Poker 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...
Poker 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...
Poker 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...
Poker 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...
Poker 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...
Poker 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,...
Poker 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...
Poker 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...
Poker 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...
Poker 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...