Gossip, twitter, etc.
On Friday, UB.com poker pro Joe Sebok will rappel down the Masquerade Tower at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to raise money for Special Olympics Nevada. Whereas much of Sebok’s experience at the Rio has been inside the convention center for the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), his Spiderman-like abilities… Read more »
The blitzkrieg of poker in London has finally come to an end, with many in the poker world reporting their success – or failure – on the felt over Twitter as they return home. One of the players who seemed down about taking a nice score was Andrew Robl. “Busted in 3rd for 198K Pounds,”… Read more »
This morning marked the start of play at the final table for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe’s Main Event. Of the nine players who ran the gauntlet of some of the best poker players in the world, perhaps no one was happier about the achievement than chip leader and Victory Poker CEO Dan… Read more »
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOP) Main Event is in full swing, with many of the world’s best poker players in attendance. For all of the action on the felt, however, many in the Twitterverse have been discussing the latest entrance by Phil Hellmuth into the Casino at the Empire in London on Thursday.… Read more »
On Friday, former World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Niner Scott Montgomery posted on his Facebook account, “Getting ready to celebrate my gf’s birthday. hope she likes my gift!” This seemingly innocuous statement was met with some surprise by many as, prior to this, Montgomery had not indicated through Facebook any changes in his relationship… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe is in full swing this week, with poker players keeping their fans in touch with the action through their Twitter accounts. The biggest news of the tournament schedule has been Phil Laak taking down his first bracelet on Thursday evening. Laak was quite prolific with his Tweets as… Read more »
In a tragic story, Apollo Jet, son of Chip and Karina Jett and brother of Athena Jett, passed away on Tuesday morning in Las Vegas. He was just four years old. The entire poker community poured its condolences in through Twitter in a unified show of support. One of the first Tweets on the topic… Read more »
Across the span of the Twitterverse, poker players seemed to be taking time away from the tables to jump into several different activities. For most, that was the first weekend of the National Football League schedule. Two players who passed up watching the NFL games on television to watch them in person were Jonathan “FieryJustice”… Read more »
Given that the online poker community’s collective attention is focused on the ongoing PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), it comes as no surprise that the subject of players missing from the roster of Team PokerStars Pro surfaced on the forums. Among those pros reported as MIA were Hevad Khan, Gavin Griffin, and Peter… Read more »
This weekend marked the beginning of the PokerStars World Championships Of Online Poker (WCOOP). Plenty of top poker pros were on hand for the beginning of festivities. “WCOOP starts today,” Tweeted J.C. Alvarado prior to the start of action. “Instead of the typical vape and movie Sundays, today will be serious with the comfy chair,… Read more »
For those in the world of poker that weren’t involved in tournaments, the Emmy Awards on Sunday night provided a bit of a respite over Twitter. “Oh Crap! The Emmys,” Joe Reitman Tweeted as the show began. “I totally forgot 2 star on a show, hire a publicist & wear a tux so I could… Read more »
Team PokerStars Pro member Daniel Negreanu‘s hurtful remarks about UB.com’s Annie Duke during interview with PokerPlayer.co.uk have sent the poker community taking sides between the two superstars. Negreanu called Duke a “f***ing c***” during what Negreanu thought to be an “off the record” conversation with writer Mark Stuart last week. His comments were published, however,… Read more »
With August in full swing, poker players have gotten over their post-World Series of Poker lethargy and entered back into card rooms around the world. Many of those players have been keeping their fans up to date on all their activities through 140-character bursts on Twitter. The Legends of Poker drew a nice field of… Read more »
The Twitterverse was abuzz this morning with the announcements of the two most recent nominees for the Women In Poker Hall of Fame, with poker professional Kathy Liebert breaking the news to her followers over Twitter. “Was nominated in to the Women’s Poker Hall of Fame along with Jennifer Harman,” Liebert Tweeted to her followers… Read more »
While vacationing this week, poker pro Phil “The Unabomber” Laak has been injured in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident in Oregon. News of the incident was passed along not only by Laak, but also by his best friend Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari via their Twitter accounts. Earlier this week, the duo teamed up with a… Read more »
The weekend from poker players on Twitter was dominated by Doyle Brunson’s latest fun and games. “The Godfather of Poker” decided to start a Twitter conversation with his followers regarding the “World’s Shortest Books.” After throwing out some of his own personal ideas (“Shortest books…“Meat” by Daniel Negreanu” and “Shortest book…“How Not To Arouse Men”… Read more »
With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) wrapped up until November, poker players on Twitter returned to their normal routines. Much of their attention was focused on Annie Duke as she testified in front of a Congressional committee regarding online gaming regulation. “I hope I did a good job for poker players today,” Duke Tweeted… Read more »
The first match of the highly anticipated Durrrr Challenge has been running since February 2009 and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight. Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius still have 11,026 hands left in the challenge and the two haven’t played a session since April 30th. But, that isn’t stopping Dwan from… Read more »
The entire of the poker world was sweating the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event over the weekend, with many players offering their thoughts through Twitter on several aspects of the tournament. UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth accurately pointed out, once it got down to one table, that several players eliminated just off the final… Read more »
The Twitterverse has been blowing up with poker players chirping about their activities around Las Vegas. With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in full swing and the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Bellagio Cup beginning, many in the poker community are looking for their last bit of action before taking a few weeks… Read more »
In news that has stunned the poker community, 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Peter Eastgate has stated that he plans to retire from international high-stakes poker, at least for the time being. In a blog on his sponsor site, PokerStars, Eastgate indicated that he lacked the desire to continue to pursue the… Read more »
Whether it was for the various parties going on, the fireworks or the start of the World Series of Poker Championship Event on Monday, the Independence Day weekend brought all the pros to Las Vegas. The Twitterverse was abuzz with their activities as they worked towards the biggest day of the poker year. One of… Read more »
Gavin Smith‘s first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet over the weekend nearly melted down the Twitterverse. After Smith made his breakthrough victory in the $2,500 Mixed Hold’em event on Saturday, congratulations flooded in for the popular Canadian. UB.com pro Joe Sebok was excited over Smith’s first WSOP bracelet win, Tweeting, “Congratulations @olegsmith. Love you… Read more »
Slightly over two weeks ago, Phil “The Unabomber” Laak stepped away from the felt at a $10/$20 cash game at the Bellagio after 115 consecutive hours of playing poker, setting a new Guinness World Record. Now, reports are emerging from Europe that a group of players has eclipsed Laak’s record by a substantial margin. According… Read more »
With Father’s Day on Sunday, many of the pros in the poker world took the time to send their best wishes to their dads. “Happy Father’s Day to all the great Dad’s out there!,” Liz Lieu Tweeted to her followers, while Erica Schoenberg added her tribute: “Dad, thanks 4 being the degen that I know… Read more »
