August 2011 Archives

Three months ago, tens of thousands of people from all corners of the globe swarmed through the gargantuan halls of the Rio Hotel & Casino for their shot at fortune and fame at the 42nd Annual World Series of Poker. It's the one opportunity for every poker player each year...more

Congratulations to Marcel Schreiner, 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event champion! It couldn't have been a more epic finish to an amazing week here in Queenstown, with Germany's Marcel Schreiner defeating New Zealand's Matty Yates in one of the most intense heads-up battles in APPT history to win his...more

11:40pm: Ten-minute break 11:38pm: Yates on the ropes Marcel Schreiner now has a big lead as the final hand before the break has left Matty Yates on the ropes. Schreiner raised from the button to 80,000 and Yates made the call. Yates decided to lead out and he fired three...more

7:00pm: Dinner break The players are now taking a thirty-minute dinner break with play set to recommence at 7:30pm local time. Here are the approximate chip counts at the break: Marcel Schreiner: 840,000 Matty Yates: 703,000 John Waterman: 698,000 Carl Knox: 126,000 6:50pm: Yates thinks twice Matty Yates raised to...more

4:50pm: Ten-minute break 4:35pm: Daniel Laidlaw eliminated in 5th place Matty Yates opened to 23,500 from the cutoff before Marcel Schreiner three-bet to 59,500 in the small blind. PokerStars qualifier Daniel Laidlaw moved all in for 98,500 from the big blind, forcing Yates out of the way, but Schreiner matched...more

2:35pm: Ten-minute break 2:20pm: The million dollar man, Matty Yates We've just seen the biggest pot of the tournament so far as New Zealand's Matty Yates has decimated the lead of Marcel Schreiner in a massive million-plus pot. It started with Schreiner opening to 12,500 from middle position before Yates...more

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. So it's with a touch of sadness that our time here in beautiful Queenstown is up and we must head home from this winter wonderland back to our normal, boring, everyday lives. The good news is that every...more

A 34-year-old entrepreneur from Hungary has beaten 254 other hopefuls to win Eureka Croatia and the €47,298 first prize. After a quick fire final table that lasted exactly four levels Richard Bodis was the last man standing and his feet are still firmly attached to the ground: "The trophy...more

9.25pm: Richard Bodis wins Eureka Croatia (€47,298) From the small blind Richard Bodis made it 50,000 to go, Carsten Luxig made it 110,000 total from the big blind and Bodis called. The flop of T♠K♣2♦ was checked by both players before Luxig fired out a bet of 130,000 on...more

7.10pm: End of the level You'll find level 24 updates in a new post shortly. 7pm: Richard Bodis doubles up I don't know exactly how the action went but with the board reading 7♣5♠A♥4♣2♣ and with around 300,000 in the middle Richard Bodis moved all-in for about 350,000 with 8♠6♣...more

The 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Snowfest produced a field of 127 entrants for the Main Event. After three days of play in the felt of the SKYCITY Queenstown Casino, we have reached our official final table of nine players. Here's a little more about the background of our final...more

The APPT is all about providing world-class poker tournaments in exciting travel destinations. It's the best of both worlds. A win-win for players who can potentially share in hundreds of thousands of dollars, or, if the cards don't fall their way then they can experience the local sights. We've already...more

Day 3 in the books; Final Table is set! A short, but action-filled day has come to an end with Marcel Schreiner holding onto the chip lead. Here's how they will line up tomorrow: Seat 1: Hugh Cohen (Australia) 146,500 PokerStars Qualifier Seat 2: Marcel Schreiner (Germany) 591,500 Seat 3:...more

6:05pm: Ten-minute break 5:55pm: Schreiner clips Swannack Marcel Schreiner opened with an raise under the gun and Cole Swannack made the call to see a flop of 4♣J♦A♥. Schreiner check-called the flop and again check-called for 28,600 on the 4♥ turn before both players checked down the 8♠ river. Swannack...more

Each and every day that we spend in Queenstown is another day that we wish we didn't have to leave. And though the penultimate day of the PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event may be fast approaching, we've been fortunate enough to enjoy the afternoon off in order to further...more

