Viktor Blom is on a bit of a rollercoaster. He won about $1.5Million last weekend, and he’s been up and down ever since. he has been rushing into his opponent’s headlong, and seems to have been doing it while keeping his cool. We’ve not really seen Viktor go out of control, and burn his money [...]
Poker fans get your bankrolls ready. Phil Helmuth has recently released a new line of poker inspired clothing, now available at his site, PokerBrat.com. Manufactured by the Poker Brat Clothing Company, the line features several different designs available in a multitude of colors. He has both hats and t-shirts available right now with more on [...]
After time ran out on him last year, Texas state legislator Jose Menendez has reintroduced a new bill to legalize and regulate poker in the state of Texas. The new bill, The Poker Gaming Act of 2009 (HB 222), contains many of the same aspects as his previous bill (HB3186). The bill begins by stating [...]
The seemingly never ending saga of the Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker cheating scandal is set to hit the mainstream courtesy of this week’s edition of ’60 minutes.’ Four months of investigation by CBS News will culminate this Sunday with the exposure of the furor that engulfed the poker community throughout the end of 2007 [...]
A unique tournament has just begun in London, England. Gathering twelve of the game’s finest minds and biggest egos, the PartyPoker.com Premier League III looks set to host some of the most exciting poker action around. A mix of the old and new, the reserved and the extrovert, should make for some engaging play. Even [...]
Full Tilt Poker just keeps adding to their stable of professional players and celebrity “friends of Full Tilt.” Recently, they announced the signing of a new “friend,” Randy Couture. Couture is a five-time Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts champion. He now joins other UFC fighters Matt Hughes and Mike Swick on the tables at [...]
Information on how to qualify for the following events can be found on the PokerStars website. It is possible to qualify for as little as $2,22 or 100 FPP. It is also possible, of course, to buy in direct. All you really need is hope, a dream, and some luck, and you can take home [...]
The last year has been a forgettable one for Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet. Both sites have been involved in a series of scandals involving Superusers and, as a result, have seen their fair share of negative publicity. Today these rooms have officially announced that they will be joining their forces together to form the [...]
Canadian native Daniel Negreanu took down this year’s British Columbia Poker Championships Main Event at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, B.C. Ranked as the second-largest poker tournament in Canada, the championship consisted of five events, three of which sold out. Sunday’s Main Event was one of the two that did not, but that didn’t [...]
The state of online MTTs seems to be improving as another big Sunday went by with the Majors collecting momentum and gaining more and more entrants. This past Sunday was definitely one for the Professionals as a lot of big name players made final tables and went on to victory. “THE_D_RY” took down the Sunday [...]
Upcoming Poker Events for Week of November 23, 2008: Irish Open Super Satellite Sunday, November 23, 2008, at 20:05 GMT Buy-ins = $200 + $15 Satellites available. $6,500 Prize Package includes entry to the Main Event, 5 nights accommodation and flights to Dublin in April 2009. Win your seat at Ireland’s most prestigious poker tournament! [...]