The Moment Tony G Became a Poker Villain: The Hand that Sent Ralph Perry “Back to Russia”
An epic hand at the Intercontinental Poker Championship in 2006 made Tony G into a poker villain overnight, as his speech play got out of hand very fast.
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A Week in Review: Jumalon Wins the Main, Koon Enters the HOF, and WSOP Goes Online
A new WSOP Main Event champion was crowned in Lucas Jumalon, Jason Koon made the Poker HOF, and the WSOP Online festival was announced in another poker week in review.
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The Moment Triton Poker Series Changed High-Stakes Poker Forever
Over the years, high-stakes poker games have mostly been played at cash game tables, while most tournaments were reserved for players with smaller bankrolls. As years went by, higher buy-in tournaments were gradually introduced into major poker tours, with the
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This Week in Vegas – Mixing it Up at The Orleans
Images: Orleans Poker Room This week in Vegas, mixed games are on the menu at The Orleans, while The Wynn ghosts us all for a good reason. The Venetian isn’t resting on its laurels, bringing more DeepStack action to the
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A Week in Review: Bryn Kenney Makes Poker History and Tom Goldstein Gets Sentenced to Prison
Bryn Kenney and Jesse Lonis chopped a massive high roller in Jeju, Tom Goldstein got six years in prison, and WSOP changed the Main Event shot clock rule in this week’s breaking poker news.
The Moment a Loose Cannon Threw Phil Hellmuth Into Full-Blown Tilt
Phil Hellmuth lost one of the most memorable TV poker hands to Ernest Wiggins, the first Loose Cannon on PokerStars Big Game back in 2010. Here’s how it happened.
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Matt Stout is the Worst-Case Scenario of the Male Poker Ego
Matt Stout’s recent actions created a lot of controversy in the poker community and (re)opened some of the burning questions about the game we all love.
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This Week in Vegas: Last Shot at the DeepStack Championship
Image credit: Venetian Poker Room. This week in Vegas, tournament poker proves it is alive and well despite the ‘WSOP hangover’. The action includes the last week of The Venetian’s DeepStack Championship until Fall, offering good value right on the
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A Week in Review: WSOP Ratings Are In, NGNF Is Back, and Hawkins Is Champion Once More
The first episodes of WSOP coverage on ESPN had low ratings, a new season of NGNF went live on PokerGO, and Maurice Hawkins extended his WSOPC record this week.
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The Moment Eric Persson Torched $1 Million in a Single Poker Hand
In one of the most iconic TV poker hands of all time, Patrik Antonius took Eric Persson to school and won $1 million off him. Here is how it went down.
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