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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Poker After Dark - Three Players After Dark

Often in the matches played out on TV the hands are of the "raise and take it" variety. During the director's cut of International Week of the hit NBC poker show Poker After Dark, however, they took out the weak hands and left in the more interesting plays.

Russia's Largest Poker Tourney

Online poker room Titan Poker is going to host what organizers are calling the largest poker tournament to take place on Russian soil in history. The White Night Millions, as the event is to be called, will take place in St. Petersburg, and will run for eight days...

Online Poker Room Offers Millions Monthly

There is a lot of money to be made playing online poker according to a recent announcement by online poker room Bet365. Bet365 Poker announced they will be offering $12.5 million every month guaranteed. This is a jump from the $10 million they were offering just a few months ago...

WPT Faces Bad Beat on Stock Exchange

The World Poker Tour Enterprises may lose its listing on NASDAQ according to recent reports. The company's stock dropped below the NASDAQ min limit of $1, where it stayed for 30 days. The WPT stock closed at $1.04 on the first of July, and has been at under a dollar ever since...

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Chili Poker

All we need to say about this site is that the software was developed by Playtech and they are part of the iPoker network, and anyone with a pulse should know this is as much the mark of quality as a BMW logo on the front of your car.

Poker After Dark - Andy's Toughest Table

Andy Bloch has had a lot of success in the poker world and is considered a bit of a superstar himself. So when this former MIT blackjack guru says he is facing one of his toughest poker tables of all time, it is truly saying something about the competition.

Flying Online Poker Ad Campaign

One of the most innovative online poker rooms around, PKR, continued their trend of flying high with an aerial advertising campaign recently. Joining with aerial advertising company Helibanners, PKR has commissioned a 25,000 square foot banner to be displayed in London. This oversized banner will be visible for 10 miles around...

Poker After Dark - Sometimes You Just Shouldn't Bluff

Bluffing is always risky, especially in poker. In this particular hand we saw how one player was trying to play on his table image, which is fairly common and usually works fairly well. But he was playing with five of the toughest No Limit Holdem players at the time.

Monday, December 29, 2008

High Stakes Poker - Farha's Lucky Cigarette

Sammy Farha looks like the kind of guy you would find at a high stakes poker game, so it is no surprise to find him playing High Stakes Poker, a show on the Game Show Network where poker pros pay $100k of their own money to play cash poker.

It Begins Again

Like the swallows returning to Capistrano, the salmon swimming upstream for some fishy version of nookie, or a chocolate addict making his way to a buffet line, one of the most anticipated times in the poker calendar has arrived: players can now pre-register for the World Series of Poker.

Poker After Dark - Caution on the River

The river can be a dangerous place in a poker game. The last card to be dealt in Texas Holdem, it can turn a lead into a disaster, and so often good players will - even when ahead in the hand - settle for checking it down on the last card.

Be Your Own Online Tourney Director

At online poker room Mansion Poker they have created a feature that is sure to make players happy - the "Create Your Own Tournament" feature. Here you can customize your very own tournament and then invite all your poker pals or the people from the office to come and play.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Paying for a Free Card

Convincing people to shell out some of their hard earned cash in order to get something for free is the sort of fuzzy economics that have made Ron Popeil not only a millionaire but also gives him the ability to rule the world of infomercials with an iron fist.

CelebPoker

CelebPoker.com got its name from the fact that this is a place that has a number of the industry's most recognizeable names playing online at any given moment. This is a benefit to the player in more than one way. The celebrities act as bait for star struck amateurs.

Charity Poker Room in Bay City

The Big House Sports Bar recently opened their establishment as a poker room with bonus casino games, all for a good cause. The new establishment was renamed the Big House Sports Bar & Poker Room. The location will have gambling going on but the proceeds are all going to local charities...

New Features on CryptoLogic Poker Network

The online poker software company CryptoLogic recently announced two new features that will have online poker players excited. The first is the ability for poker players to set up and host their own tournaments. The second is a filtering and sorting tool that allows players to customize their own preferences...

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Swedish Tourney Ends in Jail Time for Organizers

A million-kronor poker tournament resulted in four men being charged by police. It turns out the poker event was illegal, and two of the four have been jailed so far. Around 700 people took place in the poker tournament, which resulted in two men getting six and eight months in prison...

Poker After Dark - Thanks for Letting Me Back In

You have to have thick skin to play poker. Because the game is all about making the correct decisions, and other players know that if they can emotionally disturb someone that person will not make good decisions, whenever bad decisions are made players usually get a healthy amount of teasing.

The Mountain

Mountains are the world's best pre-made metaphors for struggles, challenges, and hierarchies. What's even better, they're almost universal. There are mountains everywhere, and just about everyone has seen a mountain of one size or another at least once in their life. The mountain, therefore, is a wonderful metaphor for poker.

Binion's Hosts World Tavern Poker Open

Binion's casino, formally Binion's Horseshoe, is a famous destination in Las Vegas, being the birthplace of the World Series of Poker. When they sold the franchise to Harrah's Entertainment they needed something to fill the tables, and one way they do that is by hosting the World Tavern Poker Open.

Friday, December 26, 2008

2008 California State Poker Championship

The 2008 California State Poker Championship is coming at the turn of the month, with some estimated $7 million in total prize pool for the series. Starting on September 2nd, 18 events will take place at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. Players can buy in for as low as $120 to as high as $1,580...

India to Air WPT

The World Poker Tour continues to conquer various parts of the globe with their TV show, now invading India. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited has announced the addition of the World Poker Tour to the Zee Sports line up. Zee Sports is India's first private sports channel, the vanguard of Zee Network...

Poker After Dark - French Acting Class

When Poker After Dark decided to host a Couples Week they made a lot of smart casting decisions and invited the right people for a fun and lively poker game. Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, David Benyamine, Erica Schoenberg, Jennifer Harman, and Marco Traniello were the players, making three very different couples.

Poker After Dark - Antonius Wins $120,000

During International Week players like Daniel Negreanu, Marco Traniello, and Gus Hansen from Canada, Italy, and Holland had all busted out leaving just two players. At the table there were Brad "Yukon" Booth and Patrik Antonius, both vying for the $120,000 cash prize that goes to the first-place player. Second-place pays nothing.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Ongoing Charity Poker Festival

The 2008 Nautica Charity Poker Festival recently moved their activities indoors at the Powerhouse, and as such are planning on a year long poker palooza. The festival was opened on March 27th at the Nautica Entertainment Complex, where it will stay for now. The poker will be running from Thursday through Sunday...

Poker Machine Time Limits May Be Forthcoming

In Australia the debate over poker machines and problem gambling continues. The Victorian Government recently announced a new idea to tackle the old problem, implementing time limits for gambling on the infamous poker machines. Starting in the year 2010 voluntary time limits will be available for gamblers to set on the machines...

Poker After Dark - Grizzly Donkey

One thing is for sure: when you put together a Poker After Dark show and call it "Hecklers' Week", you are sure to get players that will voice their opinions. With the table, that opinion is normally centered around how good the individual player is, and how bad the rest are.

First Bodog Poker Open Closed

Online poker room Bodog Poker has wrapped up their very first online poker series with a three hundred thousand dollar prize pool. The Main Event drew 596 players competing for the cash, along with $25k of added cash from the room itself. The final victory went to online player Shawn "phatcat" Luman...

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

World Poker Tour: 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Star

The Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, CA isn't the hotspot that many of the Vegas Casinos are. It isn't the biggest or the best in California, etiher, but when it came time for the World Poker Tour to find partners for their fledgling idea, the Bay 101 got on the short list.

South African Poker Gains Ground

The big poker boom started in the United States (although it owes a nod to Europe for the idea of showing the players' hole cards on TV) and then echoed out to Europe. From there the Oriental world picked up the action, and now it looks like Africa is gaining ground.

Poker After Dark - Top Pair Predicament

During the Mega Match week of the NBC poker show Poker After Dark, $50k was on the table form six players, two of whom were gone. Four remained, fighting for the $300k winner take all purse, and in this hand a big chunk of that money was about to swap owners.

Online Poker Series Worth €150,000

Online poker room CelebPoker is putting up a €150,000 freeroll poker series. A freeroll poker tournament is one that offers prizes and cash but does not cost any money to play. The Euro-centric poker site is putting up the prizes on its own, with no buy in required to play in the events...

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Mini Boom for Poker in July

Last month many of the major online poker rooms saw a jump in their numbers averaging an increase of 5% across the board. This is counter to the general idea that online poker is on the decline. In June of 2008 more than 12 million unique visitors took a turn at various online gambling sites...

First Ever Two Time Split Winner at WSOP

The 39th annual World Series of Poker continues to offer up firsts this year in Las Vegas. For the first time a single poker player has won two gold bracelets in the Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split event. The winner of this year's $1,500 buy in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split event is Ryan Hughes...

John Phan Wins WSOP Bracelet

Poker pro John Phan has joined the ranks of fellow pro poker players running rings around the amateurs at the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Phan took down a 716 player field, carving out the biggest part of the $1,976,160 prize pool. Pham won $434,789 in the $3,000 buy in No Limit Holdem tournament...

Poker After Dark - Phil Can Actually Play Poker

He gets a lot of ribbing from his fellow professional poker players, but Phil "The Poker Brat" Hellmuth really can play poker: he does have 11 WSOP bracelets, and when he appears on Poker After Dark, he is sometimes teased to the point that one begins to suspect the other players are jealous.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Poker After Dark - You Look Real Weak

Phil Hellmuth is arguably the best No Limit Texas Holdem tournament poker player in the world. He does have 11 WSOP bracelets, most of them in that game, to prove it. He is also known as the Poker Brat because of his behavior at the table, and seems to deserve that as well.

WSOP's Former Director Now Consultant

The 2002's World Series of Poker was directed by one Steve Morrow, who also was instrumental in heading online poker room PokerStars. This experience makes him a natural fit to lead poker consultation business Paradigm Poker Consultants, Inc. This outfit will focus on helping organizations set up customer service and tournament direction...

Poker After Dark - Brat Not Worst

During the 3rd season of Poker After Dark there were a lot of themed weeks. One that many were looking forward to, Heckler's Week, would give them a chance to see how the new hostess Marianela Pereyra would fare with some of the biggest trouble makers in the game of pro poker.

Poker After Dark - An Odds Call

A lot of the time when playing poker, and especially No Limit Texas Holdem poker, a player will get involved in a hand not because they like the cards that they are holding, but because so many other players are in it that the pot odds become too good to pass up.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Pre-Super Bowl Charity Poker Fundraiser

This Wednesday a special charity poker fundraiser is set to take place at The Venue of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Hearts and Helmets poker tournament â€Â" and the accompanying party â€Â" will be presided over by Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson and NBA star Shawn Marion. The event will raise money for several charities...

Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival Done

Hosted by online poker room Ladbrokes Poker, the Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival has come and gone and has a winner. The Killarney event had a whopping 832 players with a €416,000 prize pool, and a top prize of €100,000. The big win went to Jimmy McSweeney, the chip leader of the start of the final table...

2008 Borgata Poker Open Breaks Records

The opening day of the 2008 Borgata Poker Open broke some records with a registration of 1,192 players and a $5 million guaranteed prize pool. The sixth annual Borgata Poker Open boasts plenty of Atlantic City regulars among the poker pros that travel in to play. Local players include Tony Salerno, Davidson Matthew and Dale Pinchot...