Of the 85 players who started Day 2 of Eureka Croatia just eleven are still in with a shot of winning the €47,298 first prize. And whilst all 11 will no doubt have their eyes firmly set on the prize, only one can win and the man looking most...more

2.30am: Play is done for the day So after ten levels 85 players have been skittled down to 11. A full wrap of the day's play and overnight chip counts will be available in a new post shortly. 2.20am: Tomas Muraska eliminated in 12th place (€2,950) On the last hand...more

11.40pm: Two more exits, one double up and a break Matija Pavlovic and Tiberiu Zanfirache have been eliminated in 22nd and 21st place respectively. Meanwhile Roman Kadziela got somewhat fortunate to double up in the last hand before the break. He re-raised all-in for 38,300 with K♥T♠ after Marko...more

He goes by many names. President of the APPT. ANZPT Commissioner. His official title is Director of Live Operations (Asia Pacific) and as of next year, he'll be also known as an Australian Poker Hall of Famer, but to those who know him best, he's just Danny. Back in 2004...more

6.15pm: Break time That's the end of level 13, you'll find level 14 updates in a new post. 6.10pm: The 100 club Three players who all have above one hundred thousand and are doing rather nicely are: Marko Milkovic (114,000), Pontos Paniteleimon (120,000) and Boris Savija (110,000). 6pm: Dream on...more

Since having first arrived in Queenstown, we knew that we were going to be in for one helluva tournament, and considering the new trend of hyper-aggression to have come out of this year's World Series of Poker Main Event, we were expecting some of the craziest action ever seen in...more

Table 2 Seat 1: Cole Swannack (New Zealand) - 120,100 Seat 3: Matty Yates (New Zealand) - 100,200 Seat 4: Rewi Emerson (New Zealand) - 37,400 Seat 5: Marcel Schreiner (Germany) - 453,800 Seat 6: Jackson Zheng (New Zealand) (PokerStars Qualifier) - 121,200 Seat 7: Wayne Bell (New Zealand) (PokerStars...more

7:15pm: That's a wrap! As the rain descends upon Queenstown, the PokerStars Blog team are wrapping things up here in the Summit room, and it's Germany's Marcel Schrenier on top of the chip counts with 453,800 in chips! Despite losing the big hand to Schreiner, Tom Grigg is still second...more

4:50pm: 10-minute break 4:45pm: Schreiner and Grigg have at it A huge crowd built around table two as the players began to make their way out of the room for the final break of the day, with Australia's Tom Grigg and Germany's Marcel Schreiner providing some late fireworks. From under...more

2.15am: Mokni leads Day 1B field A total of 139 players took to the felt on Day 1B and combined with the Day 1A field that made a total of 255 entrants meaning Eureka Croatia is the largest ever live poker tournament in Croatia. Together they created a prize pool...more

11.55pm: Break time Players are now on a 15 minute break whilst tournament staff colour up the 25 denomination chips. They'll return for one more level of play which you'll find in a new post. 11.50pm: Chip leaders Dominik Mokni still holds the chip lead, he has a stack of...more

2:35pm: 10-minute break 2:25pm: Hinrichsen hits one-outer to bust Haas David Haas has now joined his wife Leanne on the rail as 50 players remain in contention for the APPT Queenstown Snowfest title. David Haas has just hit the rail Haas was pretty unlucky after he committed his chips preflop...more

This quaint little place called Queenstown is full of surprises. We've already learnt about many of their famous adrenalin-pumping adventures such as jet-boat riding, para-sailing and bungy jumping, but as we spend more time here we're discovering more and more fun things to do. How about white-water rafting? An ice-skating...more

6.40pm: Break time That's four levels done and dusted and players are on a 15 minute break. You'll find level five updates in a new post. 6.30pm: Chip counts You might remember Milan Rakic from his second place finish at Eureka Bulgaria. The entrepreneur still has his trademark sunglasses in...more

Table 1 Seat 1: Matty Yates (New Zealand) - 62100 Seat 2: Jacky Wang (Australia) (PokerStars Qualifier) - 29000 Seat 3: Kyle James (New Zealand) (PokerStars Qualifier) - 14675 Seat 4: Peter Field (New Zealand) - 13675 Seat 5: Marcel Schreiner (Germany) - 72600 Seat 6: Edmund Chan (New Zealand)...more

