The hugest buy-in Texas Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker always attracts the biggest names in poker. In the end, Vitaly Lunkin outlasted Isaac Haxton in heads-up play to win his second WSOP bracelet at Event #2, $40,000 No-Limit Hold’em and a staggering $1,891,012. Lunkin’s first WSOP win was in last year’s $1,500 […]

Here is yet another fine example on how one can turn a poker freeroll into a whopping sum of money. Chris Levick won a freeroll and went on to win his first major title as Pokerstars.com ANZPT Melbourne Main Event champion. A total of 218 players joined the $2,700 AUD tournament to get a shot […]

Patrik Antonius has been having a good poker year so far. Aside from posting really great online cash game results consistently this year, he has held on to a $424,000 lead in the much-publicized ‘durrr Challenge’ over the equally-skilled Tom “durrr” Dwan. In the latest session of the challenge, the two rivals played 693 hands […]

Not bad for a high school student. German Dominik Nitsche hasn’t bridged his 20th birthday yet but he has already won $381,030 courtesy of the PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour Mar del Plata. To take the title, Nitsche had to outlast Jorge Landazuri, a 19 year old from Mexico.
Nitsche was Day 3 Chip Leader and […]

You’ve got to love the ‘durrr Challenge.” After taking down four huge pots and posting a $250,000 lead over Patrik Antonius, Tom “Durrr” Dwan suddenly found himself in trouble after Antonius went on a rush during the second half of the match. After the dust cleared and with Antonius now ahead in the Challenge by […]

Carter “ckingusc” has beefed up his already glowing poker resume. After winning the PokerStars’ 2008 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event, King won the Sunday Million after arriving at the final table second in chips. King had to outlast 7,905 other participants to take down the $193,697 prize. The sheer number of participants pumped […]

Finally, the two pros have resumed their marathon match after a fifteen-day break. Tom “durrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius played $200-$400 pot-limit Omaha last Monday evening and ended up playing 914 hands in three hours. Antonius who has been trailing Dwan for over $140,000 has narrowed the gap by winning $87,611 during the last match. […]

The 2009 World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational was a colorful event. The Commerce Casino was filled with hundreds of poker pros and celebrities all vying for a World Poker Tour title and a chance to donate to charity. In the end, it was WPT Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic winner Freddy Deeb who walked away […]

It was supposed to Chris Ferguson’s time to shine but in the end, the favored poker pro floundered and Cornel Andrew Cimpan was crowned LA Poker Classic champ. Almost 700 players competed for the title but in the end, it was luck that determined the latest World Poker Tour champion. For overcoming the odds (and […]

There are only 20 players left vying for the title of Main Event Champion in the LA Poker Classic after Day 4. It was fast and furious action and after the bubble burst, it was Chris Ferguson who emerged as the chip leader with 1,721,000 in chips. From 63 players, the field was whittled […]