March 02 2011, Elaine Chaivarlis

Charlie Sheen may want $3 million an episode, but he could probably take some tips on winning from Tom “durrrr” Dwan. No, we’re not kidding, read on to find out about a multi-million dollar hand he played in Macau, info on Zynga PokerCon, and more.

In Case You Missed It

History was made at the World Series of Poker Circuit Palm Beach. Check out the WSOP-C recap to see who won and what record was set.

Reports show that Las Vegas casinos may still be looking at hard times. We’ve got info on that and more in the latest edition of Inside Gaming.

If you’re looking to better your poker game, bet sizing is something you need to understand. Tristan Wade discusses bet sizing in our latest poker strategy article.

We recently caught up with Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin to talk about his re-signing with UB, the NBC Heads-Up National Championship, and more. Check it all out in our latest PokerNews Interview.

Speaking of the NBC Heads-Up National Championship, there are plenty of people that think some players were snubbed from the invite list. Here’s a look at the selection process and some of the questionable invitees.

#Winning

While it’s a popular hashtag on Twitter as of late, winning is something Tom “durrrr” Dwan knows plenty about. The cash games in Macau aren’t just big, they’re huge! It is being reported that Dwan recently took down a pot worth HKD 89 million ($11 million). Finnish player Joni “Jouhki” Jouhkimainen took to his blog to describe the hand he railed while in Macau.

“Funny deal from the $20k/40k game:
Durrrr and two other players got involved in a pot and got 89 million dollars in preflop.
Durrrr: vs vs
Durrrr spikes the ace. good life”

We’re currently speechless and wondering if it’s possible that we’ll ever run that good.

Check out the post on HighStakesNews.com for more.

Zynga PokerCon

There are all kinds of cons we’re not interested in – comic, dragon, Charles Ponzi, but one we can really get behind is Zynga’s PokerCon. The event takes place March 18-19 at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada and will feature poker training by Annie Duke, a tournament with a $100,000 prize pool, and more. Registration for the event ranges from $125 to $655.

To find out more, head on over to ZyngaPokerCon.com.

WPT Partners with Poker Road Radio

The World Poker Tour has announced that it has partnered with Poker Road Radio. Beginning at the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Poker Road Radio will become a fixture at most domestic WPT stops. Poker Road Radio will broadcast three episodes per tournament, with interviews from WPT talent pros, and final tablists.

“This is an ideal partnership matching two of the best brands in poker,” Steve Heller, World Poker Tour CEO said. “Live broadcasts will bring additional energy to WPT events and working with PRR will lead to a social media explosion for both companies.”

Also in the partnership, the WPT’s Jess and BJ Show will also get prime place on PokerRoad. The partnership between the two will continue into season ten.

“PokerRoad is thrilled to be working with the World Poker Tour again,” Poker Road executive and show host, Court Harrington said. “Over the years many of the classic episodes of Poker Road Radio have taken place around WPT tournaments and we eagerly look forward to working closely with the WPT to put out great content for poker fans around the globe.”

For more on the partnership, check out WorldPokerTour.com.

Double the Fun

Full Tilt Poker is doubling its guarantee in the $750K Sunday Guarantee tournament on March 6. The $200+$16 buy-in tournament will boast a prize pool of $1.5 million. Not only that, it’s now a multi-entry tournament, so we can only imagine prize pool will just keep increasing. Don’t have the $216 in your bankroll? No problem. Satellites are running starting as low as $3+$.30.

The $2+$.20 Big Little Tournament has been converted to a weekly multi-entry tournament and will run every Sunday in March. It boasts a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000.

Don’t have a Full Tilt Poker account? There’s no better time than now to sign up for a Full Tilt account.

Where in the World is…

Team PokerNews? Well, beginning Friday, March 4, you can find part of the team at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

On Saturday, March 5, you can find the rest of Team PokerNews in Los Angeles at the Bicycle Casino for The Big Event.

