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Online poker history is littered with glorious battles and crazy gamblers. There are of course no TV’s to capture golden moments, and so graphs are sometimes needed to paint the pictures that arose from the insanity that was rife in the glory days of online poker. #6. Million Sunday – Broke Monday Micro stakes […]

When talking about the poker wizards of the world, many names immediately come to mind, however these days, none seem to be more famous than the young German prodigy, Fedor Holz. In just a few years, this incredible 24-year old poker superstar has accumulated over US$24M in live earnings and has recently surpassed Phil Ivey […]

In just a week’s time, poker players from all around the globe will storm the doors of King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). For the past two years, the WSOP has held circuit festivals at this location however this will be a first for the WSOPE. With […]

In recent weeks, high stakes cash games have made a long-awaited return to our screens through Poker Go, bringing names such as Tom Dwan, Doyle Brunson, Antonio Esfandiari, Isaac Haxton and many others back to the televised tables. While Hold’em has often been the game of choice for these cash games in years gone by, […]

With the spotlight constantly upon the them, poker pros are widely expected to become ambassadors of the game and to adopt perfect behaviour. But can we really expect that from people who choose to make a living playing cards? If you want to know what you are not supposed to do at a poker table, […]

Phil Ivey appeared last Saturday in Beijing With the biggest star of poker making a limited number of appearances this year and skipping the entire WSOP (World Series of Poker), seeing Phil Ivey appear as the guest star of a promotional event in Beijing was something of a surprise. Somuchpoker was on site to get […]

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom wins first WCOOP title Normally renowned for his online cash game prowess, it is rare to see Isildur1 step into the online tournament arena. When he does though, he normally plays the big buy in events in major festivals, and has previously made a serious impact too. His most notable success in […]

If, like a large part of the poker world, you are wondering where Phil Ivey is these days, the answer is not Vegas. He is in fact travelling to Beijing to promote the Chinese poker app ‘Zhi Zou’. There is a promotional tournament involved, which will take place on September 23rd, with Phil Ivey set […]

Polk challenges durrrr to $5 million heads-up duel Having become famous in recent years for his online video content, the poker world could easily have forgotten just how good Doug Polk is as a player. During the summer however, he reminded everyone just what he’s all about by taking down the $111,111 High Roller at […]

In 1990, Stu Ungar had a chance to become the only player in history to win three Main Event titles in freezeout format (Johnny Moss won the first ever Main Event by a vote taken between the 7 players). Having already been crowned champion in 1980 and 1981, Ungar held a commanding chiplead as the […]

Season XVI of the WPT Legends of Poker was the talk of the town in Bell Gardens, California with 35 days of festivities that ran from July 28th – August 31st at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino. Hours ago, the Main Event concluded with Art Papazyan defeating poker legend Phil Hellmuth to ship in his […]

The poker community has descended upon Barcelona this month, each player keen to pull up a chair in the PokerStars Championship in Barcelona. The tour, which replaced the European Poker Tour has stopped off at many venues around Europe this year, with Barcelona being the second to last stop of 2017. Asian players Tsugunari Toma […]

Poker Night in America showcases 4-way duel for $200,000 Poker Night in America brought more exciting televised poker to our screens this week, as Frank Kassela and Phil Hellmuth were joined by notorious online pros, Doug ‘WCGRider’ Polk and Dan ‘jungleman12’ Cates. In the competition which was dubbed ‘King of the Hill’, each player put […]

Intro: Welcome to Poker After Dark 2017 It feels like a long time since we’ve seen a televised monster cash game with an exciting line up on our screens. Tom Dwan has, in particular, been missed by poker fans in the years since he burst onto the scene. The long wait for more televised cash […]

It’s July 24th, and Isildur1 has just closed his tables after a very profitable session. He has just made over half a million dollars in a single day of playing PLO and Triple Draw. This elevates him to the status of biggest online winner of 2017 by some distance, with the Swede having turned profits […]

We all remember those days when High Stakes Poker was at its peak, and the live poker legends were left squirming in their seats by a young online pro who seemed to blast everyone off their hand at every opportunity. While High Stakes Poker is no longer on our screens, that particular young pro soon […]

In a world dominated by men, Jennifer Harman occupies a very special place in the poker world. She is one of  the only three women to have won two World Series of Poker bracelets in open events. But her greatest success has come from playing the biggest cash games, including the “Big Game,” in Bobby’s […]

Script and Audio by Craig Bradshaw / Video Bruno Thienard FULL STORY It’s April 14th 2011 and Phil Ivey finishes his latest session of poker. His total winnings on Full Tilt are almost at the $20M mark, making him by far the biggest winner in online history…. but things are about to change. Phil Ivey’s […]

The 73rd event of the 2017 World Series of Poker festival has now concluded, culminating with a new world champion being crowned in Las Vegas. The event in question, was of course the fabled Main Event – a poker tournament that attracts players from across the world each year. 7,221 were drawn like moths to […]

Phil Ivey Absent from WSOP – Where is Poker’s Biggest Star? He is without doubt the most recognisable figure in the poker world. The face of Phil Ivey has become synonymous with WSOP success over the years, but he has not graced the tournament rooms of the Rio this summer at all. This has left […]