William Kassouf: Running Wild and Tilting Pros at the Main Event
A loud, incessant talker who somehow manages to combine excellent poker play with an amazing ability to tilt his opponents – and for the past week it has looked as…
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Andrew from Edinburgh, Scotland, is a professional journalist, international-titled chess master, and avid poker player.
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Player Literally DRAGGED Out of the WSOP
Cory A. Cunningham had entered the baby version of the water-aid charity One-for-One Drop event, but evidently had a drop of the hard stuff too much which led to him…
The Slowest Player in Poker?
Cristos’s been ruffling feathers again at the WSOP by taking at least 15 seconds on every single decision! His horribly slow play has drawn criticism before, from Daniel Negreanu no…
Top Pros AMA and You Still Have Time to Join
If you’ve ever fancied chatting with one of the world’s top poker professionals, now’s your chance to do so – with Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari all lined…
Monte Carlo Hosts The Big One
For the first time, the philanthropic Big One for One Drop is heading to the bright lights of Monte Carlo, with a new event known as the Invitational added to…
Polker News, Doug Polk’s Poker News Show
It’s always a joy when one of the world’s leading players decides to share his thoughts and views on the poker world with us mere mortals, so Doug Polk’s new…
The Most Insane Final Table We Can Imagine
When it comes to the Main Event it’s the characters rather than the actual cards which tend to live on in memory – so this fantasy final table reflects that,…
Phil Ivey Finally Appears at WSOP
Phil Ivey, considered by many to be the ‘greatest of all time’, finally appeared at this year’s World Series of Poker to join Day 1C –his first, and only, event…
Is This an Angle Shoot? Jim Carroll Card Peeking
Jim Carroll is a Texan poker pro – and a bit of a weirdo if truth be told – who uses a particular method of play which is designed to…
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
This year the WSOP Millionaire Maker tournament added not the expected one, but rather two players to the exclusive club.
From Checkmate to All-in
What do Dan Harrington, Dan Smith, Ylon Schwartz and Jennifer Shahade all have in common? Lots of money and poker titles, sure, but all of these names were master class…
Players Cheer As Howard Lederer Busts
Some players apparently cheered Lederer’s departure – the thought that the disgraced former Full Tilt founder might take down the most prestigious event of the series being too much even…
Poker Newbie Takes Gold at the WSOP
After only 18 months of playing poker, Safiya Umerova secured her first wsop bracelet
Poker Pro Found Dead at World Series
A well loved poker pro was found dead in his hotel room this past weekend.
Negreanu on Ferguson: ‘Clearly he doesn’t give a shit’
The Canadian maestro is incensed at Ferguson’s refusal to apologise, answer press questions or even give statement on his role in the Full Tilt scandal, a debacle which saw over…
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