WSOP 2009 Schedule, Doyles Death Bet & Tom “durrrr” Dwan down $3.5 million

January 30, 2009

This week has been an interesting one – with the usual up’s and down’s for online poker players and poker in general. Here are some of the highlights and low spots this week in the world of poker from around the web.

Doyle Brunson bets against his own Death
Doyle Brunson has taken up a crazy prop bet with Mack Rawden, Doyle betting against his own death in 2009.

PPA Calls Kentucky Ruling “Tremendous Victory”
The decision of a Pennsylvania court that poker is a game of skill has reopened the doors to the question of whether poker is gambling & great news in the ongoing battle in the state of Kentucky

Tom “durrrr” Dwan Down $3.5 Million in 2009
Tom “durrrr” Dwan dropped another $586k on Full Tilt Poker on Wednesday, bringing his total loss for the month of January to a staggering $3.53 million dollars.

Daniel Negreanu $10 to $100k PokerStars Challenge
Pokerstars pro Daniel Negreanu is trying to turn $10 into $100k in his PokerStars Challenge … Following on from Chris Jesus Fergusons zero to $10k challenge.

Benyamine, Antonius & Ivey Accept Tom Dwan’s Million Dollar Challenge
Dwan offered the chance at winning $1 million to anyone who was willing to accept it. The challenge involves playing 50,000 hands at stakes of at least $200/$400. If Dwan finished up $1 or more …

DoylesRoom Joins Cake Poker Network
DoylesRoom.com today announced moving onto the Cake Poker Network … Open to US Players

Amerillo Slim Beaten and Robbed
News broke last night that 80-year old poker legend Amarillo Slim was robbed and assaulted in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas.

World Series of Poker Announce 2009 WSOP Schedule
The WSOP schedule is out, $40k game added & November 9 is back too.

Phil Ivey Loses World’s Most Expensive Coin Flip
Phil Ivey playing against fellow high stakes online poker player Ziigmund agreed to blindly go all in on a hand … for $383,993.

Gus Hansen Up Over $2.5 Million Dollars in 2009
Gus has started 2009 on an unbelievable rush, posting a profit of $2.63 million dollars on Full Tilt Poker in just 24 days (over a total of 27,294 tracked hands).

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