New Wicked Chops Podcast is up. Last week we had Adam Pliska talk all things WPT. This week it’s HPT Director of Operations Jen Mastrud. Mastrud discusses HPT’s 2014 expansion and why Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler…
Jean-Robert Bellande Leads WPT Five Diamond; Imari Love Does Not Win HPT Majestic (UPDATE)
Above: The last time JRB ran this good… A quick update from around the circuit… Jean-Robert Bellande finds himself in a very unfamiliar spot: atop the leaderboard deep in a tournament. Bad luck follows JRB…
WPT Five Diamond Pays Out $1M+ to First; Imari Love Goes for HPT MSC Title
A couple of noteworthy events are wrapping up on the poker circuit this week. First, the 2013 WPT Doyle Brunson Five Diamond Poker Classic All-Star Mega Spectacular (WPTDBFDPCASMS) dialed back the clock to 2009 and…
Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler Wins HPT Player of the Year
He did it. Chainsaw fucking did it. Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler has captured HPT Player of the Year honors. Chainsaw makes it two years in a row that a “name pro” has won HPT Player of…
HPT Goes to California; WPT Launches New High Stakes Tour
With the 2013 WSOP in the books, time to look at other poker news from around the country. Last Thursday, HPT announced the Gold Rush series, launching events at the Commerce Casino in LA and Club One in Fresno. Along with Heartland’s existing stop at Thunder…