by Martin Harris "I'm not number one in this field, no way." So said Scott Seiver early on as the NAPT Venetian $25,000 Bounty Shootout got underway. He and his tablemates spent some time trying to handicap the field, which included many of the most highly regarded players in the game today. The entire table seemed readily to echo Seiver's modesty -- no one was going to make any claims about running over a table coming from this lot. Then Seiver did just that, knocking out all six of his opponents to win all of their bounties (worth $5,000 ...more
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Weekly Round 2
WR2: Here's the deal...
Welcome to another week of weekly round two results, the biggest tournament of its type anywhere online that can help turn you into the player you want to be. How so? Well, the WR2 is a freeroll tournament (that's a free buy-in) but with a prize pool making for a...more
WR2: That 70s feeling
It's the best place to test your growing poker skills anywhere online. The weekly round two events on PokerStars.net are the biggest events of their kind and give you the opportunity of winning a cash prize for a zero buy in. Make the final table and you'll see your name...more
WR2: Who won this week?
When it comes to winning the weekly round two... Kt didit. More specifically "ktdidit2" ahead of a field of thousands. Ktydidit2's share was a massive $276. Not bad for nothing. Want your chance at a similar deal? The process is simple. Simply qualify for one of two WR2 events each...more
The Big Game
Big Game website revolutionizes televised poker
Perception is a tricky thing. For instance, I can look in a mirror and--one in ten times--think, "Hey, there is a good looking guy." The actual statistics prove the number is much, much closer to zero in ten. Play poker for any length of time and you'll come to recognize...more
PokerStars Big Game qualifier pockets big cash
So, here's the deal. I'm going to give you some cash. You can go play poker. Lose whatever you like. If you win more than I gave you, give me back what I gave you and keep the gravy (gravy rules). Doesn't sound like a bad deal for you, and...more
Catch The PokerStars.net Big Game action here
Like us, you've likely been looking forward to watching The PokerStars.net Big Game. Star name players like Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson and Tony G, and one PokerStars Loose Cannon battling it out in a high stakes cash game was bound to make for good TV, and that's exactly what happened....more
Team PokerStars Pro
Alex Gomes reflects on WPT win
After one of the Team PokerStars Pros has a big win, we like to give them a chance to tell us what it was like. Even though he is the newest WPT millionaire, Brazilian Pro Alex Gomes took the time to sit down and tell us what it was like...more
Alex Gomes wins WPT
By Brad Willis... The World Series of Poker can be discouraging. You can play all month long and barely have anything to show for it. Look at Team PokerStars Pro Alex Gomes. The best win he came away with in the 2009 Series was a $5,300 cash for an...more
WSOP Main Event: The big one kicks off
Brad Willis reports at the start of the main event... As far as we know, it is not written in any poker bible that every tournament Day 1 must be a blistering marathon that leaves the players a blubbering mess at the end. That understood, never before at the...more
PokerStars News
Takarabe wins PokerStars Macau Poker Cup
PokerStars Macau at Casino Grand Lisboa recorded its most successful Macau Poker Cup (MPC) to date awarding a record HKD $4,257,400 in prize money through six events (July 7-11). PokerStars qualifier Kenichi Takarabe from Japan outlasted 295 players in the featured Red Dragon main event and won HKD $617,700 in...more
Big Game website revolutionizes televised poker
Perception is a tricky thing. For instance, I can look in a mirror and--one in ten times--think, "Hey, there is a good looking guy." The actual statistics prove the number is much, much closer to zero in ten. Play poker for any length of time and you'll come to recognize...more
PokerStars Big Game qualifier pockets big cash
So, here's the deal. I'm going to give you some cash. You can go play poker. Lose whatever you like. If you win more than I gave you, give me back what I gave you and keep the gravy (gravy rules). Doesn't sound like a bad deal for you, and...more