Poker After Dark - A Light Bluff

The poker show on NBC, Poker After Dark, has a lot of fans, players that would watch the show and imagine how they would play the pros in such a format, but as it is an invitational only event, there is no chance to live that fantasy. And then Ken Light came along.

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Poker After Dark - A Curious Call

On NBC's most popular poker show, Poker After Dark, one amateur player won a chance to put together his Dream Table. Ken Light, who won this chance at one online poker room, tapped Scotty Nguyen, Jen Harman, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, and his favorite player Daniel Negreanu, and got to play them all.

Poker Software Bought by Vega

A MMOG platform has been acquired by Vega Promotional Systems, Inc. to be used as a gaming platform, according to a recent press release. MMOG platforms are the support behind Massively Multiplayer Online Games, such as World of Warcraft, that allow millions of players to interact in an ever changing, responsive online world...

Poker After Dark - Five Bracelets Won't Save You

When a poker player ends up with a bracelet from the World Series of Poker it is a sign that he knows what he is doing at the poker table. On this particular week of the hit NBC show Poker After Dark it was Battle of the Bracelets, with 45 braclets between the players.

Phil Gordon, Other Poker Pros Raise Money

Started by pro poker player Phil Gordon, the "Bad Beat on Cancer" Texas Holdem poker tournament is a popular event among poker pros and celebrities, and the fourth annual event was no exception. Played on May 6th the event was held in Washington, D.C. and raised more than $300,000 thanks to the 130 entrants...

Friday, December 19, 2008

Poker After Dark - Who Do You Think You Are Playing With?

There is a long time enmity between two pro poker players, one that literally led to blows during one WSOP competition. Sam Grizzle and Phil Hellmuth just rub each other the wrong way, which was exactly the reason to put them both at the table during Hecklers' Week of NBC's Poker After Dark.

Poker After Dark - More Cautions

They say that the best poker style to play a game like No Limit Texas Holdem is Tight Aggressive. This means that a player does not get involved in too many pots (that makes them tight versus loose) and when they take action, they bet hard (that makes them aggressive instead of passive.)

Venetian Deep Stack Poker Extravaganza Begins Monday

Last year was the first for the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza, a live poker event at the Venetian casino in Las Vegas, and this year's version kicks off on Monday. The first event is a $300 buy in No Limit Holdem tournament. The first season was a 19 event series, followed by a 31 event series...

Poker After Dark - Allen's Mega Match

The current chip leader was Allen Cunningham, who alone was left to face Eli Elezra at the table for the win. Each of these players had a one in two shot at walking away with that three hundred grand, although Allen had the advantage by about six to one with his chip lead.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Automated Poker Tables Win Fans

The idea was a new one: poker tables with no dealers. There were no chips or cards either - at least not the physical kind. Players sat down and swiped their credit card to play, each with their very own touch screen to use in playing the most popular poker game around, Texas Holdem...

Check Raising with a Weak Hand

In the book Super System, Doyle Brunson claims to have made very sparing use of the check/raise. Usually if Mr. Brunson has something to say about the game of poker most people usually just sit crossed legged on the floor and listen to him like children hearing Aesop spin his favorite fables.

Yet Another ECOOP

The European Championship of Online Poker will be coming around the bend once more in November at online poker room Titan Poker, according to a recent announcement. Playing from November 24th through December 7th, the ECOOP will have 14 events. Players can expect to see buy in prices from around $100 to a bit more than $1,000...

WPT Losing Money

While the World Poker Tour got some good news when the Fox Sports Network bought the WPT's seventh season, the numbers they have posted for the second quarter of 2008 don't look very good. WPT revenues have dropped from $7.7 million last year to $5.1 million in 2008. Steve Lipscomb, the WPT president and CEO, is optimistic, however...

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Poker After Dark - Big Man Straight

When Poker After Dark started their new season, they started to bring in some new blood as well. In the Cash Game episode, where players paid $100k to play, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were invited to play, with only Allen and Phil being old timers.

European Championship of Online Poker Underway

The European Championship of Online Poker has gotten underway, sponsored by online poker room Bet365. The events, comprised of ten different poker tournaments held online, will offer $3.5 million in prizes guaranteed. Many of the players of the ECOOP will get in for free, thanks to the Bet365 freeroll series that offered seats as prizes...

Gamma Labs Official Sponsor of WSOP

With the World Series of Poker just around the corner the announcements of official sponsorships have begun. Last year there were official sponsors for just about every thing from cards to peanuts, and this year there is an official testosterone booster. Gamma Labs announced that they have become an official sponsor of the 2008 WSOP...

Coast to Coast Poker Today

The River Rock Casino Resort is the location of the Coast to Coast Poker Championship, which kicks off today. The first of seven events will be a $500 No Limit Holdem event. The main event will be a $3,000 buy in freezeout, and it will be filmed for broadcast by the WPT (World Poker Tour) Canada...

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Poker After Dark - Even the Pros Check It Down

One of the reasons why No Limit Texas Holdem poker is so interesting is the ability for any poker player at any time to push all in. It is the most aggressive game in poker which means it's also the most dramatic. Yet sometimes it is the passive play that results in a win.

E-Wallet Company Says No to Poker

In order to make deposits to various online poker accounts, poker players typically have to use an e-wallet company. This is a company that handles financial transactions between a player's bank and the poker room in question. One of the popular e-wallet companies is ePassporte which may no longer be available to poker players...

EPT Copenhagen Won by Qualifier

The poker world got a big shot in the arm from Chris Moneymaker in 2003, when that player won the World Series of Poker after qualifying for his seat in a $40 online tournament. The trend continued recently when Tim Vance from St. Louis, Missouri, took down the Scandinavian Open, part of the European Poker Tour...

2008 World Series of Poker Circuit San Diego

World Series of Poker Circus keeps traveling across the US, and the 2008 WSOP Circuit event at the Harrah's Rincon in San Diego, California, has begun at the end of January. San Diego is a great place to visit, but very expensive to live - unless you win this event, and then you should be set.

Monday, December 15, 2008

World Poker Tour: 2008 LA Poker Classic

There are few places better to be in the cold months of January and February (and even March) than California. There are few places in California that are better to be than Los Angeles, so all you poker fans are in luck if you plan on attending the World Poker Tour: 2008 LA Poker Classic.

Coaxing Money from the Conservative Player

As we know, in the game of poker all the talk of strategy, bluffing, tells, etc. are about one thing: making money. Most people don't get into casino or competitive poker for the purpose of giving away their paychecks. Anybody who does that sort of thing probably also uses a cactus as a loofa.

Online Poker Room William Hill Looks to the Caribbean

When the weather turns cold, online poker room William Hill Poker will be sending players to the tropical sun-drenched sands of the Caribbean. Ten Caribbean Poker Classic packages will be added to the suite of offerings at the poker room. A number of freezeouts and rebuy tourneys will be held, ranging in price from £1 to £30...

Another Event Hosted by the PPA

At the recently held Democratic National Convention poker pros nearby held a poker tournament for charity, raising money for the Paralyzed Veterans of America. The event was hosted by the Poker Players Alliance. Now another poker tournament hosted by the PPA and benefiting the PVA will be held, this time during the Republican National Convention...

Sunday, December 14, 2008

State Trooper Victim of Poker Game Holdup

A man has been arrested in Hagerstown as a suspect of a robbery of a poker game where 18 players, including a state trooper, lost a total of $4000. The suspect, 22 year-old Michael Joseph Campher, is being held on a $400,000 bond and being charged with armed robbery and first-degree assault. A second suspect is still at large...

Gulf Coast Poker Championship - The Greatest Comeback in World Poker Tour History

The WPT is all about dramatic poker. The blind levels are fast and aggressive, the buy-in is usually $10,000 or as much as $25,000, the final TV tables are only six handed instead of 10 handed and the show is heavily edited to emphasize the drama. But none of that was necessary in the case of Bill Edler.

Banging Them Out

Sometimes you just want to make a few bucks. Maybe there's that new flashy toy you want, maybe you have bills to pay, or maybe you just like having your wallet a little fatter. There are a thousand different reasons why someone would want more money, and not many reasons why someone would want less.

Poker After Dark - You Are Due, TJ

T.J. Cloutier is one of those players that always seems to come very close to a major victory, only to ship it to someone else. That is not always true, of course, which can be proved by his participation in this particular week's game of the NBC late night poker show Poker After Dark.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Bulgarian Online Poker

Online poker has come to Bulgaria with a fully customized site designed to entice local players. Bwin, a Vienna listed online gambling outfit, has created the site in the Bulgarian language. While Bulgarian poker players have always been able to access Bwin's products, never before have they been able to do so in their native tongue...

WSOPE PLO Victor Jorgensen

The latest World Series of Poker Europe event is over, and Theo Jorgensen has captured the crown. The pro poker player from Denmark took the second event of the second WSOPE season with his victory in the £5000 Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) event. Other pros were in the event, such as Chris “Jesus” Ferguson and Max Pescatori...

Online Poker Room Breaks Own Record

Online poker room Titan Poker has announced their guaranteed for the third Titan Poker European Championship of Online Poker, and the number beats their old guarantee soundly. Last year the ECOOP guarantee was at $3.6 million, and this year the guarantee is $4.15 million. The series will stretch out over two weeks leading up to the main event...

Jennifer Leigh Finds Sponsorship

The online poker pro known as Jennicide has finally found an online poker room willing to sponsor her, and in fact she is the first sponsored player at IronDuke.com. Leigh hasn't been exclusively an online poker pro, although that is how she cut her teeth. She was a popular figure on Poker Royale, on GSN...

Friday, December 12, 2008

World Poker Open - A Paper Tiger

There is a concept called "Paper Tiger" that refers to something that appears fierce - or wants to appear fierce - but is instead completely harmless. During the final table play of the World Poker Tour World Poker Open, played at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi, the pros witnessed an amateur player being a Paper Tiger.

Changes to Future NBC Heads-Up Poker

This week a list was released from the NBC National Heads-Up Championship detailing how future invites will be handed out. The popular poker show brings pros and celebrities together to play No Limit Texas Holdem poker one on one. The first show was won by Phil Hellmuth, followed by Ted Forrest, Paul Wasicka and Chris Ferguson...

Aidily "Lily" Elviro: Well Stacked

Certainly one cannot deny that it is difficult to look at Lily Elviro without quickly taking notice of her distinctly bountiful assets. Not referring to her stack of chips - she is often, obviously, described as being "stacked". It is no miracle of science then that she caught the eye of poker player Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.

Poker Pro Reportedly Put in Prostitution Ring

A well known high stakes pro poker player has his name on a list of clients run by Kristin Davis, according to various reports. Davis is the high profile madam linked to the former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. Allegedly Davis ran more than one prostitution ring, and is facing charges on prostitution and money laundering...

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Neil "Bad Beat" Channing: Gambling Is Like a Magnet

Neil "Bad Beat" Channing of Battersea, London has been drawn to gambling from a very young age. Born in Reading, Berkshire on December 9, 1967 - Channing played in both pool and card games when he was just eight years old. Since that time Channing has spent most of his life in hot pursuit of his favorite gambling activities.

Poker After Dark - Bad Boy Bellande

Jean-Robert Bellande was playing in Heckler's Week during the 3rd season of NBC's Poker After Dark, and spent a few hands re-establishing his skill as a player. The reason he needed to do so was that he was in danger of being more well known for his appearance on Survior: China than his success at poker.

