Poker players on Instagram
For many poker fans, the lifestyle that pros lead is just as interesting as the game they play. In the old days they had to imagine what life was like for successful poker players. But in this era of...
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UFC KO Poker Series: Everything the same on Day 5
We’re up to Day s of the UFC KO Poker Series. Here are the latest headlines… Fintan Hand still leads despite having scored zero KOs since yesterday Lex Veldhuis still second after scoring zero KOs...
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Watch the EPT Open Madrid live stream
There was a point earlier in the year when I thought I might end up in Madrid this summer for the EPT Open. What a lovely time that would have been! As it happens I’m here at home in the Pacific...
View ArticleBieber vs. Cruise: The UFC has had some weird fights
Justin Bieber wants to fight Tom Cruise. Or, at least that was the “joke” from the pop star … or maybe it wasn’t a joke. You can track the course of the story through a series of TMZ headlines: “JUSTIN...
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Book excerpt: Jonathan Little's "Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em"
Poker pro and coach Jonathan Little has authored numerous well-regarded strategy books. For those who play lower-stakes no-limit hold’em, his Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Hold’em has been singled...
View ArticleFour KOs Get KO-ed
And then there were four… Every day this week we’ve been celebrating our UFC KO Poker Series by asking you to choose your favourite poker KO in a series of heads-up Twitter polls. We started with eight...
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The weekly round-up
Here’s a round-up of content from the week on PokerStars Blog… UFC KO Poker Series EPT Open Madrid live stream Talking “Poker & Pop Culture” in Las Vegas Jeopardy James at the WSOP WSOP Bracelet...
View ArticleIt’s a Knockout. Two of them!
Bring on the pain… With many eyes on the latter stages of the Women’s World Cup, we thought we’d fill in the gaps between games with a knockout of our own. All week you guys have been voting in a...
View ArticleEPT Open Madrid down to 12 players
What a week it’s been in Madrid. The EPT Open Madrid Main Event has been running since Wednesday. A total of 1,151 players entered the tournament, making it the biggest $1.1K in the history of Casino...
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UFC KO Poker Series: Final Day
It’s the final day of the UFC KO Poker Series. Here are the headlines with everything to play for… Fintan Hand leads into the final day Lex Vedhuis the only real challenger Spraggy shifts into full...
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UFC KO Poker Series: Lex Veldhuis tops KOs
The final day of the UFC KO Poker Series played out yesterday. We won’t know the winner of the Main Event, or the KO contest itself until tomorrow, but here are the headlines this morning: Lex Veldhuis...
View ArticleWhat’s Our Most Brutal KO?
One more KO to KO It’s time… to crown your favourite knockout. All last week we ran daily Twitter polls alongside the UFC KO Poker Series to determine our most brutal KO from the live PokerStars felt....
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Our pick? #Moneymaker4HoF
Anyone with a connection to poker, or who has followed the game in recent years, will know the players nominated for the poker Hall of Fame have something to offer. The list will likely leave poker...
View ArticleMoneymaker Wins 3 "First 50" Awards
You might have heard about how Chris Moneymaker was among the 10 nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame this year. That explains this #Moneymaker4HoF hashtag you might have seen going around. What you...
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EPT Open Madrid, UFC KO Series wrap up
Headlines from the weekend… Jakub Grzegorzek conquers Madrid main event Nicholls, Behor win EPT Open Madrid titles UFC KO Series wraps up SCOOP wrecking ball wins in HRC All the big results from the...
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Lex beats Fintan and Spraggy for UFC KO belt
It’s all over. The referee has stopped it. We have a champion. Lex Veldhuis — also known as the people’s champ, the Van Damme of Rotterdam, and now the KO King — has defeated both Fintan “easywithaces”...
View ArticleRivalries that shaped the UFC light heavyweight division
The UFC light heavyweight division has hosted some of the biggest names in the sport during the Octagon’s lifetime. With light heavyweight champ Jon Jones set to face Thiago Santos in the UFC 239 main...
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Play your A-game with PokerStars School
Studying with good poker players is one of the best ways to improve your own game in the long run. Converting what you learn into a bigger bankroll isn’t always simple when you’re starting out, but...
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50 Years, 50 WSOP Nuggets
Today begins the Main Event at the 50th annual World Series of Poker. That’s the 50th annual, mind you — not the 50th anniversary of poker’s most famous tournament series. That’ll happen next year, as...
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