PartyPoker's recurring bad beat jackpot paid off in a big way on Thursday evening when the prize find climbed to $1,013,381.63, a new record for an online poker jackpot, before being hit. German player 'Judith75' had the losing......
It was part of Continental Airlines OnePass 21st Birthday Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament held at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas.
Shiver, who has been playing poker for approximately four years as a hobby, already has some vacation scheduled with a Mediterranean cruise, a trip to Italy and road football games all on the agenda.
"It was a wonderful experience," said Shiver. "I didn't talk to anyone - win or lose - who didn't have a great time. I feel very fortunate and really...
The Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza IV will take place Nov. 1-25 with a total of 25 No-Limit Hold'em events with buy-ins ranging from $330 up to $2,500 for the three-day championship final.
The draw is, of course, the enormous amount of starting chips. Even the $330 events offer an astounding $10,000 chips with long levels, which makes the events very similar to high buy-in poker tournaments.
The $540 and $1,060 events both give players $12,500 while the $2,500 event offers...
Hollywood Poker's two upcoming PokerNews Cup Australia Freerolls give players the chance to compete for entry to Australia's most anticipated poker event, plus entries to qualifiers for other major poker tourneys…...