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It is no coincidence that NBC’s National Heads-Up Poker Championship (NHUPC) takes place in March, the same month as the NCAA college basketball tournament. Collegiate March Madness is arguably the most famous bracket-style tournament in the world, so why not have poker’s version take place while sports fans are in the mood for some elimination… Read more »
In a recent interview conducted during the World Poker Tour’s L.A. Poker Classic Main Event, the industry’s most notable free agent, former UB.com front man Phil Hellmuth, filled the community in on his current activities. During play on Sunday, Matt Savage was able to corner the 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner. In… Read more »
The poker world was stunned last week when Travis Makar, one of the people allegedly involved in the Ultimate Bet super user scandal, called into the DonkDown Radio show and revealed that he had a large number of documents regarding the site’s involvement in the scandal from years ago. Makar stated that he never worked… Read more »
A recent article in a major Hollywood trade magazine reports that the new professional poker league founded by Annie Duke and former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack will have televised coverage provided by CBS. On Tuesday, an article in Variety written by Stuart Levine credited unnamed sources saying that the Federated Sports… Read more »
2010 Bluff Magazine Player of the Year Sorel Mizzi was back in the news over the weekend. And to nobody’s surprise, it centered on yet another cheating scandal. Just days after Mizzi’s Full Tilt Poker account was reinstated after a two-and-a-half year ban, a thread popped up on TwoPlusTwo that accused him of cheating November… Read more »
For the first time, one of the major players in the Ultimate Bet Superuser Scandal has spoken out about the case on a poker radio broadcast. On Wednesday night, “The Cold Call Show” hosted by World Series of Poker bracelet winner Todd “DanDruff” Witteles and Bryan “The Icon” Micon on DonkDown Radio, featured an interview… Read more »
If the Nevada Gaming Control Board and Las Vegas bookmakers have their way, betting on non-sporting events will soon be coming to casinos around the state. An article on the website Covers.com, written by Case Keefer, tells the story of how the Nevada Gaming Commission recently amended regulations to allow for wagering on “event betting.”… Read more »
Whether with their significant others or spending the day alone, poker players took the time to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Monday. Passing out his Valentine’s Day wishes to his lady, Mike Matusow also was apparently looking for a ride to the airport. “Just woke up, need to pack,“ Matusow Tweeted to his followers. “Happy Valentines… Read more »
With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) only a little over three months away, rumors have once again begun to swirl regarding the sale of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. According to noted Las Vegas journalist and gossip monger Robin Leach on the Law Vegas Weekly website, Caesars Entertainment is “about… Read more »
Less than a year into his retirement from poker, 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Peter Eastgate has announced that he is returning to the sport. PokerStars, the largest online poker room in the industry and Eastgate’s former sponsor, released a statement early this morning that offered further insight into the former… Read more »
The biggest bet over the weekend by poker players wasn’t on Super Bowl XLV, surprisingly. Apparently, a wager in Orlando drew tremendous attention from fans on Twitter and the poker forums. According to information from Justin “Boosted J” Smith over his Twitter account, a prop bet was set up for Ashton Griffin. The bet apparently… Read more »
With Super Bowl XLV upon us, many in the poker community are preparing for the “Big Game” in different ways. While many are in Dallas for the festivities, some will actually be working when the game begins on Sunday night. While Phil Hellmuth has been traveling the Super Bowl party circuit, challenging him for being… Read more »
If you were banking to see former UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth on the 12th cycle of the ABC reality series “Dancing with the Stars,” then you might have to wait a little longer. This week, while in transit to Dallas for the Super Bowl and dropping names like they were molten lava, Hellmuth addressed the… Read more »
The poker world lost one of its most charming personalities on Tuesday when Jack Ury passed away at his home in Terra Haute, Indiana. Ury was the oldest person to ever play at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the age of 97, a superlative he logged last year, and will forever be remember… Read more »
On Monday, a Tweet from poker pro Kathy Liebert hinted at changes from PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site: “I heard that PokerStars was cutting many of their Team Pros’ compensation. Take it or leave it. Greg Raymer left it.” She followed up her rumor by asserting, “I think it’s a bad business decision… Read more »
Two poker players were among three Melbourne, Australia men who appeared in court on Tuesday facing drug charges. David “zanderfish” Saab, Robert “remo_04” Reemeus, and Darren Hughes remain in custody and have not applied for bail. According to authorities, Saab and Reemeus attempted to smuggle 21 kilograms, or just over 46 pounds, of cocaine into… Read more »
A recent sighting of 1994 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winner Russ Hamilton in a Florida poker room and a verbal altercation at the tables have sparked the ire of the poker community once again. A poster on the TwoPlusTwo forum named “Slifdog” detailed a trip to Gulfstream Park’s $5/$10/$20 No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
Viktor “Isildur1” Blom‘s new deal with PokerStars could land him with a colossal tax bill from the Swedish government, according to the newspaper Dagens Industri. Blom, who revealed his online identity as “Isildur1” during the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure last weekend, could be investigated by the Swedish Tax Authority known as Skatteverket and owe around $150… Read more »
More than a month after being auctioned off on eBay, Peter Eastgate’s 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event bracelet’s buyer has finally been identified. According to an article on Ekstrabladet.dk, the buyer of Eastgate’s bracelet is a well-known Scottish philanthropist who has a background in poker. The article identifies the buyer as William… Read more »
The multi-accounting accusations never seem to end in the world of online poker. This week, it is high-stakes cash game player Jay “KRANTZ” Rosenkrantz under fire from the poker community. Rosenkrantz, who starred in G4’s online poker series “2 Months, $2 Million,” was the focus of a post by TwoPlusTwo member “CrazyMan1122,” who suggested that… Read more »
“Waiting for this is like waiting for a movie you already know the ending to.” That’s how one TwoPlusTwo poster expressed his feelings in the moments before Isildur1 revealed his true identity on Saturday evening at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. The mysterious Swede who completely changed the dynamic of the high-stakes cash tables… Read more »
A cryptic Tweet from Phil Hellmuth’s agent regarding the upcoming year has many in the poker world scurrying to figure out what the “Poker Brat’s” moves will be in 2011. Brian Balsbaugh, the top man at Poker Royalty and the agent for the 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, accelerated the speculation on… Read more »
Former UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth started the weekend off with a bang by meeting with Full Tilt Poker officials at the Wynn in Las Vegas. The get-together comes a little over one week following his departure from UB.com, where he served as one of the main faces of the USA-friendly site for nearly a decade.… Read more »
Over the past few days, poker’s most prolific Tweeters have been actively preparing for the New Year. Whether they were traveling or reflecting on the year that passed, it provided a great deal of entertainment. The New Year’s celebrations got off to a start as early as Wednesday, with model and poker player Christina Lindley… Read more »
The Twitterverse has been quite active since yesterday’s announcement that the two most prominent faces of the site, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke, would be leaving UB.com. Congratulations, speculation, and prognostication have been at the forefront of many of the Tweets. It all began late Thursday afternoon when Duke Tweeted, “Starting a new chapter in… Read more »
