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Tom “Durrrr” Dwan takes on new Million Dollar challenge this September

European fans of the tenacious online poker superstar Tom Dwan will be delighted to hear he will be visiting London this September to take part in a new Million Dollar Challenge. With the action slowing on the much railed “Durrrr” vs. Antonius Challenge on Full Tilt Poker it was only a [...]

Is Gus Hansen a Fish… Hardly!

How much do you have to lose to have a bad day at the office? Gus Hansen’s fans were left feeling for him this weekend when he was punished to the tune of $1.2million dollars. Although we don’t have to start a whip round just yet for the famous Dane, this loss on Friday night [...]

World Series of Poker Europe 2009 schedule Announced

Harrahs Entertainment have announced that the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) will take place at the Empire Leicester Square Casino between the 18th of September and the 1st October 2009.
As in previous years, the events in this years series are designated gold bracelet events.
The schedule is as follows:

Date
Buy In
Game
Length of [...]

Durrrr Dwan wins a record breaking $919K pot on High Stakes Poker!

Tom Dwan, known online as durrrr, took down a record-breaking $919,000 pot on High Stakes Poker, aired last night on GSN.  Dwan has been crushing the table during the latest series of High Stakes Poker and although this monumental pot was basically a coinflip it was only just desserts for the way that he has [...]

Achilleas Kallakis (of cold deck fame) raided by the SFO

The Sunday Times (London) today reported that Achilleas Kallakis, the enigmatic high-stakes poker player, recently had three properties raided by the Serious Fraud Office.  It is alleged that the SFO suspects that Kallakis had obtained bank loans by fraudulent means in order to build his successful property empire.  The SFO is investigating possible fraud at [...]

PPA gets one step closer to legalising Texas Hold’em in Texas

A bill that would legalise poker in Texas has been passed by the House committee that oversees gambling issues.  It is somewhat ironic that the state that gives Texas Hold’em its name has very restrictive laws preventing any real organisation of one of its finest exports - the game that has swept the world.  In [...]

Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival - October 2009

Ladbrokes players can now begin trying to secure a place in the Irish Poker Festival at the Irish National Events Centre in Killarney.  The poker festival runs from 2nd-4th October and the main event has a guaranteed €250,000 prize pool.  For a €500+€50 buyin players will start with deep stacks of 15,000 chips and [...]

Barney Frank Reintroducing Online Gaming Bill

Barney Frank has announced his intentions to reintroduce a bill in the next few weeks to establish a licensing and regulatory framework for online gambling operators. the bill look look a lot liek the bill he tried to get moving in congress last year called the  Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 (IGREA) [...]

2009 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced

After a long wait, Harrah’s has finally announced the official schedule for the 40th annual World Series of Poker. there is even a 40k buy-in to celebrate the 40 years of WSOP glory!
The 2009 WSOP will again be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, running May 26 – July 15, [...]

Poker Legend Amarillo Slim Beaten and Robbed

News broke yesterday that one of the oldest living legends of poker Amarillo Slim Preston was beating and robbed. The beating was so severe that he ended up in the hospital with a broken hand, broken, jaw, and several other serious injuries. To ad insult to injury he was robbed of $8,000 in cash and [...]

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