2010 August 17 Poker News, Events and Happenings
Another day, another set of news stories to keep you up to date on the goings on in poker. What do you have to look forward to? Well, CardRunners has a new instructor who may know a thing or two about MTTs considering he just won an FTPOPS, also…
Welcome to a Tuesday edition of the Daily Deal. Today, we’ll break down the Main Event of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series, scope out financial news from Harrah’s, and introduce you to a brand new bounty tournament on UB.com. It’s all ahead… RIGHT NOW.
In the largest poker tournament in the history of Estonian poker, Norwegian poker pro Kevin “KevBoyStar” Stani outlasted a talented final table early Monday morning to capture the first event of the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) seventh season in Tallinn, Estonia.
We caught up with Andrew Robl recently to find out who he thinks is more intimidating, Phil Ivey or Mel Gibson. He also gives us the scoop on where he’s going next and his favorite place to party in Las Vegas.
On Monday, MMA Week debuted on NBC’s “Poker After Dark.” The show, which airs at 2:05am ET nightly for one hour, pitted three staples of the MMA world against three poker pros. To start off Monday night’s installment, UFC’s Bruce Buffer gave a rousing introduction of his five opponents, complete with piped-in crowd noise and a mic hanging from the ceiling. It was reminiscent of his introduction of UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth on Day 1C of this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event.
Even though Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Patrik Antonius seem to be stuck at a standstill in the first Durrrr Challenge, the wait for the next challenge might only be a few days away. CardRunners instructor Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates agreed to step up to the plate and face the 24-year-old Dwan, and the two could begin their 50,000-hand match as early as this week.
This past Friday, All in Entertainment LLC held a casting event for a new poker-based reality show centered around Fatty’s Poker Club, located in New York City. The program, “Fatty’s: Where Poker Gets REAL,” will follow the club’s owner, Mike “The Nose” Castaldo and his band of regulars as they live their lives and play in cash games at the club.
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