Continuing the celebration of Rounders turning twenty this year, The Ringer now brings us “Going All In: An Oral History of Rounders” —which doesn’t disappoint.
In this amazing interview that takes us behind the scenes like never before, we get an insight into how the best poker film of all time was made and how Matt Damon, Edward Norton and John Malkovich ended up in their iconic roles.
We also learn about Norton and Damon taking their method acting to the next level, by using their newly acquired poker skills to fleece the head honchos of Miramax the disgraced Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob.
After running for almost two months, PokerStars has decided to fold its third new variant of the year—Unfold Hold’em Poker.
The game involved a never seen before twist on online poker that allowed players who folded the hand pre-flop to be back on the game.
The announcement to retire the game was first made on our big-brother site, pokerfuse. The decision was made following “a strategic review”, it was stated to pokerfuse.
The game can no longer be found on the lobby of dot-com, UK client and other clients where the game was available.
Could Fusion or Six Plus Hold’em (the two games which PRO discovered earlier) make its debut on PokerStars? We’ll find out soon.
published
5 years, 5 months ago •
by Anuj •
permalink
If you missed the opportunity to try out the much-awaited poker site Run It Once Poker during its first beta testing, then you should get ready because the operator wants you to try out the new software for real-money gameplay once again.
The site will open for another beta testing session on Wednesday, October 3 and it is expected this time around there will be more new features to try out including possibly the hand replayer, which had been disabled earlier.
Also, the good news is that for the first time the RIO site will have a Mac client along with the Windows Desktop client.
Once again, the testing will be open to the invite-only participants who will be randomly selected. Users can apply for beta testing by logging in to their site and click on “I Want In!”
If selected, invitees will receive a confirmation email. After confirming, the site will send all the details a day before the test begins. The site will once again be offering a deposit bonus as a gift. Players who deposit €10 will receive a free €30.
Previous testers will automatically receive an invite.
If you have more questions, check out Run It Once Poker: Everything You Need to Know on our big-brother site, pokerfuse. They answer all the questions you may have such as whether RIO Poker is available in your region, what games will be available, deposit/withdrawal methods, etc.
Also, check out our exclusive gameplay video below.
published
5 years, 5 months ago •
by Anuj •
permalink
Short Deck Poker, an exciting and fun variant of Texas Hold’em game that has been making headlines everywhere lately is now being hosted for the first time in the history of Poker After Dark.
Big Three week features a two-day cash game mix of No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and Short Deck (also known as Six Plus Hold’em). Blinds are $100/$200 including a $200 big blind ante for NLHE and PLO while Short Deck features $100 ante from every player on the table and a $200 button ante. Minimum buy-in is $20,000 and Short Deck is played with a $20,000 cap.
Among the players to participate are partypoker ambassador Ike Haxton who recently shipped a Short Deck tournament, Ben Lamb, and Brandon Adams. Ryan Tosoc, Jonathan Depa, and Justin Ligeri are also confirmed to join the lineup.
The game will be live-streamed tonight on PokerGO.
published
5 years, 5 months ago •
by Anuj •
permalink
Watch the craziness unfold in one of the biggest poker pots ever televised.
When you place a straddle bet, you would really hope to see hands like pocket Kings or Aces, and that’s exactly what happened to Paul Phua, a Malaysian businessman and poker player.
At the recent Triton High Roller Series in Jeju in a $1 million buy-in cash game, a massive pot built up between Tom Dwan and Paul Phua. Blinds were 3M/6M/6M with a 12M straddle in the local currency.
Paul straddled and Dominik Nitsche raised, then Tom sees Ace Queen and decides to 3bet to 120M only to see a 4bet from Paul who woke up with Aces.
The pot had already gone up to $431,100 and after some tanking, Tom goes all-in for his remaining $1 million. Paul who had been smiling and laughing continuously throughout the hand, calls instantly to take down the massive $2,353,500 pot. After Dwan loses, he announces that instead of trying to get even with Phua we was going to try his luck at Six Plus Hold’em.
Watch the fierce battle between Tom Dwan and Paul Phua as it creates one of the biggest televised poker pot here:
published
5 years, 5 months ago •
by Anuj •
permalink
The cast of the Game of Gold show comes together again to talk about their personal experiences and relive some of the best moments that marked Season 1.
Mark Your Calendar: PokerStars Reveals SCOOP 2024 Dates
PokerStars’ flagship Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is returning for its 16th edition in May.
Win a Free WPT Championship Seat with ClubWPT & Pokerfuse
The exclusive freeroll taking place on April 1 will send the winner to play in the WPT Choctaw Championship event in style!
New WSOP Promotion Giving Away $3,000 Package
The Shoot your Shot promotion is running in US markets until March 18.
WSOP Main Event Seats up for Grabs in GGPoker’s Super Circuit Series
The big online series features $100,000,000 in cash prizes and dozens of WSOP Main Event packages for GGPoker players.
GGPoker Brings WSOP to Toronto for the First Time Ever
GGPoker Ontario has partnered up with Great Canadian Resort Toronto to bring the first-ever WSOP Circuit event to Daniel Negreanu’s home city.
Your Routes to Qualify Online for WSOP 2024 Main Event
Online Qualifiers are now underway from as little as $1!
WSOP 2024 Online Schedule — To Be Released by March 15?
Players will have to wait a bit longer to find out how to play for WSOP bracelets online.
Daniel Negreanu Reveals His WSOP 2024 Plans
Daniel Negreanu has announced his personal schedule for the 2024 WSOP, aiming to play in 45 bracelet events this summer.
The FULL WSOP 2024 Schedule Has *Finally* Been Released
The wait is over and players can finally start planning for the 2024 World Series of Poker!
$10M on Offer in GGPoker Masters Overlay Edition
GGPoker will be throwing one of the most valuable online tournaments in 2024, with a big overlay almost guaranteed!
Third Times a Charm! WSOP Schedule To Be Released Tomorrow
WSOP 2024 Schedule coming Friday, for real this time.
Player Has $700k Confiscated by PartyPoker
PartyPoker confiscated the record amount, claiming that ‘Exodus944’ broke terms and conditions by providing a fake document.
PokerStars Team Pro Completes $100 to $10,000 Bankroll Challenge
It took nearly 100 days for the PokerStars Team Pro Sebastian Huber to reach his goal and turn the initial $100 bankroll into $10,000.
WSOP US Throwing Main Event Satellites Every Sunday in February
Join $215 satellites on WSOP US on Sundays and have an early shot at securing your seat in the 2024 Main Event!
Game of Gold Show: Behind the Scenes Premiers Tomorrow
The cast of the Game of Gold show comes together again to talk about their personal experiences and relive some of the best moments that marked Season 1.
Bounty Builder Series Coming to PokerStars US This February
PokerStars US players in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Jersey will get to enjoy ten days of non-stop bounty action.
WSOP Keeps Players Waiting… Full Schedule Coming “Next Week”
Players are chomping at the bit to make plans for the summer, as WSOP schedule still not released.
Jonathan Little Claims the 2024 PokerGO Cup
With his triumph in Event #8, Jonathan Little secured the PokerGO Cup and moved to the third spot on the season-long PGT leaderboard.
Phil Galfond Brings Inside Scoop of the Isildur1 Story
Check out the story of Viktor 'Isildur1’ Blom told by Phil Galfond, a man who got to know the young Swedish phenom away from the virtual felt.
WSOP Full Schedule Coming Feb 14?
From WSOP aficionado Kevmath, hint that the full WSOP 2024 schedule will be dropping by February 14, at the latest.