Absolute Poker is currently awarding seats to the Aruba Classic and the Sports Legends Challenge; there are plenty of satellite events that start around the clock. Absolute Poker keeps a good amount of traffic on their site and a well-planned schedule that has medium and big guaranteed tournaments on rotation. Some of the medium guaranteed… Read more »
Tom “durrrr” Dwan is one of the best online poker players in the world, and he will play anyone for any amount of money. He has challenged all poker players around the world and only a few have accepted his challenge; Phil Hellmuth had a chance to play against durrrr in the 2008 Heads-Up Championship… Read more »
PokerStars is involved in all major tournaments worldwide; if they don’t sponsor the event they probably have some of the best players on the field wearing their logos. The PokerStars APPT Macau main event is now underway and one hundred and nineteen players started the tourney. The field of players couldn’t be better, with big… Read more »
In the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker, two members of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine are dominating, as Steven Begleiter and Kevin Schaffel sit in the top three in chips. Read more »
Ultimate Bet is well known for offering their customers unique ways of making extra cash to increase their bankrolls. This time they just announced a guessing contest that will award the winner a $50 bonus. All players have to do is guess how many players will play in the next Blog Freeroll that will take… Read more »
A newcomer joined the high-stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker in August and has captivated the online poker world like we haven't seen in quite some time. The player, who hails from Sweden, goes by the moniker "martonas" and has already clashed with Tom "durrrr" Dwan, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond, David Benyamine, Brian Hastings, and many others at some of the biggest No Limit Hold 'em and Pot Limit Omaha games on the site. Read more »
The long-awaited second bidder in the sale of World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) has finally been revealed. Peerless Media Limited, a subsidiary of PartyGaming, will purchase the rights to the popular poker tour for $12.3 million plus 5% of future gaming revenues. Read more »
A total of 60 players turned out for the first ever Jamie Gold Charity Tournament held during London's Poker in the Park, hosted by Gold and 2008 WSOP Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate. In the end, Swedish poker pro Mikael Gabrielsson took down the gala, which featured a reduced $400 buy-in. Read more »
Opening up the sixth season of the European Poker Tour, the EPT Kyiv wrapped up with the chip leader from the previous two days, Russia's Maxim Lykov, continuing his domination and closing the deal to take down the championship. Read more »
Two days are in the books at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker, which is taking place at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Steven Begleiter continues to lead the way entering Day 3. Read more »
The first Hungarian World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner ever, Peter "Belabacsi" Traply took home the gold in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout, Event #41. Traply steamrolled a field of 280 players en route to a $348,000 payday, only his second in the money finish in a WSOP event. Read more »
This week on the G4 online poker show "2 Months, $2 Million," the Tilt Room made its premiere, featuring garbage cans, stuffed animals, and fresh fruit. When the smoke cleared on Week 2, the team of four was up $198,600. Read more »
In the Far East, it was a Frenchman from halfway around the world who emerged victorious. Adrien Allain, who hails from Rennes, France, won this year's running of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau Main Event. Allain banked HK $3.035 million for his efforts. Read more »
A total of 279 players turned out for the 2009 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker. Now, Steven Begleiter, a member of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine, leads the pack after Day 1. Read more »
Saturday marked the lone Day 1 of the 2009 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker, which emanates from the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. This year, 279 runners turned out for the $10,000 buy-in tournament, a 25% decline in attendance. Read more »
On Friday, online poker players around the world learned that Eurolinx and BetOnBet, both owned by Linx Media Group, would be liquidated. The industry has now had 24 hours to digest the news. Read more »
Kicking off today from the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California is the annual World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker. The $10,000 buy-in tournament will crown a champion on Wednesday. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker proudly presents the biggest online knockout tournament available each Friday to all Full Tilt Poker players. Playing poker tournaments live and online used to be about making the money, but at the Full Tilt Poker Friday Night Fights finishing in the first spots is not too important. There’s more strategy applied in… Read more »
In her most recent blog on her home site Ultimate Bet, poker professional Annie Duke remembers the contributions and life of Ken Bacon, the president of Refugees International, who passed away from an aggressive melanoma that spread into his brain on August 15th. Read more »
Not convinced poker is a game of skill? This article might alter your opinion of No Limit Hold'em as we delve into the mind of one of the top tournament poker players in the world. Read more »
PokerStars Pro players at the EPT Kyiv had neither shame nor glory; all three of them hit the rail before the third day started. The third day at the tournament was the most stressful for most of the players. Game would end when only thirty two players remained and only the first forty places would… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker, the second largest online poker site, recently released some well-documented upgrades to its software client. The upgrade included significant adjustments to both the table and lobby in order to produce a more stable environment and more efficient lobby experience. Read more »
In breaking news from the Isle of Man, Microgaming terminated its agreements with BetOnBet, Eurolinx, and Linx Casino after deeming its parent company, Linx Media Group, "insolvent." Read more »
Titan Poker has caught on the trends and excitement of live events. They currently have tournaments that award seats to the ECPoker Tour Malta, Poker Cup Australia, ITPLeague and the WPT Marrakech. The ECPoker Tour Malta is a world class event that’s hosted in a beautiful island on the Mediterranean. Players will get to battle… Read more »
Another week has passed by and at Absolute Poker players will find juicy prize pools at the guaranteed tournaments that will be held during the weekend. But before the weekend starts Absolute Poker is giving all their players the chance to warm-up and work on their game weaknesses with their guaranteed tournaments today Friday August… Read more »