When we started Day 1c of the PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event today we thought it was going to be very tough to top the action of the previous two days. We'd seen the Kiwi domination on Day 1a and the Aussie invasion on Day 1b - what could...more

7:05pm: Third time's a charm; Day 1c is complete After the clock was paused with five minutes left on the clock, the dealers were instructed to deal five more hands each before play wrapped up for the day, which sent us into a little overtime. Tournament organizers were hoping to...more

4:45pm: Ten-minute break 4:40pm: No ace for Austin Manu Austin's tournament is over when the Kiwi pushed his short stack in preflop with A♠Q♣ but Jeremy McDonald made the call with Q♠Q♥. The flop of 8♥7♠2♥ was ace-less, and the T♥ turn trimmed Austin's outs by one. Needing a non-heart...more

3am: Bravo for Pavao, Croatian leads Day 1A field A total of 116 players including Chris Moneymaker took to the felt for Day 1A of Eureka Croatia at the Golden Sun casino in Zagreb. After nine levels of play that saw the 116 starters reduced to 40 it was Croatian...more

12am: Break time The remaining players are now on their last 15 minute break of the evening. You'll find level nine updates in a new post. One player to have busted shortly before the break was Irishman Owen Shiels. 11.50pm: Moneymaker on a heater Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker...more

2:30pm: Fifteen-minute break 2:28pm: Karib runs into aces Joshua Jurcic's hot run continues while the pain for Karib Karib has come to an end with his elimination from the tournament. Jurcic opened with a raise to 500 from the hijack position before Karib Karib three-bet to 2,000 in the big...more

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6.35pm: Break Time That's four levels down and players are now a 15 minute break. 6.30pm: Exits Amongst the latest exits is Senadin Cosic who finished eighth in the main event at Eureka Slovenia. 6.20pm: Chip counts A few chip counts: Michael Leedham (25,000 - up and down he says),...more

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It's been another exciting day here in the Summit Room, with Day 1b of the PokerStars.net APPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event having come to an end. But before we let our hair down tonight at the Welcome Party, it's that time of the night where we wrap up all the...more

7:05pm: Day two is in the books With that, we are officially done for the day! The remaining 28 players have all bagged and tagged their chips, with Germany's Marcel Schreiner having been confirmed as our Day 1b chip leader with 72,600, followed by Matty Yates (62,100) and Andrew Hinrichsen...more

4:50pm: 10-minute break Our coverage will continue on another page. 4:40pm: Slow start for Hachem Joe Hachem hasn't been able to get much going since he recently sat down on Table 4.  In a blind-on-blind battle with Stephen Quon, the flop read a scary 9♠7♠6♠ when Quon put out a...more

2:30pm: 15-minute break Our coverage will continue on another page. 2:25pm: Andy is still King Daniel Laidlaw and Andy Hinrichsen have tangled recently with the honours pretty much even.  On a hand that ran into the break, Laidlaw opened to 400 from middle position and Hinrichsen flat called in the...more

It's another picture postcard day here in Queenstown, New Zealand and although the good weather means the snow is starting to defrost, the action is certainly not slowing down. One of the first activities we tried our hand at in Queenstown was the world-famous Skyline gondola ride. A short five-minute...more

Queenstown is a truly amazing place. It's one of the most remote towns in the world, but before the plane had even kissed the tarmac, we had already grown very attached. On the left there were snow-capped mountains as far as the eye could see. On the right was the...more

6:50pm: That's a wrap! Sweet as! Day 1a of the APPT Queenstown Snowfest Main Event has come and gone with half of the starting field of 40 players surviving the avalanche of elimination to reach day two action on Friday. The Kiwis were relentless this afternoon and thoroughly deserved to...more

4:40pm: Ten-minute break 4:35pm: Top pair good for Tran to double PokerStars qualifier Trung Tran has just landed a very handy double up at the expense of Joel Feldman. Feldman opened with a preflop raise to 450 and picked up a pair of callers to see a flop of 6♦J♠9♣....more

