The final table of the Party Poker World Open V began on Thursday afternoon, following two and a half days of poker action featuring everyone from Roland de Wolfe to Tom “durrrr” Dwan to Yevgeniy “Jovial Gent” Timoshenko. With Team Party Poker member Bodo Sbrzesny’s victory in the runners-up consolation heat the seven player final [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | October 17, 2009

The results of the Poker Hall of Fame voting are in and of the nine nominees, only one will be inducted in November: Mike Sexton. Sexton was named on a minimum of 75 percent of the Hall of Fame ballots, submitted by the living members of the Hall and 15 selected members of the poker [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | October 16, 2009

The penultimate preliminary heat of the Party Poker World Open V is in the books and the sixth spot at the final table now belongs to a very familiar face; that of World Poker Tour host, longtime Party Poker spokesman and candidate for the 2009 Poker Hall of Fame class, Mike Sexton.
Thanks to a last [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | October 15, 2009

The final table of the Party Poker World Open V is shaping up to have a little bit of everything as the five finalists come from every corner of the poker world and there are still two seats left to fill. Tight Poker reported yesterday that online pro Luke “FullFlush1” Schwartz and popular American pro [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | October 14, 2009

Online cash game pro Luke “Full_Flush1” Schwartz may be in his early twenties, but even at such a young age his reputation is starting to precede him. The British poker player’s penchant for antics and mouthing off is starting to catch up with him, as recent events at the PartyPoker World Open V suggest he [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | October 13, 2009

Recently Tight Poker reported that PartyBets set the odds for all 48 participants in the upcoming Party Poker World Open V. Those who would like some expert advice on who to pick in the upcoming tournament can also turn to the Party Poker Blog where longtime Party Poker spokesman and World Poker Tour host Mike [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | October 10, 2009

London has been the center of the poker universe lately, hasn´t it? The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) just finished up at the London Clubs International at the end of September and now the PartyPoker.com World Open V is ready to roll this weekend.  Organized by Matchroom Sport, the invitation-only event will take place [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | October 9, 2009

It appeared as if 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winner Peter Eastgate was going to take down his second major title in less than a year, but he fell just short, losing to American Aaron Gustavson heads-up at the final table of the European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event on Wednesday.
The [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | October 8, 2009

Just days after signing Australian poker pro Stewart to their grassroots team of sponsored pros, online poker room PartyPoker announced it added a new spokesman to their stable. Formula One race car driver Giancarlo “Fisi” Fisichella recently agreed to be the official ambassador for PartyPoker’s Italian-only poker website, PartyPoker.it.
The F1 driver has been a longtime [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | October 7, 2009

The latest installment of Party Poker’s Million Dollar Hand promotion is already underway, but the online poker site recently revealed two details about the popular prize-earning game. In addition to offering users an opportunity to win up to $1 million by making a royal flush with their promotional playing cards, the site is offering monetary [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | October 6, 2009