12 April 2011
NBC’s Poker After Dark Omaha cash game begins
One of the most highly-anticipated events in televised poker history kicked off yesterday as NBC’s Poker After Dark took on its cash game format but with a twist – the stakes were $300/$600, higher than usual, and the game was Pot-Limit Omaha with a minimum buy-in of $100,000.
Kyle Cartwright leads WSOP Circuit St. Louis final table
Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Circuit stop in Harrah’s St. Louis was Kyle Cartwright’s as the US pro managed to do most of the work to get us to a final table, arriving at the final nine with nearly a third of the chips.
Poker makes the national papers (but not for the right reasons)
Poker has become increasingly familiar in the mainstream media with regular columns on the game in many national newspapers. Stories about the perils of online poker are increasingly rare but one such example appeared in today's Daily Mail.
Hung-Sheng "Shaq" Lin wins massive Macau Millions
A record breaking field of 1,329 runners were in attendance at the Casino Grand Lisboa this past week for for a record-breaking Macau Millions.
$1m guaranteed tournament from PartyPoker
The sun is shining, spring is in the air and PartyPoker is celebrating by running a tournament with a million dollar prize pool early next month.
11 April 2011
Ben Wilinofsky wins EPT Berlin
If you're going to cash for the first time in a live event then you might as well make it a biggie. And that was exactly what Canadian qualifier Ben Wilinofsky did at EPT Berlin yesterday.
Aaron Overton leads NAPT Mohegan Sun Day 2.
A field of 387, smaller than anticipated, began the PokerStars NAPT Mohegan Sun over the weekend and now just 74 remain in contention with the bubble bursting at 56 spots.
Harris Paroya leads World Series of Poker Circuit St. Louis
The field at the World Series of Poker Circuit St. Louis wound up with 449 entrants paying the $1,500 entry fee to create a prize pool of $646,762 with a six-figure first prize and a seat in the National Championship for the winner.
The best heads-up matches in WSOP Main Event history [Monday Editorial]
Last week, the World Series of Poker and ESPN announced that a series of rematches would take place at the 2011 WSOP with famed finalists going heads-up, headlined by 2003 champion Chris Moneymaker and runner-up Sam Farha replaying their match multiple times. Johnny Chan takes on Phil Hellmuth in a replay of their 1989 confrontation and the third match will be decided by fans.
Middle East Poker Championship starts today
Cyprus isn't usually considered part of the Middle East but it most certainly is as far as the poker world is concerned, for this week at least. The Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in the northern part of the island is playing host to the Middle East Poker Championship from today until 17 April.