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For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: February 12 th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

Negreanu launches YouTube channel After a 2016 which we will describe in kind terms as ‘complicated’ Negreanu has eagerly set about trying to accomplish some of his goals for 2017. One of those goals is to start producing more content for the fans he still has left after some equally ‘complicated’ twitter rows during election […]

The long-standing Durrrr Challenge between Tom “Durrr” Dwan and Daniel “Jungleman” Cates is back in the headlines once again. Last month, Cates tweeted the likelihood of some hands being played out this year, something we’ve heard numerous times before. Durrrr Challenge As a quick refresher, back in 2009, Dwan proposed a high stakes online heads […]

January 3rd saw an impressive session from Chun Lei ‘SamRostan’ Zhou as he took on notorious players such as Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom, Alexander ‘joiso’ Kostritsyn, ‘spaise411’, Ben ‘Sauce123’ Sulsky, and Matt ‘MUSTAFABET’ Ashton at the $1K/$2K 8-Game tables.  He won that day $123,665. He gave a dominant display of skill in what was far from being […]

Several days ago, Japanese poker pro Kosei “shinbunshi” Ichinose overcame a field of 374 entries at the Turbo Championship of Online Poker 2017 (TCOOP) Event 53: US$215 H.O.R.S.E. and shipped in US$13,673.75. This recent victory came just three months after his 4th place finish at the PokerStars Sunday Million for a sweet US$81,000 (deal made) payout and another […]

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By far the only true goal for any poker player is to make money, to make a profit. Consistently reaching the money in numerous events throughout the year shows incredible game ethics and is an achievement deserving of high praise. With the stats provided in Hendon Mob, we have compiled the top 10 Australian players […]

For several years, the practice of proxy betting has been gaining popularity in Asia. Several countries welcome the service with open arms and with much optimism. Not only does it conveniently cater to a large market in the shadows, but it is also a viable cost effective strategy to help boost revenue. While arguably there are […]

And the Aussie Millions Main Event is finally over with a new face as its champion. Shurane Vijayaram from Australia proved victorious over a field of 725 players taking home a whipping AU$1.6 Million. The Main Event had a buy-in of AU$10,000 but Vijayaram got in the Main Event through a satellite at Crown Casino […]

Script by Craig Bradshaw – Video Bruno Thienard Its 1995 in Las Vegas and Archie Karas has achieved the gambler’s ultimate dream. In an astonishing winning streak he has turned $50 into a $40 million bankroll while playing dice, Baccarrat and poker. This incredible rush has now become part of Las Vegas legend, and is […]

The Metro Card Club, the biggest poker room in Asia, held its first big event of the calendar year, the 2M Guaranteed. The event ran for six days, from January 25th-30th in Pasig City, Philippines. 691 entries Through the years, Metro has been known for their relatively small buy-in events with big guarantees. Players come […]

After a long day, the Aussie Millions Main Event Final Table is set. The Aussie Millions is being held at the Crown Casino Melbourne from January 11-30, 2017. The Main Event of the festival has a buy-in of AU$10,000.  After 3 hectic starting flights, the total field amounted to 725 players making the prize pool reach a […]

The much awaited complete schedule of the World Series of Poker 2017 (WSOP) has finally been released.   The biggest festival in the poker world will happen from May 30 to July 18, 2017 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and will have a total of 74 events across the series including 8 new additions. New […]

18 top players buy in for AUD$100K By the time registration had closed for this event, 18 players had paid the large entry fee, with almost all of them having good tournament pedigree. The prize pool rose to a final figure of AUD$1,764,000 with AUD$882,000 set aside for the eventual winner. Big names such as […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: January 29th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

Day 3 of the Main Event of the Aussie Millions, the most prestigious poker event in the Southern Hemisphere held at The Crown Casino with a buy-in of A$10,000, ended with 36 players still in the running. The minimum amount these runners will receive for making it at the top 36 is A$30,000 with first […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: January 29th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

For the past 4 days, the action in the Aussie Millions Main Event held at the Crown Casino Melbourne has been unstoppable, hand after hand.  With the end of Day 2 of the Main Event, the numbers, the chip counts and the players are in. To give a quick update of what’s happening in the […]

The starting flights of the Aussie Millions Main Event ended last night with Mustapha Kanit leading the pack of 372 into Day 2.  The most prestigious tournament in the Southern Hemisphere which has a buy-in of A$10,000 recorded a total of 712 entries as compared to last year’s 732.  But registration is still open today until […]

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered poker bot named Libratus developed by a computer science team at Carnegie Melon University (CMU) is currently up against a challenge versus 4 of the best professional poker players in the industry in what has been coined Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence: Upping the Ante.  The match is taking place at the […]