2008 Goals Assessment
December 31, 2008
Well well well. It’s that time of the year again, when the dorky among us go and dig up their goals for 2007 post, and assess how they did against those goals now that 2008 is mercifully coming to an end. Interestingly, in each of the three years I h…
2008 PokerStars Year In Review
December 30, 2008
Every year on December 31st, we look back at the previous twelve months and think, “There is no way PokerStars will be able to outdo itself after this year.” Every year, we are proven wrong. In 2008, PokerStars broke nearly…
World Cup of Poker: the British are coming!
December 30, 2008
Team Ireland landed in the finals of the World Cup of Poker IV, England did it the year before, and Scotland did it the year before that. 2009, however will see these nations gathered together under the banner of Team…
World Cup of Poker: Team Germany returns to the finals
December 30, 2008
Joined by Team PokerStars Pro Katja Thater, Team Germany made the finals of last year’s World Cup of Poker, but unfortunately had to say “Auf Weidersehen” in seventh place. Now, after plowing through five teams of their fellow countrymen, Team…
Another MTT Score
December 30, 2008
*****Warning! Warning! DANGER!! DANGER!! Even more Ultimate Bet Content Ahead!*****Blooooooooooom!I made another final table in the 9pm ET bounty “sniper” tournament on Ultimate Bet on Monday night, threatening to turn what was already my best year of …
World Cup of Poker: Viva Italia!
December 29, 2008
In the poker year that was 2008, Italy made a lasting impression. Luca Pagano was voted the EPT Player of the Year. Dario Minieri won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and Max Pescatori won his second. San Remo…
PokerStars World Record Weekend Results
December 29, 2008
We may be in the middle of PokerStars’ World Record Week, but this weekend was where the biggest action happened. In just the span of one day, we saw the world’s biggest ever poker tournament, the biggest ever Sunday Million,…