Poker After Dark - Do I Have a Diamond?

Some players hide their faces and try so hard not to give away a thing to the other players. Others, however, are very animated - their face moves, they grin, they chat. They still win, and lose, and sometimes they give away a thing or two, but by contrast to the stone faces they seem super confident.

New Online Poker Room Face

Online poker room Absolute Poker got a lot of attention with Canadian model Serinda Swan on board, and now they are bringing in an astrophysicist. Liv Boeree is actually a former astrophysicist, current model and now the new face at Absolute Poker. She is also hopeful to add pro poker player to her list of accomplishments...

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Update to WSOP Dates

The 2008 World Series of Poker schedule has been modified by two date changes according to a recent Harrah's Entertainment announcement, in order to better accommodate the ESPN coverage for what is swiftly becoming the most prestigious event at the WSOP, the $50,000 buy in H.O.R.S.E. World Championship. The H.O.R.S.E...

Poker After Dark - No Broadway

The poker name for the highest non-flush straight is Broadway - Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten. This hand is a great hand when you get it, as any other straight is likely to pay you off and you know you have the pot won if there are no flush, full house or quad options on the board.

Tournament Strategy: A Made Hand

Tournament poker and one's freshman year in college have something in common: both of these events will cause people to do things that they wouldn't normally do under less permissive circumstances. Just like the college kid who explains his actions with the words "I didn't inhale", tournament poker will often involve some experimentation with personal boundaries.

Teenager Catches Lightning in a Bottle

Despite the fact that catching unregulated electricity in a container is generally a bad idea, this is a pretty good description for what happened during a German poker tournament that saw an 18 year old winning 1.4 million dollars. The truly amazing bit of this story is that this kid has only been playing poker for six months.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Jump in Italian Online Poker

A tentative test of online poker in Italy was conducted this month and thousands took place. During the first weekend of September players were only online from 2pm to 5pm, Microgame and Gioco Digitale hosted over two thousand games with over sixty five hundred players. The tournaments ranged in cost between 0.50 Euros and the maximum of 100 Euros...

H.O.R.S.E. WSOP Event on ESPN Tomorrow

Tuesday nights are poker nights these days on ESPN, the station that filmed and is now broadcasting the World Series of Poker events for this year. This Tuesday the event will be the biggest tournament in the WSOP season outside of the Main Event, the $50,000 HORSE. The show will be aired at 8 PM eastern time on ESPN...

Russian Goverment Sanctions Poker

In Russia, poker is more than just a game, it is a sport. This is the official word as the Russian Government has sanctioned poker as a sport, which means the upcoming Zavidovo Open has a special stamp of approval. This event is the tip of the growing poker iceberg in Russia, where the sport is booming...

Poker After Dark - Hard to Read

All the players at Poker After Dark's the Cash Game show admitted one thing: Durr was hard to read. In the $100k buy in event Phil Hellmuth, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat were playing with a crafty player better known for his skill online as Durr, but his real name was Tom Dwan.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Poker After Dark - The Cash Game

Poker After Dark is one of the most popular of all the poker games shown on TV, and one reason is because they so often mix up their themes. The latest idea is The Cash Game, a $100k buy in event featuring six players: Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwar, Allen Cunningham, Guy Laliberte, Mike Baxter, and David Peat.

Sky Poker Changes Channels

One of the more innovative ways to anticipate in a poker game, Sky Poker, has changed channels. Sky Poker players are able to play online poker as well as Poker on TV using the remote control for special events. The new channel is 865 and Sky Poker commemorated the event of the channel change with a special promotion...

Poker After Dark - Two in a Row

Sometimes a poker game can drag on and on for some time; this is one reason why poker tournaments are scheduled with rising blind levels, to make sure that players bust out as their stacks shrink in proportion to the rising blinds. But then again, sometimes it's just the action of the game that busts out players.

Young Gun Wins Shootout at WSOP

The winner of one of the more interesting events at the 2008 World Series of Poker, Event 17, $1,500 NL Shootout, is Jason Young. Exactly 1,000 players showed up to start the event, which required each player who wished to advance to win the table they started at. Round two players were all competing for a spot at the final table...

Sunday, December 7, 2008

NBC National Heads-Up Championship - If a Tree Falls on Ted Forrest

When the first round of NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship got underway, it was four brackets of a total of sixty four poker pros and celebrities all trying to knock each other out of the running, one by one. A match up that folks figured they could call with all confidence was Orel Hershiser vs. Ted Forrest.

Poker After Dark - I Knew He Was Trying to Bust Me

Gabe Kaplan was a stand up comedian. He started in a popular show in the 1970's called "Welcome Back Kotter" and then sort of dropped from view. But since then he has become a regular poker pro and poker commentator, and was a great fit in the Cowboy Week shows of season three of Poker After Dark.

Poker Organizer Dodges Death

Harry Bowman was assaulted on May 3rd, the day before opening Day Four of an international poker tournament in Lviv. Bowman opened the door to an unknown person who had brought him a package of champagne and sweets, and had Bowman sign a receipt. The delivery man then shoved Bowman to the floor and produce a pistol...

Poker Egg Hunt

With the Easter Weekend drawing nigh, online poker room Absolute Poker wants to celebrate by putting up a slew of guaranteed poker tournaments equaling more than $225,000. Included in these guarantees is the $10,000 Absolute Poker Easter Egg Hunt event. If a player joins a game with EGG as the prefix, they are up for part of the $10,000 prize...

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Tax Spy Gadgets Possible for Poker Machines

High tech spy gadgets may find their way into poker machines in the near future, if Deleon Guerrero, R-Saipan has anything to say about it. The representative suggested that the idea is under review, with the purpose of ensuring the right amount of taxes are being paid and collected from the poker machines. Vice Speaker Joseph P...

To Finish, Or Not Finish Someone Off

There is a strange visceral joy a lot of people feel when they take somebody's last chip or the last dollar they brought to the game. Despite the fact that knocking somebody out of the game gives a player some bragging rights, there are times where you have to wonder if it is really worth the effort.

Poker After Dark - Just His Luck

If you are the owner of five or more World Series of Poker bracelets then you are in a very special company - there are only 12 people living in the world today who can make that claim, and half of them gathered to play in the NBC late night poker show hosted by Shana Hiatt - Poker After Dark.

Poker After Dark - Golfing Tomorrow?

Phil Ivey is not only a super poker pro, but a golfer as well. As he saw his tourney life ending during Mega Match week on the Poker After Dark NBC poker show, he leaned over to his pal Barry Greenstein and asked, "So you want to go golfing tomorrow?" assuming his game was just about up.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Machines vs. Dealers

It wasn't so long ago that fully automated poker tables were first introduced to the public. These machines were greeted with reactions that ranged from the sort of giddy, breathless adulation that would be better placed at a Keith Partridge concert to a response similar to one that resembles somebody going to the doctor for a colonoscopy.

Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau

It was the first event of its kind, and it signifies the hope that poker may yet put down roots in the People's Republic of China, where currently gambling is an illegal activity. It was the Poker Stars sponsored Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau, which took place in the only territory in China where poker could happen.

Online Poker Checks Bouncing

Some players have been reporting that they are getting payouts from online poker rooms that seem to be printed on rubber checks. The checks have been bouncing that were processed from Zip Payments, an online payment processing company that handled payouts for some online poker rooms. Poker forums are buzzing with the news, some more positive than others...

Poker After Dark - Chad Is Sneaky, Phil Is Mad

Poker shows are always better when there is an analyst there to provide expert commentary, but when do these poker talkers get to play? On the NBC show Poker After Dark it was Analysts Week, and Chad Brown, Howard Lederer, Mark Gergorich, Phil Gordon, Ali Nejad, and Robert Williamson III all got a chance to show their stuff.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Bell Rings in a Winner at WSOP

The latest champ at the 2008 World Series of Poker is Duncan Bell, who rung out the competition in the $2,500 buy in No Limit Holdem event, Event #13. A prize pool of over three million was up for grabs, thanks to the nearly 1,400 players who participated. Ninety nine place paid, but none more than place number one, taken by Bell...

Poker Brat on Beer

The World Series of Poker and Phil Hellmuth have a lot in common. The former WSOP champ is the world leader in WSOP bracelets with eleven to his name, and now there is another link between the two. The sponsor for the 2008 WSOP is Milwaukee's Best Light, and now Phil is going to be on the beer's can...

New Online Poker Deal with CryptoLogic

One of the leading online poker software companies is CryptoLogic, which recently announced yet another big online poker deal. CryptoLogic, affiliated with WagerLogic, recently signed a deal with a new online poker website called OPoker, a deal that is for three years. The exclusive licensing agreement will mean that CryptoLogic will be the online software provider for OPoker...

Poker Cruise Has Set Sail

A cruise ship set sail from Venice yesterday packed with poker players, all of whom are hoping to end the cruise a millionaire. The ship is hosting the PartyPoker Million VI, an institution in the poker tournament world. The Million was the first major poker cruise to hit the open ocean and has been going strong ever since...

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Maine Poker Tournament Raided

A rehab club was recently raided by Maine State Police, who found 30 people playing poker but no tournament games license. The 24-Hour Club on Lincoln Street in Bangor, Maine, was holding a poker event where players put up $100 to play, but the club failed to obtain the required licenses in advance. More than $6,000 was seized by the police...

Online Poker Room Finishes Migration of Accounts

A few weeks ago online poker room Absolute Poker announced they would be assimilating the player accounts from another online poker room, Vegas Poker 24/7. A recent press release has confirmed that the migration of player accounts has been completed. This means that players who have accounts with Vegas Poker 24/7 will now be able to play at Absolute Poker...

Poker Player's Stabbing Death

The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City was the scene of a crime that left a man dead. Sixty one year old Arthur Prince, of Toms River, had a disagreement with fifty seven year old Vincente Pereze, from Macon, Ga. The disagreement started at a poker table in the casino's poker room and then continued outside...

Filling the Vacuum

Phil Zajac of Henderson, NV has figured out a unique structure that could very well be a road map for anyone who wants to create an event to compete with the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Taking some inspiration from the structure that is best known for "duplicate bridge", Zajac has come up with the idea for "duplicate poker".

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Making Big Bets

What is the best way for a novice player to level the playing field when playing No Limit Holdem? Well unless you can slip something into the drinks of everyone around you the best way to close the gap between your minutes of experience and their years in the game is to use your chips like a hammer.

First Ever Bodog Poker Open

This March online poker room Bodog Poker will be hosting the Inaugural Bodog Poker Open, or BPO. Kicking off on Monday, March 3, the action will lead to a championship event on March 9 with a $500 buy in. The victor of that event will not only get the cash but also a special Omega Speedmaster watch, engraved for the winner...

Who Is the Ultimate Bounty Hunter?

Adding new elements to home poker games makes for a lot of fun, and bounties are a great way to do that. But if you are not inclined to put up more money for bounties and collecting a bounty chip without the cash leaves you cold, consider running a season long bounty game called the Ultimate Bounty Hunter.

Men the Master at LA Poker Classic

Men the Master, also known by his given name of Men Nguyen, has just won his third event at the LA Poker Classic. Event 20, which was a $2,500 buy in limit Holdem tournament, was the latest, bringing $43,000 for Men. Men did not pick up player of the year points, however, as only fifty two players showed up to play...

Monday, December 1, 2008

Why Native Mac Clients for Poker Rooms?

