POKER NEWS

06 January 2011

PartyPoker's Million Dollar Hand is back
PartyPoker's Million Dollar Hand is back

PartyPoker's popular Million Dollar Hand promotion is back and it will once again be giving players at the site the chance to earn a $1m bonus.

05 January 2011

Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier in tournament prop bet
Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier in tournament prop bet

Both Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier have a lot in common – the PokerStars Pros are well known for dominating the live tournament circuit, though Mercier has arguably taken that crown from Negreanu in more recent years. Nevertheless, Negreanu is confident enough to make a high stakes wager with Mercier for the entire year.

European Poker Awards nominations announced
European Poker Awards nominations announced

2010 was a tremendous year for British poker so it's no surprise to see players from Blighty well represented in the European Poker Awards nominations which were announced yesterday.

New style Sit N Go games at PokerStars
New style Sit N Go games at PokerStars

PokerStars has introduced a new series of Sit N Go tournaments to its already extensive roster of games.

04 January 2011

Tom Dwan loses $320,000 to jungleman12 in durrrr challenge
Tom Dwan loses $320,000 to jungleman12 in durrrr challenge

Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Daniel “jungleman12” Cates put in the first challenge session of 2011 yesterday and boy was it a big one. The two played almost three thousand hands in a six hour period with Cates winning over $50,000 per hour to increase his total lead in the challenge to an all-time high of $819,213.50 with 17,108 hands played.

Sorel Mizzi takes 2010 Bluff Player of the Year title
Sorel Mizzi takes 2010 Bluff Player of the Year title

The Bluff magazine Player of the Year points are tallied up and it is Titan Poker pro Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi who runs away with the title after racking up a record score of 1,777 points. He held NAPT champs Tom Marchese and Vanessa Selbst off the top spot after an incredible year.

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure begins this week
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure begins this week

One of the most-hyped, most-loved and most popular tournament series of the poker calendar begins this week as thousands of hopefuls flock to the Bahamas for their shot at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, the $10,000 Main Event of which begins on January 8.

Poker After Dark Big Heat begins with $600,000 prize
Poker After Dark Big Heat begins with $600,000 prize

US sports channel NBC have begun the seventh season of popular single-table tournament show Poker After Dark, kicking things off with a bang and televising a $100,000 buy-in, winner-take-all tournament titled Big Heat. The winner of the six-handed tournament will go home with a cool $600,000 for their trouble.

Aussie poker player necks 42 beers at the table
Aussie poker player necks 42 beers at the table

We've all heard of poker players putting in marathon sessions at the table, just look at Phil Laak's sleep defying efforts last year. Marathon sessions usually refer to putting in many hard hours at the table rather than a boozeathon but one Australian player managed to combine both.

New tournament schedule at The Fox Poker Club
New tournament schedule at The Fox Poker Club

The Fox Poker Club venue has unveiled it's January line up and there's plenty for tournament junkies and cash game players to enjoy.