Rant: The WPT's New Shot Clock is Exactly What Poker Needs
If you're unlucky enough to be seated on a table of mutes then you're in for one hell of a dour day. It’s the characters that make poker a spectacle, not the game. That’s not to say that there aren’t...
View ArticleSam Trickett Signs with Everest, Offers 10% of WSOP Earnings
One of the winningest tournament players of all time, helped by his $10m runner-up score at the 2012 Big One for One Drop, Trickett will begin representing Everest Poker as brand ambassador and...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Losing Your Name, Ivey = Don King, Staring Debate
You can always fire suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s 3-Bet we’ll take a look at a Kiwi poker player losing a ridiculous prop bet, Phil Ivey is the new Don...
View ArticleTop 5 Reasons You Should Play the Next MTOPS on Full Tilt Poker
With 75 events and $1 million in guaranteed prizes, MTOPS is a great way for beginner and micro-stakes players to give themselves a chance of winning some serious cash. Keep reading for the five...
View ArticleDan “jungleman12” Puts FTP Money to Good Use, Wins $1m
The US poker refugee received his FTP balance late last month and has been on an absolute scorcher in the $2,000/$4,000 2-7 Triple Draw games over the last few days. Cates was nigh-unstoppable on...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Idle Ivey, Wistful Marafioti, Bay 101 Booming
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 suddenly with a lot of time on his hands, Matt Marafioti looking back on...
View ArticleParty Poker Launching NJ Championship of Online Poker
The site released a tentative draft schedule that features buy-in levels from $50-$200 with guarantees that range from $15k to $200k. The NJCOP, which will also be playable on Borgata Poker, will...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Bay 101 Bustos, Ivey Gusto, How Selbst Does It
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 big names and bounties dropping like flies at Bay 101, Phil Ivey gets after it in the...
View ArticlePokerStars $5m-Guaranteed MicroMillions 7 Underway
MicroMillions 7 features affordable buy-ins that range from less than $1 to the $22 Main Event, which offers a $1-million guarantee and at least $75k for first. Nearly every variant of poker ever...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Mercier Net Worth, Antonius Nightmare, Squash with Gus
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 Laak holding an exclusive pipeline to Jason Mercier's net worth, Patrik Antonus...
View ArticleSchleger: “Everyone is a Functioning Drug User to Some Degree”
In the article, titled “Fifteen Years of Smoking Crack,” Schleger came out as a drug user and detailed his experiences with crack. It was an eye-opening journey for anyone unfamiliar with high...
View ArticlePahuja, Le Headline WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Table
Pahuja, who's been on a tear in World Poker Tour events over the last four months, will come into play with 6.47m chips, just ahead of Dylan Wilkerson with 5.85m. With a 2nd-place finish at WPT...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Trickett Thrashing, Luongo Goldmine, Poker After Dwan
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 Sam Trickett getting his new sponsorship off on a very good foot, Roberto Luongo...
View ArticleParty Poker PokerFest to Finish with $300k-GTD Main Event
The flagship tournament of the 67-event PokerFest, which began March 3, is the $300,000-guaranteed Main Event on Sunday. For just $200 players will get a shot at one of the biggest prizes awarded on...
View ArticleCarroll Wins WPT Bay 101, Dato Clips Trickett at WPT Venice
James Carroll, a $3m+ winner online, took the marquee prize early this morning when he defeated Dylan Wilkerson heads-up for the Bay 101 Shooting Star title in San Jose, California. With a...
View ArticleRant: If You Want to Stereotype Me for Playing Poker, Up Yours
I bet you think he has a problem. Theoretically speaking, why should a bottle of beer consumed at 8 am be viewed any differently than the bottle you consume 8 pm? There is no difference - except the...
View ArticleBeastmode: Isildur1 Crushes Full Tilt for $1.6 Million
Blom started 2014 by sprinting to an early $2 million profit in February but he quickly bled it all away and was down several hundred thousand dollars heading into the weekend. The swingy Scandi...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Quake-Proof Laak, California Rumble, Nate Picks NCAAs
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 Laak unfazed by the Los Angeles earthquake, heavy hitters squaring off at WPT...
View ArticleIs it Time to Ban Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer For Good?
"Should Ferguson (and Howard Lederer) be banned from playing on the major tours for good?" I was once banned from a casino in Cardiff after I called the manager an "idiot." He wouldn’t serve me...
View ArticlePlay, Watch and Chat with Rafa Nadal as He Takes on World
Nadal will be settling in at 5:30 PM ET for an hour of 5/10 Six-Max Zoom against any and all fans from around the world in his latest challenge, Rafa vs. the World. The action will be on the...
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