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Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event Prospers

The Asian Poker Tour Macau’s main event day 1B kicked off today with 193 players. Added to the 133 from day 1A, means that 326 players took part this year, creating a total prize pool of HK$10,919,040 and a first place prize of HK$3,035,000. This attendance figure is up 69 from last year, meaning that […]

European Poker Tour — Kiev Main Event Day 2

Day 2 of the €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Kiev stop began with 203 players. Action was fast to start the day, as 40 players fell during the first level of play, and it never slowed down — just 68 players remained at day’s end. Lost along the way […]

Online Poker — The 1K Roundup, Week of Aug. 17, 2009

Read the results for the $1,000 events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt Poker — Monday 1K Buy-In: $1,000+$60 Prize Pool: $322,000 Entrants: 332 Final Table Results: 1. JBlaze20 — $83,000 2. David Pham — $53,120 (pictured right) 3. subiime — $39,840 4. des-er-ray — $30,710 5. pepe11 — $23,240 6. […]

Asian Poker Tour — Macau Main Event Begins Today

The $32,000 HKD ($4,400 USD) no-limit hold’em main event at the 2009 Asian Poker Tour stop in Macau will begin at noon local time on Thursday, Aug. 20. The main event will run for four days and will crown a champion on Sunday, Aug. 23. Players will begin with 10,000 in tournament chips in the […]

Poker Continues to Boom at bwin

bwin Interactive Entertainment AG announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2009, ending on Jun. 30, 2009, and things are looking good for its poker sector, a trend which has continued since its last interim report. Net poker revenues rose 12.3 percent from €17.9 million in the second quarter […]

PokerTek Makes ICP Electronics a Shareholder

Automated poker table manufacturers, PokerTek Inc., the publicly traded company, (NASDAQ symbol PTEK), has announced that ICP Electronics Inc., which is listed on the Taiwan stock exchange, is due to become a shareholder in the company. ICP has provided electronic design and engineering services to PokerTek, and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the poker company, […]

Korea Wins Asian Poker Tour Macau Team Event

Korea trashed all other competition in the ninth side event of the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau, the JBET Battle of the Nations. All three members of the team, Brandon Wong and Poker Pack pros David “Chino” Rheem and Steve Sung, made it to the final table of the HK$48,000 buy-in event, and basically had […]

Poker Tournament Trail Q and A — Ludovic Lacay

Ludovic Lacay is no stranger to holding a large chip stack during a huge poker tournament. His aggressive style allows him to collect chips quickly, and he then wields his stack as a weapon against opponents. He was among the chip leaders for many days during the 2009 World Series of Poker main event, where […]

European Poker Tour — Kiev Main Event Day 1B

The second day of play at the €5,000 European Poker Tour Kiev no-limit hold’em main event, presented by PokerStars, attracted 167 players today in the capital of Ukraine. That brings the total size of the field to 296, and the prize pool is as follows: Total Prize Pool: €1,391,200 Places Paid: 40 1: €330,000 2: […]

Borgata Poker Open’s $3,500 Buy-in Looks to Attract Huge Field

In these tenuous economic times, some people are hesitant to shell out $10,000 for a poker tournament, especially one without the mystique of a World Series bracelet. But $3,500? Now that’s an amount that the casual poker player might just be willing to put up. The Borgata Poker Open recently announced that its main event […]

Run it Twice -- Jay Rosenkrantz Heads-Up Poker Hand

Jay Rosenkrantz is a 25-year-old high-stakes cash-game pro who resides in New York City. In 2007, he was named the biggest winner online in no-limit hold’em cash games playing under the screenames “pr1nnyraid” on Full Tilt and “purplEUROS” on PokerStars. He is known not only for his instinctual and dangerous talent playing the game, but […]

International Poker Open Seats Selling like Hot Cakes

Boylepoker.com has announced today that 1,000 seats in its upcoming International Poker Open are very close to the sold out point. The Open is Europe’s largest poker tournament and has the capacity for 1,300 players, but with the first 500 seats for day 1B already taken and direct registration now closed (plus 300 out of […]

Peter “Knuckles” Higgins Wins Irish Classic Poker Festival

With 158 players in contention at this year’s Irish Poker Festival at the Macau Sporting Club in Cork, it was Peter “Knuckles” Higgins who emerged victorious, taking home €45,000 in the process. Darren Taylor and Higgins went head-to-head for first place and in the ultimate hand, Taylor raised Higgins’ preflop bet of 100,000 to 380,000, […]

Online Poker -- Interview With FTOPS XIII Winner Jake Toole

You many not know him now, but Jake “psutennis11” Toole is one of the fastest-rising online poker players in the world. The Penn State student has only been on the big buy-in scene for the better part of two years and already is turning heads with his quick rise to prominence. Toole, who also plays […]

European Poker Tour — Kiev Main Event Day 1A

The first stop on season six of the PokerStars European Poker Tour kicked off today in Kiev, Ukraine, and 129 players jumped into play for €5,000 each. The cavernous Kiev Sports Palace played host to action on day 1A. The initial season-six event was moved from Moscow after poker was declassified as a sport in […]

