Tags : macau

  • Reports of $258 Million Junket Heist in Macau
    Reports of $258 Million Junket Heist in Macau

    Continuing what has been a nearly two-year downswing, the Chinese gambling mecca of Macau cannot seem to pull out of its problems and despite some of poker’s biggest high rollers constantly flooding the island. It also doesn’t help when there is a multi-million heist from one of its major casinos.

  • “Most People Have No Idea What Poker Is About and Will Never Consider It a Career”
    “Most People Have No Idea What Poker Is About and Will Never Consider It a Career”

    Earlier this month, Hong Kong’s noclue_just(pictured) finished second in the PokerStars Sunday 500to CrownUpGuy and earned $47,000. “I feel very happy and excited about it,” he told PocketFives in an exclusive post-game interview. “This is my biggest score ever in a tournament.” noclue_just plays poker full-time online and live and said he’d use the money […]

  • Sam Trickett Talks About a $23 Million Pot in Macau
    Sam Trickett Talks About a $23 Million Pot in Macau

    In a recent Google Hangout interviewwith PokerNews at the World Series of Poker, British poker pro Sam Trickett (pictured) revealed some surprising details about his beef with Andrew Feldman, bad investment opportunities, and a $23 million pot that took place in the ultra high-stakes poker rooms of Macau.

  • Tom Dwan: Baccarat the Way to Recoup Million-Dollar Losses in Macau
    Tom Dwan: Baccarat the Way to Recoup Million-Dollar Losses in Macau

    Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond(pictured) has been having a rough year at the tables online. After starting March off strong and winning over $220,000, the high-stakes grinder quickly lost it all back, plus another $1.2 million, in just a few sessions. The sudden downswing led Galfond to post a lighthearted Tweet about his current misfortune: “What’s the […]