Archive for February, 2009

It’s Time For Heads-Up

02/26/09

The tournament is one of the favorites for the games elite professionals and one of the reasons why the tournament is so popular is because the only way to play in the tournament is if you receive an invitation. You may be asking what kind of tournament only allows players to play in it if they receive an invitation and well that tournament is the NBC Heads-Up Championship [...]

Gus Hansen Boxing Results

02/25/09

It was one of the most talked about events in the world of poker and really the only other event that was taking place at the same time was the start of the $10,000 buy-in Los Angeles Poker Classic Main Event but even with the huge tournament starting this event was able to get huge numbers. You may be asking what could I actually be talking about and [...]

WPT LAPC Event Update

02/25/09

The Los Angeles Poker Classic is one of the most popular tournaments on the World Poker Tour and even in 2009 when the economy is horrible the LAPC was still a hot spot for the tournament players to hit and in fact tournaments were seeing record highs during the Los Angeles Poker Classic. Currently the Los Angeles Poker Classic’s Main Event is running and with 696 players deciding [...]

The Durrrr Challenge

02/20/09

If you don’t already know about the challenge that famed online poker phenom Tom “Durrrr” Dwan has put out to the world then let me clue you in on what the online poker community has been raving about for the past couple of months. It all started when Tom “Durrrr” Dwan was finding it hard to get players to sit down with him at a four different tables and play them [...]

Bodog Offers Instant Play

02/10/09

For everyone that is sitting at work or sitting at a friends house and is feeling the itch to play some poker but can’t download any poker rooms software to play well then the new Bodog is for you. It was just recently released but Bodog is now offering players the chance for instant play without the worry of having to download an application [...]

Poker After Dark Math Week

02/10/09

It is one of the most popular shows on late night television and this week they will be bringing the excitement back to the felt with this weeks show paying tribute to the math angle of poker. You ask how are the producers of Poker After Dark going to showcase the math portion of the game of poker, well why not invite six of the most brilliant minds in [...]

Gus Hansen Set To Box Theo Jorgensen

02/10/09

Coming up on February 21st Gus Hansen will be stepping away from the felt with fellow poker professional Theo Jorgensen and stepping into the boxing ring to let out a bunch of much needed aggression towards each other. The boxing match between the two of these poker professionals does have some betting wagers because what else would you expect from two people that make a living off making [...]

High Stakes Poker Season 5 Update

02/8/09

The cards have been dealt, money has been won and money has been lost. The filming of season 5 for the popular show High Stakes Poker on GSN has ended and final editing is taking place as we speak. The show is scheduled to start airing early spring and from what we have heard there was plenty of action to please every type of player. The show was shot on three separate days and with three separate tables and the [...]

New Dream Team Poker Event Scheduled

02/8/09

The last time there was a team poker tournament event was in 2008 and it was put on by the company Dream Team Poker shortly after the opening of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s new Poker Lounge in Las Vegas, NV. Well Dream Team Poker officials have come back with another tournament which is scheduled to take place March 27-29 at the world famous Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino. The [...]

2009 World Series Of Poker

02/7/09

During the 2008 World Series of Poker almost every player was talking about the three month delay of the Main Event final table. Well it is now time for the 2009 World Series of Poker and what do all the players have to talk about during this WSOP. That is pretty easy to answer because this year is the World Series of Poker’s 40th anniversary and to commemorate the accomplishment World Series [...]