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LA Poker Classic Main Event Day 4: Chris Ferguson Surges to Front

2009-02-27T04:00:00.000-08:00

With only 63 players remaining in the Main Event of the LA Poker Classic, Day 4 was a wild ride for former chip leaders, internet superstars and world champions. With no former LAPC champs in the field and the bubble...

Poker Book Review: Phil Shaw's 'Secrets of Sit'n'gos'

2009-02-26T22:00:00.001-08:00

London-based online poker player and instructor Phil Shaw has made a name for himself over the last several years as a formidable online competitor, appearing on several sites under variations of his 'Jackal' moniker...

Los Angeles Poker Classic Main Event Day 3: Farkye Leads as Bubble Bursts

2009-02-26T16:00:00.001-08:00

One hundred and sixty-seven players returned to the Commerce Casino for Day 3 of the LA Poker Classic Main Event with the 63-person money bubble a possible goal for the day. As the money approached, some big names headed...

WSOP-C Council Bluffs Day 2: John McDonald Leads, Final Set

2009-02-26T10:00:00.001-08:00

With only 30 players making it through Day 1 at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Day 2 was destined to be a short affair. In only seven hours of play, the field was narrowed to a final table of nine as John McDonald...

WSOP-C Council Bluffs Day 1: Banghart Best in Opening-day Action

2009-02-26T04:00:00.000-08:00

While the LA Poker Classic was going on half a continent away, 67 runners took to the felt at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa for the World Series of Poker Circuit Championship yesterday. Among the competitors...

The Poker Shrink, Vol 48: Blocking

2009-02-25T22:00:00.001-08:00

Sometimes it surprises me just how often our basic instincts overrule our really big brain. Early experiments showed that behavioral scientists could condition rats and pigeons to recreate certain behaviors on cue...

LAPC Main Event Day 2: Esfandiari, Farkye Head Pack

2009-02-25T16:00:00.000-08:00

More than 400 players returned to the Commerce Casino for Day 2 of the 2009 LA Poker Classic Main Event. While WPT front man Antonio Esfandiari built a massive stack, big-name pros Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel, Gavin Griffin...

LA Poker Classic Day 1: Nam, Negreanu Lead

2009-02-25T10:00:00.000-08:00

While cycling's Tour de California was rolling through nearby Pasadena, the Commerce Casino's gigantic poker tournament attracted 696 players seeking their own form of gold as the LA Poker Classic main event kicked off...

Politics and Poker: Are You Feeling Stimulated?

2009-02-25T04:00:00.000-08:00

Good, you should be. In a remarkable move, the President got the newly elected Congress moving and together they passed a massive $787.5 billion piece of legislation in just 26 days. This stimulus package is but the first...

'durrrr Challenge' Update #2: Antonius Storms Back with $191,000 Win

2009-02-24T22:00:00.000-08:00

When the $500-$1,000 HA action on Full Tilt broke early Saturday afternoon, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Patrik Antonius agreed to resume their 'durrrr Challenge' match, which had been on hiatus since Wednesday. At just...

Jens KyllÃ¶nen Wins Pokerstars.com EPT Copenhagen

2009-02-24T16:00:00.001-08:00

Saturday's final table of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour stop in Copenhagen, Denmark, looked as though it would be a duel between leaders Norway's Anders Langset and Denmark's Rasmus Hede Nielsen, who had dominated...

WTO Complaint, Anti-UIGEA Bill to Appear Within Month

2009-02-24T10:00:00.001-08:00

The year began with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 finally going into effect. But 2009 is already shaping up to be a year full of challenges to that law, which is designed to curb the transfer of funds...

Poker Room Review: Poker Palace, North Las Vegas, NV

2009-02-24T04:00:00.001-08:00

Few tourists come to Las Vegas with an eye on experiencing the plainer side of the gambling world. Some may end up there, if luck doesn't go there way, but few seek it out. Even so, for me it's part of the package...

Eastgate Wins Big at Scandinavian Poker Awards

2009-02-23T22:00:00.001-08:00

In conjunction with the fifth season of EPT Copenhagen, the Scandinavian Poker Awards were held at the luxurious Luux nightclub. Prizes were awarded to Scandinavia's best poker players in five different categories...

