Germany’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 ArticleU.K. Poker Pioneer Boatman Finally Wins WSOP Bracelet
Boatman put on a masterful performance at the final table of WSOP Event 49 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em to win $546,080.“It’s been a long time coming,” said an emotional Boatman after winning. “I’ve had...
View ArticleWong Brushes Off Ivey Loss, Wins WSOP Bracelet
Then Phil Ivey happened.Ivey stormed back in the heads-up match, dominated the 2-7 Triple Draw rounds and snatched the bracelet away from Wong.It turns out that Wong didn’t have to wait that long to...
View ArticleBrunson Touches Down at WSOP, Bets Big on Players Championship
Earlier in the summer Brunson Tweeted that he simply couldn’t do the long hours anymore and would be skipping the 2013 WSOP, sticking instead to lucrative cash games.Apparently the 79-year-old Brunson...
View ArticleKristen Bicknell Wins 10th Canadian Bracelet in Ladies Event
Bicknell outlasted a field of 954 female poker players to win her first WSOP bracelet and $173,922 in the Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship.The young Canadian online cash game player had played over...
View ArticleSung Stops Galfond in Six Max, Mercier Charges in $50k
Sung outlasted an elite field and high-stakes legend Phil Galfond heads-up to earn his second bracelet and $1.2 million in the ultra-tough $25k Six-Max.Mercier, who likely has about that much in...
View ArticleGeorge Danzer: “Online Series Are Harder Than WSOP”
Danzer finished second on the overall 2013 SCOOP leaderboard with 600 points and third on the 2012 WCOOP leaderboard with 315 points. The German PokerStars Pro cashed 36 times in those two COOPs for...
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