How the UIGEA Helped PokerStars Become an Online Poker Giant

In less than eleven years, PokerStars has gone from a play money site with a dream, to an Internet poker phenomenon generating an estimated $1.5 million in online profit each and every day, month in and... continued

Phil Ivey

American Phil Ivey is one of the most successful professional poker players of all time. Regarded by analysts and other poker pros as the ultimate player in the game today, Ivey has achieved almost unparalleled... continued

Phil Galfond: Ship It Holla Ballas

Even though it’s been in place since 2009, Yahoo news recently featured an article in their Real Estate section about pro poker player Phil Galfond having a metal fun slide connecting two penthouses... continued

Barbara Enright: Only Woman in the WSOP Hall of Fame

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

World Series of Poker – Dwyte Pilgrim

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

Blair Hinkle’s Got Game

Recently, Blair “blur5f6” Hinkle was part of a historic three-way chop in the record-setting FTOPS XIX Main Event, officially coming in second but earning the top payday of $1,162,950, surpassing GIAMPP... continued

Eugene Katchalov Signs with Team PokerStars Pro

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

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

Mer “PeachyMer” Brit: the Reluctant Heiress

Recently, Mer “PeachyMer” Brit became the only female poker player out of the class of 2011 achieving the honor of being chosen to join the prestigious Team PokerStars Online. Yet, few knew anything... continued

Full Tilt Innovates Online Poker with its New Rush Poker

Rush Poker - The Fast New Game at Full Tilt Full Tilt Poker has rolled out on of the more exciting innovations at any online poker room recently with its revolutionary Rush Poker. With this exciting... continued

Linda Johnson: Ambassador of Poker

Poker's Linda Johnson The First Lady of Poker, Linda Johnson, lists her proudest poker memory of 2010 as being nominated for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame in such prestigious company as Chris... continued

Vanessa Rousso – Professional Poker’s Lady Maverick

The media at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) declared that 2010 was the “Year of the Woman”; with such notoriety, it goes without saying that everyone has been speculating on which woman will pick... continued

Dan “jungleman12” Cates

No sooner has the previously anonymous online poker phenomenon “Isildur1” been revealed to be Swede Viktor Blom, than another mystery player has showed up on Full Tilt Poker to go head to head with... continued

Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan

Legendary online poker star Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan recently journeyed across the Pacific to have another run at super rich Chinese businessmen in round two of the big game in the Asian city of Macau. Joining... continued

Online Poker Rooms – Time to Ante Up for Africa

Many would never think of playing poker for charity. While poker players are not wired to give their money away, playing poker at an online poker room for charity is a growing source of revenue for many... continued

David Benyamine On a Roll

Full Tilt Poker pro David Benyamine has had a great start to 2011, making his first cash at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), coming in a very respectable fourth place in the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em... continued

Dutch Boyd – Poker’s Firebird

Las Vegas casinos form America’s Mecca for live poker players. All of the pressure involved in this crazy game shows during the World Series of Poker; many people are watching to see who will win a coveted... continued

Andy Beal and The Corporation

When Andy Beal was spotted with Eli Elezra and Jen Harman playing poker at the Bellagio recently, it touched off a wave of rumor and speculation as to whether or not the Texas billionaire was back to play... continued

The Tiffany Michelle Maria Ho Show

Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho are a lovely pair of poker playing pros. But wait, there’s more. They sing, they act, they play musical instruments, they write and perform songs together, they competed... continued

Annie Duke

Recently Annie Duke, professional poker player and self-described mom, girlfriend, health nut, humanitarian and all around good decision maker, ended a lengthy affiliation with the online poker site UB.com. Commenting... continued

Benny Binion Father of the WSOP

For twenty years, a bronze statue depicting Benny Binion, legendary Sin City pioneer, bootlegger, gambler, felon and father of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) sitting atop a bronze horse, lariat at the... continued

Andy Bloch – Brainiac

When asked if he has a WSOP bracelet, Andy Bloch is fond of saying he has 0.93 bracelets. He hasn’t got an actual bracelet, but he did make it to heads-up play in the $50,000 HORSE event in 2006. He... continued

Allen Cunningham – One ‘Clever Piggy’

Allen ‘Clever Piggy’ Cunningham earned his chops alongside legends Layne Flack, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, and Daniel Negreanu, who were sometimes collectively referred to as the “Crew,” and who as... continued

Jason Mercier

Jason Mercier has come a very long way in a couple of years. He was 22 in 2008 when he entered into the consciousness of the poker world on April 1st like someone’s idea of an April Fool’s Day prank... continued

Randal Flowers – Youngest Double WPT Winner

At the World Poker Tour (WPT) Festa Al Lago main event in autumn of 2010, 22-year-old Randal Flowers became the youngest player ever to win multiple titles. Additionally, in the history of the tour, only... continued

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