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Daily 3-Bet: Hellmuth Cares, Ivey Bores, Phelps Goes Pro
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Hellmuth giving even more time and money to charity, Phil Ivey alienating his fans with his...
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Galfond Crushing, EireAbu Stumbling: Weekly Top 10 Online Winners/Losers
There was plenty of action to be had in the high-stakes games this week as numerous players won hundreds of thousands of dollars. Tollerene ended up winning an astounding $517k while Galfond took down...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Isildur Blooms, Isildur Bombs, Isildur in Song
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we pay tribute to poker wunderkind Viktor “Isildur1” Blom as he moves away from online poker sponsorship...
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Freeroll Spotlight: More Battle of Malta Qualifiers
Over the next few weeks sites like Party Poker, 888poker, Titan Poker, William Hill Poker and Betfair Poker will be awarding multiple tickets into qualifiers for the inaugural BOM event that will take...
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Pop Poker: The Odd Couple's Common Thread
Indeed, in the original story, poker seems to be just about the only thing the mismatched title characters have in common. The stage play was first produced on Broadway in 1965 with Walter Matthau as...
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Smith Tops Alvarado in EPT Barca Super High Roller
Originally due for a €1m+ first-place payout, the two cut a deal heads-up assuring Alvarado €788,675 and leaving €100,000 and the title on the table for the winner. With a roughly 9m-to-7m chip lead to...
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Norwegian Elisabeth Hille Leads Female Charge in 2012 Main Event
She’s dominating. Mid-way through Day 5 Hille had amassed over three million chips, good enough to put her in the top 10, and was showing no signs of slowing down. “This has already gone beyond my...
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What Happens to Poker Without Online Sponsorship?
Both PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker played a huge role in WSOP attendance in the past but this year Full Tilt is, for obvious reasons, completely absent. PokerStars, restricted to offering their games...
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Negreanu Falls, Keranen Ascends on 2012 Main Event Day 5
The Californian has already recorded a handful of cashes dating back to 2008 but he’s guaranteed to make his biggest score ever here at the 2012 WSOP. Day 5 began with 282 players chasing the WSOP...
View Article888poker Repping U.K., Dutch, Brazilian Hopes in Main Event
Sam Holden (U.K.), Niels van Alphen (Netherlands) and Nicolau Villa Lobos (Brazil) are the last players standing for their respective countries, and all are wearing the 888 patch. Villa Lobos, son of...
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Sunday Scoop: Calvin Anderson Adds Warm-Up Title
Anderson, who already has two SCOOP titles and a WCOOP title on PokerStars, won $83,835 for outlasting 2,653 players in the Sunday Warm-Up. Poker players’ attention was somewhat split yesterday as the...
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Daily 3-Bet: Mercier Sweats, Mercier Flames, Exposing Deals
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Jason Mercier and the rest of the poker world sweating bullets in Barcelona, Mercier likewise...
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Hansen, Sahamies Thrive on EPT Barcelona Day 1b
After 403 players showed up to play yesterday another 670 packed the Gran Casino today for a combined, record-breaking field for an EPT event in Spain. Among those 670 today were poker icons Gus Hansen...
View ArticleMarafioti, Greenstein Kick Off Poker Documentary Series
The team picked two drastically different subjects in Barry Greenstein and Matt “ADZ124” Marafioti and then traveled to Toronto, Los Angeles and Las Vegas collecting footage and supporting interviews....
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Esfandiari Burns, Gross Celibate, ADZ Stars
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to leave a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find the winningest poker player in history getting his freak on, poker pro Jeff Gross making one of...
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Juanda Leads, Sahamies Builds on EPT Barcelona Day 2
The former Team Full Tilt Poker member amassed 732,400 chips to take the overall chip lead by the time the final level of Day 2 expired. A total of 217 players made it through the day including a slew...
View ArticleNY Federal Judge Declares Poker Game of Skill
Presiding over the case of Lawrence Dicristina, arrested and charged last year for running poker games out of a warehouse in Staten Island, Judge Jack Weinstein overturned the indictment and declared...
View Article€50k Re-entry High Roller Event Added to 2012 WSOPE
The €50k Re-entry event will take place from Oct. 2-4, 2012, in Cannes, France. The tournament will be a non-bracelet event but re-entries will be available until the second level of play on Day 2....
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Daily 3-Bet: Smoking Hach, High-Rolling Fish, Harman Power
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet feel free to leave a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Joe Hachem in trouble for a smoking baby, Mike ‘Timex” McDonald checking up on who really wins...
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Sahamies Still Stacked as EPT Barcelona Wraps Day 3
Not exactly known for his tournament prowess, Sahamies already has a fourth-place finish in the €50k Super High Roller and is in position for a very deep run in the main event after Day 3 wrapped...
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