Daily 3-Bet: SirWatts King, BOOM Go, BG Emergency
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find poker pro Mike "SirWatts" Watson taking over the GPI POY throne, Jay Rosenkrantz sharing the...
View ArticleFreeroll Spotlight: PokerStars Offering $3k in Exclusive Freerolls
Players who sign up for PokerStars through PokerListings currently get a shot at over $3,000 in exclusive tournaments in addition to regular bonus offers. First up there’s a massive $1,000 monthly...
View ArticleWeekly UK 3-Bet: JP Groove, Moorman Crown, Galfond Catches Squid
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet can be left in the comments.This week we bring you behind-the-scenes footage of two-time WSOP bracelet winner JP Kelly getting his groove on, UK legend Chris Moorman...
View ArticleLakers Owner and Poker Player Jerry Buss Dies at 80
Buss, a long-time poker player who was a regular at both high-stakes cash games and major poker tournaments in the LA area, was 80 years old.A very popular figure in Southern California, Buss purchased...
View ArticleSunday Scoop: Boeree Goes Deep, ‘Mafews’ Victory
Boeree fell just shy of a Sunday Million final table while Mathews claimed outright victory in the biggest tournament on Full Tilt Poker. It was a busy weekend for online poker as the Sunday Million,...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Antonius Sweep, ISPT Ploy, Deck of Thrones
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 heading for a sweep of his $1m challenge with Rui Cao, a new ploy by the ISPT to...
View ArticleWSOP Considering Jerry Buss Memorial Event
A long-time poker player who appeared on televised poker shows like High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark, Buss was also a regular at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.Originally reported by TMZ,...
View ArticleFTOPS XXII Schedule Released Featuring $2m GTD Main Event
Buy-ins will range from $109 to $2,100 with a variety of poker games including Hold’em, PLO, Razz, HORSE and Seven-Card Stud on tap. Interestingly Full Tilt listed all 38 events except the first...
View ArticlePartyPoker.net and WPT Double Up Canadian Stops in 2013
In 2012 the WPT returned to Canada after a four-year absence, setting the record for the biggest Canadian WPT ever, and the biggest tournament in Canadian poker history with a buy-in bigger than...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Cates Back, Nano Shake, Poker Brain Fry
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find Dan “Jungleman12” Cates back for another stab at the Party Poker Premier League title, Randy...
View ArticleFull Tilt's Ferguson Settles with DOJ Pending Court Approval
The settlement will see Ferguson pay back at least $2.3 million along with all the cash in an account simply referred to as the “Ferguson Account.” At one point the U.S. government was seeking $42...
View ArticleO’Dwyer, Rettenmaier Off and Running at WPT Baden
O’Dwyer, an American who has basically dominated on the European poker circuit since Black Friday drove him out of the US, is again back up at the top of a tourney leaderboard with 118,000 chips – good...
View ArticleGalfond Dominates FTP, Hits $1.5m Profit
Galfond fired off 2,514 hands on the site and beat almost every table he played, according to highstakesdb.com. The games weren’t exactly soft with Patrik “FinddaGrind” Antonius, Phil “Polarizing”...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Hellmuth on Buss, Smith on Air, Blogger Clash
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find more great reflections on the life of Jerry Buss from Phil Hellmuth, Gavin “Birdguts” Smith...
View ArticleSbrzesny, Staszko Motor On to Day 2 at WPT Baden
A bustling 254-player field hit the tables for Day 1b today, beefing up the prize pool to over $1m and locking in $271,258 for the winner.Party Poker pro Sbrzesny, third-place finisher at WPT Prague in...
View ArticlePokerStars LIVE Coming to City of Dreams in Macau
City of Dreams is one of the biggest properties in Macau and includes Hard Rock, Crown Towers and Grand Hyatt.The new PokerStars LIVE room at the venue will offer cash games and daily tournaments at 13...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Gus v Daniel, Amanda v Trishelle, Ones to Watch
Any suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to drop a note in the comments.Today in the 3-Bet we find Gus Hansen and Daniel Negreanu taking pot shots at each other over Twitter, Survivor’s Amanda...
View ArticleNevada Fast-Tracks Online Poker Bill, Looks to Beat NJ
The Nevada legislature today fast-tracked an online gaming bill that would allow the state to move ahead with online poker and join interstate compacts.The legislature declared an emergency measure to...
View ArticleBodo Knows Baden: Sbrzesny Tops After Day 2
Feeling severely under the weather, Sbrzesny still managed to run his stack from around 125k to a towering 403,000 to end the night first overall in chips.The Party Poker-sponsored Sbrzesny,...
View ArticleFull Tilt to Offer a Guarantee on Every Tournament
The revamped tournament schedule, which starts Feb. 25, will offer a comprehensive list of daily tournaments including 28-30 Rush tournaments, 15-20 multi-entry events and 6-8 multi-chance tournaments....
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