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They are into the money with just 81 remaining in the NAPT Los Angeles main event. Heading into Day 3 Monday it’s Jimmie Guinther who holds the lead with fellow American Travis Pearson closely in tow. Team PokerStars Canada Pro Anh Van Nguyen, 2010 WSOP Main Event 28th place finisher Bryn Kenney, two-time WSOP final tablist Mike Sowers and 2006 WSOP Main Event third-place finisher Michael Binger are all in the top ten. Online pro Carter King was the bubble boy as they pushed into the money 10 minutes into the final level of the day Sunday. Those who cashed  [ Read More ]

Mixed Martial Arts legend Randy “The Natural” Couture will host the third annual “Operation All In” charity poker tournament and auction fundraiser benefiting the Xtreme Couture G.I. Foundation Oct. 30. Held at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, the event is open to the public and will include a celebrity charity poker tournament featuring pro players, MMA and Hollywood celebrities; live and silent auctions; autograph sessions with photo opportunities; raffle prizes; and a Halloween after party inside the Nugget’s Gold Diggers club. Already confirmed are Tyson Griffin, Ryan Couture, Martin Kampmann, Gray Maynard, Jason Ron, Ray Sefo, Mike Pyle and  [ Read More ]

With a number of tournaments wrapping up in Europe, the WPT Festa al Lago main event kicking off in Las Vegas and a ton of online high-stakes action, it was as hectic as ever in the PokerListings news room this week. As a result, there were a few stories that didn’t get the attention they deserved. Thankfully, we had a little space in our weekly Poker News in Brief feature and have thrown them in below. This week Full Tilt signs a tennis star, an MMA legend hosts a charity tournament, poker might be Bad for Your Wealth and more.

The 2008 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Grand Final champ booked his second GUKPT win in Brighton this weekend. GUKPT Brighton champ Paul Foltyn. Paul Foltyn took down the £1k GUKPT Brighton main event at the Brighton G Casino, adding £46,400 to his close to $600,000 in career tournament earnings, highlighted by that £167,050 win in 2008 and a World Series of Poker final table appearance in 2006. GUKPT Brighton drew 160 to the waterfront town about an hour from London that a number of UK poker pros call home, including James Dempsey and Chris Moorman. The next stop on the  [ Read More ]

It may not have been winning the Main Event but Soi Nguyen performed an impressive feat of his own last night. The 2010 WSOP Main Event ninth place finisher hosted FTOPS XVIII Event 18 – and won it. Despite his status as an amateur poker player, Nguyen was able to outlast 1,841 players to take first place in the $217 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Rush Super Turbo tournament. While not the most name-heavy final table Nguyen did have to contend with two very good online players in David “Davidp18” Peters and IWEARGOGGLES. Neither player could best Nguyen and the Californian took  [ Read More ]

The Asia Poker Tour again returned to Macau in 2010, with China’s Zhang Dan Peng taking down the title and a share in the HK$5,075,000 (approximately US$650,000) prize pool. The event, which was hosted by world renowned tournament director Matt Savage, was held at the popular City of Dreams entertainment complex in Macau from November 6th-14th. The APT Macau Main Event attracted 161 players and while a disappointing number compared to last years 302, the event saw one of the toughest fields ever assembled in Asia. Those who made an appearance included ten-time WSOP champion Johnny Chan, legendary cash game  [ Read More ]

Sweet success can be yours when you tackle the online poker tournament tables at Cake Poker this month. To get in on the goodie give-away in the Money Night Football and Aussie Million tournaments all you have to do is what you love – play online poker – what could be sweeter? First on the menu at Cake Poker is Money Night Madness, which kicks off every Monday night at 8:30PM EST and coincides with every one’s ‘favorite game to start the week off’ – Monday Night Football! There are three weeks left for you to get in on the  [ Read More ]

Rumors are coming out that Brad Pitt will star in a poker movie. The main idea is that Pitt will star in Cogan’s Trade. The movie will be based on a crime comedy novel by George V Higgins. Pitt won’t play a poker pro or even a poker player, but rather an enforcer who is caught up in a murder that takes place at a high stakes poker game. The director will be Andrew Dominik with Sam Rockwell, Casey Affleck, Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem acting along with Pitt.

The WPT Foxwoods final table is set and will go off at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday in Mashantucket, Connecticut. 2010 NAPT Venetian winner and WSOP and EPT finalist Tom Marchese continues to hold the lead, looking to add to the more than $1.8 million he’s earned in just his first year as a live pro. The rest of the final table includes 2010 WSOP final tablist Nikolai Yakovenko, online star Jeff “j4est” Forrest, New Yorker Dave Inselberg, 2009 WSOP bracelet winner Keven Stammen, and Mohsin Charania, an online pro whose biggest live score came when he bubbled the final table  [ Read More ]

With the holidays fast approaching many poker players are looking for ways to stretch their dollar or make a little extra cash.  Starting November 1st and running throughout the month of December, PokerWorks has teamed up with Titan Poker to offer our loyal readers just that type of opportunity with the $1,500 Freeroll series. These amazing freeroll tournaments are exclusive to PokerWorks visitors, and to take advantage of these offers be sure to download Titan Poker through Pokerworks links and use the bonus code PWORKS.  You must also make a minimum deposit to take part in these offers; however with  [ Read More ]