Poker’s In and Out List: Galfond Shopped, Shak Must be Stopped
The first In and Out List of the New Year features a 5-star photoshop thread, Eugene Katchalov's POY win, poker in Macau and Beth Shak. Read on to see who gets a tip of the hat, and who gets a wag of...
View ArticleLew Sets World Record for Poker Hands Played
The Team Online pro renowned for his multi-tabling ability and epic rise to $1 million in profit through the microstakes took it to the next level today with his new Guinness World Record. Sitting down...
View ArticleRheem, D'Auteuil Among Leaders After PCA Day 1b
Of the 654 players to fork over the $10k buy-in to start the day, just 342 escaped with chips. Alex Venovski leads the way for the Day 1b flight with 193,000, but 2008 November Niner Chino Rheem is a...
View ArticleThe Sunday Scoop: Wins for shemandez, 3max, BAGSBAGSBAGSBAGS
Guarantees were shattered in the Sunday Warm-Up, the Sunday Million and the Sunday 500 as thousands of poker players from around the world logged on for a shot at the biggest prizes in online poker....
View ArticleMonster Pot Recap: MrSweets28 Spanked by Berndsen12
Galfond was in the midst of a marathon session that saw him play over 8,000 hands when he took Dutch pro Sander “Berndsen12” Berndsen on at $100/$200 heads-up Pot-Limit Omaha on PokerStars....
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Galfond Opens Up, Negreanu Plots, Dangs Chase Tail
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today we find a new commitment for 2012 for Phil Galfond, an ambitious plan for Daniel Negreanu and a redistribution of...
View ArticleJaka Crushes Day 2 at PCA Main Event
The man known as “The-Toilet” online literally destroyed any and all poker players in his vicinity on Day 2 today in the Bahamas to stack up a massive 902,500 in chips when play came to a close....
View ArticleBerndsen12 Slays Isildur1 in Marathon Match
With the durrrr Challenge on hiatus and no Isildur1 SuperStar Showdowns in the last few months it’s been awhile since two players had an extended, no-holds barred, marathon match but Berndsen and Blom...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Sergio Slacks, Jaka Stacks, Duhamel Payback
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we serve up a PCA Tweet special with Sergio Garcia’s slow play, Faraz Jaka’s massive stack and Jonathan...
View ArticleTakechip Takes Command at PCA Main Event
The brash young French-Canadian, who has towered over the mid/high-stakes games online the last few years, came into the day with 412k in chips but bagged up 1.47 million by the end, good for top spot....
View ArticleIsildur1 Rebounds with $200k Victory
Last night Blom returned to the high stakes tables on PokerStars and plowed through 6,383 hands of $50/$100 Pot-Limit Omaha. This time around Blom mixed it up and switched between 6-handed games...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Xuan Love, $1m for PA, In Phil We Trust
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments below. Today in the 3-Bet we correct a gross oversight in our Players to Watch list, salivate over some potential...
View ArticleJaka Closing in on PCA Main Event Final Table
Jaka has spent the majority of the tournament either on top of the chip leaderboard or near it and he didn’t let up on Day 4. The Californian ended with 4.1 million chips and is starting to pull away...
View ArticleBerndsen12 Burns Isildur1 in High Stakes Rematch
Earlier this week Berndsen12, who is Dutch poker pro Sander Berndsen, played a 5,000-hand marathon match against Isildur1 and eventually booked a $150k win. Last night Berndsen12 scorched Isildur1 for...
View ArticleWorld Champs Duhamel and Cada Victorious at PCA
Duhamel’s victory came in the $5,000 No-Limit Holdem 8-max event two days ago while Cada notched a win in the $2,000 No-Limit event last night. Both players pocketed six-figure prizes. Duhamel...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Phil Hams, Rousso Jams, Blom Goes the Dynamite
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we catch another humble brag from Phil Hellmuth, get a look into Vanessa Rousso's other passion and...
View ArticleJaka, Julius, Liu Lead Chase for $2m at PCA
Up for grabs tomorrow: a $2 million first-place prize, a $1.2 million runner-up prize and the prestige that comes with outlasting one of the toughest fields in poker. Jaka Rises Again For Jaka, the Day...
View ArticleYunis, Perkins in Control at $25k PCA High Roller
148 players bought into this event which, along with seven re-entries, boosted the prize pool to a massive $3,626,000. This year’s High Roller champion will pocket $1,134,930 and a bracelet from...
View Article$245k in Bounties Announced for WPT Shooting Star
In total 49 names were announced, totaling $245,000 in bounties at $5,000 per player. That number is up from the 45 bounty players who competed in the event one year ago. Players who eliminate one of...
View ArticleBerndsen12 Triumphant: Top Weekly Winners/Losers
Isildur1 won the PCA Super High Roller for $1.3 million last week so many railbirds thought we might see some big sessions for the young Swede. It turned out they were right. Blom played an...
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