'durrrr Challenge' Update: Dwan Books $134,000 Win over Antonius in Opening Session

2009-02-23T16:00:00.001-08:00

The first session in the much-ballyhooed "durrrr Challenge" kicked off Wednesday morning with Tom "durrrr" Dwan taking on Patrik Antonius. The rules of the challenge require each of Dwan's opponents to play...

PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen Day 3: Langsat, Nielsen Lead Final

2009-02-23T10:00:00.001-08:00

Forty players returned on Friday for Day 3 action in the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour stop in Copenhagen, Denmark. Norwegian Anders Langsat led all players as the first cards were dealt, and parlayed...

The Online Railbird Report, Vol. 1: Galfond, durrrr, Kelopuro Log Big Wins

2009-02-23T04:00:00.000-08:00

The high-stakes cash game action on Full Tilt Poker was swinging this week on both sides of the Atlantic, with Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies, Phil 'OMGClayAiken' and Tom 'durrrr' Dwan leading the action...

The PokerNews Profile: Jeff Madsen

2009-02-22T22:00:00.001-08:00

Though he'd already enjoyed a poker career that is the envy of many of his peers, Jeff Madsen still had a monkey to get off his back. Despite his two WSOP bracelets, his $2 million in earnings, and his sponsorship deal...

PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen, Day 2: Anders Langset Heads Final 40

2009-02-22T16:00:00.001-08:00

Action resumed on Thursday at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour stop in Copenhagen, Denmark, with 184 survivors from twin opening sessions returning to battle down to the money. After only seven levels of play...

S.C. Poker Players Guilty, Though Judge Agrees Poker is Skill

2009-02-22T10:00:00.001-08:00

In the latest in a series of state-level court cases involving poker, five South Carolina poker players have been found guilty of violating the state's anti-gambling laws for their involvement in a private Texas hold'em...

A Flurry of Online Poker Sponsorship Signings

2009-02-22T04:00:00.000-08:00

Poker sponsorship is alive and well, with a half dozen major new player signings highlighting the latest news from the online poker world. Danish poker pro Peter "Zupp" Jepsen has become the fourth player to sign...

Las Vegas Sands Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss

2009-02-21T22:00:00.001-08:00

Considering the brutal environment for the casino industry, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation's marginal fourth-quarter loss was not as bad some investors feared. The casino operator reported an adjusted fourth-quarter loss...

From the Poker Vaults: The Mayfair Club, Part 2

2009-02-21T16:00:00.001-08:00

By the late 1980s, the Mayfair Club had firmly established itself as the finest poker club in all of New York City. What differentiated it from the many other underground establishments in the "Five Boroughs" was the unique...

World Poker Tour's Fourth Quarter Losses Mount

2009-02-21T10:00:00.001-08:00

This week, World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) reported higher losses in the final quarter of 2008. The producer of televised poker tournaments reported a net loss of $3.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008...

PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen Day 1b: Benelli Takes Overall Lead

2009-02-21T04:00:00.000-08:00

Action resumed in Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday with the second of two starting sessions in the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Copenhagen main event. 236 players were on hand for the Day 1b session, creating...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Kathy Liebert

2009-02-20T22:00:00.001-08:00

The poker world is packed with players who have a run of good fortune and misread that short-term success as a starting point for a career as a poker pro. There is nothing wrong in dreaming; every professional player...

Online Poker Recap: Schlein, Keating Win Early-week Majors

2009-02-20T16:00:00.001-08:00

With Full Tilt's eleventh FTOPS series in the books, online poker action returned to its normal pace early in the week. The biggest early-week events ran on Monday at Full Tilt and Tuesday at PokerStars...

Patrik Antonius on the Upcoming 'durrrr Challenge'

2009-02-20T10:00:00.001-08:00

Ever since word got out that Tom 'durrrr' Dwan was offering the high stakes poker community $1.5 million to their $500,000 that he could beat them over 50,000 hands played at four simultaneous heads-up NLHE (no-limit hold'em)...

Pokerstars.com EPT Copenhagen Day 1a: Thor Hansen Tops Opening Session

2009-02-20T04:00:00.000-08:00

Copenhagen, Denmark, is the site of the latest PokerStars.com European Poker Tour stop, with many of the world's best poker players gathering to battle for the title. The Day 1a opening session drew 225 players...

