EPT Awards Season 7: Updated Standings

Eight categories are recognized at the EPT Awards and we’re going to go through each of them individually. Player of the Year Last year this honor was bestowed upon Max Lykov for his win in Kiev and a long list of other notable results. This year it’s the flamboyantly-named Fernando Antonio Fontoura Brito running away with the POY race.

Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov’s Poker Story – Q&A

PokerListings: We’d like to get a bit of background info. We know you’re from Brooklyn and that you graduated university, but obviously chose a career in poker

Li Dong Making Poker TV Show, Still Has Funny Name

Unlike Dong’s last movie, Girly will be a work of fiction. The story takes place in a world where women dominate the online poker world (talk about fiction amirite?).

Pogo650 Pockets $102,090 in PokerStars 60 Billionth Hand

As you can see from the screen capture above, an announcement was made to the table, and a moderator even implied that folding pre-flop would be ludicrous. (The winner gets a $60k bonus, in addition to double the regular payout) Despite that sage advice one player mucked his cards to an opening raise.

Gimmick of the Week: 888 Poker Push/Fold Tables

The concept is straightforward. Six-max cash tables of all stakes with a max buy-in of five big blinds. Contrary to the name, you are still able to raise without moving all-in

CNBC Talks Internet Gaming Legislation – VIDEO

Nonetheless, Ader does voice his opinion that legalized, and taxed, online gambling will happen in the US. It’s just a matter of time. “It doesn’t make any sense for this money to be leaving our shores without any control or tax revenue,” says Ader.

Dwan, Antonius and More Coaching for Charity

Adams is super jazzed up about the new site. You can check out his explanation of what it’s all about here , but the gist of it is pretty simple. The service is looking to make one-on-one coaching easier

José Girah for durrrr Challenge III? We Say Finish the First Two

First, a little background. When Patrik Antonius and Dwan undertook the first durrrr Challenge it was big news. People were excited.

Praz Bansi Might Be Good at Poker

Praz Bansi’s tournament record goes back to 2005 but the ’06 World Series was when he first got our attention. That tends to happen when you win your first WSOP bracelet.

Gimmick of the Week: PokerStars’ Road to 100 Billion Hands

The last installment in this PokerStars promotion was when they hit 50 billion hands. Almost $1 million was given away to players involved in hands leading up to and including the big 50 BN! It’s obviously a lottery whether you get in on the money but it’s worth the time.

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