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The poker world was saddened on Tuesday to learn that two-time WSOP bracelet winner Thor Hansen has been stricken with terminal cancer.
Thor Hansen won 2 WSOP bracelets and over $2.9 Million in his poker career.
The announcement was made on twitter by Andreas Høivold who said that “It is a very sad day for Norwegian poker. »
Sometimes a person wins the WSOP Main Event on sheer luck. They might have a run of cards that comes once in a lifetime. Everyone who wins the Main Event is going to need to get lucky, but some of the winners relied almost exclusively on luck. Here is a list of the top five »
Earlier this month, the Bicycle Casino in Los Angles held their first ever World Series of Poker Circuit Event. This was the first time the circuit was in a Los Angeles casino and the event was capped off by the $1,500 NL Hold’em Main Event. The event drew a staggering 549 players for »
The WSOP Main Event is the title all poker players dream about. It not only comes with a life-changing amount of money, but it places the winner in a select group of players who are remembered as being the best in the world. Of course, some players are remembered more fondly than others.
Doyle Brunson (left) »
Last year, the Epic Poker League began play as the “PGA of professional poker.” The series of events, each capped with $20,000 rake-free Main Event, have been heralded by many and disdained by others. Now, it appears that the fledgling poker league may be in sale talks.
Epic Poker League could be sold within 60 days.
In »
The 2012 WSOP date have been announced, but not exactly in a way that you would normally expect. Yesterday, the WSOP posted a job announcement on their twitter looking for poker dealers for the 2012 WSOP. In that ad, the dates for the event were listed.
WSOP dates have been released.
According to the job ad, the »
PokerRoom.com is back after the two year hiatus from the online poker game. Now, with their hand back in the game fans and the media are expecting that the poker website is going to be back and better than ever.
PokerRoom is back
News of the return of the poker website was announced via Twitter and stated »
Ten time WSOP bracelet winner and poker icon Doyle Brunson has won just about every award that there is to win in poker. He is a two-time WSOP Main Event champion, a World Poker Tour champion, and the author of the “poker bible” in Super System. Now, Doyle Brunson is the first player in poker »
You may have heard about the recent attack on 2010 World Series of Poker winner, Jonathan Duhamel, that happened in the end of December. He was reportedly tied up, beaten, and robbed of money and some personal property. The good news is that after about a week of investigation the Longueil Police Department was able »
