Over on the PartyPoker blog, Kara Scott took the chance to muse about her recent poker experiences. More specifically, she chose to discuss bad beats and how they can often get into a poker player’s head in a negative way. Let’s take a look at the five things the PartyPoker Pro says she learned from… Read more »
On the heels of a $190K sixth place finish in the European Poker Tour Grand Final High Roller event, Team Titan pro Sorel Mizzi was at it again in Paris. On May 14th, Mizzi nabbed second in the World Poker Tour Rendez-Vous a Paris for $159K. 25 players ponied up the 20K Euro buy-in and,… Read more »
The 2010 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online poker came to a close last night the Main Event crowned a H, M, and L champion. The $10K High-Stakes Main Event attracted $615 players and a ridiculous $6.15 million prize-pool. At the end of Day 2, Ryan “totagU” Fair finally claimed victory and a a cool $1.1… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS culminated yesterday with three more extremely juicy events. First was a $26 KO 6max tournament that garnered 14,886 entrants and a $300K prize-pool. When all was said and done, thugmoneymkr came out on top to the tune of $45K. Losing the heads-up battle was tripnip2020, who settled on $30K for second.… Read more »
In lieu of the CEREUS Network’s recent security stuggles, UB.com has been scrambling to rectify the inexcusable situation to their customers and the rest of the online poker industry. In a statement released this morning, UB.com’s COO Paul Leggett released a statement introducing Open SSL encryption technology for all of their client-server communications: Hi Everyone,… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker held three more MiniFTOPS events yesterday, with a total of $460K in guaranteed prize money. First up was a $22 7-Game Mixed event that received 2004 entrants. When all was said and done, sordhok emerged victorious to the tune of $9.4K. Losing the heads-up battle was sewden, who settled for $5.8K, while… Read more »
Despite some longer than expected tournament run times, PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker continued Monday with nine more tournaments spread across three events. First up were $1050, $109, and $11 2-7 TD events with $75K, $50K, and $25K respective guarantees. In the H, jmonnett came out on top to the tune of $36.4K while… Read more »
An action packed Monday night had three events on tap for Full Tilt Poker’s MiniFTOPS, which started last Friday. First up was a $22 Pot Limit Omaha H/L affair that garnered 2780 entrants and a $60K prize-pool. When all was said and done, zachatck23 came out on top, adding $12K to his Full Tilt Poker… Read more »
PartyPoker is now inviting all their customers to play in a unique $500 freeroll in which they can even help boost the prize-pool. The password protected freeroll can only grow as the tournament draws nearer! To obtain the password, log-in to your Facebook account and click ‘like’ on PartyPoker’s Facebook page. They’ll be sending out… Read more »
With already almost a week’s worth of PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker in the books, the good news is that series isn’t even half over yet. SCOOP culminates on May 16th with $109 (L) $1,050 (M) and $10,300 (HL events with $1 million, $3 million, and $5 million respective guarantees. 12 events have already… Read more »
On May 4, the Cake Poker Network announced the addition of Intertops Poker to their family. Intertops, a hugely popular online sportsbook and casino operator since 2003, moves to the Cake Poker Network from Microgaming. Intertops Poker is celebrating the switch with freerolls and special tournaments all through the month of May. Daily $100 freerolls… Read more »
As always, in the wake of a Full Tilt Online Poker Series comes the running of MiniFTOPS, which features the same events as the FTOPS that precedes it at roughly 1/10th the cost. Full Tilt Poker is guaranteeing $7 million in prize money over the course of the 30 MinitFTOPS XVI events. With huge fields,… Read more »
In the wake of David Williams’ release, Bodog recently announced young poker professional Amanada Musumeci as Team Bodog Pro’s newest member. Known online as ‘manderbutt’ and ‘BodogMander’ on Bodog, Musumeci is a rising star in the online poker world. Her recent scores include a second place in PokerStars’ $100K Guarantee and third in Full Tilt… Read more »
PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker kicked off with a bang yesterday as 6,738 players showed up for the mid-stakes version of Event #1. When the dust settled, Dantes_11 emerged victorious, taking home $203K for his efforts. Fohle140586 lost the heads-up battled and settled for $142K, while Revjot took third for $101K. The rest of… Read more »
This is the weekend we’ve all been waiting for; not only are there Full Tilt Series of Online Poker events all three days, PokerStars’ highly anticipated Spring Championship of Online Poker also kicks off this Sunday. Never before have so many life-changing tournaments taken place in such a short period of time, at least away… Read more »
In an announcement on April 22, 2010, Titan Poker unveiled the latest member of Team Titan: Sorel ‘Imper1um’ Mizzi. Sorel has long since been an online poker superstar, with victories in PokerStars’ Sunday Warm-Up for $80K as well as two Full Tilt Series of Online Poker titles. On the live tournament circuit, Mizzi has a… Read more »
While they don’t get the trafffic of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker does boast a lot to like. First, they have a great slate of daily guaranteed tournaments, which are often filled with bad players. Additionally, while bigger sites run tournaments that are essentially minefields, Absolute Poker actually gets manageable field sizes that… Read more »
A day after an action-packed Sunday, it was back to business as usual on PokerStars. The normal guaranteed schedule kicked off with the Daily Forty Grand, which garnered 6223 entrants and a $62K prize pool. When the dust settled, EG hard came out on top, taking home $7.8K for his efforts. SETI 1290 lost the… Read more »
As always, the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) has generated a wild flurry of action on the internet’s second largest poker site. A total of three events took place on Sunday, the first of which was a $129 No Limit Hold’em Knockout tournament. When the dust settled, LuvYouLongTime emerged victorious, taking home $137K for… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker was action-packed this Sunday as scores of players sat down in search of life-changing money. First on the schedule was The Sunday Brawl, which garnered 2818 entrants and a $563K prize-pool. When all was said and done, THE__D__RY emerged victorious, taking home $85K for his efforts. Losing the heads-up battle was pinchame,… Read more »
As usual, PokerStars was filled with fast and furious action all weekend long. On Sunday, 8603 players showed up for PokerStars’ flagship tournament, The Sunday Million. With a total of $1.7 million up for grabs, five players eventually decided enough was enough and came to an agreement. Under the terms of the deal, xxndavisxx got… Read more »
As always, PokerStars was action packed this weekend as scores of players turned out for the various guaranteed tournaments. First on the schedule was the Sunday Warm-Up, which garnered 4691 entrants and a $938K prize-pool. When all was said and done, FIGARO10 emerged victorious, taking home $147K for his efforts. Losing the heads-up battle was… Read more »
As always, PokerStars was action packed this weekend as scores of players turned out for the various guaranteed tournaments. First on the schedule was the Sunday Warm-Up, which garnered 4695 entrants and a $939K prize-pool. When all was said and done, TheConcept79 emerged victorious, taking home $147K for his efforts. Losing the heads-up battle was… Read more »
As always, PokerStars ran an action packed schedule of tournaments last night. First up was the Daily Thirty Grand, which garnered 4618 entrants and a $46K prize-pool. When all was said and done, free8runner8 emerged victorious, taking home $5.9K in the process. NegPL lost the heads-up battle and settled on $4.1K for second, while FrenchKiss91… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker featured two more MiniFTOPS events last night, the first of which was a $22 No Limit Hold’em Cashout tournament with a $60K guarantee. When all was said and done, lau21 came out on top, taking home $10.8K for his efforts. Losing the heads up battle was mister_stiming, who settled on $7.4K for… Read more »
