POKER NEWS

15 February 2010

Full Tilt’s Chris Ferguson reveals Rush Poker plans
Full Tilt’s Chris Ferguson reveals Rush Poker plans

A PocketFives.com podcast with Chris Ferguson got the low-down on Rush Poker from the Team Full Tilt member. The new format of poker, switching players around tables to give potentially 2-300 hands per hour, has been big news this year.

Dwan continues hot streak to net $250,000
Dwan continues hot streak to net $250,000

Tom Dwan has added to his $749,000 victory in the CAP PLO games by taking to them again, as well as the smaller-stakes NL games. He also managed to squeeze in 71 hands against Patrik Antonius in the Durrrr Challenge and extend his lead by $21,000.

Vitaly Lunkin named European Player of the Year
Vitaly Lunkin named European Player of the Year

The awards season is in full swing and European poker’s equivalent of the Oscars took place in Paris last Friday.

PokerStars launches Macau Poker Cup
PokerStars launches Macau Poker Cup

PokerStars has announced details of one of the best events on the Asian poker circuit, the Macau Poker Cup.

Poker player wins Winter Olympic medal
Poker player wins Winter Olympic medal

Poker players aren’t usually renowned for their fitness and sporting prowess (apart from maybe Huck Seed, and his feats of endurance are usually prop bet related). JR Celski has bucked the trend by winning a medal at the Winter Olympics.

13 February 2010

Blog - Tom Dwan – the comeback trail
Blog - Tom Dwan – the comeback trail

Phil Hellmuth and Tom “durrrr” Dwan probably don’t have as much of a rivalry as all the railbirds think, but Hellmuth has always said that we need to wait for Dwan to survive a big downswing to see if he’ll last.

Phil Laak wins Heat I of PartyPoker Premier League
Phil Laak wins Heat I of PartyPoker Premier League

Daniel Negreanu, Ian Frazer, Luke Schwartz, Roland De Wolfe, Vanessa Rousso, JC Tran and Yevgeniy Timoshenko – not just a Who’s Who of poker but a list of those Phil Laak defeated to win the first heat of the PartyPoker Premier League IV.

€1,000 to be won in Titan Poker’s Valentine’s Day special
€1,000 to be won in Titan Poker’s Valentine’s Day special

If the sight of canoodling couples gazing adoringly into each other’s eyes proves too much on February 14th then Titan Poker may offer some respite.

12 February 2010

Isildur1 is back; takes on durrrr and Isaac Haxton.
Isildur1 is back; takes on durrrr and Isaac Haxton.

As they say on the Two Plus Two forums – confirmed. “Isildur1” has returned to Full Tilt Poker’s high stakes games, albeit at lower limits.

Ian Frazer is the final addition to Premier League line up
Ian Frazer is the final addition to Premier League line up

Ian Frazer is the last name to be added to the Party Poker Premier League that starts tomorrow. The so-called ‘King of the Six-Seater Shootouts’ lived up to his reputation by winning a play off contested by PartyPoker’s roster of pro players.