Tag: Patrik Antonius

02-24-2009

Tom 'durrrr' Dwan's 50,000-hand challenge match against Patrik Antonius continued Monday afternoon with a three-hour, 1,027-hand match over four tables of $200-$400 pot-limit Omaha. Though Antonius left on top after their...

02-22-2009

When the $500-$1,000 HA action on Full Tilt broke early Saturday afternoon, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Patrik Antonius agreed to resume their 'durrrr Challenge' match, which had been on hiatus since Wednesday. At just...

02-21-2009

The first session in the much-ballyhooed "durrrr Challenge" kicked off Wednesday morning with Tom "durrrr" Dwan taking on Patrik Antonius. The rules of the challenge require each of Dwan's opponents to play...

02-20-2009

In conjunction with the fifth season of EPT Copenhagen, the Scandinavian Poker Awards were held at the luxurious Luux nightclub. Prizes were awarded to Scandinavia's best poker players in five different categories...

02-18-2009

Ever since word got out that Tom 'durrrr' Dwan was offering the high stakes poker community $1.5 million to their $500,000 that he could beat them over 50,000 hands played at four simultaneous heads-up NLHE (no-limit hold'em)...

01-25-2009

The 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship broke from its traditional tournament schedule on Sunday, spreading a cash-game with a million-dollar buy-in some of the world's most famed and deep-pocketed players...

01-22-2009

Of the 81 competitors returning to the Crown Casino for Day 3 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event, several names stood out. Among them were Joe Hachem, who challenged his countrymen to bring home...

01-21-2009

After three grueling Day 1 flights, 320 surviving players combined into a single Day 2 field on Wednesday at the 2009 Aussie Millions Main Event. The poker players on hand at the Crown Casino in Melbourne included Joe Hachem...

01-18-2009

With splendor and showmanship, the Main Event of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship kicked off on Sunday with music, dancing girls, video and words of encouragement from Joe Hachem, who issued the challenge...

01-17-2009

The big guns of poker descended upon the Crown Casino poker room in Melbourne for Event #8 of the 2009 Aussie Millions. Players such as Phil Ivey, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Chris Ferguson, Nam Le and JC Tran were...

01-08-2009

The high-stakes poker world buzzed earlier this week when online star Tom 'durrrr' Dwan, in conjunction with a feature in the February issue of BLUFF Magazine, announced a challenge to all other poker players. Dwan's open...

10-13-2008

This week's edition of NBC's popular late-night series, "Poker After Dark," returns to the cash-game format tried only once before in the series' extensive run to date. While the show is traditionally televised as a week-long...

09-27-2008

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...

09-26-2008

Don't hate him because he's beautiful. And wealthy. And multi-talented. When Patrik Antonius walks into a poker room the ladies swoon and the men clench their jaws, suck in their stomachs, and wonder what it must be like...

08-07-2008

Poker is booming in Russia, and next week's Zavidovo Open seems to attest to the sport's popularity. That's right – sport. In Russia, poker has been officially declared a sport by the government. The fact that the game...

08-06-2008

Full Tilt's ninth edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) begins today with the first of 25 events, a $200+16 event hosted by Allen Cunningham which boast a million-dollar purse guarantee...

07-11-2008

For the first time since the WSOP Championship began on July 3rd, the $64-million-plus prize pool was in sight. The combined field for Day 3 of the WSOP Championship started with 1,307 players, and with payouts starting for 666th place...

06-02-2008

The first final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker featured some of the most recognizable names and faces in the poker world, from one of poker's most beloved ambassadors to one of the most colorful characters in the poker world...

06-01-2008

Patrik Antonius, who will be playing at the first final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker later today, was announced as the most recent member of the prestigious Team Full Tilt during a private press conference...

06-01-2008

A long and wild Saturday in the Amazon Room offered sure sign that the 2008 World Series of Poker is nearing full gear, despite the fact that the series' first champion's bracelet has yet to be awarded. Two events filled the giant...