2:30pm: Ten-minute break 2:20pm: Chalhoub chopped down by Koray's gamble Ace-king must look like the nuts when you're playing against Koray Turker, so it was no surprised to see Brett Chalhoub snap-call all-in when Turker five-bet jammed from the big blind. Chalhoub had opened to 300, Turker raised to 1,100,...more

After months of anticipation, the Latin American Poker Tour has just announced its next event. For the first time in its four-season history, the LAPT is headed to Medellin, Colombia to host the Colombia National Poker Championship. Though it was long assumed the LAPT would find its way to Colombia,...more

If you were to ask anyone in the poker industry about why they love the game so much, they could rattle off a list of reasons a mile long. The Micros, however, summed it up perfectly in their pilot episode: for the big pots. For the life-changing money. For travelling...more

By: Eric Ramsey It's time for Snowfest once again, only not quite like you remember it. In its fifth season, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour has now added a Snowfest of its own, heading to Queenstown, New Zealand, for the second leg of its tour. It's a new stop this...more

The final day of the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event saw twenty-six players return to the PokerStars Macau Room inside the Grand Lisboa to battle it out until one just remained. Not only would this player be Asia's newest poker champion, but a deserving one after navigating their...more

Congratulations to Patrick Kar Keng Lee; winner of the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event (HK$1,039,700)! The PokerStars Blog would like to congratulate Patrick Kar Keng Lee on defeating the 478-player field to be crowned the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event Champion, recipient of the stunning Red...more

11:30 p.m: Ten-minute break 11:20 p.m: Top two for Tsuchikawa Patrick Kar Keng Lee opened to 200,000 from the button and Tetsuya Tsuchikawa defended his big blind before the 3♠4♦J♥ flop was checked through. When the turn landed the Q♥, Tsuchikawa checked and Lee fired a delayed continuation-bet of 250,000...more

8:20 p.m: Dinner break The remaining four players are heading on a 45-minute dinner break. See you back here at 9:05 p.m. (GMT+8) for the recommencement of play with the following approximate chip counts. Xiaobo Zhou (China) (PokerStars Macau Qualifier) -- 4,040,000 Tetsuya Tsuchikawa (Japan) -- 1,325,000 Jun Wah Yap...more

6:10 p.m: Ten-minute break 6:00 p.m: Chen doubles From the cutoff, Jun Chen pushed all in for 196,000 and Xiaobo Zhou made the call from the small blind. Chen: A♠J♣ Zhou: K♥8♦ The board ran out A♣5♦Q♣2♣9♣ to ensure Chen the double to 435,000 as Zhou slipped to 1,240,000 in...more

Ten-minute break 3:15 p.m: Quads for Tarnopol Xiaobo Zhou opened to 44,000 only to have Daniel Tarnopol move all in for 259,000. Tetsuya Tsuchikawa made the call from the big blind before Zhou open-mucked his A♥J♣. Tarnopol: 9♣9♥ Tsuchikawa: A♦J♦ The 9♦T♦8♥ flop gave Tarnopol a set, but left Tsuchikawa...more

The penultimate day of the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event was a day where players would either go home crying or rest easy that they had a chance to capture a whopping HK$1,039,700 first prize. Day 2 of any poker tournament is normally the money day, and today...more

Day 2 done and dusted After another long day on the felt, Day 2 of the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event has come to a close with twenty-six players remaining. Currently it seems as though Xiaobo Zhou is the chip leader, but several notable players still remain with...more

8:40 p.m: Ten-minute break 8:30 p.m: Lu folds, keeps chip lead Chen Lu opened the hi-jack with a raise to 15,000 only to have the player on the button move all in for 98,500. Lu went deep into the tank for nearly three minutes before eventually laying his hand down....more

6:20 p.m: Ten-minute break 6:18 p.m: Big stack table no more Unfortunately for the action junkie following along that wanted to see a 600,000-chip pot develop on table seven, they will have to wait a little longer. Table seven has just been broken prior to the remaining players heading on...more

4:10 p.m: Ten-minute break 4:00 p.m: Chang continues to climb Carlos Chang opened under the gun to 5,100 and found a caller from the cutoff before the player on the button moved all in for 18,800. Chang iso-shoved to force the cutoff out of the way. Chang: A♣J♠ Opponent: A♥4♠...more

