It seems that poker cannot exist unless it has some sort of controversy going on. The 2023 World Series of Poker was highlighted by the win in the $10,000 Championship Event by Daniel Weinman, but it also showed its seedy side. Admitted poker cheater Ali Imsirovic made a return to the tables at this year’s… Read more »
So, has there been anything that happened over the past couple of days at the 2023 World Series of Poker? As expected, the 2023 WSOP Championship Event soared past the record for most players on Day 1D of the event. Thursday afternoon, Day 1D eclipsed the 8773-player mark to become the largest Championship Event in… Read more »
Nosebleed stakes history You ever buy in to a home game with $100, leave with $150, and spring for dinner like it was the best night of your life? Damn right you have. Hell, if I won a $5 sit-and-go, I was riding high for at least a couple hours. If I won nearly $2… Read more »
Big event on the down-low? The $25,000 World Poker Tour (WPT) Heads-Up Poker Championship was an odd bird. It was a 32-player invitational with an eclectic mix of poker stars, e-sports athletes, celebrities, and a couple online qualifiers. It was played online, but some players showed up in person at an undisclosed location in Cabo… Read more »
In an announcement over their Twitter feed on Thursday, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced the list of nominees for induction into the “mythical” Poker Hall of Fame (I will save my “physical” Poker Hall rant this year). The ten men on the list are no strangers to having been nominated and… Read more »
With the shutdown in tournament poker due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many of the all-time money earner lists have also paused as there aren’t any new tournaments to add to the totals. Prior to this, we’ve covered the entirety of the Western Hemisphere, so it’s time to head to the “Old Continent” and the nations… Read more »
Battling through one of the most difficult final tables in recent memory, Nicolas Dumont was able to vanquish several top professionals on his way to winning the championship of the European Poker Tour Monte Carlo in Monaco on Friday. Dumont was at the helm of the ship at the start of action on Friday, sitting… Read more »
Although it may seem to be a simple game of cards and chips, poker is a constantly evolving game. The way it was played 40 years ago bears little resemblance to the way the players approach the game today. A player who used to be considered a “young gun” but is now a weathered veteran,… Read more »
With the looks of a runway model and the physique of a professional athlete, Patrik Antonius sticks out like a sore thumb at most poker tables. Yet behind the stunning façade hides one of the sharpest poker brains of the new generation – Antonius has been compared to Phil Ivey by Barry Greenstein, who also called him "one of the biggest winners in the history of online poker." Read more »
To quote Mike McDermott in Rounders, "…[poker is] not about pride or ego. It's only about money." Tell that to Patrik Antonius. In his most recent blog entry, the Finnish poker star expressed his discontent with some of the young online poker phenoms who have been "dodging" him on Full Tilt Poker. Read more »
