08-10-2009
Face the Ace, which returned for its second episode this past Saturday night was hyped as potentially bringing us our first millionaire in Don Topel, a truck driver who beat both Erick Lindgren, and Howard Lederer before deciding to risk it all...
08-06-2009
The action at the Full Tilt Pot Limit Omaha tables has been fast and furious this week. We're not even a full week into August, and still, hundreds of thousands of dollars has changed hands. Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin is off to a blazing start to b
08-06-2009
With the recent premiere of NBC’s Face the Ace and its subsequent poor ratings, PokerNews HQ has been a buzz with all sorts of chatter on whether the show will be a success or not.
08-03-2009
With the World Series of Poker in the rearview mirror, a busy week of online high stakes poker produced several big winners.
07-29-2009
While passing through the halls of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino this summer, one would frequently overhear players relating to one another...
06-30-2009
Looking for a chance to match your heads-up poker skills against some of poker’s most famous names? Full Tilt is providing just that opportunity...
06-29-2009
Day 3 of Event #49, $50,000 World Championship HORSE, saw more big pots, bad beats and big eliminations...
06-28-2009
As the start of the WSOP’s $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event approached and the live cash games continued to thrive, the online action dropped off...
06-28-2009
Day 2 of the $50,000 World Championship HORSE Event #49 kicked off with almost a complete field....
06-15-2009
On Thursday evening, Gus Hansen strolled into the Brasilia Room at the Rio Convention Center, making his first appearance at this year’s WSOP...
05-17-2009
At this time last year, the $200/400 NLHE and PLO games on Full Tilt Poker were the biggest games anywhere...
05-10-2009
The high-stakes poker rollercoaster took a few wild turns this week, with Gus Hansen’s upswing coming to an abrupt end, while Tom 'durrrr' Dwan was able to at least temporarily quell...
05-03-2009
The high-stakes online cash games were still a bit less robust than usual this week, with players such as Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius...
04-30-2009
Day 1b action at the Monte Carlo Bay Resort Hotel in the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final...
04-26-2009
As the live action wound down at Bellagio this week, the online action began picking up again, with Gus Hansen...
04-19-2009
With a $4,000/8,000 mixed game and a $1,000/2,000 NLHE/PLO game running in Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio, the online high-stakes tables were still a relative ghost town this week....
04-08-2009
These pots are worth more than your car. They're worth more than your house. And in many parts of the United States, they're worth more than an entire block of houses. Even among the few dozen rarefied high-stakes...
03-15-2009
Online railbirds the world over were getting restless this week as the heavily publicized 'durrrr Challenge' match between Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Patrik Antonius remained on indefinite hiatus. While Antonius posted...
03-04-2009
Every poker player understands the sharp sting of the money bubble — coming so close, yet leaving empty-handed after days of work. These ten players, however, dealt with a different kind of professional disappointment...
02-22-2009
The high-stakes cash game action on Full Tilt Poker was swinging this week on both sides of the Atlantic, with Gus Hansen, Patrik Antonius, Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies, Phil 'OMGClayAiken' and Tom 'durrrr' Dwan leading the action...