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Tatjana Pasalic Talks Durrrr Challenge: Tom Dwan Says Delay Likely
A lot of hype has surrounded the so-called Durrrr Challenge, a high stakes series of online poker games originated by Tom Durrrr Dwan. Our friend Tatjana Pasalic was talking about it with Dwan at this week’s PartyPoker World Open 6 where the young New Jersey native busted out pretty early. Because of the Open, not much action has taken place these last couple of days with the challenge.
Dwan explains: “I laid 3/1 on a side bet of $1.5 million to $500K as long as we played 50,000 hands of 200 to 400 or higher no limit.”
PokerStars Pro May be on the Outs
By now, it is no secret that the online poker world is centered on the site of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and its host,PokerStars. In addition to the buzz generated by the prestigious and online’s most lucrative tournament series, much speculation has abounded regarding the status of some of the site’s longtime sponsored professional players. Specifically, the speculation is centered around Gavin Griffen, Hevad Khan, and former World Champ, Peter Eastgate.
Devilfish: He’s No Fish When It Comes To Poker
British poker pro David "Devilfish" Ulliot is the latest professional poker player to write an autobiography.
High Stakes Poker: Tom Dwan Not Faring Well in Durrrr Challenge II
Let’s hope the so-called Durrrr Challenge II is more exciting than the first stage of this high-stakes poker borefest. So far, it very well might be.
Durrrr Challenge Like a Good Movie Sequel… And Sex The Second Time
The second installment of the Durrrr Challengegot underway this past week. It’s an online poker challenge made by player phenom Tom Durrrr Dwan. While a lot of people in the poker community still discuss the Durrrr Challenge, it hasn’t exactly lived up to the original hype. A matter of fact, the Durrrr Challenge has become a bit of a yawner as opposed to a nail biter.
That may change with the second installment.
Vampire Bats Invade Doyle Brunson Property
Blood thirsty Vampire bats have begun nesting on the property of poker great Doyle Brunson, Gambling911.com has learned.
Daniel Negreanu’s Downward Spiral, Disrespect for Women, Poker Buds
As if calling Annie Duke a “f***ing c***” during a recent interview weren’t enough, other poker players are starting to notice Daniel Negreanu becoming more “verbally abusive”, as they put it.Is Michael Phelps About to Become a UB.com Online Poker Pro?
New Chapter in the Tom Durrrr Dwan Online Poker Challenge
The so-called Durrrr Challenge will move to the next stage as Tom Durrrr Dwan is set to take on Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates.
Phil Ivey Suffers Massive $786,935 Setback This Past Weekend
Annie Duke Furious PokerStars Defends Negreanu “F**ing C***!” Quote
Professional poker player Annie Duke on Tuesday wrote an “open letter” to the folks at PokerStars.com, who responded to a Women’s Poker League participant voicing her opinion over the recent comments made by Daniel Negreanu towards Ms. Duke. Negreanu. In an interview conducted last week by a British poker news site, Negreanu was quoted as calling Annie a “f***ing c**t”.
Annie Duke was not exactly thrilled with what appears to be PokerStars defense of Negreanu’s quote (which appears below).
High Stakes Poker News: Cole South’s $171K Weekend
One of the more popular and successful online poker players, Cole South, walked away with $171,000 this weekend.
Daniel Negreanu Sorry For Calling Annie Duke A “F***ing C***”
Trishelle Cannatella Hosting UB.com Sniper NLH $100K GTD Poker Tourney
High Stakes Poker News: Patrik Antonius Takes on Zigmund
HighStakesDB.com reports three players fought it out in a $200/$400 PLO game earlier in the week. On Wednesday, they were at it again, but this time they stepped up to play $300/$600 instead. And this time around it was Patrik Antonius who got the better this matchup when he managed to win $237K while the two others lost about $100K each. Antonius also found a $95K win in the seven game, so at the end of the day he ended up winning $332K.
Jesus On TMZ.com: Turns $1 Into $20,000 Playing Online Poker
Professional poker player Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is a major celebrity.
The TV show "TMZ" says so.
"TMZ," a nightly, half-hour, syndicated American television program, usually features on-the-street interviews (or non-interviews) with major Hollywood celebrities such as movie and TV stars (the show is based in Los Angeles).
On yesterday's episode of "TMZ" was--shockingly, or maybe not--a segment on Ferguson.
Jagajeet Chiba: Negreanu Poker Website Needs to be Boycotted
(Jagajeet Chiba’s opinion does not necessarily reflect that of Gambling911.com nor its Management)
Poker World In Shock Over Negreanu Attack On Duke: “F***ing C***”
Poker News: Daniel Negreanu Calls Annie Duke a “F***ing C***”
Online Poker: Mickey “mement_mori” Petersen Comes to CardRunners
Gus Hansen’s Online Poker Nightmare Continues: Down $7.7 Mil
Top 5 Surprises in Poker in 2010 So Far
WickedChopsPoker.com has posted its five biggest surprises in poker so far this year.
Included is the number of women who have won major tournaments in 2010, Absolute Poker representative Liv Boree (pictured) being one. WCP calls 2010 “The Year of the Woman”. Sure there have been some notable females who play poker, but no woman has ever made it to the final table of the World Series of Poker main event.
Proof of Age Please, Online Poker Player URnotINdanger2
Fortunes are won and lost with the turn of a single card, dreams built and die moment by moment as faceless adversaries wage psychological warfare on one another for hours on end. This mystical place lives and breaths in the virtual world that is online poker. It takes a special breed to be successful in a place where the anonymity involved adds to the mystique, legend and chaos that resides on every online poker site out there. With so much going on, it is nearly impossible to capture so much that is going on.
Doyle Brunson Does Texas
I just got back from Texas again. It’s like stepping into another world when I get there. The economy is thriving and the people are optimistic, quite a far cry from the doom and gloom you hear around Vegas. The oil wells, wind farms, dairy farms, cattle ranches and cotton and peanut farms seem to make the residents of West Texas have plenty of money. that translates into successful restaurants, shops, banks, etc. We tend to live in our own small part of the world and we just forget just how big our planet is.
