11 January 2011
Eugene Katchalov – world’s best No Limit tournament player? [Editorial]
Christian “charder30” Harder, a man himself renowned for his prowess (and millions of dollars earned) in multi-table tournaments both live and online, had this to say about Eugene Katchalov: “Each time [I play him] I come away more impressed. His instincts and controlled aggression are matched only by Ivey and ‘ElkY’. He is the best tournament player in the world.”
Qualify for the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star
The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament is one of the largest bounty tournaments in the world, boasting such champions as Nam Le, Ted Forrest and Brandon Cantu. Last year, McLean Karr won almost $900,000 for besting a 333-strong field.
Peter Jetten becomes Full Tilt Pro
It's been a busy start to 2011 for the big online sites looking to boost their professional teams. After the departures of Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth and addition of Prahlad Friedman at UB.com and the unveiling of Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom at PokerStars comes the news that Peter Jetten has joined Full Tilt.
10 January 2011
Walid Bou-Habib tops Day 1B chip counts at PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
The first day of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is complete. While that means that Day 1B chip leader Walid Bou-Habib has a better than average chance of boosting his tournament cashes; it also means that the final numbers and payouts have been finalised. We know you’re more interested in that.
Isildur1 revealed as – surprise, surprise – Viktor Blom
Well, we all kind of knew this time last year shortly after the epic rise and fall of the enigmatic, superhuman, hyper-aggressive Swedish player known as Isildur1. It’s nice to have some closure, though – the identity of the mysterious high-stakes heads-up specialist has been revealed as Viktor Blom.
Katchalov beats Negreanu to PCA High Roller title
The first big money tournament of 2011 has been decided with Eugene Katchalov bagging a whopping $1.5m after taking down the PCA Super High Roller event in the Bahamas over the weekend.
Wayne Rideout wins Sky Poker Tour Newcastle
Wayne 'Gliterbabe' Rideout has won the latest leg of the Sky Poker Tour which took place in Newcastle on Saturday. The Team Sky Poker pro outlasted a sell out crowd at Aspers Casino to take home a first prize of £4,500.
09 January 2011
PokerStars pro Pieter de Korver leads PCA Day 1a
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure began its eighth run this weekend at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The series had already awarded Eugene Katchalov $1.5m for besting Daniel Negreanu heads-up in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller event and got the $10,000 Main Event off with a bang; 647 players registered for the opening flight.
08 January 2011
Schulman and Negreanu head PCA High Roller final table
Nick Schulman leads the way going into the final table of the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller event after a rapid fire penultimate day in the Bahamas.
Texas Hold'em Poker the fastest growing brand on Facebook
What do the unlikely combination of Manchester United, The Black Eyed and Harry Potter have in common? It's nothing to do with wizards, wing or otherwise or people called Fergie. Surprisingly they have all been beaten to the top of the Facebook charts by Texas Hold'em poker and its Chinese equivalent.