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Daniel Colman reigns at the Triton SHR 6-Max; Erik Seidel in second
While Saturday evening dragged in many enthusiastic gamblers to the slot machines of Solaire Resort & Casino in Manila, Philippines, happening right above them in an exclusive room at The Forum was an intense game of high stakes poker with many well known pros and several affluent Asian businessmen in attendance. Entering its second day […]
02/18/2017
MPC 26: The Red Dragon Main Event by the numbers
The Macau Poker Cup (MPC) has been running from February 3-19, 2017 at the PokerStars Live Macau in City of Dreams. It features the Red Dragon Main Event that has a buy-in of HK$15,000 and guarantees a massive prize pool of HK$10,000,000. The Main Event has been running and is now down to 75 players. But there are […]
02/16/2017
Up and Down: Women Hitting the Headlines
Ema Zajmovic makes World Poker Tour history at WPT playground Having come into the championship event of WPT Playground as a Partypoker qualifier, Ema Zajmovic was probably not one of the favourites going into the event, but the Candian had a little more bite than many realised. With no female player ever having won an […]
02/16/2017
Meet the Final Nine players of the MPC 26 Red Dragon
The MPC 26 Red Dragon, which began one week ago, is nearing its end with the final table established late last night. While there were many crowd favorites running deep, such as past Red Dragon champion Terry Fan, Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody, and Day 3 entering chip leader, Rundulf Martin Gonzales, they all would […]
02/16/2017
Traffic on Ignition to be boosted by Bodog expansion to Latin America
Bodog Poker, Casino, and Sports and its US-arm Bovada have announced that they will be expanding operations to Latin America. In an email, the brands stated: We are excited to announce that, as of February 15, our partnered brands Bovada and Bodog will be launching their product offerings in Latin America. Bovada Sports and Casino […]
02/15/2017
MPC 26 Highlights: Chen, Aido, Cheung win Trophies. Lin Defeated
Here are some highlights of the Macau Poker Cup (MPC), a 17 day Festival running from February 3-19, 2017 at PokerStars Live Macau. Celina Lin one spot short of making history In a surprising turn of events, Feng Wen Chen defeated the Queen of Asian Poker Celina Lin in the Baby Dragon Event which had […]
02/14/2017
Explained: How The AI Libratus defeated Top Poker Pros
After a 20 day marathon challenge at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the results of the Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence: Upping the Ante shocked the whole poker community when the Artificial Intelligence (AI) “Libratus” beat 4 of the best poker players in the world heads-up in No Limit Texas Holdem. It is already known to […]
02/13/2017
Save the dates: Busy days ahead for Australian Poker Players
Several days ago, one the most successful editions of the Aussie Millions wrapped up with a massive turnout of 7,049 total entrants, a sweet bump up from last year’s 6,370 entries. Satellite winner Shurane Vijayaram turned his $180 winning ticket to a jackpot payout of AU$1.6M after taking down the Main Event. This successful […]
02/10/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betfair: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed
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 […]
02/10/2017
Off Topic: Negreanu launches YouTube Channel, Hellmuth and Ingram write books
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 […]
02/09/2017
Will the Durrrr Challenge resume this year?
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 […]
02/08/2017
Chun Lei ‘SamRostan’ Zhou: An Online Enigma
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 […]
02/06/2017
Kosei Ichinose adds more to his impressive online records
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 […]
02/05/2017
Exclusive Freeroll on Betsafe: €100 prize pool, No deposit needed
Our Exclusive Freerolls on Betsafe are back! For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betsafe is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: February 3rd on Betsafe -2PM GMT REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be […]
02/03/2017
Top 10 Australian players with the most ITM finishes
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 […]
02/01/2017
Proxy betting in Asia’s growing casino industry
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 […]
01/31/2017
Satellite Winner Shurane Vijayaram Wins Aussie Millions Main Event
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 […]
01/30/2017
[Video] The Days that Saw Archie Karas turn $50 into $40M
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 […]
01/30/2017
Metro’s first event of the year draws big numbers; Edoc in the top three
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 […]
01/30/2017
Aussie Millions Main Event: Fedor Holz among the 7 finalists
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 […]
01/28/2017