Rant: Who Says We Can't All Win in Poker If We Cooperate?
Whether you're competing for affection amongst siblings, grades in school, the leer of a fancy or in the rough-and-tumble of a sports event, it’s all lumped in with humanity’s generally accepted view...
View ArticleHigh Stakes: Patrik Antonius Owned April with $1.8m Profit
Patrik Antonius and the resurfaced Niki Jedlicka didn’t just post a few small wins, they crushed the opposition for millions. Meanwhile online superstars Viktor Blom and Phil Ivey were at the opposite...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Tim Duncan of Poker, Deeb Life Check, Poker Princess Pardon
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 nickname apparently in use for the Godfather of Poker, hardcore poker degen...
View ArticlePoker Players You Need to Know Before 2014 WSOP: Ronit Chamani
With a $10m guarantee for the Main Event, 65 more gold bracelets for the taking, the return of the $1m Big One for One Drop and "the best WSOP schedule ever" on tap, the 45th edition of poker's...
View ArticleHigh Stakes: Viktor Blom Bounces Back for $270k
Blom was the biggest winner last week as players like Carloo13 fell back to earth. Mikael Thuritz, Patrik Antonius, and Ronny Kaiser also bagged more than $200,000. Carloo13 is one of these players...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Northug Hit-and-Run, Salter Springboard, Bilzerian = Hefner
Got something you want featured in a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll gladly take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find Olympic champ Petter Northug narrowly escaping a drunk-driving...
View ArticleParty Poker Adds Casual Cash Games for New Players
The venerable online poker site launched Casual Cash Games this week, which restricts players to opening just one cash-game table at a time. The theory is that serious multi-tabling grinders will...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Guy Gets Got, Tobey Backs Leo, Blom Peters Out?
Have a suggestion for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find Guy Laliberté graphically characterizing his online poker losses pre-Black Friday,...
View ArticleHigh Roller, Second-Chance Add Big Value to 2014 Battle of Malta
Back for its third year alongside the marquee Main Event, the Siege of Malta, our signature €220 second-chance tourney, will run over two days Nov 8-9. Capped at just 400 players it's the perfect...
View Article$1,500 Up for Grabs Daily in Full Tilt’s New Take it Down Promo
Take it Down is a new leaderboard system that awards daily cash prizes to players who finish in the top 20. It begins May 9 and will run through May 25. Take it Down differs a bit from traditional...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Chocolate Thunder, Nano Wonder, TV Biz = Drunk 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 get a chance to take home a piece of memorabilia from NBA legend Darryl "Chocolate...
View ArticleDutch Boyd: “There Are Things in My Book People Won’t Appreciate”
During the early 2000s Boyd was a promising young player who got into poker after watching Rounders. Boyd got to experience Chris Moneymaker’s game-changing win at the 2003 WSOP firsthand… because he...
View ArticleMarc-André Ladouceur: "I Could Have Brought Something to Everyone"
For French Canadian PokerStars Team Online Pro Marc-André Ladouceur, there's a new twist to that old adage these days - especially if you get deep enough for a shot at a seat in the November Nine....
View ArticleSeiver Scores First SCOOP Title, Jungleman12 Roars
Seiver only had to outlast 50 players to win SCOOP Event 13H $2,100 Single Draw 2-7 but had to overcome one hell of a final table that included Phil Galfond and Mike Watson. It was actually underrated...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: hotjenny 40-Tables, Pan-Pipe Chip Magic, RIP Joey Knish
Want something featured in an upcoming 3-Bet? Let us know in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Katie Dozier blowing our minds with her multi-tabling skills, Macoy84 nailing some pretty sweet...
View ArticleParty Poker to Stage $500k-Guaranteed Tournament
Usually the Party Poker Sunday Major tips the scales at $200,000 guaranteed but this week the site is boosting that GTD to half a million with $100,000 dedicated to the winner. Party Poker players can...
View ArticleRant: Let's Stop Chatbox Filth Before Everyone Leaves Poker for Good
Here's what my heads-up opponent in a recent Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) tournament said to me after just one hand: “You are a f***ing idiot.” Words are spoken without consciousness. I get that. I know...
View ArticleHigh-Stakes Report: Phil Ivey Takes Another $700k Hit on Full Tilt
Phil Ivey was once again the biggest loser in the high-stakes games online last week with a total of $695k in damage. At this rate Ivey may even overtake Gus Hansen as the year's biggest loser before...
View ArticleSelbst, JRB Among 10 New Big One for One Drop Additions
Selbst is the first female poker player to take part in the massive, potentially record-breaking, tournament at this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. She’s hardly a long-shot in the...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: $20m JRB, Bilzerian EKG, WSOP Hail Mary
Have something you'd like to see in a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find perennially "broke" Jean-Robert Bellande scraping up $1m Big One for...
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