Archive January
Scott Starts Aussie Millions Defense
It’s been a year since Stewart Scott walked into Melbourne’s Crown Casino an unknown chef-turned-poker player from nearby Adelaide and walked out the 2009 Aussie Millions champion.
T.J. Cloutier WSOP Bracelet Sells for $4,006 on eBay
After 10 days and a competitive auction featuring five separate bidders, T.J. Cloutier’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet sold for $4,006 on the popular online auction site eBay. The Plano Pawn Shop put up the bracelet, which Cloutier won in a $5,000 No Limit Hold’em event in 2005.
SCOTTYDOG25 & MIGUEL_PRADO Latest UBOC Winners
Now that the weekend is in full swing, so is the UB Online Poker Championships (UBOC). Today the tournament action got an early start with Event #5, a $1,000 buy-in heads-up tournament hosted by Eric Baldwin. The tournament drew 171 players, which was more than enough to surpass the $128,000 guarantee and generate a prize pool of $171,000.
Romania’s Teodor Caraba Leads Deauville, 24 Players Remain
Three full days are in the books at EPT Deauville and a record starting field has been reduced to just 24 players, including several previous EPT champs and even a former WSOP Main Event winner.
SUPERPROP123 Ends On Top in UBOC Event #4
Maybe there just weren’t any good movies coming out this weekend. Or maybe the rain pouring across the West Coast convinced people to stay at home. Whatever the explanation may be, there were more than double the people UB Poker expected playing in Event #4 of the UB Online Poker Championship (UBOC). The $120 buy-in Sniper No Limit Hold’em event was hosted by Absolute Poker’s Lacey Jones and Trishelle Cannatella. The event featured a $30 bounty on each player’s head as well as a $30,000 guarantee. With 721 total entrants, the field more than doubled the guaranteed amount with a prize pool worth $86,520 including bounties and a first place prize of $16,763.25.
EPT: Levi, Lacay Lead the Way in Deauville on Day 2
With the first starting day officially out of the way and the record starting field of 768 players whittled down to 388 players with a shot at the title, the EPT Deauville main event got down to business today.
Steven “KUNKLES27″ Bartley Nabs Event #3 Crown
There was only one tournament on the UB Online Poker Championship (UBOC) series schedule today, but with 4-handed tables, UBOC Event #3 had more than enough play to appease even the most degenerate action junkie. Once again, the $300 buy-in tournament easily surpassed its $100,000 guarantee with 476 runners and a $142,800 prize pool.
Andrew Wiggins on How to Play Rush Poker
Recently, the USA-friendly Full Tilt Poker introduced Rush Poker, which allows players to move tables quickly after their action in a hand has ended. Poker News Daily sat down with CardRunners instructor and Full Tilt Poker pro Andrew “muddywater” Wiggins to discuss the brand new addition.
Antanas “Tony G” Guoga Joins Team PartyPoker
Continuing to add to an already impressive lineup, it was announced early Thursday that top poker professional Antanas “Tony G” Guoga has signed a sponsorship deal with PartyPoker.
Andy Bloch Discusses Rush Poker Strategy
Recently, Rush Poker made its debut on Full Tilt Poker. The fast-paced style of cash game allows players to move from one table to another as soon as their action in a hand is finished. As such, players have been able to see upwards of 300 hands per hour. Poker News Daily sat down with Full Tilt Poker pro Andy Bloch to get his take on the new addition to the site’s already impressive lineup, his goals for 2010, and his thoughts on the online poker phenomenon known as Isildur1.
