Archive for September, 2010
Matt Affleck’s latest bad beat: PokerStars cuts off Washington residents
The world's largest online poker room has banned Affleck and the rest of the 6.66 million people who live in the state of Washington from playing real-money games. The decision comes a week after the state's Supreme Court ruled that a statewide ban on Internet gambling is not unconstitutional.
Steinberg finishes in sixth place
LONDON — Fairfield native Danny Steinberg was eliminated from the World Series of Poker Europe Championship Main Event in sixth place around 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
The Smart Money: Hellmuth makes an entrance
Phil Hellmuth's grand entrances have become like the flop cards in Texas Hold 'em - you know for sure that they're coming but they always arrive with a little bit of a surprise.
Great Falls High grad goes all-in, wins big
Great Falls High School alum Tyson Marks went all-in on poker as a career about three years ago, quitting his job and learning to play like a pro. After moderate success, Marks cashed in big Tuesday, claiming the World Championship of Online Poker — and the approximately $2.27 million in cash that came with it.
The Smart Money: Hellmuth makes an entrance
Phil Hellmuth's grand entrances have become like the flop cards in Texas Hold 'em - you know for sure that they're coming but they always arrive with a little bit of a surprise.
The Smart Money: Hellmuth makes an entrance
Phil Hellmuth's grand entrances have become like the flop cards in Texas Hold 'em - you know for sure that they're coming but they always arrive with a little bit of a surprise.
Steinberg finishes in sixth place
LONDON — Fairfield native Danny Steinberg was eliminated from the World Series of Poker Europe Championship Main Event in sixth place around 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
PokerStars crowns WCOOP Main Event champion
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has ended with POTTERPOKER from Missoula, USA, being crowned Main Event champion.
Gaming N ews
James Bord, from Stanmore, U.K., won the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event title on Tuesday night at the Empire Casino in London. A 29-year-old professional poker player, Bord was cheered to victory by a boisterous crowd.
James Bord wins WSOP Europe championship
James Bord, from Stanmore, U.K., won the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event title on Tuesday night at the Empire Casino in London. A 29-year-old professional poker player, Bord was cheered to victory by a boisterous crowd.
