldn’t hold off a surging McDonald, however, who...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Internet Jihad, Tilly Bombshell, Gus Turns 40
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 Sheldon Adelson continuing his all-out assault on online gambling, Jennifer Tilly...
View ArticleFull Tilt Puts Up $1 Million GTD in Upcoming Micro Turbo Series
Starting Sunday, Feb. 16, MTOPS will run for two weeks with a combined $1 million in guaranteed prizes. Every event will offer a multi-tournament format allowing players to enter their favorite events...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Alpha Dog Cates, Survivor Variance, Perfect Home Game
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 Dan "Jungleman12" Cates making his case for king of the Alpha dogs in Johannesburg,...
View ArticleCool Down with the 888poker Winter Games
Every day 888poker is giving away a $10,000 freeroll to players who manage to achieve two or more unique, but fairly achievable, poker challenges. Win three $10k tickets and you’ll receive entrance...
View ArticleRant: The Great "Poker Must be Fun First" Hoax
Do you share that view? Many of you will and many of you won’t, and that’s why opinion is such a wonderful thing. Everybody has one and here is mine … The Job is to Win A week ago today I watched...
View ArticleKing of the Jungle: Dan Cates Wins WPT Alpha8 for $500k
This weekend Cates defeated a stacked final table (technically the entire field was only nine players) at the $100k buy-in WPT Alpha8 in Johannesburg, South Africa, to win $500,000. The final table...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Super Maria Sunday, Northug Sochi Grind, Poker Photo Gold
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Feel free to drop a note in the comments and we'll gladly take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find Maria Ho's quiet dominance speaking loudly again, Norwegian X-Country...
View ArticleParty Poker Readies $1m GTD PokerFest for March
The upcoming edition of PokerFest will feature a $1 million guarantee across 67 events with qualifiers starting at $1. PokerFest will run from March 2-16 with a wide variety of poker games including...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Ivey Jacked, Book of Moorman, Can't Knock the Hustle
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 Phil Ivey clearly seeing the benefits of some gym time, Chris Moorman cutting you a...
View ArticleGarrett Adelstein on Survivor: Cagayan: “People Knew What they Were Doing”
So it wasn’t a complete surprise when yet another poker player (following Jean-Robert Bellande in Survivor: China and Jim Rice in Survivor: South Pacific) was cast in the upcoming Survivor: Cagayan....
View ArticleSouth Point Casino Launches Real Gaming Poker in Nevada
Real Gaming, which is owned South Point Casino, went live today and joined WSOP.com and Ultimate Poker as the only legal poker sites in the state. Formerly known as South Point Poker, Real Gaming is...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Hellmuth = Selbst, Ivey Opens Up, Poker Min Wage
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll happily take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find one more quality entry in the great poker personality debate, Phil Ivey gets...
View ArticlePoker Players Evacuated from RPT Event in Kiev
Thanks to ongoing riots in Ukraine, organizers were forced cancel the event and immediately lock in all the their players who were already in the casino. According to reports the staff provided the...
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