Ash cloud The Triton Poker livestreams are a seasonal delight for poker fans, particularly those who love to rail the procedures of those at the upper echelons of our beautiful game. This week, poker’s high stakes roadshow has taken up residence in Jeju, the South Korean island famed for its white sand beaches and stunning ...
Mike Postle and the Dung Beetle: Alleged Cheater Speaks Out on X Space
Dung Beetle Like lots of people, I’m obsessed with nature documentaries and, last week, I watched a terrific show all about Scarabaeoidea, specifically scarab dung beetles. Most dung beetles search for dung using their keen sense of smell but some members of this particular variety prefer to steal the dung from other beetles. If they ...
Opinion: Is It Always OK to Call the Clock?
Vogelsang calls clock after 25 seconds Last Sunday, I had a little altercation at the table with Dutch poker player and eye-candilicious fashionista Tom Vogelsang who called “clock” on me 20-25 seconds into my decision when we were bubble-adjacent, just three spots from the money in the €2,200 ($2,380) FPS Paris High Roller. In doing ...
Bill Perkins Buys Out of Shaun Deeb Body Fat Percentage Bet For $800,000
Deeb accepts buyout Three weeks ago, we all saw the selfie and I for one swooned like a southern belle. Shaun Deeb was on track and looking great heading into the final four months of his $1m prop bet with Bill Perkins. The six-time bracelet winner and former WSOP Player of the Year didn’t just ...
The Best Online Games for Beginners
Venturing into the world of online gaming can feel overwhelming for beginners. With thousands of games out there, it's hard to know where to start. This article will guide you through a handpicked selection of the best online games perfectly suited for newcomers, ensuring a fun and accessible experience. Let’s dive in and discover your new ...
A Victory for White Magic as Phil Hellmuth Wins His 17th WSOP Bracelet
White Magic “Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”~ Roald Dahl The inimitable Phil Hellmuth has done it again. Against a tough field in a high variance format, poker’s most famous exponent of “white magic” pulled off a record-extending 17th victory at the World Series of Poker in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty ...
Ali Imsirovic: The Empty Words of a Hollow Man
Woefully inadequate A mea culpa. An unqualified apology. An acknowledgment of wrong-doing. Real remorse. A commitment to pay back the money stolen. A promise to never do it again. Unrepentant poker swindler Ali Imsirovic offered none of these things last night in a 28-minute-long YouTube video that was as insincere as it was nauseatingly boring. had ...
Eden Rocks Is Still Here
I’m Still Here In 2009, Joaquin Phoenix appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” to promote his film Two Lovers. He was dressed in a black suit, white shirt, and black tie. His hair was a mess and his beard was overgrown and untamed. He wore sunglasses and chewed gum. He was fidgety and ...
Isaac Haxton’s First WSOP Bracelet in a Life of High Stakes Poker
Fading hearts on the river In 2014, the acclaimed American poet and translator Brooks Haxton penned a beautifully poetic memoir entitled Fading Hearts on the River: A Life in High-Stakes Poker or How My Son Cheats Death, Wins Millions, & Marries His College Sweetheart. In it, he conjures the familiar image of a parent living ...
High Stakes Poker Live Was a Grippingly Entertaining Painfully Unwatchable Mess
Unsavory behavior “This guy is a raving lunatic,” said commentator Nick Schulman about the self-anointed King of LA, poker’s newest bad boy Nikhil Arcot as he downed his umpteenth glass of Pinot Noir during a tumultuous seven hours in the PokerGO studio. Nik ‘Airball,’ as Arcot is better known, brought his signature smack-talk and rowdiness to ...