Prahlad Friedman Joins Team UB.com

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Following last week’s overhaul at Team UB.com that saw Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth depart on the same day, the USA-friendly CEREUS Network site has picked up its newest pro. On Thursday, site officials announced that Prahlad Friedman had joined Team UB.com. Friedman seemingly hinted at joining an online poker site back in November. The… Read more »

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Cake Poker Opens Diamond Mine on January 10th

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Starting next week, Cake Poker will fire up its latest promotion, which will offer $40,000 in cash to those who participate. The Diamond Mine begins next Monday, January 10th and will be a series of tournaments with increasing prize pools. The key to enter these events will be the ever-popular Cake Poker Gold Cards that… Read more »

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Jordan Young (Jymaster0011) Wins PocketFives.com 2010 Yearly PLB Crown

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Michigan online poker pro Jordan “Jymaster0011” Young was named the winner of the 2010 PocketFives.com Yearly Leaderboard PLB title this week, accumulating 19,057 PLB Points to take the honor from 2009 champ Chris “moorman1” Moorman. Young barely bested the 18,979 points of 2010 CardPlayer Online Player of the Year Taylor “taypaur” Paur, who finished as… Read more »

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Taylor Paur (ambiguosity) Wins 2010 CardPlayer Online Player of the Year

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Earlier this week, Taylor “ambiguosity” Paur was named the 2010 CardPlayer Online Player of the Year after edging out defending titleholder Steve “gboro780” Gross in the final days of December. Paur stockpiled an all-time record of 11,030 points for the year, besting previous winners Gross (2009), Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis (2008), and Isaac “westmenloAA” Baron (2007)… Read more »

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JungleMan12 Widens Lead to Over $800,000 in Durrrr Challenge

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A marathon 2,918-hand session took place late Monday night in the Durrrr Challenge. The ongoing promotion on Full Tilt Poker between site pro Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “JungleMan12” Cates is now one-third of the way through at 17,108 hands and Cates has built an $819,000 lead. The largest hand in the second round of… Read more »

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Full Tilt Store Holiday Giveaway Ends January 9th

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If you’re looking to take advantage of the Full Tilt Store Holiday Giveaway, then you’re running out of time. The promotion over at Full Tilt Poker comes to an end on January 9th at 23:59 ET, which means that there are only a few more days left to be rewarded for trading in your hard-earned… Read more »

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Phil Hellmuth Leaves UB.com in Major Shakeup

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It’s been a busy day for all of us in the online poker community. Just hours after Annie Duke announced her exit from UB.com to pursue non-poker business interests, site icon Phil Hellmuth departed as well. A statement posted on UB.com reveals that the two sides “mutually parted ways.” Hellmuth was recently seen on ESPN’s… Read more »

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Annie Duke Leaves UB.com

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In breaking news, former “Celebrity Apprentice” runner-up Annie Duke has parted ways with UB.com. A blog revealing that she had left the online poker site appeared around 1:30pm ET on Thursday. Duke had been with UB.com for nine years, including both the pre- and post-Chris Moneymaker era. Duke told Poker News Daily, “After some thought,… Read more »

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Lee Jones Resigns from Cake Poker

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In breaking news from the world of online poker, Lee Jones has stepped down as Card Room Manager of Cake Poker, effective immediately. Jones posted in a thread on TwoPlusTwo around 3:00pm ET on Tuesday, “This is a brief announcement to let you know that, as of yesterday, I have resigned my position at Cake… Read more »

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UB.com Returns as Sponsor of Poker Pro Canada Classic

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UB.com has announced that it will once again be the title sponsor of the second annual Poker Pro Canada Classic.  The tournament, which will be held at the Four Aces Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, is scheduled to run from January 27th to January 30th. Co-sponsored by the leading poker magazine Poker Pro Canada, the… Read more »

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Full Tilt Poker Super Sit and Go Madness Returns January 7th

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Start 2011 off on the right foot by heading to Full Tilt Poker, the site of Super Sit and Go Madness. This popular promotion returns once again to Full Tilt and is offering over $150,000 in cash and prizes. Full Tilt Poker happily accepts players from the United States and is the second largest online… Read more »

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Potential “Big” Hiatus in Durrrr Challenge

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According to a conversation initiated by DoylesRoom Brunson 10 member Dani “ansky” Stern that found its way to TwoPlusTwo, we may see a hiatus in the second incarnation of the Durrrr Challenge featuring Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “JungleMan12” Cates. There has been no action in the ongoing challenge since December 16th. The chat was… Read more »

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PokerStars Modifies VIP Club Rewards for 2011

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PokerStars, the world’s leading online poker site, announced last week that changes will be made to its VIP Club rewards for 2011. PokerStars VIP Manager “Steve” made an official post on the TwoPlusTwo forums on December 17th outlining the changes, most of which will go into effect on January 1st. Steve said the alterations will… Read more »

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PartyPoker Reviving Million Dollar Hand in January

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In January, PartyPoker will be bringing back one of its most popular promotions ever, the Million Dollar Hand. All you have to do is make a pair in a five-card poker hand to be awarded a prize, and a $1 million jackpot is on the line. Accumulating cards is quite simple. You’ll get one for… Read more »

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Isaac Haxton Defeats Isildur1 in First PokerStars SuperStar Showdown

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The very first PokerStars SuperStar Showdown took place on Sunday and featured Isaac “philivey2694” Haxton squaring off against site pro Isildur1. In the end, Haxton boosted his bankroll by $41,000 over the 2,500-hand match and was declared the winner. Both Haxton and Isildur1 bought in for $150,000. According to the PokerStars Blog, the lively rail… Read more »

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888poker Offers Special Holiday Poker Promotions

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888poker is offering several ways for players to win extra cash this holiday season. The online poker room is continuing its free $8 promotion – all new players will be given $8 to play with when they register – and the site is also featuring two Christmas promotions that give players a chance at even… Read more »

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UB.com Announces UBOC 6 Schedule

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The sixth UB.com Online Championship, or UBOC, will kick off on Sunday, January 16th. A record-setting 29 events will comprise the new series, culminating in a $1,050 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Monster Stack Championship Event on January 30th. All told, at least $5 million will be shelled out to UB.com faithful during UBOC 6. Among… Read more »

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Tom Dwan Wins $63,000 in Durrrr Challenge, Dan Cates Up $500,000

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It’s been a busy week in the Durrrr Challenge. Shortly after Poker News Daily published an article recapping Wednesday’s encounter on the felts, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Dan “JungleMan12” Cates began playing in earnest once again, this time logging another 1,214 hands. The session featured wild swings, with Dwan at one point cutting the overall… Read more »

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Durrrr Challenge Rolls On, Tom Dwan Cuts into Lead

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On Wednesday morning, the poker world awoke to play in the ongoing Tom Dwan Million Dollar Challenge. The second incarnation of the “Durrrr Challenge” features Dwan battling against Dan “JungleMan12” Cates in 50,000 hands of No Limit Hold’em. On Wednesday, Cates cut into Dwan’s lead. Now, Cates is up by $564,000 after 12,976 hands. Visit… Read more »

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PokerStars Introduces Sunday Kickoff

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PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, has announced a new weekly Sunday tournament that will cater to players residing in the Eastern Hemisphere. The $109 buy-in Sunday Kickoff, with a $50,000 guarantee, will begin at 2:00pm Central Europe Time, meaning that European players won’t have to worry about playing a major tournament deep into… Read more »

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