Taxing Time For The November Nine
Of the $25,445,388 prizepool for the lucky players who made it to this week’s final table, a massive $8,108,024 was immediately siphoned off to the IRS.
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Phil Ivey Was ‘Cheating’ Says UK Appeal Judge
Phil Ivey’s recent run of bad beats in the courts continued when his appeal against a London casino over winnings of £7.7million was rejected by three Court of Appeal judges.
Remembering the Devilfish
Some of the biggest names in poker got together and devised the annual “Devilfish Cup”, a collaboration between the WPT Foundation, the Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club, and Party Poker…
PokerTube’s Special Blind Squirrel Deal!
Poker pro AJ deNicco’s popular brand of t-shirts, hats, hoodies and a host of other apparel will all be cheaper for our PokerTube fans with our ‘Exclusive 20% Off Everything…
Qui Nguyen Wins the Main Event!
The WSOP final table produced one of the worthiest winners in recent years when Qui Nguyen emerged victorious from a battle against his nearest rivals Vayo and Josephy.
Poker Is a Virtue
The problems with securing online sites are one of the biggest reasons why some players don’t play online anymore – but now Virtue Poker are looking to attract them with…
Holding a Grudge in Poker
Greg Merson’s recent tweets calling out Jean-Robert Bellande, three years after he first publicly attacked the New York pro, is unusual to say the least!
The $8million Dollar Bluff Runs Into Eights
Main Event history is full of amazing bluffs and last night saw another one to add to the annals as Vojtech Ruzicka’s bracelet hopes ended amid a barrage of eights!
Support Your ‘Local’ Hero!
Vojtech Ruzicka is one of those guys who makes the most of what he’s got. Not hugely-experienced, but still a regular casher at the last few WSOP’s.
The Alternative Final Table
CBS Sports Network will premiere their new poker show – appropriately named ‘The Final Table’ – which will see Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari, among others, analysing the U.S. tournament…
Wooing the High-Rollers Leads to Australian Arrests
Australian giants Crown Resorts are reeling this week after 18 employees were arrested in China as part of a crackdown against the junket operators.
Final Table Comebacks
With the final table of the WSOP Main Event about to start, it’s not the chip leaders who attract attention, but rather the inexperienced Spaniard Fernando Pons who may last…
Kings of Poker Descend on The King’s Casino
King’s Casino in Rozvadov is set to stage the latest WSOP Europe circuit event and have struck a multi-year deal to use the Czech Casino as their home for the…
Cleaning out the Tankers
The ‘Will Kassouf story’ on ESPN has raised the debate once again - what’s an acceptable length of time to make your decision and play?
Poker’s biggest assholes!
The recent shenanigans between William Kassouf and, well, almost everybody, got us wondering just who was the biggest douchebag/asshole/dick in poker.
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