After fighting back from the short stack on Thursday and hitting a two outer to make his way to the final table, John Dibella emerged as the champion of the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event late Friday night, defeating Kyle Julius in heads up play. The eight players who came to the felt Friday… Read more »
Early Friday morning, the final table for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event was determined, with Faraz Jaka holding a slim lead over Kyle Julius and Xuan Liu after the longest day of play yet in the tournament. It all started Thursday afternoon with the final 24 survivors from the 1072 player field. Jaka has… Read more »
It was announced this morning that the Epic Poker League, in the midst of their inaugural season of action, has secured international broadcast rights for their programming with the preeminent poker broadcaster in Europe, The Poker Channel. The partnership between the EPL and The Poker Channel will allow the league’s 70 hours of recorded for… Read more »
The nominees for the 2012 European Poker Awards have been announced, with two British professionals and a World Champion – Jake Cody, Sam Trickett and Pius Heinz – earning nominations in two of the most prestigious categories. The 2012 EPAs, which will be held at the Aviation Club de Paris on January 25, recognize excellence… Read more »
The European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) saw the money bubble burst Tuesday. With that plateau out of the way, players used Wednesday to not only climb up the pay ladder, but also to position themselves for a run at the final table. The field was narrowed from 64 to 24 on Day… Read more »
The plan at the European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) on Tuesday was to start with the 184 remaining competitors, play six levels, and call it a night. That’s seven and a half hours of poker not counting breaks. It would be made up for on Wednesday, as it was anticipated to be… Read more »
Kids, never think you can’t make a difference. There were those who scoffed at the idea of poker players rebelling against PokerStars because of the site’s changes to its VIP program and rake structure. After all, Stars is the largest online poker room in the world; it won’t miss a handful of players who are… Read more »
When top poker players start their tournament day, they usually have a goal of multiplying their chips several times. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t. For Faraz Jaka, Day 2 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure went just about as well as he could have imagined. Starting with 129,500 chips, Jaka… Read more »
The second of two starting days wrapped up at the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Sunday night, with Alex Venovski emerging as both the chip leader of Day 1B and the overall field. It’s a close race at the top, though, as Venovski’s 193,000 chips just edges Chino Rheem’s 182,900 and Jonathan Jaffe’s… Read more »
David Shallow entered final table play at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ireland Main Event as the overwhelming chip leader. It is commonplace to see someone with a healthy chip advantage to begin the final day – maybe a couple million chips – but leads like Shallow’s are something to see. With 6,155,000 chips, he… Read more »
After a three day battle with 32 of the deepest pocketed professionals in the poker world, the phenomenon known as ‘Isildur1’ – Viktor Blom – emerged as the champion of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’s $100,000 Super High Roller event Saturday evening. The eight man final table featured notable names across the board but, with only… Read more »
Providing something a little extra for the first ever stop by the World Series of Poker Circuit on its grounds, the Bicycle Casino has warmed up their servers to provide coverage of the ring events through its popular “Live At The Bike” internet feed. The Bicycle Casino has been providing this feed since the start… Read more »
On Friday afternoon, the final table for the first major event of the 2012 tournament poker season was determined in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’s $100,000 Super High Roller event, with several top players looking to make some significant green. 18 men came back to the tables on Friday, looking to get down to at least… Read more »
Since 2005, the Heartland Poker Tour has become one of the significant players in the tournament poker world. Considered one of the preeminent “minor” circuits in the game today, the HPT has been able to have considerable success while providing the opportunities for many players to hone their game and move to the next level… Read more »
The 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is underway at the Atlantis Casino and Resort in the Bahamas, with the $100,000 Super High Roller event drawing out some of the biggest (and deepest pocketed) poker professionals to the felt. At the time the tournament started on Thursday afternoon, 24 players were arranged around the tables without a… Read more »
According to reports, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has apparently changed his mind regarding the regulation and licensing of online gaming, including poker, in the state. On NorthJersey.com, writer John Brennan’s “Meadowlands Matters” blog reported Wednesday afternoon that the discussions regarding the regulation of online gaming are ramping up, although a bill that was on… Read more »
In a Canadian court yesterday, three of the four defendants in the Jonathan Duhamel robbery had their day before the judge as evidence of their complicity in the crime was detailed. During a bail hearing in Longueuil, Quebec yesterday, the three defendants – Bianca Rojas Latraverse (allegedly the former girlfriend of Duhamel), John Stephan Clark… Read more »
Regulated internet gambling is now in full force in Belgium and with the turning of the calendar, the Belgium Gaming Commission has released its list of approved sites on which its citizens can place a wager. Included on the list are three online poker rooms, highlighted by PokerStars, as well as four online casinos and… Read more »
After a chance to relax with friends and family for the holidays, poker players from around the world are taking to the roads and skies this week as the first major live poker tournaments of 2012 get underway. The big boys – World Poker Tour, European Poker Tour, and World Series of Poker (Circuit, of… Read more »
The poker industry’s two most prominent magazines – Bluff and Card Player – announced their Players of the Year (POY) this week. For both Ben Lamb and Eugene Katchalov, 2011 was obviously a fantastic year, but interestingly, the two took very different paths to their respective titles. Katchalov, winner of the Bluff Player of the… Read more »
According to an Associated Press report, there is currently an eleventh hour effort in the works to legalize intrastate online gambling in New Jersey. State Senator Raymond Lesniak is attempting to push an online gambling bill through the state legislature and the hopefully get it signed by Governor Chris Christie by the end of the… Read more »
After half a day of humorous internet rumors and misunderstanding, European Poker Tour (EPT) founder John Duthie confirmed Monday morning that his time as a PokerStars pro has come to an end. Word of the Duthie/Stars split came out on the Two Plus Two poker forums Sunday afternoon, but people wanted to know why the… Read more »
The Quick Summary BetOnline is no beginner when it comes to the online gambling industry. The site has been going strong since 1991, and has serving online bettors since 1998 with a proven track record of success. Now, BetOnline has shifted its focus to the poker market. BetOnline Poker was launched in 2010 and is… Read more »
The Quick Summary December 2011 saw the launch of Bovada Poker, but this is not technically a new poker room. Bovada Poker is effectively a rebrand of Bodog Poker for US poker players. The Bodog brand still exists, servicing customers in the rest of the world, but Bovada Poker is the new home for Americans.… Read more »
When PokerStars announced changes to its rake structure and VIP program last week, it knew there would be some push back from customers, but it never expected the volcano of emotion that erupted from high volume players. Immediately after the announcement was made, players on the Two Plus Two forums, the largest poker message board… Read more »
