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Daniel Negreanu Slips As Doug Polk Takes Control

Daniel Negreanu may have drawn first blood, but Doug Polk has hit back with a vengeance in their $200/$400 No Limit Hold’em heads-up match. The two prominent pros started their much-anticipated showdown last week and, since...

David Laka Wins Inaugural EPT Online Title After Dominant Display

David Laka can now call himself a European Poker Tour (EPT) champion. Not only that, he can call himself the first ever EPT Online champion. The Spaniard was among 87 entrants that anted up in Event #3 of the new online series....

Daniel Negreanu Triumphs in Opening Battle Against Doug Polk

Daniel Negreanu has raced to a commanding leading in his much anticipated (and bet on) match against Doug Polk. The two rivals played the first 200 of 25,000 hands inside the PokerGo studio in Las Vegas on November 4. The...

Support Builds for Daniel Negreanu Ahead of Doug Polk Showdown

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk will begin their highly anticipated heads-up match this week and, currently, the community is split on the outcome. Heading into the opening round of action, Negreanu has mixed emotions. After...

Phil Galfond Gains Some Momentum Despite Six-Figure Deficit

Phil Galfond enjoyed a mini comeback against Chance Kornuth this week, but he still trails his opponent by more than $230,000. The most recent batch of online battles suggest Galfond is far from a spent force. Indeed, with only...

Battlelines Drawn: Daniel Negreanu vs. Doug Polk Gets Underway on November 1

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu will lock horns on November 1 in what could become one of the biggest heads-up matches in online poker history. The two pros have had a fractious relationship over the last few years. Polk has taken...

Phil Galfond Falls Behind as Chance Kornuth Makes Spectacular Comeback

Phil Galfond has fallen behind in his high stakes heads-up match after Chance Kornuth booked two significant wins this week. The tide initially started to turn last week when Kornuth closed the deficit by $78,000. He’s since...

Old School Poker Legend Sam Grizzle Dies Aged 67

One of poker’s original bad boys, Sam Grizzle, has passed away at the age of 67 following a stroke and subsequent brain aneurysm. Grizzle may not have reached the heights fellow old school grinders like Doyle Brunson have, but...

Chance Kornuth Fires Back in Phil Galfond Challenge

Chance Kornuth made a brief comeback in his high-stakes match against Phil Galfond over the weekend but he still has a deficit of more than $200,000 to make up. The recent upswing for Kornuth put a $79,000 dent in Galfond’s...

Let’s Get It On: Bitter Rivals Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk to Battle Online

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk have agreed to settle their Twitter beef by playing a high-stakes heads-up match online. The finer details of the match are yet to be confirmed. However, we do know that they’ll play 25,000 hands...