With so much emphasis placed on no download version of poker room software, games that are played in the browser and require only an internet connection, why is there a push for major poker rooms to put out native Macintosh poker rooms? The answer lies in the ability for poker rooms to attract those loyal Mac computer owners.

The Dangers of Heads Up Play for Inexperienced Players

Experience will come by default as we play the game. There are no burgeoning players out there who will be willing to suffer a financial broken leg in order to gain experience. So there is a delicate strategic balancing act that one must do when trying to gain experience, but not lose the farm at the same time.

Magnetic

Magnets attract and repel. It's one of those cool little bits of science that we get to play with in school, and it's another important bit of science when it comes to the modern world. Magnets are super important for so many of today's conveniences, from computers to trains. In poker, you want to be like a magnet.

Poker Player's Home Burglarized

When pro poker player Hoyt "The Alabama Cowboy" Corkins returned to his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a month long trip, he found a few things missing. Not only were three vehicles gone but $10k in cash, a safe, and three championship bracelets. Corkins won those bracelets at the World Series of Poker (2) and the World Poker Tour (1)...

Sunday, November 30, 2008

New Number One Spot for European Poker

Last year London was picked as the number one spot for poker players in Europe, due in part to the first World Series of Poker Europe that was hosted there in September of 2007. This year a new destination was chosen, not far away in the Emerald Isle. Dublin is the European Poker Capital 2008 as chosen by Bluff Europe Magazine...

Macau Poker Event Won by Timoshenko

The Asian Poker Tour's heralded event in Macau is over, and the winner is 20-year-old Yevgeniy Timoshenko from the United States. Timoshenko stood alone at the end, with a half million first place prize after beating Joon Hee Yeah from South Korea in heads up play. Yeah won $250k, and third place for $126k was Rober Karlian from Thailand...

Swedish Poker Veto Action

The Finance Minister in Sweden has drawn the line for online poker games run by the State owned monopoly. Anders Borg says they need tighter regulations over Svenska Spel, which got permission from the Swedish Government back in 2005 to run all the online poker in the country. This permission has been vetoed by Borg, making demands for stricter controls...

Latest Poker Avalanche Settles on Everest

Online poker room Everest Poker has had a number of recurring Avalanches, the name they give their biggest poker tournament. The event starts online, with qualifying players competing to be in the top ten. Once they hit the top ten, the game pauses and moves to a live location, in this case on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship...

Saturday, November 29, 2008

RummyRoyal's $3k Tourney

The number of players is going up at RummyRoyal.com, which means the amount of cash prizes is on the rise as well. Players may be familiar with online poker rooms but not online Gin Rummy rooms, which is what RummyRoyal has to offer. Now a $3,000 guaranteed tournament is on the table for RummyRoyal players, called the Kalooki tournament...

Club Gets Poker License

A New Brunswick club has picked up one of the first special licenses that will allow it to hold poker tournaments - as long as they are for charity. The Fredericton area service group isn't wasting any time. May 31st will see the first event by the United Commercial Travelers of Fredericton, to be held at the Capital Exhibit Centre...

Poker Movies Tank at Theater

When poker players sit down to play their game they look for something called Positive Expectation when making a decision. This means that they expect a good move to make them money over time; when Hollywood execs make a movie they look for something similar. But when they put poker and movies together it does not seem to work...

New Host for Poker After Dark

A new host has been chosen for the fourth season of Poker After Dark, replacing the host that replaced the first host of the show, Shana Hiatt, after only one season. The new host is Leeann Tweeden, a model and TV personality that has some familiarity with her new role. Tweeden was on the Mansion Poker Dome Challenge in 2006...

Friday, November 28, 2008

Fake Outs

When you fake someone out, you trick them. It is the same thing as a bluff. An out in poker is someone's chance of developing a hand. When it looks like you are going to develop your hand the way you want it to, it is a fake out. It is the same thing as the game bluffing you.

Leap Year Poker Event

Online poker room Titan Poker will be celebrating the Leap Year by holding a poker tournament on the 29th of February. To play in the $5,000 freeroll players must qualify during the month, but seats are limited to 29. To be one of the twenty nine players a Titan Poker player must participate in 29 scheduled Texas Holdem tournaments during the month...

Overacheiving with Trash

Let's say your hand has all the value of month old grilled cheese sandwich. Usually you would fold an almost unplayable unsuited 2/7. If you are sitting on the button though, and have a table image that skews to the passive side of the equation, you may be given an opportunity to turn this pig's ear into a silk purse.

Poker After Dark - Oh Yeah, You Got Me

Layne Flack likes to talk and chew gum. He does both at the same time, and also plays poker. He was doing all three during the week of Poker After Dark that had six of the 12 people living who had won five or more World Series of Poker bracelets, and the other five players took it all in stride.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Winner of First Leg of GUK Poker Tour

The first leg of the 2008 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour is over and done, and the winner is one Julian Thew. Thew is a second time winner, having picked up the title of event eight in 2007. This makes him the first two time winner of a GUKPT event, with a first prize of £86,800 and a £3,000 seat into the Grand Final...

Poker After Dark - Don't Wave Weakly

When six players sit at a poker table and put up $20k of their own money in a winner take all game, these players are going to do their absolute best. Imagine how badly they would want to win if the buy in was $50k instead, which was the case in the Mega Match week of Poker After Dark.

Playing with Nothing

An ugly fact about playing poker is that a lot of the hole cards that you get dealt will be about as useful to you as the Jackson family DNA is to the world's gene pool. In other words, there will be a lot of times when before the flop you have to make decisions with absolutely useless cards.

Festival of Poker Winner Keeps It in Country

The Auckland, New Zealand Skycity Festival of Poker Main Event, heralded as the biggest poker event in that country, is over and the winner is a Kiwi himself. When 30-year-old Daniel Craker sat down to play it was thanks to a satellite game, one that got him his seat in the $3000 buy in tournament. His payout for his win was $257,040...

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Latin American Poker Tour Season Two

The second season of the Latin American Poker Tour has recently been announced, and the action gets underway in early November. Next month poker players from around the world will flock to San Jose, Costa Rica, where the first LAPT kicks off on Nov 3-5. Players will pay $3,700 when they take their seats in the Ramada Plaza's Herradura Conference Centre...

Former WSOP Champ Named in Cheating Scandal

While the specific evidence has yet to be forthcoming, Russ Hamilton has been named as a party in the cheating scandal that has involved online poker room UltimateBet. Hamilton won the 1994 World Series of Poker main event, which paid him a prize of $1 million. In addition that was the only year the WSOP paid the winner his weight in silver...

Relaunch of Canadian Poker Tour Brand

The company behind both the Canadian Poker Tour and Canadian Poker Player Magazine has announced a relaunch of the brand, including websites such as CanadianPokerTour.tv and CanadianPokerPlayer.com. HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. put out a press release stating this intent to include a "fully interactive on-line property." The Canadian Poker Tour has been seen on the Score Television Network...

Asian Poker Tour Signs Pros

The Asian Poker Tour recently announced a signing of three poker pros in order to spread the word of the APT around the globe. The big names all have Asian ancestry, making the choices seem apropos, and include champions. Nam Le, JC Tran and Quinn Do are the men, who played in the Asian Poker Tour Macau event last week...

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Pro Players Plan on Playing the APT

The upcoming Macau leg of this year's Asian Poker Tour (APT) will include a number of big name poker pros, including J.C. Tran and Nam Le. This is good news for the organizers of the event, who can count on the draw and attention the big name pros bring with them to help grow the brand of the APT...

No WSOP H.O.R.S.E. for Grinder

The poker pro known as "The Grinder" won't be grinding out the gold today at the final table of the 39th annual World Series of Poker's most expensive event, the $50,000 buy in H.O.R.S.E. The H.O.R.S.E. is five poker games in one and the most anticipated event of the year among the pros...

Lucky You Poker Movie Music Released

As in poker, sometimes movie music albums can be different than what they appear to be. Such is the case with the Lucky You soundtrack, which actually has little of the music from the movie on the CD. The artists, Christopher Young and Curtis Hanson, have collaborated on other poker themed movies before, such as Shade and the infamous Rounders...

Asian Poker Tour Winner

The winner of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour is one David Saab. Saab, an Australian, took on over 300 players to win the event, culminating a six day run on Sunday at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati City. South Korea's Chris Roh gave him a run for his money during heads up play, but Saab, 35, emerged as the final winner...

Monday, November 24, 2008

High Stakes Poker Game Raided

A private home was the scene on Friday when police raided what they said was a high stakes poker game in North Texas. The home off Highway 10 was hit by SWAT, which found more than 20 people with dealers, poker tables and a Las Vegas look and feel. Chips and cards were seized, as well as thousands of dollars in cash...

House and Senate to Talk Poker

In the state of New Hampshire the House is looking to have a conversation with the Senate about taxes for poker games. Charities are allowed to run Texas Holdem poker games with a max bet limit of $2. In order to make the tax a viable profit vehicle the proposed tax would incorporate a bill that raises the max bet to $5...

New Poker and Blackjack Series Adds TV

Poker TV has been a huge benefit to the popularity of the game, and a big money maker for many involved. The WinStar Casino is adding TV coverage to their WinStar World Championship Series of Poker and Blackjack, giving winners the added benefit of appearing on TV. There will be two events, both of which will air on ABC Television...

New Poker Community

Online and print poker media company Card Player Media has recently announced the launch of their new online poker community, called SpadeClub. This website boasts player profiles, tips and tricks, and cash prizes every month. While most poker players are used to taking a shot at winning monthly cash prizes, they won't be playing poker to do it at SpadeClub...

Sunday, November 23, 2008

World Poker Tour: 2008 5 Diamond WPT Classic

The Bellagio is a very popular casino in Las Vegas (even more so after the hit remake of Ocean's Eleven) that sports a water show that has to be seen to be believed. It also sports a number of high profile major poker tournaments every year, and the annual 5 Diamond World Poker Tour Classic is one of the more popular.

Sheriff Convicted of Poker Bribe Taking

A conviction was handed down recently for former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford, and as a result he will spend the next decade and a half behind bars. The 15 year conviction was for charges related to bribe taking, with the bribes coming from video poker operators. Video poker is illegal in North Carolina if the games pay out a cash prize...

Poker Pro Men The Master Wins Prelims

The poker pro known as Men The Master has won two preliminary events during the 2008 Legends of Poker tournament series. Men Nguyen, no relation to fellow poker pro Scotty Nguyen, won the two events in three days, picking up $86k to add to his bankroll. He won the August 10th $300 No Limit Holdem tournament, beating 252 players and 358 rebuys to win $65k...

iPods Available at Online Poker Room

Online poker room Titan Poker has announced a slew of new prizes available for winning by new players at their poker room. Titan is famous for a number of big promotions, such as the Tournament Titan, a 20-player million dollar sit and go. This particular promotion puts iPods, digital cameras and even a mini home theater system on the prize list...

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Freddy Deeb Won't Repeat at WSOP This Year

Playing in the much hyped $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at this year's World Series of Poker is Freddy Deeb, the winner of the same event last year. Deeb will not repeat his win this year as he was eliminated on Day Two of the event along with many fellow pros, such as Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer and Mike Sexton...

New World Poker Tour Victor

The Borgata Summer Open has wrapped up and a new champion has emerged. The last man standing out of 345 players is Allen Bari, a New Jersey native who picked up over $500,000, the biggest part of the $1.25 million prize pie. Bari is on something of a roll, having just cashed in a World Series of Poker event just a few days before...

