Las Vegas is home to some of the best poker rooms in the world, and all are competing for their share of the Sin City player pool. In this monthly column, PokerNews is bringing you updates on the biggest news, promotions, and tournament series... … [Read more...]
WCOOP 2010: Planning is everything
August 31, 2010 By
by Marcello Del Grosso After a long, hot summer at the WSOP, it is nice to come home and take it easy with my wife in the City of Angels. With the WCOOP around the corner, preparations are under way, and I am looking forward to a great tournament series. For the past few weeks, my focus has been on getting ready for the games. The PokerStars WCOOP … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura Day 3: Levels 15 & 16 updates (2,500-5,000, 500 ante)
August 31, 2010 By
2.55pm: END OF LEVEL 16 The players are on a 15 minute break before level 17 begins. 2.53pm: Sheringham scores big double-up Friends of PokerStars Teddy Sheringham is up to nearly half-a-million chips after doubling-up through and crippling William Thorson. The river was out leaving a [jh][9c][6h][9s][2c] board and Sheringham moved all-in for 127,500. … [Read more...]
PokerNews $1k Added Open Series on Bodog Starts this Weekend – Open to All!
August 31, 2010 By
We have four $1,000 added freerolls and rebuys in September and October courtesy of Bodog. These events are open to all, the only thing you need is a deposit and the password. … [Read more...]
PokerStars EPT Vilamoura Day 2: Cantu is Chip Leader; Coimbra is Chasing
August 30, 2010 By
When the 221 survivors from the assorted Day 1s arrived back at the Casino Vilamoura this morning and retreated from the sun into the Salao Miralago, Leonid Bilokur was the overall chip leader to start Day 2 of the PokerStars EPT Vilamoura Main... … [Read more...]
The Nightly Turbo: World Poker Tour on FSN, World Series of Poker Coverage Continues, and More
August 30, 2010 By
We know you're wondering what's on the news tap for today. Well, the World Poker Tour has announced its latest partnership with FSN for television broadcasting rights (and we know you're hoping for plenty of Royal Flush Girls coverage). On top of... … [Read more...]
Brandon Cantu leads charge at EPT Vilamoura to make fortune like bloggers
August 30, 2010 By
Today started like any other: members of Team PokerStars Blog woke up a little bleary-eyed after a tasty late-night curry and a few light refreshments. Little did we know that as the day wore on we would become millionaires many times over. By incredible good fortune not one but two ladies in Africa emailed in to blog@pokerstars.com to ask us for assistance … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday tournament results (8-29-10)
August 30, 2010 By
Sometimes you just don't know what to say first. On days when news breaks like crazy, it's always a big fight to decide what the lead story is. Instead of having an internal battle, here's there weekend results lead: "With WCOOP just a few days away, PokerStars players hit the Sunday tournaments with all they had, including one Team PokerStars Pro … [Read more...]
The PokerStars.net Big Game: Dani Stern Demolishes the Competition
August 30, 2010 By
Last week's installment of the PokerStars.net Big Game had a little something for everybody—a diverse mix of old and new-school pros, high-wire bluffs, six-figure pots and multiple meltdowns from the player everyone loves to hate, Phil... … [Read more...]
EPT Vilamoura Day 2: Level 13 & 14 updates (1,500-3,000, ante 300)
August 30, 2010 By
9.20pm: Cantu overnight chip leader Brandon Cantu is the big daddy going into Day 3 with 557,4000. There are plenty of players following behind (a total of 70 left in fact) so keep your eyes peeled for the end of day wrap and chip counts. -- RD 8.56pm: Stop the clock The clock has stopped for day two with officials announcing that there will be four … [Read more...]