Daily Poker News & Updates – Page №111
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How Xuan Liu Turned Love of Strategy Games into Pro Poker Career | Video Doc June 23, 2016Xuan Liu always loved board games and learning strategy so it’s no wonder she found a lucrative career as a professional poker player. In the final episode of our short…
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Negreanu on Las Vegas NHL Team: “This Team Will Be Good” June 23, 2016Earlier today the NHL board of governors unanimously approved a new team for Las Vegas. The announcement makes Sin City the 31st team of the NHL. While several people are…
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WSOP Main Event Heads-Up Flashback: Martin Staszko against Pius Heinz June 22, 2016In 2011, two players that weren’t known at all in the poker scene before making the November Nine headlined the WSOP Main Event. Despite their low profiles, though, German Pius…
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2006 WSOP Champ Jamie Gold: “Poker’s Back and So Am I” June 22, 2016There’s no template for Main Event champions. Some take their millions and vanish while others linger for as long as they can. Some keep winning, others don’t. A few champions…
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Entrepreneur Kelly Winterhalter a Quick Study at World Series of Poker June 18, 2016Kelly Winterhalter fell in love with poker when she tried a low-stakes cash game on a whim just 18 months ago. Now she’s hunting big scores at the World Series…
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Amazing Mercier Wins 2nd Bracelet in 1 Week, High-Stakes Side Bets June 18, 2016Jason Mercier did the incredible by winning his second WSOP bracelet in less than a week, but that’s not even the craziest part. Mercier also finished second in another World…
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Davidi Kitai: “I’m a Perfectionist in Poker but Not at All in Life” June 17, 2016The first European to win three WSOP bracelets. Poker Triple Crown winner. #1 on his country’s all-time money list. Universally considered one of the most creative and talented poker pros…
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Drunk $1.8m Poker Bet Pulls Back Curtain on High-Stakes Prop Betting June 16, 2016The $1.8 million bet between Vanessa Selbst and Jason Mercier gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the world of high-stakes prop betting. Prop bets are wagers made person-to-person, based on…
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Race a Car, Ride a Wave, Hit the F1 via 888poker Live the Dream June 16, 2016It’s only June, but we may already be in the midst of the online poker promotion of the year. As we speak 888poker is giving away tickets to major sporting…
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WSOP Stories: Billy Baxter, The Original Robin Hood of Poker June 16, 201642 years after winning his first bracelet, Billy Baxter is still the uncrowned king of lowball poker. He’s also, technically, the first “Robin Hood of Poker.” In case you were…
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Fedor Holz: Recognition More Important than $13.5m in Winnings June 15, 2016Fedor Holz has earned $10.5 million in the last six months playing poker but he says the recognition that came with it means the most. With wins in two high-roller…
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DeWitt, Greer Snag $1m in WSOP Millionaire Maker, Teacher Wins $500k June 15, 2016Poker pros Jason DeWitt and Garrett Greer finished first and second in the WSOP Millionaire Maker, both pocketing seven-figure prizes. Kindergarten teacher Lisa Meredith finished third for $500,000. Finishing sixth…
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WSOP ME Heads-Up Flashback: Martin Jacobson against Felix Stephensen June 14, 2016If you were to poll most hardcore poker enthusiasts, they’d remember the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event as “The Year of the Professionals.” Sweden remembers it as the…
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Mercier Wins Bracelet #4, Huge Side Bets: “One Down, Two to Go” June 14, 2016Before the WSOP began Jason Mercier booked the biggest bracelet bets of his career and tonight he delivered big time. Mercier won the $10k 2-7 Draw event and the official…
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Mercier Could Win Millions on His “Heaviest Bracelet Bet Action Ever” June 13, 2016Jason Mercier stands to win millions if he can make good on the biggest WSOP bracelet bets he’s ever booked. Three bracelets in one summer is a long-shot for anyone…
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Footballers Struggle but Brazilian Poker Primed for Tag Team Gold June 13, 2016For decades Brazil has been a dominant force in International soccer. Then, the 7-1 shellacking at the hands of Germany happened in the semi-final of the 2014 World Cup 2014…
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Negreanu: No Apology from Chris Ferguson for Full Tilt “Shameful” June 12, 2016Chris Ferguson surprised everyone by showing up at the WSOP for the first time since Black Friday but Daniel Negreanu thinks he owes former Full Tilt customers an apology first.…
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NFL’s Calais Campbell Bucket List: Win Super Bowl, WSOP ME June 12, 2016Arizona Cardinal Calais Campbell wants to win the Superbowl and the WSOP Main Event before he kicks the bucket. With no offense intended to his poker skill, it’s safe to…
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Poker Pro and Jeopardy! Crusher Alex Jacob Reveals Strategy Secrets June 11, 2016Former poker pro Alex Jacob won over $400,000 last year on Jeopardy! and in this article he explains the strategies that helped him do it. Jacob won six consecutive games,…
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Mike Sexton: “Chris Ferguson Should Tell His Side of Full Tilt Story” June 9, 2016Poker icon Mike Sexton thinks that if Chris Ferguson came clean about what happened at Full Tilt Poker, the poker world would have a better opinion of him. Ferguson has…