Romanello Wins PartyPoker European Open V

2009-02-19T22:00:00.001-08:00

After a week of hotly-contested prelimary rounds, Welsh pro Roberto Romanello claimed his first major title last Friday by taking first at the PartyPoker.com European Open V in London. Romanello outlasted 71 competitors...

The PokerNews Top 10: The Top 10 Poker Siblings

2009-02-19T16:00:00.001-08:00

In poker, the family that plays together, stays together and none more so than these ten sets of poker siblings. Some taught their brothers or sisters the game, others used that sense of 'sibling rivalry' to stoke...

Dueling Theo Jorgensen: Checking in with Gus Hansen

2009-02-19T10:00:00.001-08:00

Last week, PokerNews spoke to WSOPE bracelet winner Theo Jorgensen as he prepared for his high-profile, February 21 boxing match with Gus Hansen. It is only fair, therefore, to hear from Hansen, poker's 'Great Dane...

Online Poker Weekend: Seven-way Chop in PokerStars Sunday Million Special

2009-02-19T04:00:00.000-08:00

PokerStars held a special Sunday Million Special this weekend in celebration of their 25-billionth dealt hand (the ongoing '25 Billion Bash'). The Sunday Million's guarantee was upped to $2.5 million and the tournament...

FTOPS XI Event #21, $300+22 Razz: 'gipsy1974' Wins

2009-02-18T22:00:00.001-08:00

Event #21 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $300+22 razz affair. The prize pool totaled $171,300 and a field of 571 battled for a first-place prize of $39,724.47. Notable finishes included...

FTOPS XI Event #22, Event #22, $5,000+200 NLHE, Day 2: 'fyrtuk' Wins

2009-02-18T16:00:00.001-08:00

A huge Sunday for online poker included the conclusion of FTOPS Event #22, $5,000+200 NL Hold'em, where Day 2 play saw 50 players returning to action. Among those falling short of the final table were Jim 'WinnerFish'...

Poker & Pop Culture: Mark Twain

2009-02-18T10:00:00.001-08:00

Poker players have long been aware that the great American humorist and fiction writer Mark Twain was an avid poker player. He reportedly learned the game as a boy in Mississippi, and as an adult gained a reputation...

FTOPS XI Event #24, $120+9 NLHE Knockout: 'girlyhurly' Last One Standing

2009-02-18T04:00:00.000-08:00

Event #24 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $120+9 NL Hold'em Knockout tourney guaranteeing $750,000. A whopping field of 9,061 registered to create a total prize pool of $906,100 and a winner's...

FTOPS XI Event #22, Event #22, $5,000+200 NLHx, Day 2: 'fyrtuk' Wins

2009-02-17T22:00:00.001-08:00

PokerStars Absorbs Subscription-based Fleet Street Games Player Base

2009-02-17T16:00:00.001-08:00

Online poker giant PokerStars has stepped in to rescue Fleet Street Games (FSG), one of a growing handful of online sites offering a subscription-fee approach to playing the game online. The global economic downturn...

The Poker Shrink, Vol. 47: Convergent/Divergent Thinking

2009-02-17T10:00:00.001-08:00

Who doesn't marvel as Daniel Negreanu makes those unbelievable reads on television? I mean, who doesn't want to say, 'I am folding my quads to your royal flush,' and be right? But be careful, trying to be as good...

FTOPS XI Event #22, $5,000+200 NL Hold'em 'High Rollers' Day 1: 'makspak' Leads

2009-02-17T04:00:00.001-08:00

Event #22 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI), $5,000+200 NL Hold'em "high rollers", delivered a huge $2,000,000 guarantee and attracted the best of the online world. Just as in FTOPS X, 500 players...

FTOPS XI Event #19, $300+22 NLHE 4x 6-max Shootout: 'vadka' Toasts a Victory

2009-02-16T22:00:00.001-08:00

Event #19 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was $300+22 NL Hold'em 4x 6-max Shootout. A field of 1,202 created a prize pool of $360,600 with first place set at $63,105. Notable finishers outside...

Politics and Poker: A Bite Taken from the UIGEA?

2009-02-16T16:00:00.001-08:00

The tale goes like this: If you engage in Internet gaming from an offshore location and use the US banking system to take money from US players, the long arm of the law via the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act...

