It's taken two days to get down from a bumper 201 entries to the final nine players in the first Russian Poker Tour event in chilly St Petersburg. Top of the pile sits a PokerStars qualifier: 1. Dumitru Gaina, Moldova, 501,000. The young player is determined to seize his chip lead and turn his PokerStars satellite win into a bumper, $300,000 pay day. 2. … [Read more...]
RPT St Petersburg: Kravchenko woe
January 31, 2009 By
There are two frustrating things that can befall you in a poker tournament: firstly your aces can get cracked, and secondly there will be times when you bust on the bubble. Sometimes, both these things happen together; two misfortunes that make for one devastating conclusion. Such was the case for Team PokerStars Pro Alex Kravchenko yesterday. He'd … [Read more...]
Stud: Quality over quantity
January 30, 2009 By
by Adam "STUDstood" Roberts In today's blog, I will cover how to gather as much quality information as possible to enable you to become the best poker player you can be. Note that I specifically said "quality information," as opposed to the quantity of information. As poker has grown, there have been more and more books, videos, and seminars, as … [Read more...]
RPT St Petersburg: From Russia with love
January 30, 2009 By
Let's be honest, starting a new poker tour is a bit of a leap into the unknown. You do know the destinations will appeal, and you do know the event organisation and format will be second-to-none. What you don't know is just how many players will take the trouble to find out for themselves by signing up. When PokerStars sponsored the Russian Poker Tour, … [Read more...]
VIP Club: A car for the Kiwi
January 29, 2009 By
How many people have you met who list among their hobbies, "drinking with friends, being balla and traveling?" If you live in the poker world, your answer probably includes a list of more than a few people. Now, however, see if you can find any people among that list who are top table tennis players and own a Porsche they bought without money. Now, … [Read more...]
Daniel Negreanu’s $10 Challenge
January 27, 2009 By
Daniel Negreanu is the type of guy who enjoys a challenge. Whether it's on the poker felt, the links, or at a pool table, Negreanu will battle just about anybody. Now, he's out to battle himself. Kid Poker has decided to take on a challenge that seems almost unthinkable for a guy with millions of dollars in poker winnings. Starting with a $10 bankroll, … [Read more...]
VIP Club: A $50 flip for Elite status
January 26, 2009 By
Boston's Jake Abdalla wanted it to be a special moment. Certainly, anyone who makes it to the PokerStars VIP Club's Supernova Elite status could pretty much write the one million VIP Player Point off as special and move on. But, hey, people have already done that. Abdalla wanted something different. Abdalla is better known on PokerStars as JLlama and … [Read more...]
Vanessa Rousso grinds at Beau Rivage
January 26, 2009 By
Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso recently made the final table of the Southern Poker Championship at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi. Since she's getting off to a sweet start in 2009, we asked Rousso to give us a few of her thoughts on her finish. Here's what she had to say. by Vanessa Rousso Wow, what a grind! My road to the final table … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday tournament results 1-25-09
January 26, 2009 By
The last Sunday of any month makes for a busy day at PokerStars. This weekend was even busier. Not only did we have two new Team PokerStars Pro members, but we also saw the monthly Battle of the Planets Triple showdown, and its winner ISANI. Top honors in this week's Sunday Million go to jnic00. Exactly 8,500 people signed up for this week's $1.5 million … [Read more...]
jnic00 Becomes the Newest Sunday Million Champion
January 26, 2009 By
For math-minded people, exact numbers that need no rounding up or down for simplicity's sake are beautiful things. They will be pleased to see the numbers for the January 26th Sunday Million tournament. An even number of 8,500 players entered the tournament, creating a very pretty prize pool of $1.7 million. Sometimes, it's the little things that bring … [Read more...]