Max Pescatori's career tournament earnings are about $2 million, and in the past four months alone, he has garnered more than a quarter of a million dollars in prize money. Judging from his worldwide tournament appearances, it would be hard to deduce that Pescatori makes his home in Italy….
Anthony "LukaBloom" Calcia, 52, of Massachusetts, is SpadeClub's most recent $5,000 weekly event winner. Calcia's SpadeClub screen name derived from his favorite singer/songwriter, Luka Bloom, of Ireland. He has been playing poker for more than 40 years and enjoys the…
A hearing on the proposed rules of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) for the benefit of the House subcommittee titled "Proposed UIGEA Regulations: Burden without Benefit?" take place Wednesday, April 2. The hearing is for the Domestic and International Monetary…
Montel Williams was yesterday named as a member of Team USA to play in the PartyPoker.com Poker Nations Cup taking place in Cardiff, Wales from Apr. 7-10. The talk show host was picked by team captain Robert Williiamson III, and will be joined by team-mates Jamie Gold, Freddy Deeb, Chris…
PokerTek, Inc., licensor of automated poker tables, announced a needed infusion of cash this week. PokerTek’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed taking out a $1 million loan from UBS in exchange for a lien…
Ahead of a scheduled vote wherein Dutch legislators will consider UIGEA-style legislation designed to restrict access to the Dutch online gambling market for international court, a Netherlands Court has denied an appeal…
Zachary Hyman Seat 1 Chips: 285,000 Lifetime winnings: $805,473 2008 Player of the Year (POY) points: 0 Hometown: San Francisco, CA Prior WPT experience: Cashes: 28th Season VI Borgata Winter Open ($20,655). Poker accomplishments: Hyman emerged on the poker scene in 2007, when he won the…
History was on the line Thursday during day 3 of the World Poker Challenge. The small field produced a final 27 littered with the game's most recognizable faces. Phil Ivey came into the day with his ninth World Poker Tour cash, and if history was any indication, Ivey would be a shoo-in for…
The PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final is scheduled to take place in Monte Carlo April 12-17, and there are still chances for American players to get in on the biggest annual poker tournament to be held in Europe. Last year's winner, Gavin Griffin, qualified for the EPT Grand Final…
To read Part I of this article, click here. The issue of tournament tipping recently came to the forefront at the 2008 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Stars event when World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brandon Cantu won his first WPT title, along with more than $1 million. After the event,…
