Daily 3-Bet: Ivey Bday, Ivey Bashed, Silver Playbook
We give action to get action, you know?Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Ivey celebrating his 36th birthday Down Under,...
View ArticleHwang Hangs On for First WPT Title at Borgata
The chip leader coming into the final table, Hwang struggled in a few tough spots early on but only wavered slightly over the 124-hand final.Losing the chip lead only around the halfway mark, Hwang...
View Article2013 Aussie Millions Final Delayed, Antonius Still Alive
After nearly 15 hours of play Patrik Antonius, Joseph Cabret and Mervin Chan remained deadlocked at the final table. Organizers were finally forced to put the tournament on hold because the TV crew...
View ArticlePKR.com Offers Free Buy-Ins to TV Cash Game
The Poker Channel will be filming this all-day $5/$10 No-Limit Hold'em cash game March 27th at their studios in London, and PKR.com is putting up three seats, complete with buy-in and expenses, in a...
View ArticleChan Upends Antonius, Wins 2013 Aussie Millions
The final table was originally scheduled to play out on Saturday but Antonius, Chan and Joseph Cabret had to return to Crown Casino on Sunday thanks to a marathon session on Saturday that only saw four...
View ArticleWeekly UK 3-Bet: Boatman Rogue, Women Bet, Lock of the Week
Any suggestions for the 3-Bet can be left in the comments.Today we bring you Ross Boatman's triumphant return to the silver screen, surprising new numbers on UK women's online betting habits plus a new...
View ArticleNear Misses for Benger, Kay in Sunday Online Majors
Over $2.5 million was awarded across the three biggest online tournaments this weekend on PokerStars.com with three players walking away more than six figures richer.The biggest score went to...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Ivey Siren, Liv HorseFace, Startups + Poker
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find TeamIvey adding “The Siren” of poker to its roster, Liv Boeree starring in her own, less-sweeping...
View ArticleOstrom, Kastle Lead Charge to €770k at EPT Deauville
Ostrom, from Sweden, has zero poker results to his credit while American veteran Kastle has been cashing in poker tournaments since 1998.Both Kastle and Ostrom played the second Day 1 heat, outshining...
View ArticlePokerStars to Open 24-Hour Live Poker Room in London
Coming on the heels of PokerStars.com's acquisition of a casino in Atlantic City, PokerStars LIVE will be situated in the lavish Hippodrome Casino on Leicester Square and will open its doors March 3,...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Rousso Guts, Zynga Plus, Scared Money
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find Vanessa Rousso throwing the feature-table commentators at EPT Deauville for a loop with a gutsy...
View ArticlePop Poker: Poker and Pop-Culture Stigma in the Early 1900s
But with the game’s growth came apprehension from some quarters, with many unsure if the the game was necessarily a good thing for society as a whole.To be a poker player at the time carried a stigma,...
View ArticleGrafton, Koon Make Moves on EPT Deauville Day 2
Just 154 players remain from the original 782 led by Andrei Stoenescu, who grabbed the chip lead on the very last hand of the night.Stoenescu will start Day 3 with 485,600 – about 100k ahead of 2011...
View ArticleWPT Season XI to Air on FOX Sports Feb. 24
The highest-rated poker show on FSN for the past two seasons, World Poker Tour is continuing to build on recent innovations.”Viewers have responded very positively to the changes we’ve made in the show...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Antonius Cao’ed, Dario Quits, Salsberg Destiny
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we find Patrik Antonius getting walloped by Rui Cao in the opening round of their $1m challenge,...
View ArticleBrits Grafton, Mitchell Rock Solid on EPT Deauville Day 3
The popular Grafton, known as @SquidPoker on Twitter and running very well over the last year, followed up a successful Day 2 yesterday with another steady climb up the leaderboard.Grafton bagged up...
View ArticleIveyPoker Buys LeggoPoker, Plans to Launch Ivey League
Over the months since IveyPoker launched they've signed no less than 28 poker pros but did little to indicate what the site would actually do.The answer to that question is now more clear, however, as...
View ArticleAndre Soars, Mitchell Survives EPT Deauville Day 4
Day 4 proved to be a rapid-fire affair with 28 eliminations in just over four hours. Now just 23 of the original 782 entrants remain in the contest.French players dominate the leaderboard with Cyril...
View ArticleNJ Gov. Christie Greenlights Online Poker with Conditions
Christie technically vetoed the bill but said that he would support the law if it were put on a 10-year trial period.“I recommend that this law authorizing Internet gaming in New Jersey sunset after a...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Einhorn Shove, Hot in Columbus, We Wemplay?
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find Greenlight Capital founder David Einhorn putting some poker-esque pressure on one of the biggest...
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