In one of the toughest final tables in recent memory (which is definitely saying something considering the star-studded final tables we have seen throughout 2011) the UK’s James “flushy” Dempsey managed to win his first WPT title, adding to his World Series of Poker bracelet he won back in 2009. Dempsey captured the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic title andRead Full Article

You could just feel that the something special was going to happen throughout the entire World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic main event, as the big names kept surviving, and the story-lines began to develop. Now with just six players remaining for the coveted title, Antonio Esfandiari is a mere five eliminations away from defending his WPT Five Diamonds title fromRead Full Article

After three full days of play the World poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic is down to just 49 players (after starting with 411 players) and there is no shortage of poker superstars in the hunt for the prestigious title. Amongst the remaining field of 49 players are an astonishing six former WPT Champions, including the 2010 WPT Five Diamonds winner AntonioRead Full Article

With the WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamonds Poker Classic taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada the center of the US poker world at the moment, nearly halfway across the world it’s the European Poker Tour’s annual stop in Prague, Czech Republic that is headlining the European poker scene. The EPT Prague Main Event is entering Day 4, and the tournament has seen its record-settingRead Full Article

The 10th anniversary of the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic may not have set any records (like the recent WPT Prague and concurrently running EPT Prague) but the field that turned out for the $10,000 buy-in Main Event is chock-full with some of the poker world’s top talent. With late registration running well into Day 2 of the tournament, theRead Full Article

With a €4 million guarantee the 579 players who registered for the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event over the two starting days easily eclipsed that number, generating a total prize-pool of €4,342,500. However, this number is way off of last year’s pace, which saw 764 players ante-up the €7,500 buy-in. Despite the drastic decrease in attendance the winner of the 2011 Partouche Poker TourRead Full Article

1. Olivier Busquet is AWESOME in the broadcast booth, and Antonio Esfandiari is only slightly inferior The 2011 WSOP Live Stream on ESPN 2 and ESPN 3 seems to be the wave of the future, and this is only possible because of the fantastic job done by poker pros Olivier Busquet and Antonio Esfandiari in the broadcast booth. Their insights and breakdowns of differentRead Full Article

One of the more sinister prop bets in poker history occurred during the $1k No Limit Holdem on Sunday courtesy of Antonio Esfandiari –one of the more prolific pro bettors in poker to begin with—but unlike the usual side-bet between poker players this time around it was a railbird who would be wagering with Esfandiari. According to PokerNews.com’s live reporting team an Antonio fanRead Full Article

From the outset of the final day of play in the $1.500 Pot Limit Holdem tournament at the 2011 World Series of Poker it seemed as though Brian Rast and Allen Kessler were on a collision course to meet for the bracelet, and this is precisely what happened as the two long-time pros met in the heads-up portion of the tournament. Rast entered theRead Full Article

The full roster for the upcoming NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship was released today, and now that the entire 64 player field is known I thought I would take a look at some of the favorites amongst the field. First, here is a look at the complete 64 player field: The majority of entrants are poker players, including Phil Galfond, Sorel Mizzi, Patrik Antonius,Read Full Article