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Phil Hellmuth Tops Field in Pittsburgh Poker Open

Mike Schultz
November 19, 2014

It may not have been his biggest score, but Phil Hellmuth was happy to add a first place finish in the $1000 buy-in Main Event at the Pittsburgh Poker Open to a list of achievements in a busy week. “Surreal week,” the veteran player tweeted following the tournament. “Won a 2015 Corvette Stingray, filmed ESPN...

First Ever Live Open-Face Chinese Poker Tournament Announced in Prague

Mike Schultz
October 22, 2014

The world’s largest provider of open-face Chinese poker has announced they are organizing the world’s first ever live international tournament for the fringe game. TonyBet will be holding the OFC Poker Live World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic this year between December 8 and 10. The timing of the landmark event is intended to capitalize...

Ted Forrest Speaks Out Over $2 Million Weight Loss Bet Gone Wrong

Mike Schultz
September 25, 2014

Poker pros Mike Matusow and Ted Forrest agreed to a prop bet in 2010 where Forrest would try to lose almost 50 pounds, to drop from 188 to under 140. Forrest got underdog odds for the wager, which would pay him $2 million if he could pull it off. ESPN covered the bet and interviewed...

Phil Ivey has Lost $5 Million in Online Poker since 2012

Mike Schultz
September 3, 2014

Every poker player has their ups and downs, and the bigger your ups, the bigger the potential of your downs. Phil Ivey has had some of the biggest ups in the business, and now he’s taking his lumps. Before the Full Tilt Poker site shutdown, Ivey was notorious for piling up impressive paydays in online...

WSOP 2014 November Nine Includes New Blood and Familiar Faces

Mike Schultz
July 16, 2014

A field of 6683 players representing 87 countries has been narrowed down to nine as the World Series of Poker main event breaks until November when the final table will reconvene to compete for one of the biggest pots in poker. The United States, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Spain and the Netherlands will be represented at...

NASCAR Driver Jason White Eliminated From WSOP

Mike Schultz
July 14, 2014

NASCAR driver, Jason White, saw an open weekend turn into a great opportunity to participate in the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas with hopes of winning the 10 million dollar pot reserved for the last contestant standing. White entered the no-limit hold’em main event of the WSOP and outlasted thousands of players,...

Free Agent Paul Pierce Competing in 2014 WSOP

Mike Schultz
October 5, 2017

During the NBA off season, most free agents are meeting with potential teams and staying in close contact with their agents over contract details. Paul Pierce, on the other hand, is trading the hardwood court for a felt table top by participating in the 2014 World Series of Poker. The veteran guard isn’t hoping to...

Dominik Nitsche Dominates WSOP 2014 $1000 Hold'em for Third Bracelet

Mike Schultz
June 11, 2014

The 2014 World Series of Poker is rolling along in Las Vegas, and German poker pro Dominik Nitsche came out ahead of 2043 entrants to win top prize in Event 21, a no limit hold’em tournament with a $1000 buy-in. The win earned him his third gold bracelet, and at 23 years of age he...

Ryan Eriquezzo Gets Disqualified from PARX Tournament After Card Crumpling Incident

Mike Schultz
May 21, 2014

Poker pro Ryan Eriquezzo found himself kicked out of a tournament at the PARX Casino on the weekend when he crumpled his cards after a particularly unfortunate hand. Eriquezzo held pocket aces against an opponent’s pocket queens, and the cards in the field boosted his opponent’s hand for the win. Eriquezzo lost chips equal to...

Further Details Emerge on Phil Ivey's Baccarat Cheating

Mike Schultz
April 17, 2014

Phil Ivey is known as an elite pro poker player, but right now he’s in hot water because of his conduct at the baccarat table. During a series of trips to the Borgata in Atlantic City back in 2012, Ivey racked up $9.6 million at a specially arranged baccarat table, and the Borgata is saying...