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Vive La Hellmuth: Poker Brat Wins 13th Bracelet in WSOPE Main Event
Hellmuth beat Ukrainian opponent Sergii Baranov heads-up to seal the WSOPE Main Event win and a €1.02 million payday. “I’m humbled by this,” said a stunned Hellmuth after winning. “I’m still trying to...
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Daily 3-Bet: durrrr Scam Fail, Poker Prez, Phillips Biz
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet can be left in the comments. Today on the 3-Bet we bring you bogus news of the next durrrr Challenge, a poker dealer who’s taking a shot at becoming president of the...
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Salsberg Continues Heater at EPT San Remo Day 1A
Islamay bagged 162,300, outpacing other end-of-day big stacks Michael Ferrell (146,000), Salsberg (135,200) and Mustapha Kanit (120,600). Salsberg, who’s best known for producing the television show...
View ArticleFreeroll Spotlight: Three $2,500 BOM Packages Up in October
Both Party Poker and Titan Poker are hosting BOM finals this month with three total packages up for the winners. Valued at $2,500, winning packages include the €550 buy-in, four nights at the 5-Star...
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Timoshenko, Salsberg Among EPT San Remo Big Stacks
162 players survived the day, down from the 797 who bought into this event. Tops overall is Norwegian online qualifier Inge Forsmo who bagged 606,100 at the end of night. Forsmo satellited into this...
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Sunday Scoop: Netherlands, Sweden Share Spotlight
While JopperHarryN enjoyed the distinction of the weekend’s biggest tournament winner, no less than four other players also earned six-figure paydays. We’ve got the rundown on this week’s biggest...
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Vamplew, Haxton Threaten at EPT San Remo
Brit Vamplew, EPT London champ in 2010, had a strong day to bump himself up one spot overall to 10th and to 547,000 in chips. American Haxton, recently based out of Malta and widely considered one of...
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Juanda on Lederer: "He Should Have Taken More Blame"
Beyond his usual stellar tournament results, including a runner-up finish at the recent €50k High Roller at the WSOPE, Juanda has been in the unusual position of being in the media spotlight. His was a...
View ArticleFull Tilt Gets Isle of Man License, FTOPS Runs Dec. 2-16
Sending out an email to its players and a press release about the license, Full Tilt emphasized in both that player account balances are safe and secure on the site and that it will re-launch as...
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Daily 3-Bet: Ivey Sham, Lederer Hug, Feldman Rub
Any suggestions for a 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Ivey in an $11.7m dispute with a British casino, Howard Lederer finding some love on his return to...
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PokerStars Q&A: Hello FTP, Goodbye Viktor Blom (For Now)
The “World’s Biggest Online Poker Room” just ran another edition of its hugely successful WCOOP, the European Poker Tour is in full swing and this week the company even acquired a stake in London’s...
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Tompkins Tops, Lacay Third in Final 24 at EPT San Remo
An online grinder with about $400k in live earnings, much of it in Ireland, Tompkins edged out in front of two-day chip leader Inge Forsmo with 2.4 million in chips by day's end. Forsmo, who bagged up...
View ArticleTweet Relief: T-Minus Three Weeks for Octo-Niners
In the months since the final table was set the October Nine have been featured in numerous mainstream media outlets and almost every one of them played the prestigious World Series of Poker Europe. We...
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Daily 3-Bet: Cates Slums, Negreanu Thump, F’ing Lindgren
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find high-roller Daniel Cates low-rolling in France, Haralabos Voulgaris thumping on Daniel...
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Salsberg: New Entourage-Style Show Based on Poker Circuit
Salsberg, who has written and produced on TV shows Weeds and Entourage, has won more than $645,000 this year playing tournaments and he’s hoping to put some of that experience to work on his new show...
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Lavallee, Lacay in Control for EPT San Remo Final
Lavallee, a predominately online pro from Montreal, has the slight edge with 5,545,00 in chips but Lacay is breathing right down his neck with 5,366,000. Both dominated much of the action at their...
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Phil Hellmuth: I Need to Win 24 Bracelets
Hellmuth spoke candidly about what he still hopes to accomplish in the poker world after winning his most recent bracelet at the WSOPE Main Event in Cannes. “There’s a lot of work left to be done in my...
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Daily 3-Bet: Hellmuth High, Galfond Bye, Shrinking Townsend
Any suggestions for a 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Hellmuth thrashing his way upwards on the Global Poker Index, Phil Galfond saying goodbye to his...
View ArticleSpindler Closes Out EPT San Remo High Roller for €253k
A total of 74 players paid the €10k buy-in and once 10 reloads were added into the equation the prize pool hit €823,200. The final table was no cakewalk with recent WSOPE Main Event fourth-place...
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Lacay Locks Down EPT San Remo Main Event Title
Lacay, who's previous best score was a 16th-place finish in the 2009 WSOP Main Event for $500k, also earned his first European Poker Tour title. Lacay defeated Canadian pro Jason Lavallee heads-up up...
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