Archive for August, 2010

With over $4 million in winnings, the 24 year old Sorel Mizzi is indeed one of the games rising stars having amassed his fortune on both the live and the online arena. However, the young Canadian pro has had to deal with a whole load of controversy along the way... 

Things are going from bad to worse for Danish poker pro Gus Hansen, after another disastrous session in which he lost yet another bundle of cash. Playing last Saturday, Hansen managed to drop $1.17 million over 2,166 hands played at Full Tilt Poker to go a staggering... 

The Durrrr Challenge 2 has already gotten off to an explosive start and within just two encounters, the dynamic duo have managed to complete 15% of their marathon 50,000 hand battle. Tom Dwan, having lost $518,000 to his young opponent after their first meeting ... 

Eight poker playing buddies got a surprise home visit by North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement officers on Thursday, who then proceeded to arrest them and confiscate their assets. Many states in the US allow social gambling as long as no entry fees are collected... 

Saturday night, Tom Dwan and Dan “Jungleman12″ Cates began their highly anticipated “durrrr” Challenge 2 as an army of rail birds gathered round to watch the action on Full Tilt. With 3:1 odds offered by Dwan, Cates had already put up his $500k... 

This week, the Commerce Casino caused outrage amongst members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) after it’s revelation that it was against any federal licensing of online poker. The Commerce Casino’s opposition to Barney Frank’s HR 2267 and McDermott’s... 

California’s Commerce Casino is currently experiencing a whole lot of heat from the US’s vast poker community, after revealing it was supporting a ban on a federal licensing of online poker. Every year, the Commerce Casino hosts such prestigious tournaments... 

Sheryl Wallace, of Auburndale, Florida has never been so happy to lose a hand at poker after scooping the lion’s share of a $535,459 “Bad beat” jackpot at Caesars Atlantic City on Thursday. Sheryl was playing poker at the casino that morning when... 

German pro Andreas Krause has won the Full Tilt sponsored Poker Merit Cyprus Classic championship 2010, after defeating a field of 181 players over six days to take down the title and the $415,780 first place prize. Many top pros were drawn to the $10,000 buy-in... 

Sergio Castelluccio has won the IPT San Remo 2010, after defeating a field of 396 players over five days to take down the title and the €200,000 ($286,903) first place prize. As the €2,200 buy-in event got underway, 146 players survived the two Day 1 flights...