November 2007 Archives

By Sean Callander, reporting earlier this weekSydney is the talk of the TV final table here at the Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino in Macau. “Here comes Sydney, baby,” Scotty Nguyen just declared to the packed audience, referring to the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final which kicks-off on...more

By Sean CallenderLess than two months ago, the concept of a No Limit Texas Hold’em poker tournament in the People’s Republic of China was more hope than reality.But having already achieved milestone after milestone in 2007 with the biggest poker tournament ever held in the Philippines and the first international...more

After all his time on the court, you might think Boris Becker would have had enough aces to satisfy him for life. It appears that is not the case. PokerStars has announced that the winner of six grand slam tennis events has joined its stable of players. Becker is known...more

Joe Hachem bouncing a basketball, Noah Boeken kicking a soccer ball into the net, and Daniel Negreanu doing all sorts of things with a hockey stick. What could this be other than the new commercials from PokerStars.net?The ad campaign centers on that all important aspect that is the hallmark of...more

Noah Boeken at the EPT DublinThere is something to be said for home field advantage. Just ask Team PokerStars' pro Noah Boeken.The Masters Classics of Poker has long been the biggest poker tournament in all of the Netherlands. Held at the Holland Casino in Amsterdam, the tournament hosts some of...more

In a good portion of the poker playing world the leaves have fallen off the trees, the air is growing colder, and the idea of wearing short sleeves is met with raised eyebrows. However, in the land down under summer is just getting started and if you're looking for warmer...more

The time, 10.45am UK time. The day, Wednesday 24 October. The place, table ‘ingwelde’. The result, not so good.As detailed earlier on the blog I’ve set out on a round-the-games journey on PokerStars.net, playing all variants of poker, starting with the first leg, and hour in the rough waters of...more

EPT Dublin winner Reuben PetersWhen Reuben Peters sat down at the table today he was the first player to go all-in. It was the first hand and he pretty much had to. As one of the short stacks he knew he wouldn’t have long to double up and position himself...more

It’s fair to say that at the start of day three there were a few players expected to make it to the latter stages of today. Big chip stacks can be hard to shift and without a double up or two anything less than an average stack can quickly become...more

Just 24 players remain in the EPT Dublin, who staggered away from Industry Hall yesterday at close to midnight with a relieved look in their eyes. For some it was reward for an intense day at the coal face. For others it was a day of maneuvering for the big...more

The last 24 who return tomorrow...Andy Black – Ireland – 350,300 Annette Obrestad – Norway – 284,700 Simon Munoz – Spain – 278,100 Casper Hansen – Denmark – PokerStars player – 241,800Johnny Lodden – Norway – 208,600 Ludovic Lacay – France – 200,700Thierry Van Den Berg – Holland – PokerStars...more

Talk about third time unlucky. For the third time in his EPT days Dave Colclough was eliminated on the bubble - it’s enough to make you pack it all-in. That was how day 2 of the EPT Dublin ended, the day the big stacks began to make themselves known, and...more

A player's name is spelled wrong , it causes confusion, irritation and no one knows who any one is anymore.Blogs, reports, official tournament lists - it makes for thousands of names written down by hurried staff processing hundreds of players in quick time –from America to Australia, Sweden to South...more

A new day, a new chance to turn your tournament around. Isn’t that the spirit? Some will think that, but if your chip stack makes more of a riffling noise when it’s tipped out of the plastic bag your sights will be on greater things. Then again if you believe...more

It was a tough day for some, a better day for others. Halloween is supposed to bring all sorts of weird creepy things into the world for a day, so the hyper-superstitious may have been a little weary as they settled down for seven levels or elimination – whichever...more

Industry HallIndustries Hall has little left to show of its past and the factory that used to operate here. Big doors along each side - the type you’d see in aircraft hangers revealing a blimp or the space shuttle - are one of a few tell tale signs of what...more