Today, well actually yesterday, saw Day 1b of the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event commence at the worker-friendly time of a little after 8:00 p.m. Not only did this allow for players to jet in from nearby countries following work, but also allowed some last minute entrants courtesy...more

3:20 a.m: Day 1b in the bag The final hands are now all complete as the remaining players are currently bagging their chips and scribbling their details down on their bags. Roughly 100 players have survived from today's flight, and they will join the sixty-two players from yesterday that earned...more

2:30 a.m: Ten-minute break 2:20 a.m: Celina ko'd Seijiro Machi opened to 3,600 only to have the last remaining Team PokerStars Pro in Celina Lin move all in for roughly 13,500 from the small blind. Machi instantly made the call to put Lin at risk. Lin: 7♠7♦ Machi: K♣K♥ The...more

12:20 a.m: Ten-minute break 12:15 a.m: Nobbi bundled out Nobbi Tanaka just approached the PokerStars blogging desk to detail his elimination. After running up his chip stack back to over average, Tanaka opened a pot from early position to 825 with pocket fives. Two players called and Tanaka continued for...more

10:10 p.m: Ten-minute break 10:00 p.m: Tanaka takes one PokerStars Qualifier and Australian tournament regular Nobbi Tanaka has been having a tough time of it today. And of life in general. Currently residing in Japan, Tanaka was on his way her to Macau before he lost his passport. After pulling...more

Poker in Macau has been consistently on the rise ever since those stray few Baccarat lovers decided to see what this poker thing was all about several years ago. Today - and tomorrow - will prove that this region has no boundaries when it comes to the game that involves...more

9:30 p.m: Bag 'em and tag 'em! With the final hand being completed for the day, Day 1a of the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event has come to an end with roughly 64 players remaining from the 188 starters. It appears that China's Chao Li is the chip...more

8:30 p.m: Ten-minute break 8:25 p.m: Two pair no good for Mariakis Both Michael Mariakis and Chao Li committed 3,500 preflop to see a 4♣6♦5♥ flop fall with the action checking round. When the 8♣ was delivered on the turn, Mariakis checked and Li pushed out 4,300 only to have...more

Ten-minute break 6:18 p.m: Vivian vanquished The newest Team PokerStars PRO: Asia member in Vivian Im has just been sent to the rail. Nursing the short-stack for the past few levels, Im finally committed her final 2,350 from the small blind following a raise to 1,400 and a call. The...more

4:10 p.m: Ten-minute break 3:55 p.m: Lowe flushed with chips With over 8,000 in the pot and the board reading 4♦7♦9♦Q♣6♦, we found Victor Chen firing out a bet of 4,000 after also betting the turn. His lone opponent in the hand -- South African Justin Lowe -- deliberated for...more

By: Tim Duckworth On the eve of the final 2011 edition of the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event, it is interesting how a day spent outside on the streets of Macau and away from the poker tables and gambling masses eerily compares to what 500-odd players will be...more

Of all the poker tours in the world, there may be no circuit fueled more by national pride than the Latin American Poker Tour. Where else will you find players and fans packing bags with their country's flag on the off-chance they can drape it over their shoulders during a...more

4:47pm: Alex Komaromi wins Uruguay's first LAPT title Alex Komaromi came in for a raise to 150,000 and Claudio Piedrabuena made the call. Both players checked the flop of 4♠7♣K♦. On the J♣ turn, Piedrabuena checked, Komaromi bet 225,000, and Piedrabuena announced he was all-in for around 1.3 million. Komaromi...more

Seat 1: Rafael Lopes Monteiro, Brazil (PokerStars Player) - 810,000 Rafael Lopes Monteiro from Florianopolis, Brazil splits his time between poker and his studies. The 22-year-old student has been playing poker (mostly online) for the better part of three years. Monteiro's career live tournament earnings total just under USD...more

6:17pm: Oded dead in ninth as final table gets set Alex Komaromi opened to 65,000, a luxury afforded the chip leader at this stage. Oded Oscar Minond had been relatively quiet for the past hour or so, but finally woke up with an all-in for 445,000. Komaromi considered his options...more

Seems like ages ago that 422 players were seated all over the Mantra Resort and Casino, each with hopes of claiming an LAPT title and the cool $244,720 that went along with it. But it has only been three days, during which time all but eight from that starting field...more

