It appears all of last week’s talk about Chris Ferguson single-handedly holding up the sale of Full Tilt Poker to Groupe Bernard Tapie (a deal being brokered by the United States Department of Justice) was off the mark, as it came to light today that player loans from Full Tilt Poker to certain owners, sponsored players, and other individuals, is actually the main stickingRead Full Article

Earlier this week Daniel Negreanu sat down for an interview with the website pokerplayer.co.uk, who somehow always manages to bring out the best and most controversial remarks in Daniel –you may recall it was the same outlet that Negreanu infamously referred to Annie Duke as a C***in a prior interview. This time around the line of questioning focused on the current state of poker,Read Full Article

A lot of stories can fall through the cracks over the course of a week, and this past week was no exception. With eyes focused on Phil Ivey and the Aussie Millions, Super-High-Roller tournaments, and the European Poker Awards there were plenty of smaller stories that you have may have overlooked. Isildur1 wins his largest pot on PokerStars This past week Viktor “Isildur1” Blom,Read Full Article

The Aussie Millions is officially over, and the big winners were Dan Smith (who captured the $100k Challenge title, Phil Ivey (who not only won the $250k Challenge tournament but also finished 12th in the Aussie Millions main Event), and Australian poker pro Oliver Speidel (who captured the Aussie Millions Main Event crown). Ivey won the biggest prize of the tournament series in anRead Full Article

Phil Ivey is back! Since last April the world’s best poker player in many people’s minds has been MIA in the poker world, but after being spotted at the APT Macau tournament he showed up for the 2012 Aussie Millions , and it’s safe to say that he made his return to poker a very memorable one! Ivey nearly made the final table ofRead Full Article

In the run-up to the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event final table most of the talk centered around Phil Ivey (who eventually finished in 12th place) with any remaining scraps of coverage going to 2006 Aussie Millions Champion Lee Nelson (who finished in 9th place). Not to toot my own horn, but I also mentioned that Aussie poker pro Oliver Speidel was a playerRead Full Article

12 players returned to the poker tables at the Crown Casino on Saturday to play down to the official final table of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event, and before players even got situated the biggest story at the Aussie Millions, Phil Ivey, was eliminated in 12th place. Ivey pocketed $100k for his deep-run and simply went over to the $250k buy-in tournament whereRead Full Article

After four full days of play the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event is now down to just 12 participants, with one very, very, big name still in the hunt. Phil Ivey’s dominant run came to a screeching halt on Day 4 of the Aussie Millions, but the poker superstar did manage to squeak into Day 5 where he will enter the day as theRead Full Article

It was a fast day at the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event as the 75 remaining players played down to just 26 on Day 3 of the tournament. The money bubble burst just into Day 3 action, as 72 players were slated to receive at least a $15,000 payday from the tournament. By the end of the day, the talk of the tournament remainedRead Full Article

The 314 players who returned to the Crown Casino for Day 2 of the 2012 Aussie Millions with dreams of becoming the next Aussie Millions Main Event Champion saw their numbers slashed to just 74 players by the end of the day. With just 72 players slated to make the money in the tournament, the first few hands on Day 3 should very interesting!Read Full Article