The final day of the PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne Main Event will kick off with local player Phillip Wilcocks beginning with a huge chip-lead for the second straight day. Yesterday Wilcocks sat atop the final 37 players with a 770k to 452k chip advantage, and heading into the finalRead Full Article
As poker players from around the world begin to return home after a month and a half in Las Vegas for the 2011 World Series of Poker, the other major poker tours are also getting back into the swing of things, with the first tournament to get underwayRead Full Article
The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event played down to 22 players on Day 7 –five more eliminations than was expected—and hopes for an Erick Lindgren, “Doc” Sands, JP Kelly, Tony Hachem, David Bach, Andrew Brokos, Sebastian Ruthenberg, John Esposito, and Steve Brecher final table were dashedRead Full Article
The World Series of Poker Main Event has new chip-leader, and after the chip-leader started with 2009 $50k HORSE Champion to David Bach, it was then passed to online star Phil “USCPhildo” Collins, and then to 2011 WSOP POY frontrunner Ben Lamb, but it ended the night inRead Full Article
The 2011 World Series of Poker will most likely be remembered for Phil Hellmuth’s three runner-up finishes, the emergence of Ben Lamb, and of course the last time we will witness controversy in the Ladies Championship. But perhaps the most interesting story-line at the 2011 WSOP has beenRead Full Article
It’s not every day that you get two big names battling heads-up for a major poker championship, but this is precisely what occurred at The Big Event Championship at the Bicycle Casino yesterday, as Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem and Victor Ramdin navigated a tough final table toRead Full Article
Although it’s unlikely Tony Hachem will ever be able to get out from his Brother Joe’s shadow, the “Other Hachem” has been having a ton of success on the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour over the past two years. It was recently announced that Tony Hachem hasRead Full Article