Annette Obrestad, known as Annette_15 on the online poker felts, came out on top of more than 200 players to win Ultimate Bet's second edition of the $100,000 Guaranteed tourney. Read more »
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PCA Unleashes Festival of Poker
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) will kick off on January 5, 2009 and run through January 10 at the Atlantis Hotel and Casino in the Bahamas. The six-day event will again attract many of the world's best players, many of whom qualified on PokerStars. Read more »
Martin Rowe becomes APPT Champion
34-year old Sidney native Martin Rowe came out on top of a 476-player field to win AUD$1,000,000 and the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Grand Final championship. Read more »
PokerStars Cancels LAPT Nuevo Vallarta Mexico
On Friday, the first day of play began at the Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico stop of the PokerStars sponsored Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT). However, within 48 hours, the tournament had been unexpectedly broken up by local authorities. Read more »
PokerStars Launches Russian Poker Tour
This week, the largest online poker site in the world announced it was invading the Russian market with the first ever Russian Poker Tour. PokerStars is banking on the popularity of World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event runner-up and Russian sensation Ivan Demidov. Read more »
Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event Guarantees $2 Million
Despite the tournament no longer being a sanctioned World Poker Tour (WPT) event, the Borgata Winter Poker Open will nevertheless host a $3,200 buy-in Main Event with a $2 million guaranteed prize pool in 2009, casino officials announced this week. Read more »
Yale Wins Annual Poker Tournament Against Harvard
Recently, Harvard's and Yale's football teams squared off against each other on Harvard's campus. The day before the game, representatives from the Harvard chapter of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS) battled against their Yale counterparts on the poker felts. Read more »
2009 Aussie Millions Schedule Released
The Aussie Millions, which is held every January at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, recently released its schedule of events for 2009. The festivities kick off in a little over one month and will feature a Main Event that guarantees at least AUD $2 million to its winner. Read more »
JC Tran Wins Party Poker Premier League III
J.C. Tran outdueled an impressive lineup at the Party Poker Premier League III final table to pick up the crown in London and take home $300,000. Read more »
Party Poker Premier League III Final Table Set
The long-awaited final table of the third Party Poker Premier League is set and, needless to say, the lineup will not disappoint fans of the spectacle. It features six of the world's top poker players, including 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion Peter Eastgate. Read more »
Hold’em for Heroes Raises $500,000 for TASER Charity
In a recent poker tournament held at the Fort McDowell Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona, the TASER Foundation held its fourth annual Hold'em for Heroes charity poker tournament. The event raised over $500,000 for federal law enforcement officers lost in the line of duty. Read more »
Matt Savage Signs on for 2009 L.A. Poker Classic
The hunt for a new L.A. Poker Classic tournament director has come to a close with the announcement that world famous event manager Matt Savage will take the reins at Commerce Casino come January. Read more »
João Barbosa Wins EPT Warsaw
The PokerStars-sponsored European Poker Tour (EPT) just wrapped up its event in Warsaw last night. There were 217 entrants into the 21,000 PLN (approximately €5,200) event and when the smoke cleared, João Barbosa received the best birthday present imaginable, emerging as the champion and pocketing a €367,140 first place prize. Read more »
Dwan, Hellmuth, Eastgate Round Out Premier League Roster
The Party Poker Premier League season 3 will kick off next week and there won't be any shortage of big names on the roster. Tom "durrrr" Dwan, Phil Hellmuth and World Series of Poker Main Event champion Peter Eastgate are the latest to sign on for the event, which will take place in London between the 24th and 30th of November. Read more »
All In For Kids Event Raises Over $800,000
Last week, poker personalities Dan and Beth Shak hosted the All In for Kids charity poker tournament benefiting the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In attendance were three of the most recognizable names in poker: Phil Ivey, Annie Duke, and Phil Hellmuth. Read more »
Van Marcus Wins APPT Manila
In the longest final table in Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) history, Australian poker player Van Marcus defeated Korean Noh Tae Jun to take home his first APPT title. Marcus has lodged three cashes over the course of his APPT career; all three have been final table appearances. Read more »
Dream Team Poker a Rousing Success
A revolutionary concept sweeping the industry is the concept of "team poker." The first Dream Team Gaming event was held last week at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas and, at the end of the day, Team Bluff was crowned champions of the tournament. Read more »
All In For Kids Poker Tournament Kicks off on Wednesday
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel New York will play host to the All In For Kids charity poker tournament on Wednesday night. A bevy of celebrities are expected, including some of the top names from the world of poker. Read more »
Ryan Fee Wins LAPT San Jose
In San Jose, Costa Rica, 20 year-old American Ryan Fee emerged victorious from a pack of 219 players to win the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) San Jose event. Players made the pilgrimage to San Jose from five continents and 33 countries around the world. Read more »
Will Fry Wins EPT Hungarian Open in Budapest
There were 531 players who took the field in the European Poker Tour's Hungarian Open tournament, held in Las Vegas Casino Sofitel Hotel in the Budapest. In the end, UK native Will Fry captured victory in the tournament as well as its €595,839 first place prize. Read more »
Charity Poker Tournament Hits Tampa During Super Bowl
In the week leading up to the National Football League's biggest event, poker will take center stage. The Joyner-Walker Foundation has announced that the Tampa Bay Downs' Silks Poker Room will host its celebrity poker tournament. Read more »
Players Gearing Up for Belgium Poker Championship
Qualifying satellites have already begun for the €1,650 buy-in Belgium Poker Championship, which kicks off on November 15th from the Casino de Namur. Organizers of the event have capped the field at 1,000 entrants, but the tournament promises to sport some of the world's top pros, including WSOP bracelet winner Davidi Kitai. Read more »
Hoyt Corkins to Host Celebrity Poker Tournament
Red Rock Harley-Davidson is set to unveil its brand new Las Vegas store by celebrating with a three-day festival from November 7-9. The event, called "Rock Hard, Ride Harder", will raise funds for the Nevada Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Read more »
Hevad Khan Storms Back From Deficit To Capture Caesars Palace Classic
After starting the day with the chip lead, 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event final table participant Hevad "Rain" Khan had to survive a significant deficit during heads-up action at the final table before emerging as the champion of the 2008 Caesars Palace Classic early Friday morning. Read more »
Hevad Khan Leads Final Day of Caesars Palace Classic
The 2008 Caesars Palace Classic steamed full speed ahead on Wednesday and, by the end of the night, a familiar face was sitting atop the leader board. When play begins at 2:00pm Pacific Time this afternoon, the remaining 19 players will play down to the champion. Read more »
