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Gus Hansen Loses $280k Monster Pot to Viktor Blom August 8, 2014

It’s been an exciting week at the high stakes tables as Chinese player samrostan and Gus Hansen made sure there were a lot of huge pots. Coming back from the…
EPT By the Numbers: Luca Pagano, Brits Dominate Stats August 6, 2014

Who made the most final tables, who won the biggest prize and why could the search for a double-title winner have been over in a matter of weeks instead of…
Beijing Millions Shatters Records, Tasmanians Love Poker August 5, 2014

A record-setting tournament in Beijing and a surprisingly busy event in Tasmania highlighted another week of tournament poker. We’ll take a close look at both events below as well as…
Trueteller Reigns Supreme in High-Stakes Games on FTP August 4, 2014

It was a run that you don’t see very often. Unidentified German player “Trueteller” dominated four straight days of action on Full Tilt Poker. It didn’t only make him the…
Rant: Why Isn’t Chris Moorman Sponsored? August 3, 2014

Why is Chris Moorman not covered from head to toe with patches when he plays a live poker tournament? Seriously. Is there another sport or game in the world where…
Amaya Shareholders Approve PokerStars Deal; What Happens Next? July 31, 2014

On July 30 at the annual Amaya shareholders meeting, all resolutions concerning the purchase of the Rational Group, parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, were given the official…
WSOP Rant: Abusing Chip-Count App Borders on Pure Evil July 14, 2014

When Johannes Strassmann first went missing in Slovenia, some heartless idiot thought it would be funny to enter him into a side event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)…
Phil Hellmuth: “I Got Cocky and Tried to Bluff the Billionaires” July 13, 2014

Phil Hellmuth plays in private games in the Bay Area with billionaire tech moguls but according to the Poker Brat it’s anything but easy pickings. “The guys I play poker…
Scott Palmer Made Millions from Online Poker Living at Parents’ House July 12, 2014

A few years ago Scott Palmer was living with his parents and making millions of dollars playing high-stakes online poker. His parents had no idea. “One Christmas my dad kept…
Voulgaris on Betting: “My Return at Peak Better Than Any Stock Fund” July 11, 2014

If Haralobos Voulgaris was in a different industry, he’d be on the cover of magazines and asked to do TED Talks. “Having money at risk on something” since he was…
Paul Pierce: “Athletes Aren’t Considered Great Poker Players” July 10, 2014

While NBA free agency rolls on in the background, former Boston Celtic Paul Pierce is busy making a deep run in the $10,000 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event.…
Marvin Rettenmaier: “Everybody’s Scared of the Germans” July 10, 2014

It’s a good time to be German. Not only has Germany’s football team made the World Cup final, their citizens have been dominating the 2014 WSOP. Dominik Nitsche won his…
Five Years in the Making: Robert Stine Lives out Main Event Dream July 10, 2014

Card rooms and online sites send dozens of players to the WSOP each year, but the Chyzowych Poker Club spent five years pooling their resources to put one of their…
Jens Kyllönen: Viktor Blom is a Better Overall Player Than Phil Ivey July 9, 2014

It’s hard to dislike online poker pro Jens “Jeans89” Kyllönen. The Finnish pro seems to enjoy his life more than the average poker pro and is quickly turning into poker’s…
Brad Booth: “I’ve Only Missed 70 Days of Poker in 19 Years” (Video) July 8, 2014

“Yukon” Brad Booth won and lost millions of dollars playing poker and is now in the process of rebuilding his bankroll and paying back the people to whom he owes…
Lauren Kling Finds Her Poker Edge in Hypnotherapy July 5, 2014

Lauren Kling is a success at the poker table and away from it. She graduated from a top university, beat the online poker games, and then made a move to…
Diving & Angle Shooting: Where Football and Poker Collide July 2, 2014

What is your abiding memory of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil? Is it the spanking the Dutch handed out to the Spanish? The thunderous volleys of Tim Cahill…
Colman Upstages Negreanu, Wins $15m Big One for One Drop – WSOP News July 2, 2014

Unheralded online pro Dan Colman beat Daniel Negreanu heads-up to claim the second-biggest prize ever awarded in poker on Tuesday. Colman took down $15.3 million for coming out on top…
Johannes Strassmann, Poker Pro: 1985 – 2014 July 1, 2014

The poker world remains in shock after the death of German poker pro Johannes Strassmann this past week in Slovenia. The body of the 29-year-old was found in a river…
Is This the Unluckiest Hand in Poker History? – World Series of Poker July 1, 2014

Every poker pro remembers the tough beats of his or her poker career. The entire poker world will remember what happened to Connor Drinan on June 30, 2014 at the…

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