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Tom Dwan Wins $1.5M To Go Top Of Full Tilt’s 2010 Money Board
October 5th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

After a testing few days in which he lost  $1,092,096 at Full Tilt’s virtual felts, Tom “durrrr” Dwan has established himself once more at the top of the site’s leader board after winning $1.5 million Sunday night to go $4,411,072 up for the... 

John Juanda Wins £545,000 At 2010 EPT London
October 5th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Tournaments News

Poker superstar John Juanda has just won £545,000 ($887,622) at the 2010 EPT London Main Event to take his career live tournament winnings to an amazing $11,255,882. The Indonesian born pro has now moved up to 6th position on poker’s ‘All Time Money... 

Macau Casino Revenue Up 40% In September 2010
October 4th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Casino News

Macau continues to consolidate its position as the world’s largest gambling destination, after posting a 40% increase in its casino revenue for the month of September compared to a year earlier, to reach an impressive $1.9 billion. Macau surpassed Las Vegas... 

Final Table Underway At 2010 EPT London
October 4th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Tournaments News

The final table has just got underway at the 2010 EPT London, where the remaining eight players are all vying for a chance to take away the prestigious title, as well as the £900,000 first place prize. The £5,250 buy-in tournament managed to attract a record... 

Jungleman12 Leads Full Tilt 2010 Leaderboad With $3.7 Million In Profits
October 4th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

Jungleman12 has finally reached the top of Full Tilt’s leaderboard and is currently showing a huge profit of $3,765,669 for 2010 so far. Jungleman12 had been lying in third place for a while, just behind Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey but has propelled himself into... 

Sparks Fly As Isildur1 Takes On Jungleman12 At Full Tilt Poker
October 3rd, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

September 30th 2010 saw the return of Isildur1 to Full Tilt Poker, hot on the heels of his 16th place deep run ($51,806) at the WSOPE Main Event. On his first revisit to the site, Isildur1 played NL HU $100/$200 for around an hour and a half, and walked away with... 

Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Hit At Hard Rock Tampa For $327,221
October 1st, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Casino News

Paul Trianosky of Mountain City, Tennessee was celebrating his ‘bad luck’ on Sunday after scooping the Seminole Casinos Mega Bad Beat Jackpot, worth an incredible $327,221. Trianosky (pictured left) had been playing poker at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel... 

Supreme Court Upholds Casino Ban On $65,000 Winning Blackjack Player
October 1st, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Law / Industry News

A player who won $65,000 over a 7 year period playing blackjack at the Grand Victoria Casino on the Ohio River has had his ban upheld by the Indiana Supreme Court. Tom Donovan became adept at card counting after completing an online course and was able to put his... 

Online Poker Legally As Bad As Arson, Kidnapping And Sexual Assault In Washington
October 1st, 2010 by B. Solomon
Filed Under Poker Law / Industry News

Washington’s strict anti-online gambling law was originally introduced four years ago in 2006 but had been challenged all the way to the Washington Supreme Court up until now. However, the law was upheld recently by a vote of 9-0 in Washington’s high... 

Online Poker History Made As Massive $2.28m Tournament Won By Tyson Marks
September 30th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Tournaments News

Online poker history was made this week after the largest ever pay-out for an online tournament worth $2,278,097 was won by a poker pro from Montana. Tyson ‘potterpoker’ Marks took down the PokerStars $5,200 WCOOP Main Event, after defeating a field... 

US Poker Players Anxious As US Proposes Recording All Electronic Transfers
September 30th, 2010 by B. Solomon
Filed Under Poker Law / Industry News

US poker players are already anticipating the worst after the Obama administration proposed the recording of all international electronic fund transfers, and not just those over $10,000. If the new proposal comes to fruition then it would make it practically impossible... 

Poker Processor Sent Back To Jail Amid Escape Concerns
September 29th, 2010 by B. Solomon
Filed Under General Poker News

An online poker processor free on a bond has been sent back to Lee County jail, Florida after increasing concerns that he may try fleeing the country. German citizen, Michael Olaf Schuett aka Olaf Brand was accused of illegally processing around $70 million in... 

Team PokerStars Joined By Liv Boeree
September 29th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

UK pro Liv Boeree joined Ultimate Bet in August last year but her UB logos were visibly missing during the later part of her WSOP 2010 campaign. Now the mystery has been solved after it was announced Boeree has just been named as the newest recruit to Team PokerStars... 

James Bord Wins WSOPE 2010 Main Event
September 28th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under WSOPE News

UK’s James Bord has just won the £10k WSOP Europe 2010 Main Event after overcoming a tough final table and a tense heads-up battle to win a WSOP winners bracelet, and collect the £830,401 ($1.3 million) first place prize. As the final table got underway...