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Poker Central Bringing 24/7 Poker to TV, Sponsoring Aria $500k
The new network, which is apparently launching very soon, will sponsor the massive $500k buy-in Aria Super High Roller Bowl this summer along with Poker PROductions and Aria. The huge Aria tournament...
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GPI’s Eight-Team Global Poker League Coming in Fall
The Global Poker League will be a 10-week competition with eight sponsored teams, with seven players each, that will be competing for prizes coming partly from the sponsors and partly from the GPI...
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Daily 3-Bet: Reverse Slowrollism, Sky Tripfunding, EPT Irish Open?
Got a tip for a future edition of the 3-Bet? Drop us a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Griffin Benger circling back on the irish Open's epic slowroll debate, Sofia Lövgren works the...
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Padraig Parkinson: "Poker Doesn’t Belong to the Superstars"
The two are so wholly inseparable at this point that you might as well not bother trying to find the answer. As Parkinson puts it, "The tournament is in my DNA." An Irish Open attendee for as long as...
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PokerStars Asks “Are You a Natural Born Poker Player?”
These are the questions PokerStars is asking everyone in its new innovative game/video/IQ test series titled “Natural Born Poker Player.” The idea is that every player makes a series of quick...
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Daily 3-Bet: Patrik's Secret, Daniel's Dream, EPT Play Along
Have something you'd like to see in a future 3-Bet? Drop us a line in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we unmask the secret to Patrik Antonius' success, Daniel Negreanu lives his dream and home...
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Mike Sexton: "We Need to Stop the Stalling and the Bullying"
That's why he surprised many when he took aim at the WSOP and the November Nine in a recent blog post. A long-time proponent of a shot clock in poker he also took a few shots at tanking and bullying...
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888Live Marbella: Worth a Trip Half Around the Planet
About 50 players gathered in two groups and drove by coach to one of the countless golf courses in the area. They were greeted by a handful of instructors who clearly favor a hands-off approach for...
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There's a Reason We Should Listen to Mike Sexton: He's Always Right
As the voice of the World Poker Tour those words are designed, polished and chosen after 20 takes. Those words are pretty useless to a poker aficionado or someone trying to learn the game. In fact, I...
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WPT Announces Season XIV, Begins May 1 in Montreal
It turns out Season XIV will debut on May 1, just a couple days after Season XIII wraps with the World Championship at Borgata in Atlantic City. Season XIV will kick off in Montreal with the...
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Daily 3-Bet: King Ivey, Porky Joe, PokerPoint Epiphany
Have something you'd like to see featured in a future 3-Bet? Let us know in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Ivey taking his rightful place among American royalty, a Federal Judge muses...
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Ken Lennaárd: The Key is to Make Recreational Players Have Fun
A professional poker player for close to 20 years Lennaárd has shifted a lot of his action from Stockholm down to the Costa del Sol over the past couple of years. Mostly, he says, because he can't...
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Winning on Sixth Street at 888Live Local Marbella
Except, of course, when it doesn’t. There is a way to win the hand even after it’s over and the only name we can come up with for it is "sixth street." As examples, take the following two hands from...
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Byrne Wins First Live Tournament, €17k at 888Live Local Marbella
The winner of the Spanish leg of 888poker’s buzzing new live series is Patrick Byrne, who was playing in his first-ever live tournament. Battling a capped-out field of 200 players, including 888poker...
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Hand of the Week: Cantarella Gets Brave, Hits the Wall with 7-2
The pots are getting big and our hero tries to win with the worst hand at all costs. Flop to River The game is €25/€50 No-Limit Hold'em but in our specific hand there's also a €100 straddle. It starts...
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Am I the Only Thinking Person in the Poker World?
There are some thinkers on the business side of our world. Greedy, yes. But thinkers never the less. When it comes to the players, forget about it. Or am I being too harsh? Are there some thinkers out...
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Daily 3-Bet: Boeree for PM, Messer’s Poker Night, Jacob on Jeopardy!
You can contribute to the Daily 3-Bet by leaving suggestions for future pieces in the comment’s section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll look at a political Liv Boeree, an elite women-only poker...
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Jacob Now Two-Time Jeopardy! Champ, Up to $49,600
He's now a two-day champ and has bumped his earnings up to $49,600. He'll be back again Tuesday night to defend his title. Both his wins have come in fairly dominating fashion with Jacob entering...
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Daily 3-Bet: Rondo = Poker Shark, Hockey Bet, #Griffining on Twitch.tv
You can always make suggestions for future 3-Bet pieces in the comments section below. In today’s Daily 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Rajon Rondo’s skill as a poker player, a former NY police officer...
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The Lost Art of Taking Care of Fish
No taking care of the recreational players, no helping the house to create a good atmosphere. Just put on the headset attached to an iPad that playing a movie and wait for the fishes to pay you off....
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