Archive for May, 2010

Victory Poker have just announced the addition of Swedish online poker sensation Joel Nordqvist aka “Odonkor1″ to their stable of pros. Joel Nordqvist appeared on the poker scene’s radar at the 2008 EPT Barcelona Open, where he collected $28k... 

Patrick Karschamroon has won the California State Poker Championship 2010, after defeating a field of 175 players to take down the title and the  $162,970 first place prize. The 28 year old from Los Angeles turned pro five years ago, during which time his highest... 

The irony of the situation would surely not have been lost on a 55 year-old Waterford man, who scooped the jackpot on a casino’s slot machine but was then unable to collect his winnings due to a ban he had placed on himself the previous year. Back in April... 

Australian poker pro Andrew “Higher Wattage” Watson has just completed a famous poker achievement after being awarded the PocketFives.com Triple Crown last week. The Triple Crown award, as described on PocketFives.com, is awarded to online players who... 

Back in 2005, just a couple of years after Chris Moneymaker had won the WSOP Main Event and help spark off the poker boom, the World Series of Poker decided to start their own WSOP branded poker tour known as the WSOP Circuit. However, since then the WSOP Circuit... 

Ali Tekintamgac has won the WPT Spanish Championship in Barcelona, after defeating a field of 326 players over five days to take down the title and the €315,000 first place prize. The €3,500 WPT event managed to generate a prize pool of over €1 million, and... 

Online poker giant PokerStars have just announced the addition of Italian football legend Gianluigi “Gigi” Buffon to their Team PokerStars Pro contingent. The 32 year old Juventus and Italian national side goalkeeper is widely considered to be one of... 

Victorino Torres has won the APPT Macau Main Event 2010, after defeating a field of 342 players over six days to take down the title and the HKD $3.2 million (US$416,000) first place prize. Torres (33) comes from the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific, which... 

An Indiana woman is celebrating after hitting a massive $634,000 (£438,000) jackpot at Bodog Casino this week. The 61 year woman, known only as Linda W, has been a regular on the site for a while and enjoyed playing a variety of slots there, including Triple... 

Brian “sbrugby” Townsend’s year has continued its downwards trend and the CardRunners instructor currently finds himself in the hole a massive $2.8 million for 2010, effectively wiping out his estimated $2.4 million profit from the year before. Things...