Correction: Sen. John McCain Will Not Play PokerListings Battle of Malta
Due to a typographical error and a confusing phone call it turns out our confirmation from Sen. McCain’s office was not actually a confirmation at all. After seeing what we thought was his name on the...
View ArticleBig Money in Small-Town Italy: EPT San Remo Begins April 9
Big poker names like Jason Mercier and Liv Boeree made their careers there, more or less, and it remains one of the busiest, best-value stops on the EPT. Dates, events, fun facts and how to qualify...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Flower Power, Talk Show Brunson, Don’t Suck at Poker
You can make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Doyle Brunson pulling a Johnny Carson, a former poker player changing the flower...
View Article888, WSOP.com Head to Android in New Jersey
It’s a welcome change since 888poker and WSOP.com have supported iOS since the beginning in NJ. Real-money gambling applications are not allowed on the Google Play store but users can utilize a direct...
View ArticleRant: Let's Touch Nerves and Let the Dirty Words Flow
Do you want me to be authentic? Do you want me to have an honest opinion? Do you want to be interested in what I'm saying? Do you want to be intrigued? Or do you want me to bury my opinion underneath...
View Articlede Meulder sixth in Sunday Million, PokerStars Pays Out
A total of 8,207 players bought into the Sunday Million this week creating a massive $1.6 million prize pool. The story of the tournament was Belgian pro Christophe de Meulder who was in prime...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Mumbai Young Guns, Holden Inner Geek, €500k Cash 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 a new crew of young guns collectively storming the poker scene in India, San Holden...
View ArticleFrom Metapoker to Metaphysics, Holden Shows He's Ahead of the Game
While some have a hard time understanding why the young Brit would give up a golden ticket to travel the world and play poker - to study philosophy no less - PokerZeit's Dirk Oetzmann says it just...
View ArticleRagen70 Rocks, Hansen Drops: High-Stakes Winners & Losers
The Hamburg-born player clobbered the 2-7 tables four days in a row and earned more than one million dollars. Also in the top 5 of the week: French player Alexandre Luneau, KagomeKagome, and Niki...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Rousso Twerks, Marvin Menses, Team MMA > Team Poker
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 PokerStars pro Vanessa Rousso making her contribution to the twerking phenomenon,...
View ArticleFootballers to Star in bwin’s Poker Champion’s Cup
Former players from all five teams will act as captains for poker teams in the inaugural event, which is set to take place at Juventus Stadium on May 3-4. Rafael Martin Vazquez, Enzo Scifo, Stefano...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: 4 Bad Things, Hellmuth > Obama, Norgesmesterskapet Live!
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 four very bad things amateur poker players say at the tables, Phil Hellmuth earns...
View ArticleThe Characters of Poker: Stuart Rutter
Poker writer Lee Davy has met his fair share over his years playing in and covering the major (and minor) poker tours and shares his personal reflections on some of his favorite characters in this...
View ArticlePhil Galfond Clears $1m in One Week on Full Tilt
According to highstakesDB, Galfond is up $1.09 million since Wednesday with massive scores in PLO and Mixed Games. Last night Galfond crushed the big $1500/$3000 mixed game that was running with the...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Hellmuth Bestie, Booth Testy, 10 Essential Poker Books
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 Hellmuth passing along one of his 13 WSOP bracelets to his "bestie," Brad Booth...
View ArticleTweet Relief: New Jersey Online Poker Edition
Party Poker has the upcoming $600k-GTD NJCOP in mid-April while WSOP Poker has already qualified numerous people for the 2014 Main Event in Las Vegas. There’s been a ton of good (that massive Party...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Norwegian Bikini Poker, Lex < Ivey, Which Hand 101
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 head-turning Karin Bruteig peeling down at the Norwegian Poker Championships, Lex...
View ArticleBorgata Sues Ivey for $9.6m, Claims Baccarat Edge Sorting
Reported first by the New Jersey Law Journal, the Borgata is suing Ivey and a female companion, Cheng Yin Sun, along with card manufacturer Gemaco, Inc. The lawsuit claims Ivey exploited a flaw in the...
View ArticlePokerStars Launches Carnival of Tournaments
The site is set to deal tournament number 900,000,000, in April, which is easily the most for any online poker site ever. PokerStars is celebrating the achievement with a cavalcade of prizes and a...
View ArticleRant: So is Selling Sex a Good or Bad Thing for Poker?
This question seems to cause more upset and mixed opinion than any other topic I've focused on in the world of poker. As a writer for another site I created a series called The Female Perspective on...
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