Inside the Tour, Vol. 101: More from New Zealand
‘Put Charles Darwin, Claude Monet and J.R.R. Tolkein in a room with six bottles of vodka and a party pack of recreational drugs and, combined, they could not come close to the concept of New Zealand....
View ArticlePokerNews Cup 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em: Martin Cardno Triumphs
The Crown Casino poker room was packed as the 213 entrants into Thursday’s event in the PokerNews Cup Australia Championships, 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em, took up most of the tables in the room. Big...
View ArticleThe PokerNews Profile: Jon ‘Pearljammer’ Turner
At the dawn of the poker boom, Jon Turner was studying computer science at the University of North Carolina – Raleigh. Like so many of us, he was introduced to no-limit hold’em while watching ESPN’s...
View ArticlePokerNews Cup Main Event, Day 1a: Heath, Dale Top Opening Session
The Main Event of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Championships kicked off at the Crown Casino in Melbourne with 171 players on Day 1a. See more here: PokerNews Cup Main Event, Day 1a: Heath, Dale Top...
View ArticlePoker Room Review: Club Cal Neva Casino, Reno, NV
Reno is a beautiful city, but the Cal Neva poker room is, in this reviewer’s opinion, an ugly, old room in a rundown casino that has seen better days. If you choose your poker rooms because of the...
View ArticleWSOP November Nine’s Dennis Phillips Battles MS Through eBay Auction
On his way to becoming chip leader entering the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, Dennis Phillips has let both his poker play and his care for others define him. With an auction...
View ArticlePokerNews Cup Main Event, Day 2: David Gorr Heads Final
Day 2 of the 2008 PokerNews Cup Australia Main Event saw a bubble burst, a final table set, and dozens of top pros from around the world head to the rail as David Gorr finished the day with the big...
View ArticleOnline Poker Weekend: Leandro ‘Brasa’ Pimentel Wins Full Tilt $1,000,000...
Sunday’s two biggest online tournaments again continued their recent trends of approaching but ending up just shy of their guarantees, though the PokerStars Sunday Million and the Full Tilt $1,000,000...
View Article2008 PokerNews Cup Main Event: Nali Kaselias Wins Championship
After four days of tough poker featuring some of the biggest names in the world, the final nine players returned to the poker room at the Crown Casino in Melbourne for the final table of the 2008...
View ArticlePoker & Pop Culture: CBS and the World Series of Poker
We are just three weeks away from seeing the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. By the time ESPN concludes its ‘plausibly live’ presentation of that final table on Tuesday,...
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