Really quickly, before today\’s poker news starts streaming in and the main event at Detox Poker gets underway … below is the video from the Pokerati tournament earlier this week. It lasted into the wee hours, not unlike this year\’s […]
Pokerati Tourney Winner’s Bustout Interview NLH/PLO schooling by Lev
Read More »
Wow, Benjo and Pauly had a long night, watching The Grinder duke it out heads-up with the Russian pot-limit Stud stud, Vladimir Schmelev. I wasn\’t there, natch, but I\’m pretty sure it was the age-old story of Eastern whale vs.
Heads-up for the First Big Bracelet of 2010 Tao of Pokerati
Read More »
As suspected, Russia\’s recent decision to make poker a more-criminal offense really put a crimp in the EPT\’s upcoming Moscow event. The makeshift solution … head to Ukraine. After all, this ain\’t the USSR! Official word from EPT parent PokerStars:
EPT Moscow => EPT Kiev RE: Russia Makes Poker a Crime
Read More »
Big news out of the Russian Federation, as the global (and inevitable) poker shakedown continues … According to this PokerListings article translated via Google, the Ministry of Sport, Tourism, and Youth Policy have revoked poker\’s status as a sport —
Russia Makes Poker a Crime!?! Read More »
Roland deWolfe, the most recent WSOP bracelet winner, representin\’ the GBR Joe Elliot-style. One of today\’s bracelets goes to Sweden. Any chance Tomas Alenius will request the Finnish national anthem be played — you know, to make things right in
Updated Regional Standings: World Series Gets Worldy Italy stripped of earlier bracelet
Read More »
I guess it shouldn\’t come as a surprise when international players only send their best overseas. But here\’s an interesting addendum to official WSOP worldly statistics: When it comes to ratio of players to wins and cashes, Finland appears to
RE: Latest WSOP World Standings Euro odds
Read More »
So wow, look at that California vs. Nevada battle … tight tight tight! And for real, where is the Poker Capitol of the World? So much taxable difference between Daniel Alaei and Daniel Negreanu. California is the only region, btw,
Latest WSOP World Standings (through 18 events) Read More »
Through 11 events, there\’s only one battle that seems particularly ferocious: California vs. Nevada. Californians, of course, are pissed, because last year they had the Pre-eminent Poker Powerhouse title — and claims to being the Poker Capitol of the World
World War Poker: Updated Regional Results Read More »
With events finally starting to conclude, the international gold bracelet race is underway — as well as internal skirmishes between US states and Canadian provinces. Should be fun to follow along to see which regions can best back up any
It\’s a special moment as Vitaly Lunkin, from Moscow, receives his bracelet for the $40k, and Benjo and Pauly are there to hear the first ever playing of Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii, aka the \”State Hymn of the Russian Federation\”
Tao of Pokerati: Formula One Poker Read More »
