12 January 2012
Jonathan Duhamel wins PCA side event for $239,830
While the end of 2011 was a period that Jonathan Duhamel would rather forget, karma is smiling on him and the start of 2012 has been a great one for the former world champ. After cashing in the Super High Roller event at the PCA, Duhamel has followed up with a win in the $5,000 No Limit side event.
Chad Brown and Vanessa Rousso announce separation
Vanessa Rousso has announced on Twitter that she is separating with husband Chad Brown.
Tony G and Patrik Antonius in high stakes cash action
While Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, John Juanda and Andrew Robl have been busy locking horns with some wealthy Asian businessman Tony G has been hitting the high stakes tables closer to home.
Two of three Duhamel robbery suspects refused bail
Two of the three suspects accused of being involved in the robbery and assault of former World Champion Jonathan Duhamel have been refused bail.
11 January 2012
Gus Hansen joins Macau Big Game, up $2,000,000 HKD
Former Aussie Millions champion Gus Hansen may not return to Melbourne to defend his title if the action in Macau keeps going his way. After initially failing to get into the game, the Great Dane has been spotted at the table.
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Day 3 concludes, 64 remain
Day 3 of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure saw the 183 Day 2 survivors play down to a field of 64, well into the money and approaching the final table and the $2,000,000 first prize. Phil D’Auteuil leads the field with 1.472m in chips.
Isildur1 plays swingy heads-up Omaha match, loses $30k
When Viktor Blom said he would take a break after winning the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller for over $1.25m, no one really believed him. He was found at the $50/$100 Omaha tables on PokerStars yesterday playing a multi-table heads-up match against Berndsen12.
Negreanu outlines new year goals
For most of us, new year resolutions mean less booze, more exercise and no watching the TV or fiddling on Facebook when multitabling. Daniel Negreanu has outlined his goals for 2012 and it's fair to say that they're a bit more ambitious.
Andrew Wan freerolls his way to DTD Deepstack victory
Despite the competing attractions of WPT Dublin, the PCA and the Fox Poker Club Main Event a bumper field of 433 runners was on hand for the opening Dusk Till Dawn Deepstack of 2012.
10 January 2012
The Vic Deep Freeze Mini Poker Festival & February Events
The seasonally themed mini festival at The Vic, in December, might not have matched the positively mild weather the capital was experiencing but the players who attended didn’t seem to mind.