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Want to know at a glance what’s happening in poker? Then we have you covered with our bite-sized news pieces from both live and online poker worlds.


PokerStars Superstar Showdown Rematch Resumes Today
March 13, 2012 by Posted By: Triccia David Isaac Haxton (Image from PokerStarsBlog.com) On Sunday, the much anticipated PokerStars Superstar Showdown between Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Isaac “Philivey2694” Haxton went on as planned, however, after 692 hands the game had to be postponed due to stormy weather affecting Haxton’s internet connection in Malta. In TwoPlusTwo poker forum, Haxton apologised, "I'm really sorry about all this. I know it's ruin... Read more»
Tristan Bain Wins WPPT Gold Coast
March 12, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith Tristan Bain Tristan Bain has triumphed over a field of 101 players at the World Professional Poker Tour (WPPT) Gold Coast AUD $3500 buy-in Main Event. Bain dominated at the felt and carried the chip lead for the majority of the tournament, eventually collecting AUD $84,032 in first place prize money. The event was a great improvement from the 12 entries in the new tour’s inaugural tou... Read more»
Superstar Showdown Rematch Between Blom and Haxton
March 9, 2012 by Posted By: Triccia David Viktor Blom (Image from PokerStarsBlog.com) PokerStars has just announced that a new edition of the Superstar Showdown will be taking place this Sunday between Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Isaac “Philivey2694” Haxton. This showdown is a much anticipated rematch between the two who met on December 2010 with Blom losing USD $41,701 in 2500 hands to Haxton. Since then, Blom has been seeking redemption despite having a... Read more»
Negreanu’s Epic Vblog
March 8, 2012 by Posted By: Triccia David Daniel Negreanu talks up a storm again Daniel Negreanu is back with another amusing vblog rant on his chosen topics and victims for the week. As expected, it was mostly about the recent shutdown of the Epic Poker League. He takes jabs at organisers Annie Duke and Jeffrey Pollack, explains why he felt EPL was doomed from the start, and why the whole EPL idea was bad for poker. Check out the vblog below: ... Read more»
New Buyer Interested in FTP Software
March 8, 2012 by Posted By: Triccia David Full Tilt Poker According to iGaming Post, an unnamed UK private equity firm has expressed interest in purchasing the software of beleaguered online poker site, Full Tilt Poker (FTP), if the ongoing sale negotiations with Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) are unsuccessful. This news may seem like a possible blessing for FTP, however, the anonymous buyer is not interested in re-launching the site,... Read more»
Erick Lindgren Called Out on Debts
March 7, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith Erick Lindgren While the poker world has become familiar with hearing of players getting into trouble with staking (think Chino Rheem, Nick Rainey and Brendon Rubie), it’s now claimed that Erick Lindgren has a problem paying back debts, but, in this case, it’s related to sports betting. A recent TwoPlusTwo forum thread titled “Erick Lindgren owes $100k for 2p2 Fantasy Drafts, Won't P... Read more»
Poker Maximus Tournament Series Has Begun
March 5, 2012 by Posted By: Triccia David Poker Maximus On March 4, 2012, the Poker Maximus online tournament series began on the Merge Poker Network (includes Lock Poker, Carbon Poker and Poker Host) with 70 events scheduled over a three week period. The series culminates in a USD $200,000 Guaranteed Main Event on Saturday, March 25 where the winner will score at least USD $50,000. Overall, the events boast a prize pool guarantee o... Read more»
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