Jun 14, 2011

Interloper Poker next week will install a major upgrade to the poker software, adding many new features and amenities of recording and organizing the tournament, as well as customize the look and feel of the poker room. Players can choose to install the poker software update, or maintain function of age. Intrusion Poker is also giving away loads of cash held...

Sep 29, 2010

Both Viktor Blom and Phil Ivey have been eliminated from the WSOPE Main Event. Ivey would find his way to the rail in 19th place.  He raised to 35,000 in late position after one limper.  In the big blind, chip leader Ronald Lee re-raised him to 101,000. After some thought, Ivey pushed his remaining 444,000 chips into the middle with AT.  The bad news came...

Aug 16, 2010

Multi-table tournaments take more players, sometimes several thousands, and start at a scheduled point in time. Multi table sit-and-gos are a compromise between those two, starting as soon as all players are in place but accepting from 18 up to 180 players (on Poker Stars). Most online tournaments are played as “freezeouts”, which means that...

Jul 9, 2010

Attendance at the 2010 WSOP Main Event was up 31% through two days of registration and has been confirmed as the second biggest Main Event field in the 41 year history of the WSOP. Only 2006 – arguably the peak of the poker boom – produced a larger turnout. While the official registration number won’t be released for another few hours, we...

Jun 24, 2010

With five events and another World Series of Poker bracelet handed out, Day 26 of the WSOP saw plenty of action and intrigue – a plethora of stars contributing to a memorable day of poker. Here’s how the day developed. Event 36 – $1k No-Limit Hold’em A relatively quick day played out in the $1k NLHE – 38 players were whittled down...

Jun 14, 2010

Christine Pietsch nearly became the first woman in two years to win an open event on Day 16 of the 2010 WSOP. Pietsch was narrowly edged in the $1.5k Seven-Card Stud event by Englishman Richard Ashby who won his first WSOP bracelet. She almost performed the feat just as the $1,000 Ladies event was playing down to a final table in a nearby area. Noted poker...