The eve of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event is upon the entities gathered at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, but several players have already taken some cash in the land Down Under from the preliminary action. In the 00 No Limit Hold’em Rebuy event, ten men came back to the felt early this [...]
Since 2005, the Heartland Poker Tour has become one of the significant players in the tournament poker world. Considered one of the preeminent “minor” circuits in the game today, the HPT has been able to have considerable success while providing the opportunities for many players to hone their game and move to the next level [...]
Event #4 of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe featured a very tough final table lineup that included amongst others, Triple Crown winner Bertrand “ElkY”Grosspellier, Online Player of the Year contender Taylor “ambiguosity” Paur, as well as poker pros James Dempsey, Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade, Steve O’Dwyer, Richard Toth, Mike “SirWatts” Watson, and Emil “WhiteLime” [...]
In what is quickly becoming a potential new gaming Mecca, former World Champion Chris Moneymaker will be the host of a large tournament in the new poker room of a Pennsylvania casino. Moneymaker, the 2003 World Series of Poker Championship Event winner, will be at the Presque Isle Downs and Casino on October 15, hosting [...]
Visit www.mardigrascasinowv.com & learn more about best Events in Charleston, West Virginia. Kennie Bass form WCHS-TV in Charleston, West Virginia reports that Mardi Gras Casino hosted a celebrity filled Texas Hold E’m tournament for Charity on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Celebrities poker players included Jessica Lynch, former POW and national hero and Major Harris, WVU [...]
There is always a quiet period on the tournament schedule around the globe following the World Series of Poker’s conclusion in July, but this year we saw a second lull in the action, in mid-August, before three of the major poker tours around the globe –the WPT, the EPT and the APPT– got back in [...]
If you’ve ever participated in a home poker tournament you’ve likely seen a number of disputes, mistakes, and headaches arise over one particular facet of the game: The tournament clock. Whether it’s a player forgetting to call out a level increase, or constant questions about when the level is up or how much time is [...]
Pot Limit Omaha 8 or better is one of the newest poker formats around and the intricacies of the game are still being tested and tinkered by the best poker minds in the world, but after seeing the performances put on by the poker pros in this event one thing is for certain; the game [...]
One of the senior citizens of the online poker world, PartyPoker, has made the unprecedented move of removing its entry fees from every multi-table tournament the poker room has to offer this summer. Seeing as entry fees are the rake of tournaments and rake is the revenue stream for the poker room, this is a [...]
On Sunday we might just have our first red-faced, and heavily booed, winner of a World Series of Poker bracelet considering Jonathan Epstein is currently sitting in 7th place with 14 players remaining in the k Ladies Championship. And no, Jonathan is not a cutesy name given to a baby girl in the early 80’s, [...]
