World of Poker news http://en.pokerstrategy.com/images/logo_rss.png http://en.pokerstrategy.com 137 144 Zend_Feed_Writer 1.11.10 (http://framework.zend.com) http://en.pokerstrategy.com After 4 days of play in Venice, Italy, the WPT Venice has reached the official final table. Check out some information on the 6 players who hope to become the WPT Venice champion.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:49:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Final-Table-Reached-at-WPT-Venice_56525/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Final-Table-Reached-at-WPT-Venice_56525/ In today's Daily Rewind we bring you news of Betfair raising money for Thor Hansen. Meanwhile, the Global Poker Index is going yearly and the final table is set at WPT Venice.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind:-GPI-Player-of-the-Year,-Betfair-s-Charity,-WPT-Venice_56497/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind:-GPI-Player-of-the-Year,-Betfair-s-Charity,-WPT-Venice_56497/ With the face of online poker changing at such an accelerated rate, Barry Carter asks, is the current poker sponsorship model outdated?]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/The-Death-of-Poker-Sponsorship-Part-1_56423/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/The-Death-of-Poker-Sponsorship-Part-1_56423/ After 3 days of play at the WPT Venice, Danish Simon Ravnsbaek leads the remaining 9-player field. Find out what else happened on Day 3, and check out a new video of a Royal Flush Girls photo shoot.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:54:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/WPT-Venice-Day-3:-Simon-Ravnsbaek-Leads-Final-9-Players_56489/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/WPT-Venice-Day-3:-Simon-Ravnsbaek-Leads-Final-9-Players_56489/ Despite filing a brief which supplemented their motions for dismissal this week, a United States Judge has denied John Campos and Chad Elie in their request for Black Friday charges against them to be dropped. Find out the details.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:10:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Judge-Decides-John-Campos-and-Chad-Elie-Will-Go-to-Trial-for-Black-Friday-Case_56485/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Judge-Decides-John-Campos-and-Chad-Elie-Will-Go-to-Trial-for-Black-Friday-Case_56485/ Today we hear about an interesting prop bet from Jason Mercier. We look at proposed reforms to UK gambling law and report on the Michael DiVita controversy with the Epic Poker League.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind:-Mercier-s-Prop,-UK-Offshore-Gambling-Bill,-DiVita-v-EPL_56465/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind:-Mercier-s-Prop,-UK-Offshore-Gambling-Bill,-DiVita-v-EPL_56465/ Following the announcement of the 2012 WSOP schedule last week, we look at some of the biggest innovations to come out of the series. ]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Top-Ten-World-Series-Of-Poker-Innovations:-Part-1_56366/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Top-Ten-World-Series-Of-Poker-Innovations:-Part-1_56366/ After 2 days of play, the WPT Venice is down to just 27 players, and two of them are James Akenhead and Kara Scott. Find out what else happened on Day 2, and check out a video of the Royal Flush Girls in Venice.]]> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:29:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/WPT-Venice-Down-to-27-Players-[Royal-Flush-Girls-Video]_56449/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/WPT-Venice-Down-to-27-Players-[Royal-Flush-Girls-Video]_56449/ Today's Rewind reports on the sad death of Russian poker player Nikolay Evdakov. Viktor Blom recaps his maiden tournament win at the PCA and we hear that the EPT Grand Final will be returning to Monte Carlo this year.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind:-Blom-s-PCA-Report,-RIP-Nikolay-Evdakov,-EPT-Monte-Carlo-Returns_56418/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind:-Blom-s-PCA-Report,-RIP-Nikolay-Evdakov,-EPT-Monte-Carlo-Returns_56418/ Former November Niner Filippo Candio sits atop a star-studded field at the end of Day 1 of the 2012 WPT Venice. Many other well-known poker pros will join him for Day 2 on Tuesday.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:37:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Filippo-Candio-Crushes-WPT-Venice-Day-1_56397/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Filippo-Candio-Crushes-WPT-Venice-Day-1_56397/ The PokerStars EPT Deauville is in the books, and Belarusian Vadzim Kursevich has earned the title and the €875,000 first-place prize. Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano will have to wait for his eighth EPT final table for another chance at victory.]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:08:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Vadzim-Kursevich-Wins-EPT-Deauville!_56396/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Vadzim-Kursevich-Wins-EPT-Deauville!_56396/ Today we hear about Phil Hellmuth's unfortunate Superbowl betting and relive a rather large pot through Gus Hansen. Laurent Tapie has indicated quite how much FTP are owed by certain poker players, and Daniel Negreanu is blogging about his terrible start to 2012.]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind:-Hellmuth-s-Bet,-Gus-s-Sweat,-Full-Tilt-Debt_56378/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind:-Hellmuth-s-Bet,-Gus-s-Sweat,-Full-Tilt-Debt_56378/ We have filtered out thousands of superbowl tweets to bring you what the biggest names in poker have been tweeting. Pius meets another world champ, everyone seems to be losing, and guess what Elky hasn't done yet. ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Weekly-Poker-Tweets:-Negreanu-Hacked,-Trickett-Downswing,-Brunson-s-Blood_56363/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Weekly-Poker-Tweets:-Negreanu-Hacked,-Trickett-Downswing,-Brunson-s-Blood_56363/ PokerStrategy.com CEO Dominik 'Korn' Kofert shares his views on how poker rooms should be attracting new recreational players to the tables, if they are to sustain themselves going forward. ]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/The-Future-Of-Poker-Dominik-Kofert-Blog_56247/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/The-Future-Of-Poker-Dominik-Kofert-Blog_56247/ After 5 days of play at the PokerStars EPT Deauville, the final table has been reached. Paul Guichard leads the remaining eight players, and Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano has successfully reached his 7th career EPT final table.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:07:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/EPT-Deauville-Day-5:-Final-Table-Reached_56351/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/EPT-Deauville-Day-5:-Final-Table-Reached_56351/ In today's Daily Rewind we hear about the closure of Subject: Poker, check out the latest poker site to hit the market and get the result from the GSOP Salzburg event. All that plus a high stakes round-up and another Daily Signoff. ]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind-Subject:-Poker-No-More,-Robbie-Williams-Poker,-GSOP-Result-_56334/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Daily-Rewind-Subject:-Poker-No-More,-Robbie-Williams-Poker,-GSOP-Result-_56334/ In part 2 of our interview with high-stakes online pro Ben "sauce123" Sulsky, the topics of discussion include regulation in poker, the problems surrounding bumhunting, and more.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Interview-with-Ben-sauce123-Sulsky,-Part-2-[Audio]_56315/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Interview-with-Ben-sauce123-Sulsky,-Part-2-[Audio]_56315/ The third WPT Venice in 12 months starts tomorrow, with some big names from the worlds of poker and entertainment, expected to join in the action. ]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/WPT-Venice-Begins-Tomorrow:-Cody,-Scott,-Pescatori,-Romanello,-Tony-G-to-Play_56320/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/WPT-Venice-Begins-Tomorrow:-Cody,-Scott,-Pescatori,-Romanello,-Tony-G-to-Play_56320/ Part 2 of our insight into what the best players in the world were doing before they discovered poker.]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Before-Poker:-The-Top-Ten-Pre-Poker-Career-Paths:-Part-2_56113/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Before-Poker:-The-Top-Ten-Pre-Poker-Career-Paths:-Part-2_56113/ Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano has emerged with the chip lead at the PokerStars EPT Deauville in France. Find out what happened on Day 4 and who Pagano will have to battle for the title.]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:12:00 +0000 http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Luca-Pagano-Leads-EPT-Deauville-After-Day-4_56329/ http://en.pokerstrategy.com/news/world-of-poker/Luca-Pagano-Leads-EPT-Deauville-After-Day-4_56329/