Archive for the 'Poker Tournament' Category
Non 2008 WSOP Player makes Poker History
Thursday, October 16th, 2008How can you do that? I have no idea but apparently, this guy did.
PokerStars’ APPT Auckland Main Event was the largest poker tournament ever held in New Zealand, rivaling the 2008 World Series of Poker. A total of 306 players flocked to the SKYCITY Hotel and Casino to try to clinch [...]
Ddrufnek wins 2008 PokerStars WCOOP
Thursday, September 25th, 2008What kind of name is Ddrufnek?
While other poker sites are forced to shell out cash from their tills to meet tournament guarantees, PokerStars isn’t sharing in their woes entirely. In its second week, PokerStars’ 2008 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is still drawing in players like bees attracted to [...]
Be Careful of People Hacking into your Online Poker Accounts
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008If you’re playing most of your poker online, consider yourself warned.
Thanks to the thousands of dollars that can be stored in online poker accounts, it is no wonder that the poker community is now the target of high-technology crimes. Still, despite the stories you’ve heard about stolen passwords and account hackings, you [...]
Sebastian Ruthenberg’s dream Poker Season continues
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Yes, this guy is definitely having one heckuva’ year.
When PokerStars’ EPT Barcelona ended, one thing was certain, professional poker player Sebastian Ruthenberg is having a great poker year. He won a 2008 World Series of Poker bracelet already and he now has an EPT trophy to go with it. Aside [...]
Cat Lover beats Full Tilt Poker
Monday, September 22nd, 2008No, we ain’t quite sure if this poker pro really is a cat lover.
As the battle for online poker Sunday domination continues, FullTilt poker found itself having to add a whopping $21,400 to meet the $750,000 guarantee in the popular site’s Sunday tournament.
Don’t think this makes the tournament any easier. A [...]
Can Ylon Schwartz win the 2008 WSOP?
Monday, September 15th, 2008It’s another story about the final table of the 2008 WSOP.
Since the 2008 World Series of Poker main event final table is still two months away, we’ll try to prolong this as long as possible. Hopefully, it’ll give us some sort of a break from all these football games that’s making your [...]
PokerStars recruit Poker Star Alexander Kravchenko
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Well, they’re hoping him to become a star anyway.
And although it’s quite a bit late for him to be a part of the 2008 World Series of Poker, this guy definitely has what it takes to make a name for himself in this game. After all, those guys from PokerStars won’t [...]
Not even Bad Beats can stop the Party at Party Poker
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Yes, Party Poker sure is staying true to their namesake.
Are you sick of bad beat stories? Along with the rest of the world, of course. Online poker conglomerate Party Poker, however, has one bad beat story that even the most jaded poker player would want to hear. Particularly, since it involved the [...]
