Bet Raise Fold's Krantz: 'We Had a Moral Obligation to Make This Movie'
The ambitious documentary has been in development since 2006 but will finally premiere with a special private screening at Palm’s Casino on June 12.“It’s really surreal that in a week there are going...
View ArticleNorway's Niclas Mjelstad Living Poker Dream at WSOP
This year that dream is coming true.Mjelstad won a WSOP package online and with a little help from his brother Daniel he's competing in today's $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event.“This is definitely...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Runner Trailer, Bracelet Hunting, Mega Beat
Today in the 3-Bet we bring you the long-awaited trailer for Runner Runner, the first cut in a new video series from Jason Somerville plus news of a $914k mega bad-beat jackpot at Planet Hollywood.If...
View ArticleBerger Takes Six-Max, Cunningham Eyes Sixth Bracelet
Berger knocked out every player at his table in Event #11, $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max, including bracelet winner Scott Clements heads-up for the win.Cunningham, meanwhile, finished second in chips...
View ArticleGermany’s Heinecker Wins GDAM for $4.4 Million
Heinecker overwhelmed Australian pro Jeff Rossiter heads-up to claim first-place in the contest.Rossiter took home $3.1 million for his efforts, which was by far the biggest cash of his poker...
View ArticlePokerStars Zoom & Boom: What’s the Greatest Hand Ever?
Just go to the PokerStars YouTube page to watch videos of the greatest hands and vote on your favorite until June 10.The three videos with the most votes will be sent to PokerStars Pros Liv Boeree,...
View ArticleMatusow Wins 4th Bracelet, Cunningham Just Misses
Matusow, who also won the $25k NBC Heads-Up Championship this year, returned to WSOP glory with his fourth career bracelet.Cunningham, who hadn't won a bracelet since 2007, just missed another of his...
View ArticleCircuit Grinder Wins $454k, Sauce123 Eyes First Bracelet
Widely considered one of the best heads-up players in the world, Sulsky enters the final four with poker pros Mark Radoja, Justin Bonomo and Don Nguyen.Meanwhile Taylor chose a good tournament to win...
View ArticleRant: If You Didn’t Play ISPT Wembley You Are Stupid
It was two years ago that Prosper Masquelier shared his vision with the world. The French businessman dreamed of a poker tour that would play out in the major sports stadiums of the world.It was also...
View ArticleSulsky: Game Selection "Killing Online Poker's Appeal”
Sulsky has a reputation for playing anyone at high stakes, but unfortunately for Sulsky few other pros have the same attitude.“It's a big problem because there are two things happening right now,”...
View ArticleRadoja and Schneider Claim Gold, Katchalov Bounces Back
Canadian Radoja, who won the $5k No-Limit Hold'em Shootout in 2011, took down the marquee $10k Heads-Up Hold'em Championship.Schneider, the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year, found his rhythm again to win...
View Article2013 WSOP: Who’s Missing So Far?
That said we can't shake the feeling that there are a number of notable poker personalities that are still missing from the biggest poker series in the world.We did some research and we’ve compiled a...
View ArticleAmazing Racer Maria Ho in New Poker Reality TV Show
Poker players have tried, with varying degrees of success, to bring the poker world to a more mainstream audience but Ho learned a thing or two from her television experience.“People watch reality...
View ArticleSylvia, Nitsche, Finne Analyze Mike McDonald's BankOfTimex
On June 8th, McDonald started a Twitter account to book action on any “horribly bad deals or soldout packages” being offered on the Two Plus Two forum Marketplace – the main forum where players go to...
View ArticleNitsche: Missing ISPT Was “Most Annoying Thing Ever”
When he won WPT South Africa late last year Nitsche earned a seat in the WPT Championship at Bellagio. Not knowing how big the ISPT overlay was going to get Nitsche decided to skip it instead of flying...
View ArticleIvey Closes In, Polychronopoulos Wins Again
Despite only one bracelet being awarded yesterday there was plenty of action with Ivey, Dario Minieri, Dan Kelly and Brian Hastings building big stacks.Out of all the events at the WSOP, Ivey, who is a...
View ArticleNegreanu, Mercier Top Greatest Poker Hand Voting
As part of PokerStars' ongoing 100 Billion Hand promotion 22 classic hands from PokerStars' past were selected for the contest."The One Where Daniel Calls It" topped the fan voting and edged out a Phil...
View ArticleElkY: “Macau is the Future of Poker”
But ElkY wasn't the only big-name player who missed the beginning of the WSOP this year. The GDAM event and ISPT Wembley both pulled players away from Las Vegas.The PokerStars GuangDong Asia Millions'...
View ArticleDario Minieri: “I Need to Make a Comeback”
His hyper-aggressive style got him to three EPT final tables and put a WSOP bracelet on his wrist in 2008. It also made him a hero to a generation of young Italian poker players.There seemed to be no...
View ArticleChris Bjorin: “You're Only as Good as Your Last Tournament”
“You're only as good as your last tournament,” Bjorin told PokerListings.com in Las Vegas.It's an attitude that has to be tough in a game where you're expecting to brick more than half the tournaments...
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