Posts Tagged ‘Poker News’

Tom Dwan Starts New High Stakes Challenge

Tom Dwan isn’t finished with the 50,000 poker hands he needs to play against Patrik Antonius to end the first “Durrrr Challenge.”  Even still, Dwan has decided to start a new Million Dollar holdem poker challenge against Dan “JungleMan12” Cates.

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PKR Poker Makes Major Software Changes on 4th Anniversary

PKR Poker is already an innovator in the online poker industry because they were one of the first rooms to adopt a 3D format.  They are also known as one of the most generous rakeback providers since they offer players the chance to haul in 30% in rakeback cash.  It’s online poker deals such as this that have propelled PKR Poker through their first four years of operation.  Speaking of which, PKR just recently celebrated their 4th anniversary by upgrading the poker software in a major way!

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“TyboVegas” Wins FTOPS XVII Main Event

FTOPS XVII proved to be the biggest online poker series ever at Full Tilt Poker.  61,150 players participated in the 34 poker games that ran during FTOPS XVII while a total of $20,598,444 was given away during the series. 

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7 Year-Old is Conquering Poker

Ask many of the best online poker players what they did as a 7 year-old, and they’ll tell you that they were busy hanging around the poker tables watching their parents play.  However, few of these future pros knew how to play poker at such a young age.  Alexa Fisher, on the other hand, not only knows how to play games like holdem poker, but she also knows how to play all of the other poker games too.

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ESPN will air 2010 WSOP starting on July 27th

If you’re tired of listening to Lon McEachern and Norman Chad ramble on about the 2009 WSOP, then don’t worry because ESPN will be airing new episodes starting on July 27th.  The 2010 installment of the world’s largest casino poker event will begin running at 8pm ET on the 27th with the $50,000 Player’s Championship.  If you followed the Player’s Championship this year through poker news, then you already know that Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi won this poker tournament and the $1.56 million prize.  But now you have a chance to see the tournament on TV!

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