Binion's to Host Poker Classic

The former home of the World Series of Poker won't be missing out on the poker fever at the end of the month. Binion's is no longer the home of the WSOP, but they will be holding a poker festival at the same time. Starting two days before the WSOP on May 28th will be the 2nd annual Binion's Poker Classic...

Goodbye Brandi

This will be news to some people, many more already know this, but professional poker player Brandi Hawbaker has passed away. Last week she committed suicide, and the Los Angeles County Coroner has confirmed that it truly was her. This is a sad day for anyone who not only appreciates the game of poker, but the culture of it as well.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Poker Pro to Play in Movie

The upcoming X-Men spin off movie will have a poker pro playing a cameo. The Hugh Jackman movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, will have poker pro Daniel Negreanu playing himself, as well as poker, with the character of Wolverine. The movie, which is set to come out in 2009, will cover the origins of the X-Men's most iconic character, the indestructible mutant Wolverine...

WSOP Makes Deal with Online Poker Room

Everest Poker has struck hands with the World Series of Poker in a major agreement that has the online poker room securing rights to have their logo emblazed on the poker baize. The agreement, between Everest and WSOP owner Harrah's Entertainment Inc, also includes exclusive satellite rights. This will give Everest Poker players the chance to win seats to the WSOP...

High Stakes Poker - Newcomer's Bluff

During the day of play at the Game Show Network's hit poker show, High Stakes Poker, players come with $100k of their own money, buy a rack of chips, and then sit down to try their skills. As they bust out, they either buy back in, or go home, and their spots are filled with other players waiting in the wings.

Poker Network Launches Two New Sites

The online poker network known as Asian Logic Limited has recently announced the creation of two new online poker rooms, according to a recent press release. The two new rooms, which will run on the Playtech iPoker platform, will launch in the second quarter of 2008. The first will be called Dirty Stack Poker, and the second has yet to be named...

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Poker Bloggers to Compete Online

Online poker room Bodog Poker will be hosting a poker series exclusively for those who write about the poker industry in their personal and business blogs. The Bodog Poker Blogger Tournament Series is the largest of its kind, with 18 qualifying tournaments running every week through June 3. Each event will have the top 30% of the finishers moving on to the points board...

Online Poker Room Ups Grand Money

A fifty percent upgrade to the guarantee of the Grand Tournament is coming from online poker room Hollywood Poker. A recent press release from Hollywood Poker announced that the Grand's guarantee will be $750,000. This will likely draw in plenty of people to play in an already popular event, as seen in December when 846 entrants played and built up a $846,000 prize pool...

Poker Pro Obrestad Starts Investing

The winner of the first ever World Series of Poker Europe event has showed a knack for investing in the industry that made her a millionaire. Nineteen year old Annette Obrestad has bought stock in Poker Manager.com, a Norwegian community and information website. She has upped her share to five percent, and actually had a hand in developing the site...

Poker Player Robbed of $30,000

The 2008 Aussie Millions event brought a lot of attention to Melbourne recently, but not all of it was positive. One player, who did well for himself in the main event, had a turn of rotten luck when he went out for an early morning bite to eat. Twenty two year old American player Jason Potter won $30,000 and took it in cash...

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Next WSOP Circuit at Horseshoe

The Horseshoe Casino will be the spot for the next World Series of Poker Circuit, to be held in their entertainment center, called The Venue. The Circuit will hold a baker's dozen events, with a $5k main event and preliminary events running as low as $300. The Horseshoe Casino will hold registration on October 24th and the events will start that same day...

Paddy Power Poker Redesigns Poker Promo

Online poker room Paddy Power Poker has redesigned their VIP poker program, giving more cash and unlimited bonuses to their top players. In the MASH event, which gives players army ranks as they progress upwards on the VIP ladder, Generals now get unlimited bonuses and a minimum of $500. The other ranks - Captains, Majors and Colonels - are also benefiting from lower qualifying criteria...

Italy Legalizes Online Poker

The latest European country to give the nod to their poker playing populace is Italy, which has legalized online poker. New laws went into effect just days ago, when online poker games already in progress suddenly became legal. Along with the change online poker is now being regulated in the country, adding a level of comfort to the game for the Italians...

Largest Florida Poker Jackpot Payout

There are big pots in poker, and at the Seminole Hard Rock's Poker Room recently two men hit the largest poker pot in Florida history. The Texas Holdem Bad Beat Poker Jackpot is a popular idea, where players who should win with a nearly unbeatable hand get beat, and the jackpot pays out. In this case $564,912 was paid out on Monday June 9...

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

NBC Poker in Deal with Caesars

The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship has been a popular show with the poker fans, and in recent developments has secured a home for the next four years. The Caesars Palace will be the location for the next four championships, as it has been for the last three. The first year of the NBC show was filmed at the Golden Nugget in 2005...

Royal Holdem Poker Approved

A new game is coming to town in Las Vegas, just in time for the World Series of Poker. But while it shares part of a name with the world's favoite poker game, it likely won't end up at the WSOP. The game is Royal Holdem Poker, and the Nevada Gaming Commission just recently approved its play in Nevada casinos, effective immediately...

New Name for Latin Poker Tour

The first games have yet to get underway and the newly formed Latin American Poker Tour has already decided on a name change. It isn't a whim that is prompting the name change, however, but an expansion of venues. The tour, which was set up to play in a number of South American countries, has expanded to include North America as well...

High Stakes Poker's Exciting Education

How many poker players in the online world know what it means to run the river more than once? Older gamblers, poker players who play plenty of live cash games in the casinos, and a few of the more intense online poker players probably know, and thanks to the Game Show Network's High Stakes Poker show, more and more players are learning.

Monday, November 17, 2008

AK vs. QQ

There are a lot of people whose pulse begins to quicken at the thought of having a pair of Queens in their hands. Oddly enough most of these people call Northern California their home. When it comes to Vegas and poker the love of pairs and Queens seems to be more of a strategic liability and less of an entertaining double entendre.

Online Poker Room Makes Deals Easier

Online poker room Party Poker has a deal for their poker players â€Â" making deals. Deal making in multi table tournaments is a common practice that dates back much further than online poker. To make a deal the last few players left in a big tournament all agree on how to chop up the remaining prize money, typically based on the chip counts...

John Juanda Wins World Series of Poker Europe

The second annual World Series of Poker Europe has come to a close, and the winner of the coveted main event is an American poker pro, John Juanda. The buy in was £10,000 and 362 players took part, creating a prize pool of £3,620,000. Juanda, the first American to win a WSOP main event outside of the United States, took home £868,800 ($1,598,587) as his first place prize...

Swamp Angles Poker Run

With a name like Swamp Angles the upcoming September 20 poker run is sure to catch some attention. This will be the Second Annual Swamp Angels Heritage Poker Run, where as many as one hundred bikers or more will ride through town to raise money and have fun. The event will take place during the Main Street Milton Summer Concert in Santa Rosa County...

Sunday, November 16, 2008

New Poker Room Rehashes Old

CEREUS poker will be the newest poker platform on the net soon, but they are not starting from scratch. That poker room will get their customer base from two other leading poker rooms, UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, to create the third largest online poker network. CEREUS will not only incorporate the player base from AP and UB, but also many of the features...

No Drop Planned for Poker Machines

There will not be a drop in poker machine numbers if Tasmanian Government Treasurer Michael Aird has his way. He is not against working to help resolve problem gambling, but lowering the number of poker machines is just not in his plans. He does want to throw more money at the problem, such as implementing a "Smart Card" program that would limit gambling...

Poker Comes Under Fire in Germany

Since the beginning of the year the German Interstate Lottery Treaty has been in force, which makes privately run online poker sites illegal in the European country. Only poker rooms under the German Federal State are illegal. This has brought about an attempt to redefine poker from a game of chance to a game of skill in order to circumvent the new law...

Nearly One Million Won at WSOP

Event 46 has wrapped up at the 2008 World Series of Poker, playing now in Las Vegas, and the winner takes home nearly one million dollars. The victory goes to Joe Commisso, who took down Event #46, a $5,000 buy in, No Limit Holdem Six Handed tournament. His prize of $911,855 came along with a coveted gold WSOP bracelet, a tangible sign of greatness in the poker world...

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Old Town, New World Poker Fundraiser

The name of the place is Old Town, but the poker game they were playing there wasn't much like Old World Poker: they didn't even use a table. In fact the game is just related to poker: it was a poker run. The idea was to have runners and bikers take place in a journey where they pick up tokens along the way...

Computer and Poker Chips Combine

When a poker player wants to save some important information from their computer, now all they have to do is pull out a poker chip - as long as that chip is made by Dane Elec. The company manufactures two flash drives in the shape of poker chips. They look like the real thing and come in 1GB and 2GB versions, priced at under $30...

Erick Lindgren Snags WSOP Gold

The first golden bracelet to ring the wrist of Erick Lindgren has arrived. The 31 year old poker pro, playing for almost ten years, finally got his first World Series of Poker victory this year in Event #4, the $5,000 buy in Mixed Holdem event. The California native and sports jock has cashed 15 times previously at the WSOP, but the victory has eluded him until now...

World Poker Tour Says Goodbye to Layla

The latest World Poker Tour hostess is hitting the road. British commentator Layla Kayleigh was the fourth WPT girl in the spot, following Sabina Gadecki, Courtney Friel and of course the legendary Shana Hiatt, who started the WPT as hostess and was in that role for three years. Layla cited personal reasons for her decision to leave the WPT on her MySpace page...

Friday, November 14, 2008

Family Finds Comfort in Poker Run

The Kelsey Smith Foundation provides resources and comfort for the friends and family of violent crime victims, something the family of murder victim Kelsey Smith understands is needed all too well. They will be holding a poker run on her birthday, May 3, in order to raise money for the foundation. Registration starts at 9 in the morning and players will put $20 in to play...

Poker After Dark is Great Dane vs Dames

Each week that NBC airs its poker show Poker After Dark it has a theme, such as Hecklers Week or Champions Week. In an upcoming week PAD will feature the poker player once on the People Magazine's Most Sexy list and a table full of women. Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen will be playing with Vanessa Rousso, Beth Shak, Clonie Gowen, J.J...

More Poker Robberies in Saipan

Theft was the charge leveled against 40 year old Maria Christina Castro in connection with the case of a poker store robbery in the amount of $560. The event took place on February 13th when East Poker in Dandan was robbed of the amount. This event is the latest in a string of robberies where all night or late night poker parlors are the targets...

Super Speed Poker

Major live poker tournaments typically are filled to the brim with No Limit Texas Holdem freeze outs. But even these major events are adding in more unique formats than the traditional freeze out, in addition to offering games like Omaha, Razz and mixed games like HORSE. One new addition is Super Speed Poker, and it is a game you can play at home.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

King for a Day

There is a saying, "king for a day, fool for a lifetime." It's a good reminder of the risks inherent in vying for greatness in any course of action. You can be the king, but if you take too many risks doing so, they may come back to bite you, and you may be facing their consequences for the rest of your time.

New Loyalty Shop for Mansion Poker

Online poker room Mansion Poker has had a few big announcements recently. They started with the announcement that American actress Shannon Elizabeth â€Â" who has proven to be no poker slouch â€Â" would be joining their team during the Aussie Millions. To follow up Mansion Poker has announced a brand new loyalty rewards shop where Mansion Poker players can turn in loyalty points for prizes...

