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Recent news (Page 10)

Paul Klann Wins WPT LA Poker Classic 2013

Takes home the top prize of $1,004,090

March 01, 2013

Barcode Wins $271k at $200/$400 PLO

With precious little action over at Full Tilt yesterday the biggest high stakes winner came from the $200/$400 PLO action over at PokerStars where three hours of early morning action enabled...

March 01, 2013

Party Poker Player Pool Unexpectedly Split Up

Players have been segregated based on their playing history

February 28, 2013

patpatpanda Stops The Rot - Wins $272k in Big PLO Games

As anyone following the online high stakes scene will know, Macau based action junkie patpatpanda hasn't exactly excelled himself since he opened his account at Full Tilt Poker, losing over ...

February 28, 2013

Player Spotlight: Postflopaction has been killing the games this year to the tune of $2.4 million

Alex Kostritsyn has dominated the mixed games on Full Tilt

February 28, 2013

Negreanu Chooses Grospellier and Haxton for the Team Challenge

Daniel Negreanu has released some new information regarding the Team Challenge between Team PokerStars Pro's and Team Full Tilt Poker.

February 28, 2013

Paul Volpe Leads The Final 6 At WPT LA Poker Classic

517 starters have been reduced to just 6

February 28, 2013

New Exclusive March Betsafe Rake Races & $300,000 Promotion Bonanza

A massive month at Betsafe coming up - Get the absolute biggest rewards for your poker play

February 27, 2013

Negreanu Issues a Challenge, EPT Grand Final schedule and more

After his recent Twitter discussion with Gus Hansen, Negreanu proposes an interesting challenge to Hansen in his new video blog. The challenge would be played during the upcoming EPT London,...

February 27, 2013

depremiert Wins $270k From Erik1223 In Triple Draw

Yesterday was a pretty quiet day at the high stakes online felt with little action across the board. However, one player managed a very decent win as deprimiert clashed once again with Erik1...

February 27, 2013

Toby Lewis Storms To The Front At WPT LA Poker Classic

Just two tables will remain at the WPT LA Poker Classic when play resumes on day 5

February 27, 2013

Why I Use InsuredPlay - Reflections From a Hobby Player

Our writer took some time to incorporate InsuredPlay into his recreational poker games. He had some interesting results

February 26, 2013

The Bubble Bursts At WPT LA Poker Classic 2013

63 out of the 517 starting players remain going into day 4

February 26, 2013

Ben "Bttech86" Tollerene Wins $284k in Huge PLO Games

Yesterday saw the return of the biggest PLO games currently available online as the $400/$800 w antes PLO tables came to life over at Full Tilt with Ben "Bttech86" Tollerene the biggest winn...

February 26, 2013

Neff Leads WPT L.A. Poker Classic, Hansen vs Negreanu and Sunday Million results

The World Poker Tour just crowned a new 2013 WPT champion at Baden, Austria, and there will be yet another new WPT champion crowned soon, as the WPT L.A. Poker Classic is down to 162 players...

February 25, 2013

PostFlopAction Destroys patpatpanda In Full Tilt's Mixed Games - Wins $766k

Yesterday saw Russian pro Alexander "PostFlopAction" Kostritsyn take on patpatpanda in a seven hour heads up dual between the $300/$600 and $1500/$3000 mixed game tables which resulted in a ...

February 25, 2013

Vladimir Bozinovic Wins WPT Baden 2013

It was a final table full of twists and turns with plenty decided by luck rather than skill, but we finally have a new WPT champion at Baden

February 24, 2013

OMGClayAiken Steams Ahead Winning $485k While Isildur1 Goes Back to Square One

Once again Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond sits atop the daily leaderboard after bringing in a $484.7k win yesterday, meaning that despite enduring a $630k loss on Wednesday he is still a $660k ...

February 24, 2013

Isildur1 Comeback Continues As He Wins $570k After a Long Day

After threatening to make a big score a number of times over the past few days Viktor "Isildur1" Blom finally ended a day with a fine score, taking $570.2k in winnings.

February 23, 2013