Dueling Gus Hansen: Checking in with Theo Jorgensen

2009-02-16T10:00:00.001-08:00

On the 21st of February in Copenhagen, Denmark, two of the most successful Scandinavian poker professionals of all time, Gus Hansen and Theo Jorgensen, will duke it out in an amateur boxing match with money on the line...

Poker Room Review: The Palms, Las Vegas, NV

2009-02-16T04:00:00.000-08:00

If I were a young, single, swinging guy â" or gal for that matter â" this would be the casino I'd hang out at. It's got the Playboy Club; it's got the hot pool and nightclub action. It is a great place to meet other swinging...

FTOPS XI Event #8, $240+16 NLHE Knockout Six-Max: Top Results for 'Chancew'

2009-02-15T22:00:00.001-08:00

Event #8 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was $240+16 NL Hold'em Knockout 6-max, guaranteeing $600,000. A whopping 4,411 players registered, creating a prize pool of $882,200 with first place offering...

PokerIcons Merges with Vegas Group to Form 'Super Agency', Signs Helppi

2009-02-15T16:00:00.001-08:00

The prominent European poker agency PokerIcons Ltd. this week announced it had merged with the Swedish agency Vegas Group AB to form a new 'super agency' to represent professional poker players worldwide...

Promotions Abound for PokerStars' '25 Billion Bash'

2009-02-15T10:00:00.001-08:00

After seven and a half years of dealing hands, leading online site PokerStars is edging closer to dealing its 25,000,000,000th hand. To celebrate the occasion, the site is offering players a number of promotions...

The PokerNews Profile: Shannon Shorr

2009-02-15T04:00:00.000-08:00

On Day 4 of the 2007 World Series of Poker, Shannon Shorr arrived at the Rio in a wheelchair, his back in a brace after sustaining a twelve-foot fall from a ledge in his living room onto a partially deflated air mattress...

FTOPS XI Event #9, $500+35 NL Hold'em Heads-Up: 'Luie Sojo' Victorious

2009-02-14T22:00:00.001-08:00

Event #9 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $500+35 no-limit hold'em heads-up special. 1,332 participants entered to create a total prize pool of $666,000, with the winner taking home $115,884...

FTOPS XI Event #16: $200+16 Omaha/8: 'jaxx23' Triumphs

2009-02-14T16:00:00.001-08:00

Event #16 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $200+16 Omaha-8 (hi/lo) affair guaranteeing $150,000. A field of 818 created a total prize pool of $163,600. Notable finishers outside the final...

ChipMeUp Star 'Adgee' Strikes it Big

2009-02-14T10:00:00.001-08:00

In the short space of time that ChipMeUp has been part of the PokerNews family, it's already made waves at both the online and the live tournament felt. Thousands have been used the new service to back a few poker horses...

FTOPS XI Event #14, $500+35 H.O.R.S.E.: Jarzabek Returns to Winner's Circle

2009-02-14T04:00:00.000-08:00

Event #14 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $500+35 H.O.R.S.E. tourney guaranteeing $300,000. The total purse amounted to $351,500, with 703 participants aiming for the $75,572.50 winner's payday...

FTOPS XI Event #15: $200+16 NL Hold'em Turbo 6-max: 'daCav04' Takes It

2009-02-13T22:00:00.001-08:00

Event #15 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI), $200+16 NL Hold'em Turbo 6-max, guaranteed $500,000 and slid past that number, as a field of 2,528 gathered to create a total prize pool of $505,600...

FTOPS XI Event #11, $200+16 HA: 'ketse's Second Time the Charm

2009-02-13T16:00:00.001-08:00

It was elevens up at Full Tilt on Monday, as Event #11 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) brought a $200+16 'HA' tourney (half PLHE, half PLO) guaranteeing $150,000, with a runner-up...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Madeleine 'Mad' Harper

2009-02-13T10:00:00.001-08:00

You might never see Madeleine 'Mad' Harper sitting at the table next to you, but she's there every step of the way during each and every tournament on the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour...

FTOPS XI Event #12, $1,000+60 NL Hold'em Second Chance: Steve 'Zugwat' Silverman Takes It

2009-02-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

Event #12 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $1,000+60 no-limit hold'em 'second chance' affair guaranteeing $1,500,000. The tournament allowed for one free rebuy per player if he or she were...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Madeline Harper

2009-02-12T22:00:00.001-08:00

You might never see Madeline 'Mad' Harper sitting at the table next to you, but she's there every step of the way during each and every tournament on the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour...

