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Dave Shallow

2012 World Poker Tour Ireland Day 2: Bubble Bursts, Dave "CrabMaki" Shallow On Top

Dave "CrabMaki" Shallow finished Day 2 with the chip lead at the inaugural World Poker Tour Ireland Main Event.

Dave Callaghan

2012 World Poker Tour Ireland Day 1: Irishman Dave Callaghan Tops Leaderboard

Irishman Dave Callaghan leads after Day of of the first-ever World Poker Tour Main Event in Ireland.

Owais Ahmed

2011 World Series of Poker Day 30: Ahmed Wins Event #47 and Mercier Goes for No. 3

Day 30 is done. Owais Ahmed defeated Michael Mizrachi to win the Event #47 bracelet and Joe Ebanks leads the Event #46 final.

Tom Dwan

2010 World Series of Poker Day 9: Men "The Master" Nguyen Wins 7th Bracelet, Dwan in Good Shape for His 1st

Day 9 of the 41st Annual World Series of Poker is in in the books and it was chock full of excitement. Men "The Master" Nguyen won his seventh WSOP bracelet, James "Flushy" Dempsey won his second, and Tom "durrrr" Dwan is making a serious run for...

2010 PaddyPowerPoker Irish Open Day 4: James Mitchell Takes the Title

Last night, UK pro James Mitchell became the 2010 PaddyPowerPoker Irish Open Champion when he bested a record-equalling field of 708 to take home the coveted title and the big comedy check with the serious €600,000 figure. The final hand came...

2010 PaddyPowerPoker Irish Open Day 2: Liam Flood Rises to the Top

As Day Two of the PaddyPower Irish Open commenced, 256 remaining players had their eyes firmly fixed on the €600,000 first prize, amateurs and pros alike keen on becoming the next Irish Open Champion and emulating the success of Johansson...

The WSOP on ESPN: The Poker Brat, the Godfather, the Magician, and the Mystery Swede

Poker fans got a triple dose of the World Series of Poker Europe on Sunday night as three of ESPN’s eight hours of coverage hit the airwaves. If you were in the throes of a Super Bowl celebration or were already passed out from the festivities...

European Poker Tour Vilamoura, Day 3: Down to 24

Day 3 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Vilamoura has come and gone in a flash with two-thirds of the remaining field eliminated in less than four levels. Just after noon local time, the final 69 players sat down at the table for the push...

European Poker Tour Vilamoura, Day 2: Jeff Sarwer Leads the Way to Day 3

As Day 1a and Day 1b survivors combined in a single Day 2 field, 177 players trudged back from the beach to the bunkeresque confines of the Casino Vilamoura today when play began to get serious at the inaugural PokerStars.com...

Howard Lederer

The Nightly Turbo: PokerStars Headed to Ireland, Taxes Headed to Hungary, and Full Tilt Headed to Court?

Looking to get your fill of poker news for the day? Well you've come to the right place. We have our finger on the pulse of all things poker and we're bringing it to you nicely packaged so you can get your news and get back to your game...

The WSOP Main Event on ESPN: ElkY, Shulman, and the Bilzerian Brothers Take Center Stage

Four former world champions still remained in the 400-strong field that returned to play Day 4 of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. Dan Harrington, Bobby Baldwin, Peter Eastgate and Joe Hachem remained in the hunt for a second shot at...

Roland de Wolfe

2009 WSOP: De Wolfe Completes “Triple Crown” with Bracelet in #27 PLO/8

The final table of Event #27, $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Lo was predictably stacked, with Andy Black, Scott Clements...

JC Tran

2009 WSOP: Simmons Caps Final 27 in NLHE #28, Tran, Kurtzman Lead in PLO #30 and HORSE #31

Day 2 of Event #28, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, concluded with the field narrowed from the original 2,638...

Theo Tran

2009 WSOP: NLHE Shootout #22, Tran, Bolotin Advance to Day 2

Event #22, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout, is a perfect event for sit-and-go junkies. Unlike other...

Jeremiah DeGreef

2009 WSOP: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event #4, Day 1a – DeGreef Takes Early Chip Lead

When the World Series of Poker released its 2009 schedule of events in February, the goal of Event #4...

PaddyPower Irish Open Day 1: Verburg Tops Opening Session

The Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland played host to Day 1 of the PaddyPower.com Irish Open yesterday, with a whopping 700 players posting the €3,500 buy-in for a shot at Irish poker history. The players...

'Poker After Dark' Starts Fifth Season with WSOP Final Tablists

'Poker After Dark' launches its fifth season on Monday night with a matchup they are calling 'Close But No Cigar.' It will feature six players who have all made a WSOP Championship final table in their careers, but came up...

The Year in Poker: February, 2008

February brought the tournament poker world to full throttle, and the month was dominated by major events, both live and online. From the breakthrough win in the EPT German Open by online star Michael 'Timex' McDonald to the win...

Poker News Bytes, October 23, 2008

PartyPoker has now officially announced three of the twelve invitees to the third edition of the PartyPoker Premier League, an elite series of poker matchups. JC Tran and Juha Helppi are the most recent invitees to be named...

WSOPE Main Event, £10,000 NLHE Day 1a: Justin Smith Leads Star-packed Field

A stellar lineup of 159 players was on hand on Saturday for the first of two starting sessions in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. Day 1a play drew many of poker's biggest stars, including Phil Ivey, David Benyamine...

2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Main Event Day 1B: Ben Sarnoff Tops Busy Session

While most Americans were firing up their grills and gazing skyward at Independence Day fireworks, 1,158 players filtered into the Amazon Room for Day 1B of the WSOP Championship event. In honor of the occasion, country singer Andy...

2008 WSOP Event #50 $10,000 PLO Championship Day 1: Josh Arieh Leads

The $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, Event #50 on the schedule, drew 381 predictably well-known and arguably well-heeled players. And since the buy-in included one rebuy, it was a wild and raucous beginning as players pushed...

PokerStars.net EPT Warsaw, Day 2: Juan Maceiras Moves to Front

The official second day of the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Polish Open in Warsaw saw 130 players take the felt, with Robert Flink leading the pack as Liz Lieu, Julian Thew and Johnny Lodden returned to their short stacks. The day...

PokerStars.net EPT Warsaw, Day 1b: Pedersen, Schulze Top Day

Day 1b at the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour Polish Open featured an even more star-studded field than Day 1a, with former World Champion Greg Raymer joining his Team PokerStars teammate Luca Pagano and European tournament...

PartyPoker Premier League, Grand Final: Andy Black Triumphs

The Grand Final of the PartyPoker Premier League saw big hands, big draws and a big payday for Andy Black, as he came from behind during heads-up play to claim the $250,000 first-place prize. Black overcame five of the top players...

PartyPoker Premier League, Day 5: Tony G, Andy Black Secure Finals Seats

Tony G took the points lead into Day 5 of the PartyPoker Premier League, and secured his place at the PPPL final table with another strong showing in his heat. Andy Black kept the pressure on Tony by taking down yet another heat...

PartyPoker Premier League, Day 3: Tony G Leads; Black, Duke Surge

Day 3 of the PartyPoker Premier League tournament twin heats saw one sprint and one marathon, as Tony G clung to a slim points lead while Andy Black surged into second place overall after winning his second straight heat...

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