The tournament tables may have been packed up and Hossein Ensan’s celebratory confetti swept away over at the Rio, but despite the WSOP lights being switched off for now, poker doesn’t sleep in Las Vegas. In Bobby’s Room, the action has remained red-hot, with thousands of dollars being shovelled around the cash tables in recent […]
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In Brief: Daniel Negreanu gets married, Jungleman rates himself as the greatest player of all time
Negreanu and Leatherman tie the knot In one of the biggest events of the year for celebrity players in the poker world, outspoken Twitter enthusiast Daniel Negreanu married Amanda Leatherman. The couple said their vows as fellow players Phil Hellmuth, David Benyamine, Antonio Esfandiari and Jennifer Tilly looked on. It is unclear whether Negreanu went […]
In Brief: An electrifying HU match, Concealment questions and Mark-Up latest
Heads up for tasers? In one of the more divisive stories to have emerged this week, Antonio Esfandiari has challenged Phil Hellmuth to a heads-up match in which the loser gets tasered and Hellmuth has tweeted that he’d be interested. It’s divisive of course, because half of the poker world thinks Esfandiari will win and […]
Tom Dwan named Triton Ambassador, Jungleman reminds him to pay his debt
Triton has announced Tom “durrrr” Dwan as their latest brand ambassador. Dwan has been a supporter of the Triton Series from the start and it has served the poker community as a window into Dwan’s otherwise illusive and legendary poker life. Tom Dwan is the second big name to join as a Triton ambassador. His […]
Daniel “Jungleman” Cates wins the Triton SHR Series opener
USA’s Daniel “Jungleman” Cates outlasted a headstrong field of 39 players at the first event of the Triton Super High Roller Series to earn the massive first place purse of HKD 2,785,900 (USD 359,234). The latest edition of the Triton SHR Series resumed today for the final showdown of their opening event, the Suncity Cup […]
Daniel Cates reveals Dwan’s USD$20 Million pot
Daniel Cates has shared a fascinating glimpse into the size of pots being won and lost in Macau, while participating in an “ask me anything” session for Pokervip.com. Jungleman has played in the biggest cash games in Manila, and last summer reported a $5 million loss. It was no surprise to see fans asking him […]
OFF Topic: Dan Bilzerian Spreading STD, Neymar’s Royal Flush, Daniel Cates losing big
Dan Bilzerian spreading STD Dan Bilzerian, proclaimed as the king of instagram after regularly posting about his wild lifestyle, was left infuriated recently after gossip website ‘The Dirty’ featured a random commenter suggesting she had caught Chlamydia from him. Dan Bilzerian was not pleased about this, and responded in an understandable and balanced manner, with […]
Up and Down: ANZPT Perth Main Event, Daniel Cates crushing online, Winning twice the Sunday Million
ANZPT Perth Main Event: Bryan Huang makes Final Table, Michael Kane champion! Season 7 has begun in Australia, at the Crown Perth Casino. 192 players put up the AUD$2,300 to play the event, and it was Bryan Huang who took a comfortable chip lead to the final table with 779,000 chips. His nearest rival held […]
Off Topic: Bluffing Manny Pacquiao, Daniel Cates goes on tilt, Faraz Jaka on CNN
The Brave Bluff It is a little known fact that Manny Pacquiao (Filipino world champion professional boxer) enjoys playing poker, but then celebrity poker games are often kept rather quiet. One celebrity story from a poker game has emerged recently by way of Justin ‘BoostedJ’ Smith. He tells the tale of sitting down to play poker against […]