March 19, 2014
The second running of The BIG ONE for ONE DROP $1 million buy-in No-Limit Hold’em charity poker event due to be held as part of the 45th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas has already confirmed the participation of 23 poker players, despite the event being over three months away. Almost half […]
January 21, 2014
Our readers may recall the story of PokerStars Team Online professional player André “acoimbra” Coimbra, who in January 2012 began a self-imposed challenge to turn $100 into $100,000 within a year, playing only on Pokerstars online tournaments. With the numbers now in it is clear that he missed the target, winning $69,200.55 that included a […]
December 14, 2013
International tennis ace Rafa Nadal showed equal skills on the poker felt this week, winning a $100,000 charity game at the Pokerstars European Poker Tour Prague despite some tough opposition. The well-tailored and clad 27-year-old tennis star was playing in his first live poker event, having developed a liking for poker whilst laid up with […]
November 13, 2013
Rational Group, owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, have set up a global online appeal in support of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The group encourages players to support the relief efforts by pledging donations using funds either held in their player accounts or otherwise through Helping Hands, Rational Group’s corporate […]