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  • Daniel Negreanu pissed that Rafael Nadal won

    A little over a week ago, Rafael Nadal won his first live poker tournament at the EPT Prague celebrity event. Not only did Nadal generate €50,000 for charity with this victory, but he also gained a little respect from the poker community…that is, unless you’re talking about Daniel Negreanu. According to TMZ, Negreanu merely thinks…

  • Tom Middleton wins EPT Barcelona and €942k

    After leading the 2013 EPT Barcelona Main Event since Day 3, Tom Middleton capped off his strong run by winning this tourney along with €942,000. EPT Barcelona, which began with 1,243 runners, featured a large number of prominent pros. But despite this fact, the 8-player final table was largely full of unknowns looking for their…

  • Daniel Negreanu picks well on Millionaire Matchmaker

    A few weeks ago, we discussed how Daniel Negreanu was set to appear on the popular Bravo reality show “The Millionaire Matchmaker.” Well that day finally came as KidPoker sought out the advice of show host Patti Stangler in hopes of finding true love. In the video introduction that he sent to Patti, Negreanu let…

  • Theo Jorgensen is Latest Robbery in Poker Community

    One topic that we’ve discussed a few times in the past is how more and more poker players seem to be getting robbed these days. And the trend culminated last year with the grisly beating/robbery of 2010 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel. Unfortunately, we witnessed another robbery that was just as grisly as Duhamel’s…

  • Sam Trickett signs with International Stadiums Poker Tour

    The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) has been given the green light to run it’s much-discussed event at Wembley Stadium in London. The poker tournament will be held from May 31st to June 6th, 2013, the prize pool could reach an impressive €20 million, and 30,000 players are expected. As for the latter, Sam Trickett…

  • Matt Marafioti accused of Poker Cheating Conspiracy

    With over $2 million in live poker tournament winnings and an impressive online poker resume, Matt Marafioti is widely considered one of the better pro players out there. However, the Canadian’s name has been dragged through the mud over the past couple of days after an alleged Skype conversation between him and another player was…

  • Amanda Musumeci, Claudia Crawford 2011 WSOP Main Event Darlings

    Every year, there are a couple of women who battle for the title of “Last Woman Standing” in the WSOP Main Event. And this year, Amanda Musumeci and Claudia Crawford are both making strong runs at being the last woman standing in the 2011 WSOP Main Event. After five days of play with 174 players left,…