$100K Weekly Guaranteed with Lucky Ace Poker

Online poker room Lucky Ace Poker will be hosting weekly poker tournaments with a $100k guarantee. This means that regardless of how many players pay in to the prize pool, Lucky Ace Poker will make sure there is at least $100k to be paid out to the winners. Of course if enough people sign up to play that prize pool could grow even larger...

Bodog Poker Open II Today

Online poker room Bodog Poker is holding the main event of their second Bodog Poker Open today. The Bodog Poker Open II wraps up with the main event, starting at 4pm ET, with a buy in of around $500 and a guarantee of $300k in prize pool payouts. Last year's main event was won by Shawn Luman, taking home more than $76k for his victory...

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Poker Game Robber Gets More Charges Against Him

In May, 22 year old Hagerstown, Maryland resident Michael Joseph Campher was arrested for an armed robbery on a poker game, with 52 criminal counts leveled against him. According to a recent report, Campher has had that number jacked up to 82, based mostly on more victims coming forward. The 52 counts were based on five men being robbed, but now it turns out that number is eight...

Cannes Poker Event Over

The city of Cannes is best known for their film festival, but poker festivals draw crowds, too. Such was the case when one player walked away from the €8,500 buy in Partouche Poker Tour No Limit Holdem main event with a prize of nearly one and a half million dollars. Long poker days gave way to a heads up match that only lasted three hands...

Poker Room Signs Mattsson

Online poker room Purple Lounge Poker recently announced that it has signed poker pro Stefan Mattsson. This is actually the second time Mattsson has begun a relationship with the poker room, after an initial signing in September of last year. This new signing means that Mattsson will continue his role of representing the poker room at live poker tournaments as well as playing online...

Canadian Poker Tour on Labor Day

The River Cree Resort is the place where the Canadian Poker Tour is holding its upcoming Labor Day poker event, and the TV cameras will be on hand to capture all the action for later broadcast. The events include two $200, one $300, one $1,000, and one $2,500 event. The main event will run for over three days, with the final day of the final table being televised...

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Poker Game Adds Voice

Candywriter brings voices to their fun and popular poker game for the Mac, Imagine Poker 3.6. The concept behind the game is a poker game that transcends time and space, brining together players from out of the history pages as well as fiction. Playing poker with Robin Hood, Dracula and Abraham Lincoln is possible with Imagine Poker, and now Candywriter has given their game voice...

Poker Ring Raids Nab 47

Four illegal poker rings were recently busted by police raids in Pickering and Toronto, resulting in 47 people facing charges. Around $12k in cash was seized as well as gambling equipment, which according to Toronto police estimates to be worth more than double the amount of cash seized. The people running the poker rings could face up to $70k in fines and possible jail time...

Poker Room Sends Players to Costa Rica

Players have a shot at winning a tropical vacation and playing major poker when they play at online poker room Doyles Room, which is offering prize packages to the Costa Rica Challenge. Winners of the satellites will pick up a $4,000 grand prize package, which includes $1,700 for travel and accommodations and a $2,000+300 main event buy-in. Satellites start today, Monday, July 21st, for as little as $4.80+.50...

Chili Poker Offers $2,500,000 Mega Mega Prizepool

Online poker room Chili Poker is spicing up this coming Autumn with a $2,500,000 Mega Mega Prizepool, offering their players a chance at paying for their Christmas presents a few months early. Satellite qualifiers are available, giving players a chance to get a seat in the $1,500+$80 Main Event for far less - as low as $2.75. A new feature spices up the event even more - running antes...

Monday, November 10, 2008

Poker After Dark - Shipment for Marco

During the directors cut episode of Couples Week on the NBC show Poker After Dark, three pairs of men and women competed for a single prize - $120,000. One couple, David Benyamine and Erica Schoenberg, was already cut in half as the former model and blackjack pro was sent packing. During this hand the cautious Italian that beat Erica, mixed it up with the movie star.

Africa Charity Tourney Growing

Yet another Ante Up for Africa charity poker tournament is set to go in Las Vegas this year during the World Series of Poker, thanks to the efforts of actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke. The WSOP recently announced more than a dozen celebrities with plans on attending. Last year the event raised more than $700,000 to help with the crisis in Darfur...

Mike Matusow Drops Weight, Picks Up Gold

Mike Matusow is known as "the Mouth" because it seems like sometimes he can't keep his mouth shut. But Mike has gone through a number of evolutions from his early days as a poker pro, including getting healthier. Last year he made a prop bet with fellow pro Ted Forrest: $100k that he could drop down to 181 pounds by June 3rd of this year...

Poker Game Crime Cleared for One Accused

A Mobile County jury took the case under consideration and came out with a not guilty verdict. The case was one of first-degree burglary, the charge leveled against Sean Lamont Hawthorne, who was charged with stealing $40,000 from a high stakes poker game. The game had a dozen players when two armed men burst into the Mobile apartment when it was underway in August of 2006...

Sunday, November 9, 2008

US State Poker Bill Moves Forward

The online poker bill in the US state of California has moved another step forward in its journey to become a law. The bill moved past the Assembly in the state to the State Senate on May 29. The Senate Rules Committee will then assign the bill to the next step in the process, a Committee in the upper house that will weigh its merits...

Pre-Registration Is Going Smoothly

Nobody should be surprised that pre-registration for World Series of Poker events is currently going on. What people should be surprised with is how smooth it is currently going. In the past pre-registration was not entirely unlike a mosh pit. This year, not only have people been getting in early at a pretty steady clip, but it has gone along with nary a hitch.

Florida Racetrack to Hold WSOP Qualifier

This weekend the Naples Fort Myers Greyhound Track will be holding a special Texas Holdem poker tournament where the top four players will earn a spot at the upcoming World Series of Poker. The price to play in the event is $550, $500 of which goes to the prize pool. This is the second such tournament the track has held, with the first limited to 100 players...

Pacific Poker Profits Up

The parent company of online poker rooms Pacific Poker and Lucky Ace Poker, 888 Holdings, recently announced that profits are up more than double from the previous year. In addition to online poker the company offers online bingo services as well as casino style games like blackjack. Pretax profits from last year were around $45 million, in comparison to the $22 million from the year before that...

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Webcam Available at Poker Site

Online poker rooms often provide ways for their players to communicate with each other, with the most popular version being chat. Players can send text messages that can be read by the table, but the system is not the best for picking up tells. Online poker room MonBluff may change all that now that they have released a live webcam compatible with poker tournaments...

Ben Roberts: Hooked from the First Deal

Ben Roberts was born in Iran but moved to London, England as a teenager. While the beaches in England are not known for super fun sun spots, they certainly were a staging area for a change in Ben' life - when a buddy produced a deck of cards and began teaching Ben how to play poker, the young Roberts was hooked "from the first deal."

New Schedule for Asian Poker Tour

The second ever Asian Poker Tour will be played this year, and the new schedule for the events has been released. The first of four currently scheduled events will take place in the Philippines in May, followed by events in Macau, South Korea and Singapore. The first event will run from May 27 through June 1, coinciding with the start of the 2008 World Series of Poker...

David Plastik: Competitive and Emotional

It only took approximately one month of travel, poker, and playing tournaments for David Plastik to rake in $100,000. It's no wonder then that once he started playing poker it quickly became a way of life for him. Although his total earnings to date of over $2,000,000 are far from the huge profits realized by many seasoned pros - David is steadily making a name for himself.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Online Poker Site Is Offering €500

When an online poker site doubles their sign up deposit bonus, they really want your business. Such is the case for online poker room CelebPoker, which has recently raised the bar to 200% bonus match for first time depositors. This means that players putting funds in a new account will get twice as much added to it as a bonus, up to a total of €500...

"The Only Poker Book You'll Ever Need" by John Wenzel

This book goes so far as to proclaim that it will be the only poker book you'll ever need. The author, John Wenzel, is certainly a skilled writer - as editor-in-chief for south Florida based "Poker Pro Magazine" he knows how to make a point about poker. He also knows how to win - having spent the last 25 years bringing home a profit playing the sport.

Boot Camp for Sky Poker

The first ever Sky Poker Boot Camp is coming in early March. Only sixty players are going to get the opportunity to take part in this Bristol event, which will get them in front of Matt Broughton and Nick Wealthall from Sky Poker. Also on hand to aid in the instruction are going to be Kara Scott and Tony Kendall, also known as Tikay...

$50k to Poker Players from the Wynn

This month the Wynn Casino poker room will be giving away $50,000 as a reward of sorts for its cash game players. Drawings are being held every Friday for $2,500 each, and there will be five every week. The drawing times are 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m and to qualify for tickets (e-tickets) a player has to play for an hour...

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Poker Program Creators Says No Fear on Bots

When a poker blogger put up an article titled "Will computer programs destroy online poker? Probably” and based his assumptions on the performance of Polaris II, the man who developed Polaris took exception. Andrew Smith published the article, where he pointed to the victory by poker AI Polaris recently over human players as an indication that poker bots are to be feared. In contrast Dr...

Poker Program Creator Says No Fear on Bots

When a poker blogger put up an article titled "Will computer programs destroy online poker? Probably” and based his assumptions on the performance of Polaris II, the man who developed Polaris took exception. Andrew Smith published the article, where he pointed to the victory by poker AI Polaris recently over human players as an indication that poker bots are to be feared. In contrast Dr...

Football Hurt Online Poker Room

When Pacific Poker and 888.com announced their gaming revenues, the numbers showed a drop in the three months to June 30, and football is to blame. 888.com representatives have pointed to the Euro 2008 football tournament as the culprit, saying that online poker players stopped playing during the run of the tournament to watch it on the television. Poker revenues were down an average of $116 per player...

Poker Attacker Sentenced to Five Years

Four months ago a Georgia man stabbed another man after an argument during a poker game and was sentenced recently to a five year prison term. Vicente Perez, who is 56 years old, showed contrition just before the sentence was pronounced, saying it was an accident. Indeed he pled guilty to reckless manslaughter, the appropriate crime considering the victim, Arthur Prince, died from the stab wound...

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Pacific Poker Open V Qualifiers

The fifth Poker Open hosted by 888.com, also known as Pacific Poker, is coming this fall and the online poker room is currently hosting qualifiers to get in to the event on the cheap. Buying directly into the event will cost much more than buying right into the qualifiers, which run around $330. Players can satellite into the qualifiers for even less, starting as low as $3...

Indiana Poker Business Raided

A business in central Indiana has been raided on suspicion that illegal games of poker were being played on the site. A search warrant was served Wednesday night by the Indiana Gaming Control Division at the Hold 'Em House in Tipton. While no arrests were made, names were taken from the poker players, who were suspected of playing for money, which is illegal in Indiana...

Poker in the Park Returns to London

This August poker players in London will get a treat if they stop by Leicester Square Park on August 15-16, the dates of this year's return of the popular Poker in the Park event. The festivities kick off at 4 pm and run through 9 pm, and the following day will run from 10 am to 6 pm. Poker in the Park is expected to draw as many as 25,000 players...

New iPhone Poker App

The latest version of the Apple iPhone has hit the market and right on its heels is a new poker application available at Apple's App Store. The application, simply named "Texas Holdem Poker", uses the iPhone's unique touch screen interface to provide a new poker experience. Play is single player against the computer or multiplayer against other iPhone or iTouch users on a wifi network...

