04 November 2009
Ziigmund loses a bet to land a new tattoo
Poker players, eh? If they’re not betting six figures on the flip of a coin or a round of golf, they’re betting it on sports. If they have no money on them, it’s not a problem – the loser simply has to get a tattoo.
Doyle Brunson’s autobiography out November 11th
If the introduction chapters to legendary poker book Super/System detailing the early life and career of Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson weren’t enough for you, you’re in for a treat.
Win a trip to the World Poker Classic with Ultimate Bet
Ultimate Bet is giving players the chance to win their way to one of the most prestigious events on the poker calendar. The site has announced three different ways to qualify for the $15,400 buy-in World Poker Classic that takes place at the Bellagio, Las Vegas from 14th to 19th December.
Poker girls eliminated from The Amazing Race
Poker pros Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho have finally bowed out of TV show The Amazing Race. The pair couldn’t complete a pair of challenges relating to golf and a fairground test your strength machine and paid the penalty with elimination. The duo exceeded the expectations of many though, remaining in the competition until the middle of week seven.
03 November 2009
Tom Dwan loses big! Bluff Europe Weekend Round-Up
The action online began again over this weekend with Tom “durrrr” Dwan taking a gigantic hit as Phil Ivey made just shy of a million dollars at Full Tilt Poker’s high stakes games. No one is running it twice, though...
Tom Dwan’s new beau spotted?
A photo of Tom “durrrr” Dwan at the World Series of Poker Europe £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event has caused a buzz on the Two Plus Two forums. The majority of the News, Views and Gossip forum is convinced that the online phenom is gay, but this picture and caption from Wicked Chops Poker seems to state otherwise.
Paradise Poker Bad Beat Jackpot Tops €500,000
The Bad Beat Jackpot on Paradise Poker has reached the staggering milestone of half a million Euros – helped along the way by Paradise Poker themselves, who kindly added €20,000 to the mix in order to tip it over that mark.
Another crazy prop bet for Huck Seed
Huck Seed has got himself involved in another unlikely prop bet. Speaking on The Show! with Gary Wise on ESPN, the 1996 WSOP Main Event champion revealed that he has been challenged to run a mile in a time of 4 minutes 39 seconds or better. Seed, who has until the end of the year to get in shape, was given odds of 33/1 if he is successful.
Freeroll your way to the ECOOP in the FREECOOP with Scotty Nguyen and Expekt.com
Scotty Nguyen and Expekt.com are offering players the chance to freeroll their way to the European Championship Of Online Poker, which starts later this month.
Charity Poker tournament in aid of Lincolnshire Hospital takes place next Friday
Lincolnshire based poker-company Poker147 has teamed up with a local charity to raise much-needed funds for a very worthy cause.