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Daniel Negreanu: Hacker has cost me $61,000
Poker News February 5, 2012 Daniel Negreanu has revealed that an email hacker who logged into his PokerStars account 'for a joyride' has cost him $61,000.
The 37-year-old had his hotmail hacked last week as he was on a plane back to Las Vegas from the Aussie Millions in Melbourne.
Kid Poker then discovered to his horror that his main poker account had also been accessed - and the perpetrator was busy playing with his...
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Sam Trickett is the best poker player in Europe
Poker News January 30, 2012 Sam Trickett has officially been crowned the best poker player in Europe.
The East Retford-born star was named European Poker Player of the Year at the 11th Annual European Poker Awards.
The Golden Spade tops an astonishing 18 months for the youngster, who pocketed more than $3million in just 30 days at the start of 2011, with huge victories at the PCA and Aussie Millions high rollers.
In...
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Daniel Negreanu: The best loser in poker
Poker News January 30, 2012 Hats off to Daniel Negreanu.
The 37-year-old has certainly had his enemies (Annie Duke, anyone?) but nobody can say he's a bad loser.
Most of us sukily storm off after getting kicked out of a tournament, any tournament, especially when it's right on the bubble.
But not Kid Poker.
He let an eye-watering $800,000 slip through his fingers in the Aussie Millions Super High Roller...
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Oliver Speidel wins Aussie Millions Main Event
Poker News January 29, 2012 Oliver Speidel has won the Aussie Millions Main Event 2012.
The only local to make the final table won the biggest payday of his life - $1.6m - by beating Kenny Wong.
The 26-year-old looked stunned as his aces held against Wong's nines just 20 minutes into heads-up play.
He said: “Words can’t describe it. I’ve just been incredibly lucky this week.
“It’s almost...
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Phil Ivey lands biggest cash of career so far
Poker News January 28, 2012 Phil Ivey busted out of the Aussie Millions 2012 Main Event in 12th place today - then went and won the $250,000 Super High Roller.
The 35-year-old, who picked up $100,000 earlier in the day, pocketed an astonishing $2,000,000 after beating Patrik Antonius ($1,200,000) heads up.
Gus Hansen picked up $800,000 for finishing 3rd.
Ivey was just ahead of Antonius when heads up began, but ground...
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Phil Ivey facing Aussie Millions heartache
Poker News January 27, 2012 Phil Ivey is the short-stack heading into the last two days of the Aussie Millions Main Event 2012.
The 35-year-old has just 699,000 chips - the least of the 12 remaining players, who will battle it out in Melbourne tomorrow afternoon for the right to be on Sunday's final table.
Ivey had stalked his way up to second place on Day 3 and seemed set for his first major final table for two...
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Phil Ivey charges up Aussie Millions leaderboard
Poker News January 26, 2012 Phil Ivey has charged up the Aussie Millions Main Event leaderboard to sit in 2nd place heading into Day 3.
The 35-year-old, who has a staggering eight WSOP bracelets to his name, is in prime position to challenge for glory and the $1.6 million first prize.
He finished Day 2 with 778,500 chips - with only Tim O’Shea ahead of him in the race for the top share of the $6,590,000 prize...
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Phil Ivey makes big move at Aussie Millions
Poker News January 25, 2012 Phil Ivey dominates poker to the extent that he is most commonly compared to a great golfer, Tiger Woods.
But it was a legend from another sport - cricketer Shane Warne - who helped the 35-year-old into a commanding position on Day 1c of the Aussie Millions Main Event in Melbourne.
Ivey had struggled throughout much of this third opening day and had dropped to 85,000 chips - nearly 170,000...
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Tom Dwan survives Day 1b of Aussie Millions
Poker News January 24, 2012 Tom Dwan has made it through to Day 2 of the Aussie Millions Main Event.
Online ace durrrr is making his live comeback at the $10,600 tourney, as exclusively revealed by Pokerjolt last week.
And despite the 25-year-old being knocked out of the $100,000 Challenge on Sunday, Dwan progressed in the Main Event with a very respectable pile of 107,400 chips.
Other big names among the 92 to make...
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Aussie Millions: Patrik Antonius bites the dust
Poker News January 23, 2012 FINNISH poker superstar Patrik Antonius was among the early big name casualties at the Aussie Millions Main Event 2012.
The 31-year-old, who boasts live tournament winnings of $3,375,000, hit the rail at the first hurdle along with Barry Greenstein, Jeff Lisandro, Dan Kelly and a host of other household names.
In total, 84 players saw their dreams of winning the AUD$ 10,600 tourney...
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