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Florida Player Goes All In to Win Poker Tourney

When Florida attorney Michael Gaetjens walked by the All In Energy Drink booth, he made a decision that wound up worth $100,000 to him. He bought a few cases of the drink, which got him a pass into an All In Poker Tourney. He played and won the event, which landed him $100,000 and an entry into the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, going on now...

Poker Musical to Debut

This year during the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event the first ever musical based on poker will debut. The special one-hour concert will play on July 4-5. Those watching the action in the Amazon poker room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas won't have far to go to watch the show - it will be at the Masquerade Theatre inside the Rio...

World Poker Showdown Joins with Canadian Poker Tour

Heads Up Entertainment recently acquired the Canadian Poker Tour, which has announced they are joining with the World Poker Showdown in order to promote events. Starting in Calgary the WPS will kick off its 2008 season with events throughout Canada. Players will have a chance to appear on televised poker events which are broadcast as CPT Invitation Finals to be held in January of next year...

Davidi Kitai Wins Event 38

The last Pot Limit Omaha event held at the 39th World Series of Poker goes to Davidi Kitai, just narrowly avoiding yet another pro player taking down a bracelet. More than 30 events have been won by pros like Chris Bell, who came in second. More than 600 players paid their $2k to play in the event, which built a prize pool of over a million dollars...

Monday, November 3, 2008

Killarney Irish Poker Festival Coming this Autumn

At the beginning of October the Ladbrokes Killarney Irish Poker Festival will kick off, and players will have a chance to play in the €250,000 guaranteed Main Event. The three day festival will be held at the Irish National Event Centre in Killarney between 2nd to 5th of October. In addition to the main event there will be side events, single table tourneys and cash games...

2008 WSOP Forecast, Day Two: The $10k Events and Andy Bloch

The official WSOP website had a nice interview with Andy Bloch yesterday, discussing his impressions on day one of the 39th annual World Series of Poker, and how he was already buying into a number of events. The interview highlighted what a mellow, nice guy Andy is, but it also brought something to our attention that, given a few weeks, would have become obvious anyway.

Couples Come to Poker After Dark

The hit late night poker TV show on NBC routinely holds themed week games, and the next on the list is the couples week. The clever name for the game is "Love at First Raise" and it depicts three poker pro power couples. Phil Laak and Jennifer Tilly are in the game, along with Erica Schoenberg and David Benyamine, and Marco Traniello and Jennifer Harman...

Poker Pros and Celebs to Play at Playboy Mansion

This May the Playboy Mansion will play host to a bevy of beauties, poker pros and celebrities during a poker tournament and casino night. On May 17 the Urban Health Institute will hold their third annual Celebrity Poker Tournament and Casino Night. The host of the night will be Khloe Kardashian from Keeping Up with the Kardashians, along with 2006 World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold...

Sunday, November 2, 2008

WPT Founding Event Holds Final Final Table

The very first World Poker Challenge was the first World Poker Tour event back in 2003, and this year it will be the last time it is held. The World Poker Challenge has been running since 2001, but it did not make it on to the 2009 WPT schedule. Next year will be the seventh season for the WPT, which is credited for bringing about the poker boom...

Heads Up Poker Round One

The NBC Heads Up Poker Championship is underway and the first round of eliminations is done. Poker pros, online qualifiers and Hollywood invitees all matched up in player vs player competition, with only one player per match advancing to the next round. Players that did not advance include David Williams, Annie Duke, Dan Schreiber, Don Cheadle, David Singer, Alisha Kunze, Bill Edler and Chris Moneymaker...

The Most Influential Player in Poker

It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows a bit about poker that the most influential player in the game is Doyle Brunson. This is the result handed out by Bluff Magazine in their much anticipated 2008 Poker Power 20. The Bluff staff put together the top twenty forces that influence the game of poker, including TV networks and websites along with players and executives...

The Unforgettable Courtney

As everyone for whom the film "Die Hard" was a religious experience knows, AskMen.com released their list of the 10 hottest women in the sport of poker. And Courtney Friel showed up as number three on the list of poker hotties despite the fact that she has not been in the same room with a poker table and a television camera for about two years.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Online Championship Series Features $3 Million

According to a recent press release, online poker room UltimateBet Poker will be featuring a $3 million guarantee for their online poker series. The 2009 UltimateBet's Online Championship series will have 22 events, more than many live tournament series, and two of them will feature guaranteed prize pools of $1 million or more. The total prize pool money will hit at least $3 million, and could be more depending on attendance...

SAR Scholarship Has Poker to Thank

The first Texas Holdem Tournament put on by the Solano Association of Realtors will be held today, and the money gathered will go to the SAR scholarship fund. Local high school and college students are eligible for this scholarship if they plan on going into either real estate or business fields, or both. Today's event is $60, which gets the player snack and $1,000 chips to play with...

Poker Deal Dealt on DVD

The poker movie simply known as "Deal" is now out on DVD, released on Wednesday, August 20th. The movie is about a "mysterious ex-gambler" who mentors a young kid who has some poker skill and grooms him to be the next poker superstar. Burt Reynolds plays the ex-gambler, but there are plenty of real poker talents in the movie, including Shannon Elizabeth, Jennifer Tilly and more...

Poker Pro Out with Broken Pelvis

The first week of the 39th annual World Series of Poker will have to go on without one of the star players. Poker pro Annie Duke has had to sit out the opening events due to an injury sustained while running. Duke, who has become something of a long distance runner, explained on her blog that she felt pain while running and had it checked out...

Friday, October 31, 2008

Lucy Rokach: Golden Ovaries?

That's right - with a nickname like that she must be good. As of 2006, Cairo born Lucienne (Lucy) Rokach has earned in excess of $1,150,000 in live tournaments. She is heralded by Barry Greenstein as the best female poker player today. Rokach is considered one of the top players of Europe. Although she has yet to win a WSOP bracelet - her money finishes place her among poker's elite.

Jack Zwerner: Back After a 6 Year "Vacation"

It wasn't quite an absence measured in dog years, but it was close. Jack Zwerner's 6 year hiatus between his last cash in and then his first place success in 2006 must have felt like he was buried with the bone. But all it took was that first place â€Â" in no less than Event 8 of the 2006 World Series of Poker â€Â" to feel alive again at the poker table.

Deep Stack Poker at the Venetian Getting Started

One of the most highly anticipated poker events of the year is about to get started in Las Vegas at one of the more popular casinos and resorts. The Deep Stack Extravaganza is the name of the game which features $7,500 in starting chips. The Venetian poker room will run the Deep Stack Extravaganza starting now through April 25, and has included two more events than last year...

Norwegian Poker Championships Coming in April

The 2008 Norwegian Poker Championships are coming this month, but they won't be held in Norway. The Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club will be the location for this event, in Nottingham, England. The UK is playing host to their fellow European country men because the Norwegian Government has a ban on the game of poker, leaving the 7th annual Norwegian Poker Championships without a place to play...

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Amnon "Guts" Filippi: Working His Way to Bigger and Better Things in Life

New York City's Amnon "Guts" Filippi has pulled in over $1,619,979 doing what he loves best - namely playing poker, mostly in live tournaments and high stakes cash games. Born June 29th, 1969 in the Big Apple, this "Guts" man of poker is working his way towards bigger and better things on the poker horizon and has his sights set on a WSOP bracelet and more big cash finishes.

WPT Loses Out on TV

This year the orders for TV episodes have been cut nearly in half for the World Poker Tour Enterprises' flagship show, the World Poker Tour, resulting in a huge loss of income. The WPTE has delivered only 22 episodes, where last year they put out 45. The Travel Channel, which ran the WPT, dropped season two of the sister show, the Professional Poker Tour, despite a previous order...

Poker Den Done

The final round of Poker Den: The Big Game III has come and gone and the results are in. 21 players bought in for a $10k minimum to play for a straight 36 hours to see how well they could do, and plenty of them wound up down for the session. This means that many ended the marathon session up, of course, like Robert Williamson III, who walked with $63,675...

Jenny McCarthy Hosts Poker Tournament

Actress Jenny McCarthy hosted a poker tournament recently in order to help raise awareness and raise money in the fight against autism. Plenty of stars showed up to play in the Dana Point, California tournament, including Lance Armstrong and Tony Hawk. Taking a cue from the event started by Annie Duke and Don Cheadle called "Ante up for Africa", this event was named "Ante up for Autism"...

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Brady Beats Field to Win Aruba Poker Classic

The Aruba Poker Classic, sponsored by online poker room Ultmate Bet poker, just wrapped up two days ago and the winner was pro poker player Matt Brady. Brady outlasted the 550 players to score the victory, worth $1 million to the poker pro. The final table started with Brady holding the second largest chip stack, and when he went into heads up play, he still had a significant lead...

Online Poker Room Switches Networks

Online poker room Mansion Poker, established in 2004, recently announced they have switched networks, moving their operation over to the iPoker network. The move will be mostly transparent as far as their poker players are concerned, although it has been timed with a revamped poker loyalty points system. Those players with existing loyalty poker points will have their balance converted to the new system of Mansion Club Points...

Online Poker Attack Case Continuance

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is trying to seize online poker room domain names, claiming they are hurting his state's gambling properties, and the court case where the issue is being heard was granted a continuance. The judge issued the continuance to allow the defense attorneys - those representing the online poker rooms - a chance to prepare their arguments. The lawyers represent 141 websites named in the lawsuit...

$1 Million Purse for Poker

An Auckland casino will be boasting a big prize purse soon if SkyCity Entertainment Group has its way. SkyCity will host the inaugural Skycity Festival of Poker next month, shooting for a $1 million, the largest ever prize pool in New Zealand. The event will run from October 4 to October 12, and the field is expected to number in the hundreds as locals and pros flying in will play...

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Poker in the Park Schedule Released

The schedule has been released for this year's Poker in the Park, one of the biggest poker festivals to take place in Europe. Poker in the Park will be held in London's Leicester Square and will feature pro poker players, freeroll events and plenty of prizes. On Friday, August 15 The SubTV Student Poker League Cup will be held at 6:30, followed by The LondonPubPoker.co.uk Trophy at 7:30...

Danes Ruled Top in Poker by Magazine

Card Player Magazine has conducted research using a global poker tourney tracking system to determine what place has the most successful poker players in the world. The system, the "World Tracker", found that Denmark is the top spot, with 1.85 medals per million people. The medals are victories in certain qualifying events, such as the World Poker Tour, the World Series of Poker and the European Poker Tour...

Professor Says Online Poker Should Be Legal

Completing a study of the topic, University of Ontario Professor June Cotte has come down on the side of legalizing online poker. The study has shown the professor that a regulation of online poker in the United States would improve the conditions of gambling in that country. Fellow professor Kathryn Latour of University of Nevada was in on the study, which interviewed 20 live gamblers and 10 online gamblers...

Online Poker Player Youngest to Win Signature Event

Online poker room Titan Poker recently announced that they have had their youngest ever winner for their $250,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament. Amateur player Michael Schwaiger from Austria is just 21 years old, but is showing poker wisdom in his plans for his winnings. Poker professionals often retain a large chunk of the money they win as "seed money" to be used in an attempt to win yet more tournaments...

Monday, October 27, 2008

World Poker Tour Nervous

The World Poker Tour was partially responsible for the poker boom but it looks like they may be looking for a hand out before long. The stock is down and the prospects are bleak as GSN looks like it might pass on purchasing a seventh season of the WPT show. WPT gave them an extension of two weeks to make a decision on keeping them on board...

