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WSOP — Jeffrey Lisandro Wins His Third Bracelet of the Summer

Anyone who was present in the Amazon Room on June 24 to watch the 2009 World Series of Poker got to witness poker history, and they watched it take place in dominating fashion. Jeffrey Lisandro took home his third gold bracelet of the summer and $188,730 when he won event No. 44 ($2,500 seven-card razz). […]

Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship Starts Sunday

For those people on the East Coast who can’t afford and/or take the time to fly out to Las Vegas for the World Series, the Borgata in Atlantic City is more than happy to accommodate with its own premiere poker event. The main event for the Borgata Summer Poker Open, a $3,200 no-limit hold’em tournament, […]

World Poker Tour Launches Eighth Season

The World Poker Tour announced the destinations and details for its eighth season in the United States today, highlighted by the return of many of its popular tournaments, along with its first-ever televised event from the Midwest — the Hollywood Poker Open, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. “As this great game has evolved over the years, we […]

Run it Twice — TV Edition — Daniel Alaei

Daniel Alaei is primarily a high-stakes cash-game player, though he has more than $2.5 million in tournament winnings to show for his limited time on the circuit, including two World Series of Poker bracelets. While $25-$50 no-limit hold’em is his bread-and-butter game, he has played as high as $500-$1,000 no-limit, and has also played numerous […]

PaddyPowerPoker Announces Irish Winter Festival Schedule

PaddyPowerPoker.com has today announced the full schedule for its highly anticipated Irish Winter Festival, which is set to kick off at the poker-friendly Citywest Hotel in Dublin from Oct. 23-26. That October Bank Holiday weekend will see a whole host of exciting events including a €150 + €15 no-limit hold’em rebuy super satellite to get […]

Sign-Up Bonus Bonanza at DevilfishPoker.com

Three different sign-up poker bonuses are now on offer at DevilfishPoker.com. The first option gives virgin depositors a choice of five different cash bonuses of up to €1,000. It’s very simple — the code for the €25 bonus is “CHOOSE25”; for the €100 bonus it’s “CHOOSE 100”, the €250 bonus is “CHOOSE 250”, the €500 […]

European Masters of Poker Prague Begins Today

The European Masters of Poker (EMOP) heads to the Spearmint Casino in Prague today for its third instalment. The €1,100 buy-in event will take place over five days including two starting days. 300 players is the anticipated figure, which would mean an estimated prize pool of €300,000. To add some extra spice to the mix, […]

Demidov Versus Eastgate — Take Two

The World Series of Poker main event is on its way, but before it begins, all eyes will be on last year’s champion Peter Eastgate and runner-up Ivan Demidov. The two will come together on Friday at 6 p.m. (ET) for a rematch online, replicating the exact circumstances of 2008, all in the name of […]

WSOP — Jerrod Ankenman Wins Event No. 42

Jerrod Ankenman had come close to winning a World Series of Poker bracelet twice. In 2006 he finished in second place in a $3,000 limit hold’em event and took home $150,586 but no bracelet. Last year he finished runner-up once again, this time in the $10,000 limit hold’em world championship. He was awarded $307,380, but […]

World Series of Poker — Peter Traply Wins Event No. 41

It took just five hours for the final table of five to crown a champion in event No. 41 ($5,000 no-limit hold’em shootout) at the 2009 World Series of Poker. The champion was Peter Traply, a young Hungarian player who also made a final-table appearance (eighth place — $221,000) at this year’s European Poker Tour […]

Macau Sporting Club gets Best Poker Tournament Award

The Irish Sports Betting Awards, which took place at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin last Thursday, brought great news for the Macau Sporting Club in Cork in the form of a “Best Poker Tournament” award. The club’s Irish Classic Poker Festival won out over Boylepoker.com’s International Poker Open, the Fitzwilliam Card Club’s End of Month […]

WSOP — Matt Graham Wins Event No. 40

This summer’s World Series of Poker has been a year of the second bracelet. Matt Graham won number two for his career in Event No. 40 ($10,000 World Championship pot-limit Omaha) early Tuesday morning, halting Vitaly Lunkin’s hopes of winning his second of the series. Graham endured a tough final table that also included fellow […]

WSOP — Ray Foley Wins Event No. 39

Ray Foley was just one player in the large field of 2,715 players that entered event No. 39 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) at the 2009 World Series of Poker. When the dust settled before 3 a.m. on June 23 he also happened to be the one champion left standing thanks to strong play against tough opponents. […]

Proposal Made for Private Poker Games in Denmark

According to The Copenhagen Post, the Conservative Party in Denmark is proposing to make private poker tournaments legal again, after the Supreme Court previously made them illegal, ruling that poker is more chance than skill. The new proposal seeks to make such live games legal as long as the maximum entrance fee is 300 kroner. […]

Results Unclear of Israel Poker Tournament Hearing

The saga continues with the Israel Poker Authority’s attempts to get the green light for its annual poker tournament which is to kick off this Sunday in Tel Aviv. According to The Jerusalem Post, a court hearing yesterday made no solid decisions on the event, but a ruling is said to be handed down within […]