There will be so much coverage this weekend, you won’t know what to do with yourself, but be sure to keep refreshing the Live Reporting Page to keep up-to-date with how all your favorites are doing, with plenty of hand updates, photos, and video interviews.

If you aren’t following us on Twitter, you should be ashamed of yourself. While you’re at it, get back in our good graces by liking us on Facebook too.

March 17 2011, Elaine Chaivarlis

St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness all in one day? Want to hear some real madness? A prominent poker tour is planning a big buy-in event; it seems to be the cool thing to do these days. We’ll tell you who it is, give you more details on Zynga’s PokerCon, including which of your favorite pros are attending (hint: look at the above photo for one) and more, so put down that green beer for a minute and catch up on today’s news.

In Case You Missed It

The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star played down to its final 24 players Wednesday night. Wondering who made it? You can find out in the WPT recap.

Sometimes when we have middle pocket pairs and an overcard hits the flop, we don’t know what to do. After reading this strategy article from Jon Turner; however, we have a bit of a clue.

You might not be thinking about the World Series of Poker yet, but it’ll be here before you know it. We don’t want the summer tournament series to blindside you, so we’re bringing you some Las Vegas housing options in the latest Around the World with Lynn.

Full Tilt Poker hosted the $1k Monday this week with a $1 million guarantee and multi-entries. Find out who took home the top prize, and some results from the MiniFTOPS in the Midweek Briefing.

The high-stakes cash-game action on PokerStars has picked up over the last few months. To what can this be attributed? Players trying something new or is it the Isildur1 Effect?

Get Your Poker (C)on

Earlier this month, we told you about Zynga’s PokerCon. Well, the time has come and the event is upon us.

PokerCon kicks off Friday, March 18, in a two-day event filled with seminars led by Annie Duke. Participants will then be able to take what they’ve learned to the felt and compete in a $100,000 freeroll.

Plenty of your favorite players will be on hand, as well, including Doyle Brunson, Scotty Nguyen, Mike Sexton, David Williams, Gavin Smith, and Vanessa Rousso.

Tickets for the event are sold out, but if you head over to the Zynga PokerCon website, you’ll soon be able to stay in touch with all the PokerCon action from home.

Add Another One (hundred k) to the List

Earlier today, PokerNews received confirmation from the World Poker Tour that it was in fact planning a $100,000 buy-in event for this season of the Tour. Not all of the specifics are nailed down just yet, but we can expect the tournament sometime around the World Poker Tour World Championship in May.

SCOOP’n Up the Prizes

Recently, PokerStars announced the schedule for its Spring Championship of Online Poker. In all, there are 114 events (low, medium, and high buy-ins), with $45 million in guaranteed prize pools.

On top of the cold, hard cash you can win, winners of SCOOP events will receive a Movado watch. Player-of-the-Series honors that will go to the top three 2011 SCOOP leaderboard finishers. While honors are good, prizes are better. Here is a look at what those top three will take home.

1st: Player of the Series trophy, 2011 WCOOP Main Event ticket, 2012 PCA prize package, EPT Grand Final prize package, and a special edition PokerStars chip set
2nd: 2011 WCOOP Main Event ticket, 2012 PCA prize package and a special edition PokerStars chip set
3rd: 2011 WCOOP Main Event ticket and a special edition PokerStars chip set

If you want to find out more, check out the PokerStars Blog. And if you’re vying for that Movado watch and Player of the Series honors, you should sign up for a PokerStars account.

Eureka!

The first stop of PokerStars’ newest poker tour, the Eureka Poker Tour, kicked off Thursday in Prague, Czech Republic. The tour takes place in several countries around Eastern and Central Europe, with stops planned in Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and a second stop in the Czech Republic.

Day 1a of the inaugural €800 event saw 160 players take their seats. At the time of writing, 80 players remained, and PokerStars qualifier Marius Pospiech led the way.

To get complete updates from the event, head on over to the PokerStars Blog.

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All week this week you can play in our exclusive Everest Poker ONE password tournaments. The winners of each event will play for a $9,000 Monte Carlo Package on March 23.