Glazier: “I’ll Quit Poker the Day I Dread Coming into a Poker Room”
In fact, until today it’s likely that there has been just two. Joe Hachem is one of them. He bestowed those immortal words over the top of the thousands of ruffling chips of eager poker players both...
View ArticleGeorge Danzer Makes Final Push for WSOP POY: “I’m Here to Grind”
It's not exactly new territory for Danzer as he's been known to dominate online poker series including WCOOP and SCOOP but this is the first time he's been close to finishing on top of a live poker...
View ArticleRyan Riess on World Champion Legacy: “I Hope I Did a Good Job”
Riess knows all too well what’s it’s like to prepare for the biggest final table in the world. He also knows what it’s like to have won more than $8 million and feel the weight of the poker world on...
View ArticleWSOP APAC 3-Bet: Hellmuth Dazed, Glazier Deals, 197 Runners
If you have a tip for a future 3-Bet piece let our reporters in Australia know by leaving a message in the comments. In today’s inaugural daily APAC 3-Bet we find Phil Hellmuth making his glorious...
View ArticleAspiring Novelist Dimmig Rides Millionaire Maker Win to Australia
Everything changed for Dimmig at the 2014 WSOP in Las Vegas when he navigated the monster 7,977-player field of the Millionaire Maker and ultimately won the bracelet and $1.3 million to go with it....
View ArticleAntonio Esfandiari: Discovery Channel Passed on Underground Poker
Esfandiari, who starred in the show along with long-time friend Phil Laak, announced the news on Twitter earlier today and spoke with PokerListings while on break from WSOP APAC in Melbourne. “I...
View ArticleVanessa Rousso Still Hungry After Nearly a Decade of Poker
Over the last nine years Rousso has stood the test of time in the poker world while having one of the most unusual career paths of anyone to play the game. Since bursting onto the scene in 2005,...
View ArticleThe Art of Table Talk: More Than Strategy, It's Good For the Game
From dingy back rooms in underground clubs to the bright lights of Vegas and the modern glory of poker as we know it today. There are a lot of reasons why poker boomed and continued to grow in...
View ArticleOliver Gill: “If They Don’t Like Me, I’m Going To Destroy Them”
It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to call Gill the Phil Hellmuth of ‘Down Under’. He doesn’t have the bracelets, but he has the table banter down pat and a reputation to boot. Gill might be more...
View ArticleWSOP APAC 3-Bet: N9 No-Show, POY Chirps, Poker = Soul Killer?
You can make suggestions to our Australian reporters for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s daily WSOP APAC 3-Bet piece we’ll take a look at a surprising dearth of November...
View ArticleHand of the Week: Antonius Picks Off Ballsy $300k Bluff By Polk
If you want to see some top-class poker, check out the Aussie Millions High Stakes Cash Game clips that have recently been posted online. There's plenty of action and lots of interesting hands -...
View ArticleSeats Still Open for 2014 BOM, Get Full Package for €999 Right Now!
With an expanded capacity for up to 1,600 players the window is still open to participate, despite some localised rumors to the contrary. To get a preferred starting day, though, it's still a good...
View ArticleOpen New Account at WSOP.com NJ, Get a Shot at Free Vegas Trip
Open from October 1-31, 2014, the Las Vegas Trip Giveaway Promotion is only open to partcipants making their first-ever deposit to WSOP.com NJ. All new players who create an account and make a deposit...
View ArticleDoes the WSOP Bracelet Glitter as Bright Down Under?
Regardless of whether that value has changed over the years, there’s no doubt winning a bracelet is, and always has been, one of poker’s most revered achievements. In the past WSOP bracelets were...
View ArticleBrandon Shack-Harris: “POY Points Brought Me to Australia”
He’s looking to rectify that at the WSOP Asia-Pacific in Australia. “I wasn’t planning on being here,” he said. “I mean I wanted to go to Australia but I had stuff back home I wanted to take care of....
View ArticleNovember Niner Bruno Politano: “I Want to Make Brazil Proud”
They had every right to be too as Bruno Politano ultimately became the first Brazilian ever to secure a spot in the November Nine. Thus far Politano is the only member of the 2014 November Nine who...
View ArticlePoker Pros Chime in on Ivey’s Epic £7.7m Crockfords Case
Ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey isn’t in Melbourne. He’s not even in Australia. He’s actually on the other side of the world in London taking on Crockfords Casino in the gambling court case of...
View ArticleDaniel Negreanu on WSOP POY: “I Need to Have Some Big Results”
Negreanu is currently fourth on the POY leader board behind John Hennigan, Brandon Shack-Harris and George Danzer. Of those three players, Danzer and Shack-Harris are down in Australia and both have a...
View ArticleWSOP APAC 3-Bet: Danzer Leads POY, Kitty Claws, Shack-Harris Show
You can always make suggestions for future 3-Bet features in the comments section below. In today’s Daily WSOP APAC 3-Bet we’ll take a look at George Danzer taking the lead in the 2014 WSOP POY, Kitty...
View ArticleMore Than Money: Competition in Poker Fuels Pros Negreanu, Riess
It’s a simple question, but the answer can easily be misplaced and long forgotten as players grind the tournament circuit or click buttons at their computers. Money is the obvious reason. Not everyone...
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