Archive | October, 2010

Hansen Back to Form, -$1 Million

Gus Hansen [photo courtesy of Cardplayer.com]

The month of September seemed to be the beginning of a speedy turn-around for the “Great Dane,” but as it turns out, it may have just been a false start. During the early stages of October, Mr. Gus Hansen has once again lost seven figures in the span of only 24 hours.Nearly a week ago  Read more »

Team PokerStars Adds Another, Liv Boeree

Liv Boeree

While several other successful poker females such as Jennifer Harman, Vanessa Rousso, and Annie Duke might be considered more household names, the latest, and hottest (referring strictly to her latest poker success) female poker player in the world might be the young, fierce, Liv Boeree.The British native, originally from the hometown of Kent, has definitely  Read more »

888 Poker Gives $8/£5 Free to New Players

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Dare to play different? 888 Poker is hosting a promotion, awarding new players are receiving $8/£5 free into their accounts. New players are receiving the bonus just for signing up a free account with 888.com, No Deposit Necessary!Starting today, players are able to receive the free $8/£5 into their accounts for trying out 888 Poker’s  Read more »

Challenge Resumes, Small Profit for Dwan

Tom “Durrrr” Dwan

After winding up the World Series of Poker Europe events, the action returned to the high stakes tables Saturday evening on Full Tilt Poker. The high stakes regulars were all in attendance, including both Tom “durrrr” Dwan, and Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates, both of whom decided now would be a great time to resume their 50,000  Read more »

Vamplew Outduels Juanda for EPT London Title

David Vamplew [courtesy of PokerStars]

With all eyes still fixated on London, the poker world was able to witness a kid from Scotland outlast a living legend in the largest tourney in UK history.A whopping 848 players showed up to the Hilton London Metropole last week for Days 1A and 1B of the Main Event, making it the largest poker  Read more »

Durrrr Does it Again, $1.3 Million

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies

While Tom Dwan is certainly capable of winning hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time during his online poker sessions, very few thought he would come back from what turned out to be a catastrophic week at the virtual felt. The man they call “durrrr” lost over $1 million in the span of seven  Read more »