Barbara Enright: Only Woman in the WSOP Hall of Fame
April 3, 2011 by Mark Christopher · 1 Comment
Okay, here’s a quick pop quiz: In the history of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), there has only been one woman to make it to the final table in the Main Event. Who was it and what year was it? If you... continued
Full Tilt Poker: durrrr Disqualification, Onyx Cup Announced
April 1, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Full Tilt Poker recently ran a promotion called Challenge Durrrr in which players had an opportunity to compete in a promo with a slightly convoluted qualification process, the result being that one player... continued
World Series of Poker – Dwyte Pilgrim
March 31, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
At the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Regional Circuit Championship at Harrah’s Rincon, a revitalized Team PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu fresh off winning the rematch of Viktor “Isildur1” Blom’s... continued
Eugene Katchalov Signs with Team PokerStars Pro
March 24, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov is certainly not the showiest of poker professionals, as a matter of fact, many are surprised to learn he’s been around since 2004, and has won some of the biggest titles... continued
Rich Muny – Online Poker Engineer
March 23, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Browsing an edition of the local Louisville, Kentucky newspaper, I happened upon the social events section. I was surprised to see the announcement of a poker tournament; not just any tourney, but the... continued
Did Prahlad Friedman Jump the Gun Accusing Fellow Poker Pros of Account Sharing?
March 22, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Online poker pros Justin “Zeejustin” Bonomo and Isaac “Ike” Haxton took a twit-hit recently when Prahlad Friedman went on the warpath and accused the pair publicly on Twitter of conspiring to cheat... continued
Erik Seidel Tops All Time Money List
March 10, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
January came in like a lion for PokerStars Poker pro Daniel Negreanu when he kick started his game with a runner-up finish at the $100k Super High Roller event at PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA).... continued
PokerStars Sunday Million Anniversary Was Huge
March 8, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
When online poker giant PokerStars first announced they would hold a fifth anniversary of their wildly popular Sunday Million tournament, everyone knew it would be large, very large. But when the curtain... continued
Football Great Emmitt Smith Signs with Full Tilt
March 3, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
All-time leading NFL rusher Emmitt Smith has formally entered into an agreement with the second largest online poker site FullTiltPoker, joining a roster of celebrity poker players including actor Mekhi... continued
Sorel Mizzi Accused of Cheating by November Niner John Racener
February 28, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi has been publicly accused of cheating John Racener, the runner up to the 2010 WSOP Main Event. The details came to light in a TwoPlusTwo forum post recently through a somewhat... continued
$5 Million PokerStars Payday for Sunday Million Anniversary
February 26, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Whatever you do, leave this date open: Sunday, March 6. On that day, beginning at 16:30 EST, the largest online poker site PokerStars is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the most popular online tournament... continued
FTOPS XIX in the Record Books
February 22, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
The ever-expanding, mega-popular Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is now officially over, having run from February 6 thru February 20, offering 45 separate poker tournaments and awarding well over... continued
PokerStars Team Online: New Members
February 14, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Leading online poker room PokerStars just announced the new Team Online members chosen for 2011. Some 4,500 poker players applied for the fifteen slots on the team, up from the roughly 2,000 that applied... continued
DoylesRoom Changes Poker Network
February 3, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
For old Texas Road Gambler Doyle Brunson, moving was a way of life. And recently, Texas Dolly, legendary holder of a record Ten WSOP bracelets, has lamented the fact that the high stakes poker action... continued
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event
January 16, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
For sheer drama, this year’s PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event will be hard to match. It had Chris Moneymaker just fall short of making the final table, the last woman standing was the... continued
PokerStars Introduces Home Games – Revolutionary Software
January 14, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
A lot of us learned to play poker in friendly home games where you got to hang with your buddies, maybe smoke a cigar or two, drink some beers, and maybe even get lucky and win a few bucks. It was more... continued
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
January 9, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
The online poker megasite sure knows how to throw a party. The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) has been an annual tradition since 2004, and this year’s edition is by far the best yet. Not counting... continued
Prahlad Friedman – Signs with UB.com
January 7, 2011 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
For 2011, it seems to be out with the old and in with the new at UB.com. Shortly after it was announced that Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke—pros who had been with UB almost from the beginning—were leaving,... continued
PokerStars Women’s Caribbean Adventure
December 28, 2010 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Team PokerStars Pro has a lot of feminine talent, and they will be out in force and represented by the twin Vanessa’s—Vanessa Rousso and Vanessa Selbst, along with Liv Boeree, Vicky Coren and Katja... continued
Poker Ban Poker Enforcement in Russia Toothless
December 20, 2010 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
What do Washington State and Russia have in common? They both have created laws banning poker, making it a crime for their citizens to engage in a pastime that probably originated when humans first came... continued
Johnny Moss – The First WSOP Texas Hold’em Champ
December 17, 2010 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Legendary Poker player Johnny Moss was taught how to play poker when he was ten-years-old by a ring of card cheats. He learned the art so well that as a teen he was hired by a local gambling parlor to... continued
John Racener Arrested for the Third Time
December 16, 2010 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
On the surface, it would seem as if poker pro John “RCNR” Racener has what many want yet few attain: youth, wealth, fame, talent, opportunity knocking away, endless possibilities ahead. Yet for the... continued
Bellagio Casino Hit by Ocean’s Eleven Heist
December 15, 2010 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
In a daring early a.m. robbery this past Tuesday that many are comparing to the brazenness of the fictional character Danny Ocean, a lone biker made off with a $1.5 million dollar jackpot by robbing a... continued
Team PokerStars Pro – Isildur1 SuperStar Showdown
December 10, 2010 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Isildur1 is an online enigma. No one knows for sure who he or she is. There are rumors, and most believe it is a he, and a known player from Sweden with the initials VB. What’s known for certain is that... continued
Vanessa Rousso – PokerStars Pro Selling Lamborghini on eBay
December 3, 2010 by Mark Christopher · Leave a Comment
Did someone send around a memo? It seems recently pro poker players have discovered the online auction site eBay and as a result there has been an interesting grouping of exotic items being put up for... continued


