Poker's In and Out List: Blom Back, Galfond Gone
Blom is joined by recent EPT Prague winner Martin Finger who’s keeping the wins coming for Germany and SrslySirius for another poker rap video instant classic. On the other side of the table, declared...
View ArticleDempsey Knocks Out Nguyen for WPT Five Diamond Title
Dempsey, who came into the final table second in chips, takes home $821,612 plus a $25k seat in the WPT Championship in May for the win. It wasn't easy, as he had to outlast both a deadly final table...
View ArticleBoom! Isildur1 Wins $1.4 Million Over Weekend
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom returned last week and after losing several relatively minor sessions went on an absolute tear this past weekend. Despite being MIA from the PokerStars high stakes games for...
View ArticleBrunson Awarded Lifetime Card for Epic Poker League
Brunson will now be eligible to play in all future Epic Poker League tournaments without having to meet the standard eligibility requirements. Currently invitations are limited to the top 300...
View ArticleDoom! Isildur1 Drops $774k in One Day
Once again Isildur1 led most high stakes players in volume on PokerStars with 2,306 hands, almost exclusively in $200/$400 Pot-Limit Omaha. Isildur1 stuck primarily to the 6-Max games yesterday and...
View ArticleEditor's Pick: How I Made My First Million from Poker by Tri Nguyen
Dropping on December 15th, the title is How I Made My First Million from Poker and in it Nguyen says that poker players vastly undervalue personal well-being and how it translates to success at the...
View ArticleBodog Re-Branding in US as BOVADA
Bodog had already announced this summer it intended to transition the Bodog brand out of the US market by the end of December. The email, sent out yesterday, confirms the Bodog.eu website will no...
View Article888poker Set for Massive 2012 LG Giveaway
Life’s Good at 888poker is the result of a partnership between the poker site and the electronics giant and will run from now until Feb. 12, 2012. Every week 888poker will run a special multi-table...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Toughest 2k Ever, RFGs in Bikinis, Kara Scott Fail
Any tips or suggestions for the 3-Bet, feel free to post in the comments. Today we hit up the toughest $2k turbo event in the history of the world (maybe), a behind-the-scenes look at the WPT Royal...
View ArticleSeidel Leading After Epic Mix Max Day 1
Seidel bagged up 223,000 in chips to take a 20k lead over second-place Scott Clements (203,400) heading into Day 2 tomorrow. Following closely behind those two are Vanessa Selbst (159,000), Brock...
View ArticleTri Nguyen Q&A and Signed Book Giveaway
Nguyen’s new work, How I Made My First Million from Poker, is a manifesto for the new generation of poker professionals, and it focuses on the many things you must do away from the table to make sure...
View ArticleGBT and FTP Reach Agreement on Assets
The two groups executed an agreement to further transfer Full Tilt Poker’s assets to the French group. This comes roughly one month after GBT successfully struck a deal with the DOJ to purchase...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Ace High, ADZ Ripped, Pereyra Subs In
Any tips or suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to post in the comments. Today we hit up the Ace High poker movie mashup, a less-than-glowing profile of former PokerListings blogger Matt "ADZ124”...
View ArticleSchwartz, Jaka Top Epic Field After Day 2
Day 2 wrapped at the Palms in Las Vegas earlier this evening with Schwartz bagging up 352,200 for the outright lead and Jaka close behind at 341,100 Schwartz, known online as fourUhaters, has over $2.5...
View ArticleJoe Hachem and PokerStars Part Ways
The Australian poker icon’s contract with Stars recently expired and the two parties have elected not to renew their agreement. “It’s been a great run with PokerStars and I’m proud of my association...
View ArticlePokerStars Unveils New ‘Player Protection Plan’
Called the PokerStars Player Protection Plan, this strategy will see the appointment of a fully independent UK trust company to oversee player funds. The trust company PokerStars has chosen is owned by...
View ArticleThe Isildur1 Shuffle: Top 10 Weekly Winners/Losers
Blom put in a vintage “Isildur1” performance last week by spinning up an astounding $1.4 million over the weekend and then promptly dropping $700k on Monday. After that loss Blom essentially took his...
View ArticleDaily 3-Bet: Gus Gets Sad, FTP Gets Awkward, Chan Gets Ivey
Any tips or suggestions for a future 3-Bet, feel free to post in the comments. Today in the 3-Bet we hit up some “sad” action in Bobby’s Room, an awkward video from Full Tilt and Johnny Chan gets...
View ArticleTehan Lays Sick Bubble Beat to Grab Epic Lead
With 14 players remaining, Tehan got involved in a huge pot with Vanessa Rousso and Faraz Jaka that ended the day and catapulted him into the lead heading into Day 4 tomorrow. To start the hand, Jaka...
View ArticleFreeroll Spotlight: PartyPoker Heads Down Under
The Aussie Millions satellites are in full swing on PartyPoker and this year players can qualify in a variety of ways. Every day PartyPoker will run a freeroll where the top 25 players get a ticket...
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