June 10, 2010
The independent online poker statistics monitor Pokerscout has commenced following Italian site performances as the market in that country continues to burgeon. In real money players, involving both tournament and cash game action, the People’s Network owned and operated by Italy gambling giant Microgame, made an impressive entrance in the number 10 slot and is […]
June 10, 2010
US Army veteran Frank Kassela is the new Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo champion at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, winning the coveted bracelet and $447 446 against a tough field in event 15. The last day of the competition began with 18 survivors and continued for thirteen grueling hours due to the quality […]
June 9, 2010
It’s all happening at the 41st World Series of Poker with a number of key events running concurrently and keeping the railbirds running from venue to venue Tuesday night. Event 13 – the $1 000 buy-in NLHE – had played down to a final table of nine when we went to press at 11pm Tuesday […]
June 9, 2010
A New York professional poker player and fan of the game suffered what appeared to be a heart attack and died on his way to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this week, reports the New York Post. Paul “Smalls” Kitsos, (55), a one-time Greek basketball player, fashion industry businessman and professional poker […]
June 8, 2010
Internet high stakes player Tom ‘durrr’ Dwan has missed out on his latest attempt to win a World Series of Poker 2010 victor’s bracelet, finishing the $1 500 buy-in NLHE competition as runner up to New Zealand software designer turned poker hero Simon Watt. Mike Matusow confirmed strong rumours that Dwan stood to win millions […]
June 8, 2010
Poker pro Phil ‘Unabomber’ Laak (37) has successfully completed his attempt on the world record for continuous poker play, convincingly breaking all previous records with a hard-to-beat 115 hour benchmark. His well documented success will be sent to the Guinness Book of Records for official recognition, he announced after ending the initiative Monday. Laak started […]
June 8, 2010
Two Day 2 events were going full-on as we went to press press, with plenty of action and heavy late night (Las Vegas time) attrition rates. In event 13 – the $1,000 buy-in NLHE competition – an original field of 3 042 entrants had been eroded down to only 108 players by 11pm Las Vegas […]
June 6, 2010
The action continued Saturday at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas as the hotly contested $1 500 No Limit Hold’Em event came to a close with Canada’s Pascal LeFrancois holding off a heads up challenge from Max Steinberg to win the event and the $568 974 main prize. On the last day only […]
June 6, 2010
Phil ‘Unabomber’ Laak (37) has achieved his target of 80 hours and then some to convincingly overturn the world poker playing endurance record of 78 hours, 45 minutes set last September in London by Paul Zimbler. Not content with entering the Guinness Book of Records at that level, Laak told bystanders that he would continue […]
June 5, 2010
Pras Bansi, a 32-year-old pro with the UK team Hit Squad picked up his second World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet this week when he was victorious in the $1 500 buy-in NLHE, taking home the first prize of $515 501 after besting a field of 2 092 players. Despite an early chip lead by […]