Graner Crushes, Big Three Bounced as EPT Prague Hits Final Table
The story coming out of Day 5 is undeniably Stephen Graner. The American pro based out of Las Vegas stole all the thunder today as he ran to a huge chip lead and premium position to take home his...
View ArticleAlan "Ari" Engel: "I'm Kind of a Global Hobo Right Now"
He still is, kind of, despite the early sponsorship days that inspired the nickname now long over. One important thing from that era decidedly lives on, though - the winning. Owner of six career...
View ArticleGraner Rips to EPT Prague Main Event Title, €969,000 Payday
It showed. The 26-year-old from Las Vegas ripped through the final table in just 81 hands to cap an impressive week of poker that saw him barely move from the top of the chip counts. Thwarting the...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Hellmuth-tron, Wahlberg Plays "Poker", Jacobson Cash
You can always make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces — no matter how weird — in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Phil Hellmuth’s new heads-up machine, Mark...
View ArticleAlex Gomes: "I Hope We'll See Neymar Playing an EPT Event Soon"
In fact Gomes still has three times the earnings of the man in second place - Bruno Politano - who made this year's WSOP Main Event November Nine. Today the former PokerStars pro travels the world...
View ArticleGo Behind the Scenes at 2014 PokerListings Battle of Malta (VIDEO)
In just three years the Battle of Malta has gone from the spark of an idea to a premiere destination event for recreational poker players from all over Europe. In this video you'll hear from the woman...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Chafak Reads Bilzerian, Dan Cates Wins REG, New PokerListings App
Suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces are welcome in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Miss Finland Sara Chafak giving her honest assessment of Dan Bilzerian, Dan...
View ArticleIvan Demidov: Russian Poker Market "Still Growing Really Fast"
Before his runner-up finish in the 2008 WSOP Main Event the Russian poker scene was comparatively small and relatively fractured. Today Russia is one of the most active and growing poker markets in...
View ArticleFang Leads 5 Diamond, Schwartz Alpha8 in WPT Windups at Bellagio
A booming WPT Five Diamond main event is down to just 33 players from the starting field of 586 with the gregarious Fang on top heading to Day 5. Fang, who's mostly remembered for his turn at the...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Phelps Verdict, EPT Malta Schedule, Santa Stapes
You can always throw future 3-Bet suggestions in the comments section below. In today’s 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Michael Phelps receiving his sentence for DUI, the EPT schedule and Joe Stapleton...
View ArticleShaffer, Rast Lead Charge to Stacked WPT Final Tables at Bellagio
Shaffer, who's won two WSOP bracelets in massive $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em events, navigated a slightly smaller field on Day 5 of the WPT Diamond to lead the final six. He'll have a stacked lineup to...
View ArticleIgnat '0human0' Liviu: "Variance Turned Against Me"
The former civil engineering student from Bucharest rang up $2m in profits over 2011/2012, all on his own dime, to become one of the biggest winners in the game at the time. Then, as poker players...
View ArticleCharania, Lichtenberger Cap 2014 with Huge WPT Titles in Vegas
Charania, a former EPT Grand Final champion, came back from a 9-1 chip deficit heads-up against Garrett Greer to win the 2014 WPT Five Diamond title and $1,477,890. It's Charania's 2nd career WPT...
View ArticleLuke Schwartz: "I Was a Hyped-Up Kid with Too Much Money"
He’s the type of poker player who gets plunged into the South Atlantic Ocean and when the sharks come to eat him he talks them out of it. Too many, he is a pain in the ass; to me he is a superstar - a...
View ArticleHigh-Stakes Report: Ivey Lands Elusive 1-2 Punch; Still Not Enough
That didn’t keep Phil Ivey from banking a big profit last week, though. Ivey even pulled off the elusive feat of finishing first and second in the weekly rankings with separate accounts but it's still...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Lövgren AMA, Coimbra Charity, No Poker Boom 2?
You can always leave suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Sofia Lövgren doing an AMA, André Coimbra making an amazing donation...
View ArticlePokerListings Launches New App for iPad, Android Tablets
The lightning-fast app aggregates content from PokerListings with each section of the site well represented. The PokerListings Poker App is a particularly good place for new poker players to get...
View ArticleRant: Living in America is Being Told What to Do By Cavemen
The weight of the gifts is creating a neck spasm and my only thought is to turn on my laptop and fire up a few tables of online poker. Easy, peasy, Japaneasy as my not-so-friendly friends used to say...
View Article$10m Main Event, $5m Colossus Highlight 2015 WSOP Schedule
The 2015 WSOP will run for 49 consecutive days from May 27-July 14 when the final nine of the Main Event will be set. Three starting flights will run for the $10,000 Main Event this year on July 5, 6...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Flushy Phil, Selbst vs. Schemion, Sharky Sara Chafak
You can always make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet (the last of 2014) we’re highlighting three crazy moments from the first season of Shark...
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