by Fred Leung PokerStars Macau at Casino Grand Lisboa had 179 players entered Day 1B to bring the tournament total to 314 players making this the second largest Red Dragon event. The eventual winner will receive HKD $643,000 out of the total HKD $2,859,912 prize pool. 62 players remained from Saturday afternoon's session of Day 1B. Combined with … [Read more...]
Edinburgh, booze and Sooty and Sweep
by Nick Wealthall Summer is over and I ended it with a bang. Well, a binge to be more accurate. I spent 10 or so days in Edinburgh and re-discovered the student within me. Not sure how many reading this will have been to the Edinburgh Festival or to Edinburgh full stop, but if you haven't then do! I haven't been everywhere but of the towns/cities I've … [Read more...]
Team PokerStars Pros up for Poker Hall of Fame
There has never been a question that Team PokerStars Pro is made up of an elite group of poker professionals who have given their lives to the game. Now, the Poker Hall of Fame is considering three Team Pros for poker's greatest honor. Barry Greenstein, Tom McEvoy, and Daniel Negreanu are among the top ten nominees chosen by the public for this year's … [Read more...]
WCOOP reload bonus hits PokerStars
In just a matter of days, PokerStars will be kicking off the ninth annual World Championship of Online Poker. If you're bankroll needs an extra little boost going into the big month of tournaments, the world's biggest online poker site is ready to offer some help. Between now and the end of the day on September 11, your deposits will earn you a reload … [Read more...]
Twitter Poker League: Madest_82′s crazy win
by Jo Haslam I had it in my head that this was going to be a slow and steady final table. I was watching the players with most chips closely, who seemed to be a cautious bunch, so as those same players made their way to the final table I poured my energy drink and prepared for a late night of #tpoker tweeting. I'd barely taken a sip of vitamin … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday tournament results (8-29-10)
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...]
Until the river do us part…
When Nick and Emily met, they found they had a lot in common. They loved dogs, they could meditate together, and traveling was something they both enjoyed a great deal. A month later, Nick picked up and moved to Emily's college town. It was, indeed, true love. It wouldn't be too long before another shared interest would end up paying for their wedding. Nick … [Read more...]
PCA set to award lots of seats for no money
If you don't know the phrase Mega Path, it's one you should probably commit to memory right now. Go on. Do it. We'll wait. Done? Good. Now, here's why: we're about to tell you how to get to the PCA for a lot less than the cost of a stuffed PokerStars monkey. The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Mega Path satellites came to be in advance of the 2010 PCA … [Read more...]
Twitter Poker League: SilAnt Victory
by Jo Haslam This was a final table of big hands and back-from-the-dead comebacks. SilAnt was the eventual victor, in the poker tournament equivalent of Hollywood gladiatorial combat. You think the lion's pinned our hero down and going for the kill? Not likely. With an acrobatic leap the tables are turned, our hero is chip leader and the lion's … [Read more...]
Sergio Castelluccio, an Italian, wins IPT San Remo
While you might expect PokerStars Italian Poker Tour events to be packed full of locals, recent tournaments have been happy hunting grounds for players from elsewhere in Europe. But IPT San Remo was a little different - all eight finalists were from the home country. No surprise, then, that an Italian won the event - step forward Sergio Castelluccio, … [Read more...]