From the Poker Vaults: The Mayfair Club, Part 1

2009-02-12T16:00:00.001-08:00

In the early 1980s, very few people outside of a small community of bridge and backgammon players in New York City had ever heard of the Mayfair Club. Founded in the 1940s by Harry "Fishy" Fishbein, winner of twelve national...

Station Casinos Seeks Approval for Restructuring and Bankruptcy Protection

2009-02-12T10:00:00.001-08:00

Last week, Station Casinos announced a restructuring plan that, if approved, would see the company file for bankruptcy protection early next month. Station primarily caters to the Las Vegas locals market and was especially...

Krautschneider Captures ANZPT Adelaide Honors

2009-02-12T04:00:00.000-08:00

The PokerStars.net-sponsored Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) debuted with a stop at the famed SKYCITY Casino in Adelaide, Australia. Three days of action concluded on Saturday with Melbourne's Karl...

FTOPS XI Event #10, $300+22 NLHE: Steve 'gboro780' Gross Wins

2009-02-11T22:00:00.001-08:00

Event #10 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $300+22 no-limit hold'em tournament guaranteeing $1,500,000. It drew a field of 5,325 to create a total prize pool of $1,597,500, the biggest purse...

The PokerNews Profile: Liz Lieu

2009-02-11T16:00:00.001-08:00

They call her the 'Poker Diva' â" a tongue-in-cheek moniker that stemmed from Lieu's fondness for Roberto Cavalli clothing and Chanel purses. Though Lieu's wardrobe rivals that of any Hollywood starlet, her priorities

FTOPS XI, $200+16 HA: 'ketse's Second Time the Charm

2009-02-11T10:00:00.001-08:00

The PokerNews Top 10: The Top 10 Ladies of Tournament Poker

2009-02-11T04:00:00.000-08:00

'This is a man's world,' declared James Brown in his infamous hit song, and in many ways, there isn't a truer statement about poker. Though women still only make up only about 2% of any given live tournament field...

Politics and Poker: New Face of Commerce an 'Enemy of Poker'

2009-02-10T22:00:00.001-08:00

Online gaming's hope of reversing the United States' 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has a new wrinkle, as bipartisan (no many how many times fellow Dems kick him in the butt) President Obama...

FTOPS XI Event #6, $500+35 PLO 6-Max: 'NoPasaran' Runs the Table

2009-02-10T16:00:00.001-08:00

Event #6 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $500+35 pot-limit Omaha six-max tourney with a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000. A crowd of 896 entrants gathered and easily trumped the guarantee...

FTOPS XI Event #4, $300+22 NLHE Triple Shootout: Watkins Returns to Winner's Circle

2009-02-10T10:00:00.001-08:00

Event #4 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XI, $300+$22 NL Hold'em Triple Shootout, drew a full house. The cap of 729 entrants was reached and first place offered $45,927. Notable finishes included MrRenniW in 18th...

The Poker Shrink, Vol. 46: Attribution Theory

2009-02-10T04:00:00.000-08:00

Attribution theory describes the way in which people explain both their own behavior and that of others. According to this theory, people tend to see either internal or external causes as the determining factor...

FTOPS XI Event #2, $240 PLO Hi/lo: 'ramagem' a Ramjam Winner

2009-02-09T22:00:00.001-08:00

Event #2 of the eleventh Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS XI) was a $240+$16 Pot Limit Omaha H/L with knockouts. It drew a field of 1,428, with the winner receiving $61,404. Notable finishes included bastet2004...

FTOPS XI Event #5, $200+16 NHLE 6-Max: 'TOPTEN' Tops Them All

2009-02-09T16:00:00.001-08:00

Event #5 of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series XI was $200+$16 Limit Hold'em 6-max. A field of 1,603 duked it out for the winner's payday of $44,327.10. Notable finishes included Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen in eighth place...

FTOPS XI Event #3, $200+16 Stud: 'AsMetzmagnyAs' Rolls

2009-02-09T10:00:00.001-08:00

Event #3 of FTOPS XI was a $200+$16 stud (hi only) tournament. A field of 593 turned out at Full Tilt to vie for a first-place prize of $27,503.34. Notable finishers here included Grayson "The_Dean221" Nichols in 10th...