4:13pm: Break time; a dozen remain The final 12 players have reached the second 15-minute break of the day. 4:04pm: Double double Another quiet stretch just now, then two double-ups in quick succession, one on each of the two remaining six-handed tables. One saw Nelson Neto open for 50,000...more

There is no accounting for a bubble day. Put the world's credit rating specialists, a couple of nuclear physicists, and the world's best poker tournament directors in a locked room, and they still couldn't predict how an LAPT bubble would turn out. Witness the wild and wooly world that...more

12:43am: Liberal out; 27 bagging One last elimination -- Leo Liberal of Brazil in 28th -- before play concluded for the evening. Be back in a few with a final wrap of Day 2. 12:30am: Two more hands The tourney clock has been stopped, a card was drawn, and it...more

10:24pm: Break time Players have reached the last break of the night. 10:18pm: A killing for Kiles with KK Huge one just now between Cassio Kiles and Erik von Buxhoeveden. We came upon the hand on the turn, with the board showing 2♦3♦Q♦9♣ and van Buxhoeveden calling a hefty bet...more

4:18pm: Break time The 85 remaining players are now on a 15-minute break. 4:07pm: Eric von Buxhoeveden -- new chip leader We have a new chip leader in Erik von Buxhoeveden. The Austrian has steadily built his stack over the first four levels of play today, having now pushed past...more

After a cold, wet night, the sun came out to shine on the east coast city of Punta del Este this morning. And a whopping field of 422 came out as well to join the fun at this year's main event, a new record for the LAPT stop. That field...more

9:04pm: Bring out the bags We've reached the end of Level 8, which means the conclusion of play for Day 1. Something less than 200 players -- less than half the 422 who started -- are still around to count down their stacks and seal them up. Back in a...more

4:19pm: Your break Players are now on a 15-minute break. They'll be back to play the final four levels of the night in just a bit. 4:11pm: Nuts hold in three-way all-in It was a flop of A♣T♠J♥ with Jose Rodriguez all-in. He held K♥Q♥, up against a moderately scary...more

When the day started at the PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne Main Event, we knew we were in for a cracking final table. In fact, we knew that three days ago when we looked around the field of 260 players and realised how stacked this field truly was. APPT champs, ANZPT winners,...more

Leo Boxell wins APPT Melbourne (AU$330,000) A huge congratulations to Leo "The Mechanic" Boxell who has overcome a field of 260 players and a tough final table to capture a memorable victory. It's been an incredible 18 months for Boxell with several deep runs on the local tours, and now...more

10:15pm: Play resumes, blinds 25,000-50,000 (ante 5,000) 10:05pm: 10-minute break Updated chip counts: Phil Willcocks (New Zealand): 3,790,000 Leo Boxell (Australia): 2,140,000 Steve Bouya (Australia): 1,710,000 10:00pm: Will Jones eliminated in 4th place (AU$88,600) Australia's hopes of keeping the 2011 PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne title on home soil now all...more

7:25pm: Play resumes, blinds 15,000-30,000 (ante 3,000) 6:25pm: One-hour dinner break With the players now off to get themselves fed and watered, it's given us the perfect opportunity to get you official chip counts. Will Jones (Australia) 2,053,000 Leo Boxell (Australia) 1,942,000 Phil Willcocks (New Zealand) 1,705,000 Steve Bouya (Australia)...more

3:45pm: Play resumes, blinds 10,000-20,000 (ante 2,000) Our coverage will continue on a new page. 3:35pm: 10-minute break Here are the updated chip counts at the break: Steve Bouya (Australia) 1,900,000 Phil Willcocks (New Zealand) 1,500,000 Leo Boxell (Australia) 1,200,000 Will Jones (Australia) 1,150,000 Van Marcus (Australia) 883,000 Michael Frydman...more

When it comes to international sporting rivalries, there are few that compare to the one between Australia and New Zealand. Even if you're not from either country, it's not hard to get caught up in the cross-fire between the two nations. No matter what the game - be it...more

The 42nd Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event may have been run and (almost) won a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas, but if there was one major talking point to have come out of it, it was the burgeoning trend of hyper-aggressive...more