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Sorel Mizzi: Poker player and potential pop star!

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:35:00 +0000

If Betfair sponsored pro, Sorel Mizzi ever decides to quit striking fear into his opponents at the poker table, he could possibly take up a career on stage as a pop singer!

Isildur1 continues to dominate

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:12:53 +0000

As reported last week, a mystery Swedish player has burst onto the high-stakes scene and has been quite literally destroying all that dare to challenge him.

'Beat Kunku at his own game' Challenge

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:23:50 +0000

Tuesday evening saw the launch of the "Beat Kunku at his own game" Challenge on Betfair Poker with Kunku Wap (Betfair Pro John Tabatabai) finishing second out of the 21 runner field narrowly missing out on the $3,150 first prize.

Avoiding distractions when playing online poker

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:44:11 +0000

One of the biggest problems encountered by many players when they first start playing online is how easy it is to be distracted. Although there are distractions in live card rooms, such as sports being played on screens around you, easily available alcohol or the odd glamorous looking member of staff, it is nothing compared to the near endless number of things it seems possible to find to do when playing online.

Doyle Brunson's autobiography to be released November 11

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:12:15 +0000

Doyle Brunson, probably the most iconic figure in poker, has finally penned a book about his life and it is due for release two days after the end of the WSOP Main Event Final Table on November 11.

Christophe Benzimra wins 2009 EPT Warsaw

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:32:15 +0000

The 2009 EPT Warsaw attracted 203 players, all of who were prepared to part with 25,000 Polish Zloty (PLN), creating a prize pool of 4,770,500 PLN or $1,683,509 in "real money!"

Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond installs a slide INSIDE is apartment!

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:45:08 +0000

Poker players are well known for their extravagant spending habits, be it spending ridiculous amounts of money on meals in Vegas, buying dozens of bottle of Cristal Champagne on a night out or driving around in the latest supercar. However, one player has gone one step further and actually added a slide inside their new apartment!

UIGEA deadline looming

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:14:53 +0000

In just 43 days, on December 1 2009, all financial institutions in the United States of America will have to comply with the terms set out in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act or UIGEA as it is more commonly known.

AJ Benza axed from High Stakes Poker

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:18:31 +0000

Series six of the popular poker show High Stakes Poker is about to be filmed but a key man will be missing from action. Popular commentator, AJ Benza has been sensationally axed by the shows producers GSN and is going to be replaced by a mystery woman.

'durrrr' Challenge to move to Las Vegas

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:00:05 +0000

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.

Father Trapp wins $100,000 from a host of poker stars

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:28:40 +0000

The poker playing priest reported on Friday finally played his tournament in Los Angeles and is now even closer to the $1,000,000 first prize than ever before.

Holy Trapp! A poker playing priest!

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:22:57 +0000

When I think of a priest, I imagine a middle-aged balding man riding a bicycle through his parish. That image may have to be altered to a paintball-gun totting, poker playing twenty-something now that I have discovered Father Andrew Trapp.

Luke 'FullFlush' Schwartz and the case of the unpaid for sandwich

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:17:11 +0000

For some reason poker seems to create some amazing characters. If you read any stories by the old guard such as Doyle Brunson or TJ Cloutier, it seems Las Vegas was full colourful, often trash talking men. In more recent times we have Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow who you either love or hate and the seemingly obnoxious but actually rather charming away from the table, Tony G.

Las Vegas casinos revenues continue to fall

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:05:30 +0000

Most businesses would be delighted to be able to report year-on-year profits of $872 million but when this figure represents a drop of 12.48% then the Nevada Gaming Control Board are right to be concerned.

High Stakes Poker to return

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:52:17 +0000

First aired in January 2006 on the American network GSN, High Stakes Poker was an instant hit with the poker community. For the first time in televised poker, the players played a cash game, rather than in a tournament structure, with vast sums of money at the table.