Poker Room Review: Gold Coast, Las Vegas, NV

2009-02-09T04:00:00.000-08:00

I was having a conversation the other night with my radio show's producer about rooms in Las Vegas. He asked me if any rooms there still spread limit hold'em â" telling me he heard that it was really hard to find such...

The Poker Gossip: Negreanu's Micro-Stakes Heater, Hansen-Jorgensen Mano a Mano and More

2009-02-08T22:00:00.001-08:00

Daniel Negreanu â" he always knows what you have but still wants to check his read. He's played large pots on poker shows and predicted what cards were going to come. In brief: Immortality! Take it! It's yours, Daniel!...

PokerStars.com EPT Deauville Day 2: Kranich Leads

2009-02-08T16:00:00.001-08:00

Day 2 play in the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Deauville championship found 248 players returning to action at the Casino Barriere. By night's end, that field had been trimmed to 47 survivors...

FTOPS XI, Event #1: Unlucky Queens Make David 'muckducks' Cairns a Winner

2009-02-08T10:00:00.001-08:00

Full Tilt's FTOPS XI kicked off with a $200+$16 no-limit hold'em poker featuring a million-dollar guarantee. Event #1 drew a crowd of 6,275 for a total prize pool of $1,255,000 and a first-place prize of $216,512.60...

2009 Aussie Millions Event #17, $1,100 Turbo NLHE: Matt Dietrich Claims Ring

2009-02-08T04:00:00.001-08:00

In action at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship on Sunday, Matt Dietrich bobbed and weaved his way through a field of 159 competitors in Event #17, $1,100 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em, before sending two opponents...

WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event, Day 3: Kai Landry Claims Ring

2009-02-07T22:00:00.001-08:00

After three days of poker and a tough final table Kai Landry of Biloxi, MS captured his first World Series of Poker Circuit championship at Harrah's Tunica. The southern Mississippi native rode north to Tunica...

2009 Aussie Millions, $3,250 Pot Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys: Michael Binger Grabs Ring

2009-02-07T16:00:00.001-08:00

The big-time action junkies and online whiz kids were out in force for the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Event #12, $3,250 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys. A small but impressive field of 42 players contributed...

2009 Aussie Millions Event #10, $5,300 Heads Up, Day 1a: Torelli, Solomon Make Semis

2009-02-07T10:00:00.001-08:00

Day 1a of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship's $5,300 Heads Up event featured 32 of the world's top players, including Sorel Mizzi, Craig Bergeron, Jarred Solomon, Graeme Putt, David Saab and Neil Channing....

Poker & Pop Culture: Damon and Norton Enter the 1998 WSOP

2009-02-07T04:00:00.000-08:00

One of the dozens of much-remembered lines among poker players coming from John Dahl's 1998 film 'Rounders' features Matt Damon's character, Mike McDermott, explaining to his girlfriend, Jo (Gretchen Moll), with some animation...

Opinion: The WSOP and the 'Big Four-Oh' Tourney -- A One-Time Affair?

2009-02-06T22:00:00.001-08:00

This year's World Series of Poker will be as big as ever, with the surprise announcement of a special $40,000 no-limit hold'em event to commemorate 40 years of the WSOP. This high-stakes bracelet event will be Event #2...

The PokerNews Top 10: The Top 10 Breakout Performances

2009-02-06T16:00:00.001-08:00

It's hard to believe, but since Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 WSOP Main Event and spawned the worldwide poker boom, the WSOP has awarded over 200 bracelets and the WPT has crowned over 100 champions. While many of these champions...

WSOP Circuit Tunica Day 2: Matt Stout Leads Final

2009-02-06T10:00:00.001-08:00

The 27 players that returned to Harrah's Tunica for the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event wasted no time in working their way down to a final table, with Day 2 lasting barely three hours before the final 18 players...

WSOP Circuit Tunica, Day 1: Dao, Stout Lead

2009-02-06T04:00:00.000-08:00

The recently rebranded Harrah's Tunica played host to Day 1 of the first World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event of 2009 yesterday. 154 players took to the felt at the former Grand Casino for their shot at the $183,974...

Online Poker Recap: Armstrong, Pezzin Claim Wins

2009-02-05T22:00:00.001-08:00

Final tables loaded with top talent and recognizable stars marked the Full Tilt $1K Monday and the PokerStars Super Tuesday, getting the online poker world off to a fine start to the week. The Stars Super Tuesday saw a tight...

