High Stakes Poker Season 6 Underway

Fans of High Stakes Poker are set for a treat every Sunday from now on as season 6 of the popular show has started on the Game Show Network.

The first episode started on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. EST and will now run each subsequent Sunday. The build up to the new season saw GSN airing an eight hour poker marathon. I Love Poker began at Noon and featured highlights of High Stakes Poker games from the past.

Gabe Kaplan has returned for season 6 with a new co-host in the form of Kara Scott.

Phil Laak Leads after Premier League Opening Heats

The PartyPoker Premier League is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it’s Phil Laak who has been dominating the opening exchanges out in the ‘city of sin’.

Eleven of the world’s best players are at the M Casino in Vegas to fight it out for the Premier League IV title and the $1.5 million in prize money on offer.

Laak has had a great opening two heats. After winning both Heat 1 and Heat 2 he is sitting pretty at the top of the league with a maximum 32 points. David Benyamine leads the chasing pack on 24 points, whilst Tony G is struggling at this early stage with just 2 points.

David Benyamine Joins the Las Vegas Premier League Party

The big names just keep on coming in regards to the next Party Poker Premier League. Perhaps the lure of Las Vegas is attracting some but surely the $1.5 million prize pool is pricking up the ears of all the “big hitters”.

Today, David Benyamine and been revealed as the next player to join the Premier League IV. Benyamine Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, Phil Hellmuth, JC Tran, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Roland de Wolfe, Luke Schwartz and, as we announced last week, Tony G.

Each player (12 in total) is putting up $100,000 to buy in and Party Poker are adding $300,000 to the prize pool.

Phil Ivey Tops All Time Money List

It’s been an interesting start to 2010 for Phil Ivey. The “Tiger Woods of poker” had his own marital problems in late 2009 which resulted in a divorce from his wife but, if the the single life is anything to judge by, keep away ladies! because Ivey appears to be in better form than ever before.

Yesterday, Ivey claimed 2nd place in the $100,000 buy-in challenge event at the Aussie Millions, a result which was good enough to move him into top spot on the all time money list. Ivey sat just a few hundred thousand dollars behind Daniel Negreanu before the weekend started. His 2nd place in Melbourne earned him $544,219 – enough to move him ahead.

Amir Vahedi Dies from Diabetes Complications

The world of poker was in shock last weekend as news filtered through of the death of Amir Vahedi. Vahedi passed away on January 8th from complications with his diabetes.

Amir was a much loved member of the poker community and a larger than life character. It’s rare that any single player attracts anything but good comments from his or her fellow pro’s but the cigar chomping Vahedi fell into that category.

Vahedi was perhaps most famous for his sixth place finish in the 2003 WSOP. His aggressive game and likeable nature made him one of the first TV poker stars at a time when poker was about to experience a huge boom in popularity.

Mike Sexton joins The Poker Hall Of Fame

One of the good guys of poker is enjoying a great week this week. Mike Sexton is currently sitting pretty on the final table of the World Poker Open V and earlier today it was announced he was to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Sexton became a household name due to his poker commentary on shows such as The World Poker Tour, but the 62 year old pro’ has a string of poker tournament successes to his name too. He has over $2.7 million in tournament winnings, the biggest of which was a $1 million win against Daniel Negreanu at the WSOP Tournament of Champions event in 2006.

Nude Poker Players Appear in ESPN Magazine

Jennifer Harman, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, and Scotty Nguyen have shocked the poker world by appearing in the latest issue of ESPN’s “The Magazine – Body Issue” in the nude! The four pro’s have made their living by concealing as much as they can at the poker tables over the years but all have revealed rather a lot of themselves in the latest publication.

Although there is certainly a lot of flesh on display, the Disney owned magazine was careful to avoid shocking their readers too much! The sight of Phil Hellmuth’s breasts (pictured) are certain to attract a barrage of comments and ridicule on Internet forums though.

Barry Shulman Wins WSOPE Main Event

After a gruelling 17 hour final table at the WSOPE main event it was Barry Shulman that emerged as the winner for £801,603 and the coveted WSOPE bracelet.

Shulman took on Daniel Negreanu in the heads up stags of the tournament and managed to turn a chip deficit into a chip lead before eliminating Negreanu with his over-pair of Tens vs Fours.

Shulman’s last WSOP glory came back in 2001 when he won the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better tournament. However, the WSOPE bracelet is by far the biggest win for the CEO of Card Player magazine.

Caesar’s Cup Teams Start to Take Shape

Betfair Poker’s Caesar’s Cup teams are already beginning to take shape with a month to go before the two sides do battle in London. The Caesar’s Cup is modelled on golf’s Ryder Cup and looks set to be one of the most fascinating, high profile, poker events of the year in Europe.

Captaining the Americas team is Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu, yesterday, announced a few of his team selections. They include Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey and John Juanda in what is almost certain to be a team of all-stars.