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Freeroll Spotlight: $2,500 BOM Packages on Will Hill, Party Poker
Party Poker’s BOM final is set to take place Saturday and you can buy in directly for just $5.50. Meanwhile William Hill Poker’s BOM final will take place next Friday (Aug. 31) with direct buy-in for...
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Daily 3-Bet: Hurricane JRB, Ho Roll, Stripping WSOP Champs
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Jean-Robert Bellande being, well, JRB in the face of a hurricane, Maria Ho offering a possible...
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Sahamies Boss at EPT Barcelona Final Table
After an impressive week that saw Sahamies finish fourth in the €50k Super High Roller and dominate the leaderboard virtually every day of the main event, the notorious high-stakes gambler has just...
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Pobal Shocks Sahamies for EPT Barcelona Title
The young Belarussian, whose previous best live cash was €7,500, not only topped Sahamies one-on-one but outlasted a final table that included poker icon John Juanda to claim €1,007,550. All told the...
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Eslami, Cheong Lead After WPT Legends Day 2
Eslami, a former Magic: The Gathering player known for winning the first man-machine poker challenge, bagged up 618,500 to take the outright lead. Cheong, a former November Niner, is close behind with...
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Sunday Scoop: nebo_blizko Picks Up $184k
As usual thousands of players flocked to both major tournaments on PokerStars yesterday with millions up for grabs. Next week the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker begins so the Sunday...
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Daily 3-Bet: Galfond + Isildur, Maui Wowie, Jens in Space
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Galfond blueprinting Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, Maui police losing their minds over a $1/$2...
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Mueller, Madsen Surge on WPT Legends Day 3
Two-time bracelet winner Mueller started the day just outside the top 10 but finished well inside it, bagging up 2,396,000 to sit second overall behind Cyrus Farzad at 2,600,000. Mueller and Farzad are...
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Daily 3-Bet: Ivey + Dwan to Macau, Negreanu Cameo, Buffett Game
If you have suggestions for future 3-Bets (and we’re guessing you do) just throw them in the comments section below. It’s that easy. Today in the 3-Bet we find Daniel Negreanu getting another acting...
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Hale Leads Mueller, Madsen into WPT Legends Final SIx
San Diego-based semi-pro Hale has 7,325,000 in chips heading into the televised final table today, giving him double that of his nearest competitior. That competitior, however, happens to be two-time...
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Daily 3-Bet: Poker Luck, Mercier Stuck, $1 Million on DraftDay
If there’s a poker story that isn’t getting enough virtual ink, feel free to post in the comments below and we’ll try to get it in a future 3-Bet piece. In today’s 3-Bet we find the Jason Mercier train...
View ArticleSam Trickett Hops On Board with ISPT
The first ISPT event – the €20-million guaranteed tournament at Wembley Stadium – is set to take place May 31-June 6, 2013. “As a poker player, I have to be associated with such an enormous event,”...
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Pop Poker: On Luck, Skill, Hail Marys and Moneyball
But there was reaction from the larger culture, too. One of the more interesting responses came from ESPN’s Colin Cowherd on his daily radio show, “The Herd.” In his commentary on the ruling, Cowherd...
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Hale Holds Off Steinberg for WPT Legends Title
Coming into the final table as the massive chip leader, things looked promising for Hale to take hist first-ever major title but it wasn't a direct line to the finish by any means. Having 60% of the...
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WCOOP Radio Returns Sept 2 with Stapes, Wealthall
Complementing the $30-million online tournament series offering 65 events over 22 days, the WCOOP radio show will air daily at 3 pm ET starting September 2 and run straight through to September 25....
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Daily 3-Bet: 888 Boom, Tony G Raid, GOP v. Online Poker
If you have a suggestion for a future 3-Bet piece, make sure to drop a note in the comments section below. Today’s 3-Bet finds 888poker boasting, Tony G getting raided and the GOP pissing off online...
View ArticleLederer, Full Tilt Owners Ask Judge to Consider Skill Game Ruling
Earlier this month NY federal judge Jack Weinstein overturned an indictment against Lawrence Dicristina for running a poker game and declared poker exempt from the Illegal Gambling Business Act. If a...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Booth Drool, Hellmuth Rules, WCOOP Exodus
Any suggestions for a future 3-bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Jean-Robert Bellande, of all people, busting Brad Booth’s chops, Phil Hellmuth playing to his...
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WCOOP: Top 5 All-Time Money Winners
Many online players consider WCOOP the World Series of online poker and in recent years the prizepools have begun to rival some live tournaments. Of course the biggest prizes are in the $5,200 No-Limit...
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Choi Tops Ivey, Juanda for $6.5m In Macau Challenge
The tournament drew a who’s who of international high-roller poker with Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Sam Trickett, JP Kelly and Brian Rast among them but it was eventually locals that took home the top...
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