Fri, 07/29/2011 – 12:00 – PokerPages Staff

Practice your best poker face while concealing your white knuckles right from the start of the week by tuning in to Versus (NBC Sports) at 7.00PM on Monday August 1st for the National Heads Up Poker Championships. 64 of the most outstanding pro poker players on TV mentally arm-wrestle in tense one-on-one duels to emerge the ultimate victor in this scintillating single elimination tournament. Shows continue at 8.00PM and 11.00PM on Monday, 4.00PM on Tuesday August 2nd, 10.30PM and 12.30PM on Saturday August 6th and at 4.00PM, 7.00PM, 10.00PM and 11.00PM on Sunday (all times are EST).

If you like to see the sparks fly as well as the cards, don’t miss NBC’s groundbreaking Poker After Darkfrom Tuesday August 2nd. Every night at 2.05AM through to Saturday August 6th, you’ll watch the world’s poker giants in battle it out in hand-to-hand combat in this finger-trembling winner-takes-all tournament. This week sees Michael Mizrachi, Chris Ferguson, Mike Matusow, Brandon Adams, Peter Jetton and Jean-Robert Bellande gather around the felt-topped table. Will nerves fray and tempers flare? The week’s action is rounded up and the winning player speaks on Sunday August 7th at 2.01AM.Pure TV poker magic.

For yet more gold-plated poker TV programming, settle into your armchair at 7.00PM on Saturday August 6th for one of the best poker shows currently on our screens – GSN’s High Stakes Poker. This is the show where the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Patrik Antonius and Tom Dwan regularly assemble to slug it out in the richest cash show out there. Watch them place hundreds of dollars of their own cash on the line to compete for the top prize (the minimum buy-in is $100,000).

Thu, 07/28/2011 – 10:57 – PokerPages Staff

A high stakes poker home game in North Carolina ended with a fatality on Monday following an attempted robbery by two masked men. 23 year old Brian Onley and 28 year old Brandon Shelton both stormed the home of Gregg Maluchnik, a former Atlanta Braves baseball player, while he was hosting one of his regular poker gatherings in Raleigh.

However, it did not turn out as expected for the would-be thieves as they encountered resistance from those present. A struggle ensued before both robbers were shot, one fatally. Shelton died in the house while Onley suffered a gunshot wound to his arm.

It is not the first time that the duo have been on the wrong side of the law. Shelton served time in jail for numerous felonies including the possession of stolen goods, robbery and larceny while Onley has been probation for serious assault. He is currently being treated in WakeMed hospital.

It is the first time a disturbance has been reported in one of Maluchnik’s home games though it is believed the 34 year old was charged with gambling in the aftermath of the incident. Other witnesses present are still being interviewed.

Neighbors of Maluchnik expressed their surprise at the shootings due to the general quiet nature of the area. “I was hoping it was fireworks. I just always tell my kids that this is a safe neighborhood. It’s really unsettling that it would happen right here.”

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