WSOP November Nine Q and A — James Akenhead

James Akenhead heads into the World Series of Poker November Nine with the shortest stack left in play. The young professional player from England went through a rocky ride just to make the final table, and now that he has made it, his experience and talent will help keep him calm when cards get back […]

‘The Brunson 10’ Hopes to Take DoylesRoom to New Heights

Welcome to all new DoylesRoom — home of the legend, and the next generation. For the past five years, Doyle Brunson’s site has embraced its reputation as the home of the old-time gamblers, sporting a cowboy look and the faces of Doyle and Todd Brunson, Mike Caro, and Hoyt Corkins. Now, with a clean new […]

PKR.com Signs 3 Millionth Poker Player

PKR.com, the 3D online poker room, yesterday celebrated its third birthday by announcing it had signed up its 3 millionth player. The player joined on Aug. 16, 24 hours before the company’s third anniversary in existence. Marketing director Simon Prodger said, "We’re very pleased with the year’s achievements, and it’s especially exciting to see us […]

Late Night Stars of Poker Set for Irish TV

PokerStars.com, in conjunction with TV production company Winmedia, have launched Late Night Stars of Poker which will broadcast on Irish terrestrial TV on Sept. 20 (RTE Network Two) with a host of sports celebrities, poker professionals and online qualifiers. The TV tournament will feature eight six-seater heats which will comprise two sports stars, two poker […]

Irish Winter Festival Improves Poker Tournament Structures

PaddyPowerPoker.com today announced an improved structure for the Irish Winter Festival main event at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin from October 23 to 26, 2009. The starting stack will be increased to 15,000 from 10,000 and blinds will remain at 60 minutes. The €500 side event taking place on October 25 will also see a better […]

EPT — Kiev Main Event Begins Tuesday

The sixth season of the PokerStars European Poker Tour begins tomorrow in Kiev, Ukraine, when cards get into the air in the €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event. The tournament will begin at noon EEST (2 a.m. PST). Kiev stepped in to host the first tournament during season six of the EPT after the event in […]

ESPN Begins WSOP Main Event Coverage Tuesday

“This is the greatest tournament in the world!” — Davin Anderson, 2004 Main Event For the past three weeks, ESPN has aired preliminary events at the 2009 World Series of Poker. The $40,000 Anniversary Tournament, the WSOP Champions Invitational, and the Ante Up for Africa events were all entertaining, but it’s the main event that […]

Online Poker — HectorPva Wins Sunday Million

You can check out the final results for Sunday’s flagship events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, UltimateBet, and Cake below: PokerStars — Sunday Million Buy-In: $200+$15 Prize Pool: $1,572,600 Entrants: 7,863 Places Paid: 1,170 Final Table Results: 1. HectorPva — $195,924* 2. chicagoali — $179,055* 3. ParisTilt0n — $151,840* 4. slims — $79,259 5. Krys “KJB11” […]

Full Tilt Online Poker Series Results — Events 21-25

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) XIII has officially come to a close with an exciting weekend that featured not only the Ante Up For Africa event, but the two biggest no-limit hold’em tournaments of the series. The AUFA event was hosted by actor Don Cheadle and raised nearly $50,000 in tournament fees. Keeping […]

Chris Brammer Wins British Masters Poker Tour

Chris Brammer has won the British Masters Poker Tour Nottingham, topping the field of 82 runners in the £500 buy in main event at the Gala Casino in the city. The final table saw some recognizable and experienced names in the form of Grosvenor UK Poker Tour winner (pictured) Sam Trickett and former British Poker […]

Sportingbet Joins Entraction Poker Network

Sportingbet, owner of the ParadisePoker brand on the Boss poker network, has today also joined Sweden’s Entraction network. While little is known about the move at this moment, a brief statement from Entraction read, “ Sportingbet has joined the Entraction network to offer poker in selected European markets to complement their current offer. Sportingbet has […]

Setback in Colorado -- Judge ‘Disapproves’ Poker Ruling

It was hailed as a monumental victory for poker. A jury had ruled that poker was a game of skill, and a man was exonerated as a result of the decision. Now, just over a year after this tumultuous story began, an appellate judge has disapproved of a trial judge’s decision that allowed expert testimony […]

Deal Me In — Poker Pro Daniel Negreanu

In its pages are never-before-revealed details of the lives of some of the biggest names in poker. Phil Hellmuth’s new book profiles 20 of the biggest poker players in the world, giving the reader an intimate look at the game’s biggest celebrities. Deal Me In, a collection of autobiographical accounts from many of poker’s elite, […]

Full Tilt Online Poker Series Results — Events 11-20

A number of notables broke through for their first FTOPS victories in the past week including Kevin Saul, Joe Udine and Mark Radoja. Other notables to score big paydays included Tommy Nguyen, Aaron Bartley, David Pham and Cody Slaubaugh. David Sands picked up a pivotal third place finish that allowed him to leapfrog into third […]

British Masters Poker Tour Main Event Starts Today

The fourth British Masters Poker Tour main event gets underway at the Gala Casino, Nottingham today with players taking to the felt at 3:00 p.m. for the £500 + £50 no limit hold’em tournament. The two day game will see 60 minute blind levels and 10,000 in chips with alternates allowed for the first two […]