Playtech Announces Record Revenues

2009-02-05T16:00:00.001-08:00

While most companies are reporting lackluster revenues as a result of the global economic slowdown, gaming software developer Playtech bucked the trend. Last week, the company released its fourth-quarter '2008 Key Performance...

Online Poker Weekend: 'huztlerCrew', 'herdgolf86' Super Winners

2009-02-05T10:00:00.001-08:00

The social occasion that is Super Bowl Sunday traditionally results in a slight dip in attendance in major online events. Yesterday's big tourneys stayed true to expectations, though the overall turnouts remained...

The Poker Shrink, Vol. 45: The Premack Principle

2009-02-05T04:00:00.000-08:00

While observing children in the '60s, David Premack noticed that some parents used one behavior to reinforce another. For example, your son likes to play video games but does not like to clean his room. You, the parent, want...

2009 Aussie Millions, $2,200 Six-handed NLHE: Lindjberg Tops Schwartz for Win

2009-02-04T22:00:00.001-08:00

A mammoth field of 266 top pros turned out for Event #14 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, $2,200 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. 24 survivors returned to the Crown Casino for Day 2, and it was Thomas Lindbjerg...

Second Dream Team Poker Event Slated for Caesars

2009-02-04T16:00:00.001-08:00

Following the success of last year's inaugural team poker tournament, Dream Team Poker has announced they will be hosting a second team poker event in 2009, to take place at Caesars Palace Las Vegas on March 27th through...

Poker Room Review: Club Fortune, Henderson, NV

2009-02-04T10:00:00.001-08:00

The Club Fortune is a well maintained, small casino with no hotel, located in Henderson. They don't have a poker room, exactly, but an area near the pit with three poker tables. The games don't run all the time....

PokerStars.com EPT Deauville Day 3: Final Set, Clemencon Leads

2009-02-04T04:00:00.000-08:00

French players dominated the action during Day 3 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Deauville stop on Friday. 47 players returned to the Casino Barriere in Deauville, France, led early on by Germany's...

Cheers for APT Philippines Leader Yea Entering Day 2

2009-02-03T22:00:00.001-08:00

Day 1b of the APT Philippines Main Event saw 187 poker players competing in the $2,700 buy-in tourney, more than twice the number who played Thursday. The impressive Day 1b showing brought the overall number...

2009 Aussie Millions Event #11, $1,110 Pot-Limit Omaha, Day 1: David Bach Heads Final

2009-02-03T16:00:00.001-08:00

Omaha action at the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship returned on Wednesday with Event #11, $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha. Among those present at the Crown Casino in Melbourne were Lee Nelson, JC Tran, Jamie Pickering, Billy...

Venetian Announces Event Schedule for April 2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza II

2009-02-03T10:00:00.001-08:00

The Venetian in Las Vegas has announced the schedule of event's for this April's 2009 Deep Stack Extravaganza II, the second of four popular poker series catering to the mid-range tournament market. The schedule...

Neil Arce Takes 2009 APT Philippines Main Event

2009-02-03T04:00:00.000-08:00

It took local favorite Neil Arce a little less than three hours to claim all of the chips at Sunday's Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event final table, and take home the $185,000 first prize. After two long days of play...

Arce, Suzuki Top APT Philippines Day 1a Standings

2009-02-02T22:00:00.001-08:00

Nearly twelve hours after it began, Day 1a of the Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event concluded a short while before midnight on Thursday, with local pro Neil Arce ending the day atop the leaderboard, just ahead...

Online Poker Weekend: 'LosChief', 'bigdennys' Capture Majors

2009-02-02T16:00:00.001-08:00

'LosChief' and 'bigdennys' were the chiefs of online poker on Sunday, triumphing in the PokerStars Sunday Million and the special monthly Full Tilt $1 Million Guaranteed, respectively. Bigdennys scored the night's biggest payday...

UBOC Main Event Weekend Offers $1M Purse, Super Bowl Giveaway

2009-02-02T10:00:00.001-08:00

Today's Main Event in the UltimateBet Online Championship (UBOC) is offering plenty â" a $1 million guaranteed prize purse and an extra ten tickets to the Super Bowl through its ongoing Wild Cards promotion...