Karamalikis, Obst Impress on Aussie Millions Day 1a
Poker pros had numerous distractions on Day 1a of the Aussie Millions Main Event with the Aussie Open Men’s Tennis Final taking place in the evening as well as the $100k Challenge at Crown Casino. Some...
View ArticleKagawa, Robl, Selbst Make Aussie $100k Final Table
Masa Kagawa, Igor Kurganov, Dan Shak, Tobias Reinkemeier, Vanessa Selbst, Andrew Robl and Niklas Heinecker will compete for a $1 million first-place prize tomorrow.Thanks to a rare double-elimination...
View ArticleMatusow Outlasts Hellmuth in Epic NBC Heads-Up Final
Mike “The Mouth” Matusow capped one of the most impressive tournament performances of his career by beating Phil "Poker Brat" Hellmuth in the final heads-up match to claim the $750,000 first-place...
View ArticleWeekly UK 3-Bet: Trickett Punt, NBC Whiff, Rochdale Fail
Today in the 3-Bet we bring you a particularly in-the-red work day for Sam Trickett, a complete shutout for Brits at the NBC Heads-Up Championship plus the alarming gambling habits of Rochdale...
View ArticleRobl Posts Stunning Comeback to Win $100k Challenge
Robl, who was one of the original members of the Ship it Holla Ballas crew, beat high roller Igor Kurganov head-up to claim his first major title. Known in the past for his fast-paced lifestyle, Robl...
View ArticleMercier, Channing Chip Up on Day 1b of Aussie Millions ME
Mercier ultimately finished with 93,000 while Channing ended with 80,000. Both are chasing Francis Rusnak who took the overall chip lead with 165,100.Day 1b drew about 196 runners with Lee Markholt,...
View ArticleNate Silver Q&A: "Poker is a Good Skill To Have in Life"
In that time Silver and the team behind his blog FiveThirtyEight.com successfully predicted the winner in all 50 states during the U.S. Presidential Election, he released the best-selling The Signal...
View ArticleIvey, Antonius, Obst Take Over Aussie Millions Day 2
Obst finished as the overall chip leader on Day 2 with 1.06 million chips after a frenetic day of action. You can learn more about the Australian MTT master in an interview we did with Obst earlier in...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Obst Owns, Degrassi Theory, Shaun the Player
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find Australia’s own James Obst dominating as the Aussie Millions main event winds closer to its final...
View ArticleHong Kong's Jay Tan Killing It at First Aussie Millions
Tan, who made the decision to play poker full time roughly a year ago, has been a dominant force on Day 3 of the tournament with over half a million chips for much of the day.The field isn't exactly...
View ArticleRobl: ‘Everything in Ship it Holla Ballas Book is True’
Robl is one of the central figures in Ship it Holla Ballas! How a Bunch of 19-Year-Old College Dropouts Used the Internet to Become Poker’s Loudest, Craziest and Richest Crew by Jonathan Grotenstein...
View ArticleFinal Table in Sight for Antonius, Ivey After Aussie Millions Day 3
The two world-renowned poker players put in another strong effort on Day 3 of the tournament.Antonius finished with a second-best 957,000 chips while Ivey is in the middle of the pack with...
View ArticleSerock Continues Heater at WPT Borgata Day 3
Serock finished in sixth position, trailing players like Taylor Paur and Ryan Paluf on the charge to tomorrow's final table.Leading the pack, and the only player to eclipse the 3 million mark, is...
View Article7 Left, Reinkemeier Leads at Aussie Millions $250k
Day 1 of this super high-roller event saw 18 players cough up the quarter-million dollar buy-in with four players firing a second $250k bullet.By day's end just seven players were left, all of whom...
View ArticleGPI Intros New Fantasy Poker Facebook Game
Called Fantasy Poker Manager, the new social game allows poker fans to create and manage teams of professional poker players and compete based on how well those pros perform.The game allows you to...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Seidel Scheme, Harman Lament, Antonius v. Cao
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the commentsToday in the 3-Bet we find the ever-dangerous Erik Seidel lurking again in an Aussie Millions High Roller, Jennifer Harman...
View ArticleTrickett Holds Off German Invasion to Win $2 Million
Trickett took down AUD $2 million for his efforts.“I’m over the moon,” he said. “It’s another big pay day. I can’t really believe it.”The final table featured the aforementioned Germans, Trickett, Erik...
View ArticleHwang, Salsberg Headline WPT Borgata Final Table
Hwang, an experienced grinder from Houston, TX with a WSOP Circuit win to his credit, will be the chip leader heading in with 9,550,000. Salsberg, meanwhile, has reached his second WPT final table in...
View ArticleAntonius Still Owed Huge Debt Thanks to FTP Fallout
In 2011 Antonius told PokerListings he could potentially lose $5 million thanks to Full Tilt Poker’s problems. Antonius’ problems were multiplied by the fact he had money indirectly frozen on Full Tilt...
View ArticleAntonius Makes Aussie Millions Final Table, Ivey Falls Short
Phil Ivey and Antonius were far and away the most well-known poker pros who entered Day 4 with a shot of making the final table but it was the Finnish pro who proved to have staying power this time...
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