Daily Poker News & Updates – Page №153
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Mats Sundin talks poker and playoff hockey – Poker News April 14, 2009
With the Vancouver Canucks through to the playoffs, finishing the regular season as Northwest Division champions, the last thing on Mats Sundin’s mind is poker. As 2008 drew to a…
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Duke puts ’em up on Celebrity Apprentice April 13, 2009
Annie Duke is well-known in poker circles as one of the top women in the game, but she’s reaching a whole new audience now as one of the boardroom battlers…
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Legend Lost: Amarillo Slim Breaks his Silence Pt. 2 April 4, 2009
This is the second of a two-part interview between Amarillo Slim and Nolan Dalla, who was on assignment from PokerListings for this exclusive feature. Part two focuses on the legal…
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Legend Lost: Amarillo Slim Breaks his Silence April 3, 2009
“Amarillo Slim” Preston has been dubbed many things during his 80-plus years. Gambler, poker ambassador and living legend are the more endearing names. Less flattering terms include hustler, outlaw and…
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FullFlush1 Spews: The Luke Schwartz Interview April 1, 2009
Just who does this __FullFlush1__ guy think he is? That’s what railbirds and nosebleed players alike have been asking themselves as __FullFlush1__ leapfrogged his way to the top of the…
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Poker babes good for the game March 26, 2009
Pretty girls and poker – they’re not mutually exclusive, but they’re also not something the typical person naturally associates. There are more than a few women in the game, though,…
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Ted Forrest Clearcuts the Field on Day 4 at World Poker Tour Foxwoods March 25, 2009
The fourth day of the Foxwoods Poker Classic is over and Ted Forrest finds himself on the brink of his fifth spin under the mood lighting at a World Poker…
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German stars torch EPT circuit March 19, 2009
Sandra Naujoks’ victory at PokerStars‘ EPT Dortmund this week was just the latest in a long line of recent successes for German poker pros. Team PokerStars Pro’s Katja Thater is…
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Hoss_TBF talks about Hellmuth tantrum March 17, 2009
Phil Hellmuth has 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, but it is perhaps his Poker Brat image that has done the most to make him such a well-known professional poker…
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Pros Discuss Rounders’ Impact on Poker | Poker Movies March 5, 2009
“I sat with the best in the world, Knish, and I won.” There are many poker players who would love to be able to say those words, and not many…
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Jean-Robert Bellande: Broke and Living Like a Millionaire March 1, 2009
Jean-Robert Bellande just can’t get any respect. For sure, the Bodog pro’s live tournament results aren’t exactly the stuff of legend. It’s rare, though, to find a player who invites…
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The Great Danes of Poker: So Much More than Just Gus Hansen February 28, 2009
There’s nothing rotten in Denmark these days, at least when it comes to poker. The Danish poker scene was once all about Gus Hansen. But now that this Scandinavian haven…
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Gus Hansen: “I’m No High-Stakes Fish” February 24, 2009
Some claim Gus Hansen is a losing player in the biggest games online, but the Great Dane says he’s far from a high-stakes fish. “Basically I’ve played in the highest…
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Interview with Taylor Caby, CardRunners founder February 17, 2009
If you had asked Taylor Caby in 2005 what he thought would become of his new brainchild – Cardrunners.com, an online poker video coaching site – he probably would have…
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Rebuys Bad, Hellmuth Worse: Negreanu Sounds Off February 4, 2009
His 48 rebuys in the $1k at the 2006 World Series of Poker remains a record, so you may be surprised to hear Daniel Negreanu’s thoughts on rebuy tournaments being…
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Steve Martin’s Poker Hobby Victim of UIGEA February 4, 2009
You never know who you may be across the table from when it comes to online poker. It could be some college kid grinding out his tuition, a dad winding…
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Harrah’s Tunica Turns Out WSOPC Winners January 31, 2009
The first WSOP Circuit stop of 2009 kicked off last week at the newly rebranded and remodeled Harrah’s Tunica, formerly known as Grand Casino Tunica. Here’s a rundown of all…
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Daut grinds out victory a game at a time January 30, 2009
Before he ever played a hand of poker online, Ryan “daut44” Daut was already spending lots of time at his computer making strategic choices against live opponents. The medium for…
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Colorado Jury Agrees Poker is Game of Skill January 27, 2009
Poker is on a bit of a hot streak, at least in the courts. Following on the victory in the Kentucky domain name case and the recent ruling by a…
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durrrr challenge: What’s really at stake? January 21, 2009
The terms of Tom “durrrr” Dwan’s million-dollar challenge make it clear that anyone who takes him up is going to stand the chance of winning – or losing – a…