Gossip, twitter, etc.
If you have ever wanted to own a piece of poker history, now is your chance. This week, 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate put his gold bracelet up for auction on eBay. But before you wonder if he is “busto,” it should be noted that the sale is an… Read more »
One of the best Limit Hold’em players on the planet might never again step foot in the United States. Canadian poker pro Terrence “Unassigned” Chan, winner of two PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Limit Hold’em events on the same day in 2009, was turned away from entering the States by U.S. Customs and… Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that Victory Poker pro Antonio Esfandiari will appear in a major motion picture alongside three high-profile celebrities. The yet-to-be-named movie begins filming in five weeks. On Monday, Victory Poker officials took part in a home game with major Hollywood producers, celebrities, and poker players. On Thursday, Esfandiari dined with one… Read more »
Major League Baseball’s World Series kicked off last night, with many in the poker community keeping up to date through their Twitter accounts. By the informal survey of poker’s best through the Twitterverse, it seems the San Francisco Giants are the choice over the Texas Rangers. “Tailgating before game 1 of the World Series,” Tweeted… Read more »
For those that don’t have enough to do with their iPhones, alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman is coming out with an application that will allow you to play poker against her. In an article on DNAIndia.com and also reported by ABC, Chapman is said to be releasing a special iPhone app called Poker With Anna… Read more »
The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago wrapped up action on Wednesday night, with Randal Flowers becoming the youngest player ever to capture two WPT titles. Following his victory, the poker world erupted in congratulations over Twitter. “There are some ppl in poker that just deserve everything that comes to them,” UB.com’s Adam “Roothlus”… Read more »
It’s not every day you see a 23-way chop in a live poker tournament. 23 ways! However, that’s exactly what happened in a $400 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack event held during the Foxwoods World Poker Finals this week. A whopping 23 players divvied up the prize pool, each taking home at least $10,000. Seriously, there… Read more »
This weekend from poker players on Twitter was a jambalaya of interests, but by far the most concerning one came from Scott Montgomery while at the Bellagio for the last few preliminary events prior to the World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago event. While in the facilities at the Bellagio, it appears that Montgomery… Read more »
In breaking news from the Bellagio in Las Vegas, original World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Scott Montgomery was robbed in the casino’s bathroom. He recounted his story via Twitter on Monday morning around 9:00am local time. At the Bellagio for preliminary events during the annual Festa al Lago, Montgomery relayed via Twitter,… Read more »
One of the many activities during the upcoming World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table is the Poker Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Who makes it in this year remains to be seen, but one of the most valued members of the poker community, Poker Hall of Fame member Doyle Brunson, has given… Read more »
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 »