World Poker Tour Heads to Slovakia

Central and Eastern Europe will see its first land-based World Poker Tour tournament in the form of WPT Slovakia. The fifth stop of the tour kicks off on Aug. 31 and runs until Sept. 4 at the Herna Golden Vegas Casino in Bratislava, and includes a €4,000 + €400 deep stack main event. Steve Lipscomb, […]

PPA Launches Three New Sites for National Poker Week

The Poker Players Alliance announced three new web sites at a press conference this morning in its preparation for National Poker Week, which is scheduled for July 19-25. The three sites will aim to increase awareness, show support for the game, and highlight the people who play poker. There will even be an incentive for […]

Online Poker — Shaun Deeb Takes Back OPOY Lead

After several quiet Sundays, the Online Player of the Year# race got a big boost from leaders Shaun Deeb and Steve Gross. Deeb, playing as TedsFishFry, finished second in the Sunday Brawl, earning $53,909 and picking up 800 points and taking the lead for the first time in over a month. Gross kept the pace, […]

John Angus Wins First Scottish GUKPT Event

The latest winner of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Summer Series is John Angus from Edinburgh. The retired accountant beat deep-sea fisherman Pete Thomas in the Aberdeen main event when his pocket sixes made their set on the river all-in preflop versus Thomas’ A-8. It was the first time a GUKPT event took place in […]

DEBZ_04 Rises to Top of Ladybrokes Poker Freeroll

“DEBZ_04” beat 420 other ladies at the Ladybrokes poker event which played out yesterday at 6 p.m. (BST), and is now preparing for her trip to Killarney in Ireland to play in the Irish Festival. Ladbrokespoker.com went all girly yesterday, changing its look and name for its special Ladybrokes poker event, which was held in […]

Israel High Court to Decide on Poker Tournament

The debate over whether or not an annual poker tournament scheduled for the end of the month in Israel should go ahead or not will reach its climax at the High Court of Justice. According to news site YNetNews.com, a hearing is soon to take place which will look into the petition filed by the […]

WSOP — Marcus Naalden Wins Event No. 38

Marcus Naalden made his first cash of the 2009 World Series of Poker count. Naalden took down event No. 38 ($2,000 limit hold’em) late Sunday night, besting a field of 446 players. Naalden recently finished 10th at the EPT Grand Final in May for $162,500. His only other final table at the WSOP was in […]

Deal Me In — Allen Cunningham

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, […]

World Series of Poker — Jeffrey Lisandro Becomes Third Double-Bracelet Winner of 2009

Jeffrey Lisandro spent years chasing his first World Series of Poker bracelet. In fact, it took him seven tries final tables before he finally came out on top in the 2007 seven-card stud event. Three finals tables later, Lisandro picked up his second bracelet, this time in the 2009 seven-card stud event. Early Sunday morning, […]

Ladbrokes Poker Ladies Freeroll Tonight

In celebration of Ladies Day which took place at Royal Ascot on Thursday, Ladbrokespoker.com is hosting a ladies-only freeroll tonight, Sunday, Jun. 21, at 6 p.m. (BST). Ladbrokes which will take on a more feminine identity with a pink logo and a new name — Ladybrokes — also means business with this freeroll as there […]

WSOP — Jordan Smith Wins Event No. 36

Jordan Smith may have won event No. 36, but it was clearly ladies night at the Rio as two females made the final table of nine in one of the largest tournaments of the summer. A monster field of 1,695 put up the $2,000 to play some no-limit hold’em, and Smith walked away the champion […]

Dwan Takes Lead in High-Stakes Poker Durrrr Challenge

Within the last week, Tom “Durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius put in an insomnia rendering 15-hour session, logging 4,253 hands. From late Thursday to the early morning hours of Friday, the two cash game legends raised their total hands played to 20,647 out of the required 50,000. Both players are without a single cash at […]

WSOP — Doyle Brunson Falls Short of 11th Bracelet

Doyle Brunson made his 24th final table at the World Series of Poker today. He entered the final eight of event No. 37 ($10,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better world championship) in sixth chip position, but he was eliminated in seventh place. He fell just short of winning the 11th bracelet of his career, which would have […]

Feeding the Masses — Behind the Scenes at the WSOP

“We need backup!” he screams into his radio. “We’re not going to make it. There’s just too many of them…” The animals, attempting to satisfy their hunger, descend upon his men and their withering supplies. But then, as if from above, backup appears — in the form of 20 Supremes, 15 pepperonis, and 10 cheese […]

Book Review: Deal Me In

In the five years I’ve been writing about and working in the poker industry I’ve heard a lot of stories. Indeed, when Deal Me In fell through my letter box I casually assumed I’d be more than familiar with the stories contained therein. How wrong I was. The new book from www.pokerbrat.com, takes 20 of […]