Poker Games Impounded

Police in Baltimore County have seized poker machines they say are illegal from scores of businesses on a May 8 county raid. There is some question, however, if all 158 of the machines taken from restaurants, liquor stores and bars are truly illegal slot style games. The police were given two weeks to determine if they are all illegal, according to an order from Circuit Court Judge Dana Levitz...

Heads-Up Championship Won by Poker Pro

Most people would expect the Heads-Up Poker Championship played on NBC to be won by a poker pro, but when the online world hosts major heads-up poker events, anyone has a chance. In this case, at online poker room Full Tilt Poker, it was a pro who won it though. David Singer took home the big prize when he beat all comers to win the $25k event...

Trial Coming for Poker Shooting Death

In January, twenty one year old Josh Sommervold was shot and killed during a poker game, and three men will stand trial according to a recent report. Gilbert Martinez, a Fourth Judicial District Judge, announced that there was enough evidence for the three accused to stand trial. Adrian Works, 27, Bryant Sherman, 18, and Andrew Dickerson, 33, will stand trial in what some are saying was a gang related homicide...

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Online Poker Room Launches Travel Service

Online poker room Devilfish Poker recently launched a new service called Devilfish Travel. This feature is a way for poker players to arrange for poker playing trips around the world to select locations and select tournaments. Poker players can log on to Devilfish Travel and spend their VIP points, select an event such as the Aussie Millions or the Irish Open, and Devilfish Poker will take care of the arrangements...

Hollywood Dave Joins UltimateBet

A sixth poker player has joined the Star Players Team of online poker room UltimateBet, but this fellow isn't a poker player, he plays blackjack. 'Hollywood' Dave Stann is the newest player to join the UB Star Players Team, the Bad Boy of Blackjack known as much for his eyeliner and antics as his skill at playing blackjack. But don't count him out in the poker arena, as UB spokesperson Annie Duke says Hollywood Dave has been studying up and his poker skills are nearly "on par" with his blackjack skills. Related Articles: Online poker room launches travel service Traffic, promos and features all up at online poker room...

Subscription Poker Site Fails

The last day of play on Fleet Street Gaming.com will be Halloween, as the subscription-based online poker site will be shutting down their operations on that day. Founded just this year, Fleet Street Gaming was a US-based subscription poker site, which means that players did not spend money to join in and play poker games, but rather paid a monthly fee to be a member, and then earned points that could be traded in for prizes and cash. Fleet Street Gaming follows Pure Play, another subscription-based poker site, citing the recent economic downturn as the reason for shutting their virtual doors. Related Articles: Hollywood Dave joins UltimateBet Online poker room launches travel service...

American Cancer Society and Poker

Recently the American Cancer Society Relay for Life got to see the charitable side of poker players as more than 140 went "all in" to help support the organization. These were poker players taking part in the charity poker tourney that occurred at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, and $5,000 was raised. The event was sponsored by Berkshire Poker and the Relay for Life Team known as Rock's Rockers...

Saturday, October 25, 2008

House Building Poker Charity November 1st

The very first Habitat for Humanity Texas Holdem Poker Tournament will kick off on November 1st at the El Dorado Hills Community Center in El Dorado Hills. This event will feature more than just poker: a raffle, cocktails, black jack and a silent auction and is open to the public. The prize to play is $75, which includes admission, but those who want to just enjoy the atmosphere can get in for an admission price of $25...

NBC National Heads-Up Championship: 8 Players Left

And then there were eight. If this statement was attached to an Agatha Christie novel it would mean that some really bad things had happened to everyone but the remaining eight people; and even their future was looking a little on the bleak side. When we are talking about this statement in reference to television poker, it describes where we are in the NBC National Heads-Up Championship.

New York Poker Game Shut Down

Poker players are persistent in breaking the law in New York as yet another underground illegal poker game is shut down by the police this past weekend. In Long Island, NY, police officials arrested the poker game organizer, a 29 year old who was picked up at the William Paca Lodge. Some 10,000 in cash was seized as well as a surveillance system and poker chips and poker tables...

West VA Video Poker Store Robbed

Kelly's Hot Spot was a little hotter last weekend when a woman walked in, brandished a weapon and walked out with cash. The café in South Charleston, West Virginia, sports video poker machines and slots, and was the place where police say a woman walked in with crime in mind. Things seemed normal at first as she entered the bathroom, but then she emerged with a gun and demanded money from the attendee...

Friday, October 24, 2008

No Dealer Poker Challenge

When PokerTek, Inc, came out with an industry first computer driven, touch screen equipped, no-dealer poker tables, called PokerPro - it was only a matter of time before they held a new kind of first; a poker tournament with no poker dealers. The event ran on cruise ships in the Carnival Cruise Line fleet as well as a few land based casinos that used the PokerPro tables. Now that the series is over and done PokerTek is calling it a success...

Traffic, Promos and Features All Up at Online Poker Room

Online poker room Party Poker has let it be known that their recent upgrades have struck a popular chord among online poker players. With new features like better multi tabling(thanks to a lobby redesign) and new promos that put $4 million up for grabs in various new games, it is no wonder that they showed a jump in traffic of more than 20% so far in the month of October. Related Articles: Online poker room signs Adam Levy Italy welcomes Poker Stars poker room . ...

Gus Hansen Wrote a Book

The man they call the Great Dane has another name to add to the list: author. Gus Hansen, the man who tore up the poker tournament field starting with the first World Poker Tour show, recently announced on his blog that his book, "Every Hand Revealed" is available online at various book stores. The real world copy of the book will hit books stores on May 6th...

2008 Late Night Poker Results

The return of Late Night Poker has been called a big success, and an online poker player beat out the pros to win the whole final event. The PartyPoker Late Night Poker event was broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 as 36-year-old Andreas Jorbeck claimed victory. The Swedish player beat out Roland de Wolfe, Andy Black, Ian Frazer, Maria Demetriou, Eddy Scharf and Surinder Sunar to win...

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Swimmer Sinks Opponents in Poker Tournament

The world's greatest Olympian, US swimmer Michael Phelps, is making good on his threat to bring his skills to the sharks of Las Vegas and the online poker world. Phelps, who had before been linked to online poker room Doyles Room, played in a $1,570 buy-in event at the Caesars Poker Classic and made it to the final table, a respectable finish for the poker novice. He cashed for $5,213...

Online Poker Room Signs Adam Levy

Online poker pro Adam Levy has a new home online, the poker room UltimateBet. The home of Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth, UltimateBet ads Levy as the fifth member of their Star Players Team. Some consider Levy an interesting choice considering the ads and commercials for UltimateBet all feature Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth, and it was Levy that sent Hellmuth on a tirade during the 2008 World Series Of Poker main event, one that earned Hellmuth a penalty...

Foxwoods WPT Event Running Strong

It started on October 20th, the latest in a string of World Poker Tour events in the current season, this one playing out at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. Fifteen preliminary events will run, with buy ins from a low of $300 up to a buy in of $5,000. Plenty of No Limit Holdem games will be held, along with Omaha and other game types, leading up to the final event, a $10,000 buy in No Limit Texas Holdem freezeout event...

Poker Society Turns to Protesting

The Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society was founded by a Harvard Law Professor who found poker to be a great tool for teaching critical thinking at the college level; apparently professor Charles Nesson finds protesting anti-poker laws to be proper strategy. He and some of his poker playing students will be protesting outside the State House in Massachusetts in order to help thwart Gov. Deval Patrick's bill...

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star Champ

The latest poker player to hit a million dollars winning a World Poker Tour event is one Brandon Cantu, the winner of the World Poker Tour's Bay 101 Shooting Star event in California. One of the more popular of the WPT events, the Shooting Star is a bounty tournament where each table boasts a target. If you knock out the target, you will win cash on the spot...

World Poker Tour Splits with CryptoLogic Inc

The partnership of the World Poker Tour and online poker platform software provider CryptoLogic Inc is drawing to a close according to a notice filed Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Both WagerLogic and its parent company CryptoLogic were notified by the WPTE that the agreement would be terminated as of November 14th. This leaves the WPT branded online poker room without support, and would indicate that it is being shut down as well...

FTOPS X Featuring Mike Matusow

The Full Tilt Online Poker Series is about to kick off their tenth season, and as in all the previous nine, poker pros will serve as the hosts of the various events. FTOPS X will feature 24 preliminary events (some of which have yet to be tied to a specific poker pro) and wrap up with a 25th event, a $2.5 million guaranteed No Limit Holdem freeze out. The first event, starting on November 5th, is a $1 million guaranteed prize pool short handed event (meaning no more than six players per table) featuring Mike "the Mouth" Matusow as the host. Related Articles: Bluff Poker Tour Festival of Poker winner keeps it in country...

WPT Festa Al Lago Starts Today

The World Poker Tour's Festa Al Lago starts today, Monday October 20, and poker players from around the globe will arrive to try for a shot at the title and big cash prizes. The event will run at the famous Bellagio casino's poker room, for the first time since the last Festa Al Lago in 2006. Then it was Norwegian player Andreas Walnum who took the $1 Million prize after beating a playing field of 433 poker hopefuls...

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

WSOP Circuit Ends with Student Victor

When the World Series of Poker Circuit event in the Horseshoe Southern Indiana poker room came to an end, it was a 22 year old student who emerged as the victor. Winning a seat in the 2009 WSOP main event as well as a cash prize of $143,064 was Samuel Oberlin, who overcame a five to one deficit in chips. A double up with pocket queens started the comeback trail, and in the end another set of pocket queens won the event for him...

Italy Welcomes Poker Stars Poker Room

Online poker room Poker Stars is now fully licensed to operate in the country of Italy, news that surely sits well with Italian poker superstar and long time Poker Star pro, Dario Minieri. Dario was the first player in the poker industry to pay for a Porsche with frequent player points he won playing on Poker Stars. Now the Italian poker players can sign up at the Italian language site, and special tournaments are set up that fall within the restrictions of Italian Law...

Poker Royalty Hits London

A London branch office of Poker Royalty has opened up, and the player representation firm will look to the new digs to help them manage their European clients. Poker Royalty is an agency that helps manage the careers of well known poker pros, such as Phil Hellmuth, Patrik Antonius, Scotty Nguyen and "Kid Poker", Daniel Negreanu. Poker players seeking fame to go along with their fortune are often approached by Poker Royalty to help them manage their new found celebrity, especially after winning a big event. Related Articles: Poker Players Alliance rates representatives Texas Holdem tourney for HFH...

Poker Players Alliance Rates Representatives

The grassroots pro poker organization known as the Poker Player Alliance has recently come out with a ranking of government officials and how they rate in terms of poker friendliness. With a ranking guide that follows US school marks from A (for the best grade) to F, there were more who scored around a D than any other grade. There were, however, more than a hundred members of congress with a score of B or better...

Monday, October 20, 2008

World Poker Tour CFO Faces Tough Choices

Just in time to welcome him to his new job with the World Poker Tour, the new CFO, or Chief Financial Officer, has to face the possibility that his company will be removed from the listing on NASDAQ. Thomas Flahie faces this challenge thanks to the drop in shares below one dollar, the minimum for listing on NASDAQ. Flahie's experience in previous roles as CFO for Intermix Media, which runs the website MySpace, should prove invaluable to his new role...

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