28 February 2011
High Stakes Poker season 7 premiere review – spoilers within [Monday Editorial]
Being a United Kingdomer rather than a United Stater I was several hours behind the majority of the poker-playing world in watching the first episode of the seventh season of High Stakes Poker. By the time I had gotten around to it, I had seen the #HighStakesPoker hashtag on my Twitter feed light up furiously with hatred for Norm McDonald; the viewers lamenting the lack of an Ivey-Dwan-Antonius triple threat; some people even complained about the new setting at the Bellagio.
Staking on demand from Badbeat.com
Online staking and bankroll management site Badbeat.com is giving players even more flexibility after introducing a new 'bankroll on demand' facility.
The Micros episode 3 released
The latest episode in the hilarious animated series The Micros from Jay “pr1nnyraid”/“KRANTZ” Rosenkrantz and John “JimmyLegs” Wray as well as several other collaborators is out now. It follows three microstakes grinders – the nit, the protagonist and the crazy Isildur1-esque player – after they win the fictional Mega Million tournament to get $333,333 apiece.
Arrests made after Rio robbery
Police in Las Vegas have arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery at a Las Vegas casino last week. A gunman, wearing a fake moustache, stole $33,000 worth of poker chips from a Pai Gow table at the Rio at 4am on Thursday.
27 February 2011
Michael Tureniec wins EPT Copenhagen
Swedish professional Michael Tureniec is the prince of Denmark after winning the PokerStars EPT Copenhagen Main Event.
26 February 2011
EPT Copenhagen final table set – Linde leads
Sweden's Per Linde is in prime position to take the EPT Copenhagen title after dominating the penultimate day and building up an enormous chip lead.
Alleged Partouche Poker Tour cheat sues organisers
Late last year we brought you news of a very strange incident involving an alleged cheat who had managed to work his way to the final table of the Partouche Poker Tour (which was eventually won by Vanessa Selbst).
25 February 2011
Another Durrrr Challenge announced
We’re all sick and tired of Tom “durrrr” Dwan and his neverending challenges. When the $1.5m challenge versus Patrik Antonius was first announced the poker world were on the edge of their seats. A couple of years later with still no conclusion and we’re slouching again.
NBC Heads-Up Championships 2011 preview [Friday editorial]
The seventh annual NBC Heads-Up Championships will be beginning in one week’s time on March 4, with 64 players putting up $25,000 apiece in the six-match shootout to determine who will take Annie Duke’s crown as NBC Heads-Up Champion. In the past the event has been won by Paul
Wasicka, Huck Seed, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson and Phil Hellmuth.
Another challenger for Isildur1 this Sunday
Isildur1 is to compete in his fifth SuperStar Showdown Challenge at PokerStars having dispatched Tony G, Eugene Katchalov and Daniel Cates after losing the inaugural 2,500-hand match against Isaac Haxton.