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Kevin Schaffel heads for the rail as his aces are cracked

Dave Allan / 08 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Like London buses, two eliminations at the final table of the WSOP Main Event have come together, with Kevin Schaffel now heading for the rail after a cruel of bad beat....Read more »

James Akenhead eliminated from WSOP Final Table in 9th position

Dave Allan / 08 November 2009 / Leave a comment

James Akenhead's WSOP is over for another year as he is eliminated in 9th place, the first player to leave the final table....Read more »

Poker Book Review: 'Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker' by James McManus

Short-Stacked Shamus / 06 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, the latest offering from James McManus, has finally hit the shelves. The nearly 500-page work carefully compiles poker's colorful history into 52 chapters -- one for each card in the deck -- providing both...Read more »

2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table Odds

Dave Allan / 05 November 2009 / Leave a comment

The final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event is only two days away and I am as excited as a kid in a sweet shop. I am not overly excited about having to stay up and...Read more »

Ziigmund loses a bet but gains a tattoo!

Dave Allan / 04 November 2009 / Leave a comment

The majority of poker players will bet on anything. Whether it is credit card roulette after a meal with friends or betting what flavour lollipop comes out of the vending machine if there are odds available they will bet on...Read more »

2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table: The Chip Leaders

Dave Allan / 02 November 2009 / Leave a comment

We conclude our little preview of the upcoming WSOP Main Event Final Table with the three players with the most chips, The Chip Leaders....Read more »

2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table: The Contenders

Dave Allan / 30 October 2009 / Leave a comment

We continue our preview of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table with the three medium-stacked players, known in this article as The Contenders....Read more »

2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table: The Long Shots

Matthew Pitt / 29 October 2009 / Leave a comment

With the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event almost upon us I thought it would be an idea to give a quick run-down of the November Nine to see who is struggling for form and...Read more »

Sorel Mizzi homing in on the money at EPT Warsaw

Dave Allan / 23 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Betfair pro Sorel Mizzi's last minute decision to take part in the EPT Warsaw could turn out to be a great one as he closes in on yet another live tournament cash....Read more »

'durrrr' Challenge to move to Las Vegas

Matthew Pitt / 14 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Towards the back end of July this year, it was reported that Tom 'durrrr' Dwan was going to take his million dollar challenge to London, in an extension to the online challenge he issued to poker's elite....Read more »

Disguising your own tells

Matthew Pitt / 10 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Blogger Matthew Pitt talks about some of the common techniques employed by poker players to disguise their tells when playing live poker....Read more »

Betfair pros prepare for heads-up battle

Matthew Pitt / 08 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Fresh from their World Series of Poker Europe and EPT London exploits, Betfair pros Annette Obrestad and John Tabatabai will tonight be sitting down and taking on some of the world's best No-limit Hold'em players in a Heads-up Grand Slam....Read more »

Daniel Negreanu tops all-time money list

Matthew Pitt / 06 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Whilst he may have suffered the heartache of narrowly missing out on his fifth World Series of Poker bracelet when he lost heads-up to Barry Shulman in the recent WSOPE Main Event, Daniel Negreanu can console himself to some degree...Read more »

Annette Obrestad in last 24 of EPT London Main Event

Matthew Pitt / 06 October 2009 / Leave a comment

It took just under 11 hours of play to whittle down 111 players to the final 24 in the £5,000 EPT London main Event. Each of the remaining players is guaranteed to go home with at least £17,000 but they...Read more »