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 [...]
Annie Duke, commissioner of the Epic Poker League, and NASCAR will be hosting a charity poker tournament on February 22nd. “High Speed Hold’em on the Halifax” will be held a few miles from Daytona Speedway in a high end community. The tournament will be hosted by the NASCAR foundation which raises money for many charitable [...]
There’s a temptation when ranking women poker players to just go for the obvious. As a red blooded male who eats uncooked steak and drives 4X4s into cattle, the easy decision would be to rate lady cardsharps on how fertile their hips are. But did I mention that I’m also a feminist? I support total [...]
After several years spent at the forefront of the Ultimate Bet roster, both Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke have entered poker’s free agent market. According to a recent announcement from UB, the pair have parted ways with the sometimes-troubled gaming giant.
For those who may not have been paying attention, a somewhat bitter conflict has arisen between two of the game’s biggest names. In a recent interview (parts of which were thought to be “off the record”), Team PokerStars member Daniel Negreanu blasted away at top female pro Annie Duke, labeling her as a “fucking cunt.”
The Ultimate Bet Online Poker Championship, or UBOC, is one of the biggest online poker series in the world. It is hosted by UB, Absolute Poker, and the CEREUS Network. This season’s UBOC holds a guaranteed prize pool of $4 million. In addition to any money won, all winners receive a championship watch. Players that [...]
Poker’s golden boy may have turned heel with his latest comments about fellow poker professional Annie Duke. Daniel Negreanu, member of Team PokerStars, was caught on record calling Annie Duke a “fucking cunt.” Unfortunately, this is not taken out of context. The direct quote from PokerPlayer’s interview with Negreanu: What irked me is that this [...]
The World Series of Poker was abuzz today as 81 celebrities and poker professionals sat down together at the tables for an event not designed to award wealth or glory, but rather to support an excellent cause. This was the fourth annual Ante up for Africa tournament to be held since the charity was founded [...]
Outside of Men Nguyen’s win and the handful of first time bracelet winners, there have been very few big stories. There is, of course, the player who was banned for sweeping in a tablemate’s chips. And there’s also the news that players caught smoking marijuana in the Rio parking lot will receive a lifetime WSOP ban.
Most poker fans know Michael Mizrachi as “The Grinder.” He has been featured on High Stakes Poker and is one of the world’s best at online poker. He has earned over $6.7 million from live tournaments and an unknown amount in online games. However, The Grinder has hit some tough times. The 29-year old Mizrachi [...]
Annie Duke, once better known as Howard Lederer’s sister, can now add a new bullet point to her resume: “NBC National Heads-Up Champ, 2010″. She has demonstrated extraordinary poker prowess, and dominated the whole minefield that is the road to that particular title, and did what Vanessa Rousso fell just short of doing last year: [...]