When Alan Meltzer passed away last October, he left behind $1 million in his will to his chauffeur and another $500,000 to the doorman of his building. An entrepreneurial success story, Meltzer built his fortune in the music business and gained fame in the poker world when he appeared on Season 5 of High Stakes [...]
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker continues to heat up with bigger prize pools and more action. The 35th event of the WCOOP was a rebuy and add-on event that cost $200 + $15. Players were able to rebuy for 3,000 chips during the first hour once their stack dipped below 3,000 chips (their [...]
MiniFTOPS XVII continues with another huge tournament that took over thirteen hours to complete. Event 22 was a $30 + $3 rebuy/add-on six-max tournament. Full Tilt Poker guaranteed a $300,000 prize pool. They were correct to estimate that amount as the pirze pool ended up totaling $305,790. Players were allowed to rebuy as many times [...]
Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XV, Event #15: $200+$16 No Limit Hold’em Turbo. This event was hosted by Brazil’s own Leandro “Brasa” Pimentel, a feared live tournament player. He is the first Brazilain poker player to have reached [...]