Battle Begins for WSOP Main Event Championship

The chips have been handed out to the November Nine and poker’s biggest event, the 2010 WSOP Main Event, has kicked off its final table. World Series of Poker Vice President Jack Effel is serving as... continued

Matt Jarvis has a Great Reason to Play

No matter what happens at the Final Table of the WSOP Main Event, Matt Jarvis has already won. His father, Norm Jarvis, who was diagnosed with tonsil cancer last May, had been undergoing a series of chemotherapy... continued

Past Poker Greats: Puggy Pearson

On Friday, April 28, 2006 poker lost a true legend. Voted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1987, Walter Clyde “Puggy” Pearson died at the age of 77. Besides being generally beloved by all who... continued

Poker Hall of Fame Member Henry Orenstein

You may not recognize the name of 2008 inductee into the Poker Hall of Fame, Henry Orenstein, but you’ve certainly seen his work. Every time you watch poker on television, you are viewing the player’s... continued

TJ Cloutier

Thomas James ‘T.J.’ Cloutier was born on a Friday the 13th in 1939 under a betting star, and to this day, anyone will tell you he has a lot of gamble in him. A big fellow and a natural athlete,... continued

The Poker Playing Mizrachi Brothers

When the 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) resumes play on Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 12 noon, the final nine players out of a field of 7,319 entrants in the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em... continued

Billy Baxter, Poker Player Biography

William E. Baxter, Jr., known to the poker world simply as Billy Baxter, single handedly made the greatest contribution to the game of poker completely away from the tables. In fact, his accomplishment... continued

PokerStars Negreanu Opens Mouth, Inserts Foot Once Again

In what is becoming a common occurrence, PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu has once again taken to insulting a fellow pro, this time going after online poker specialist Andrew “good2cu” Robl in a battle... continued

PokerStars.net Hooks up with FOXSports, New Team PokerStars pro

FOXSports, unarguably one of the top tier sports news sites for the US market, signed an agreement recently to use PokerStars.net’s portal and game application to strengthen the poker presence on their... continued

Poker Players Alliance List Congressional Candidates Endorsements

These are tough times in the United States, making it even tougher to choose who to vote for in the nationwide elections coming up on November 2. With so much at stake and much to consider, we wouldn’t... continued

Vanessa Selbst Team PokerStars Pro

One of the most recent additions to Team PokerStars Pro is twenty-six-year-old law student and part time pro poker player Vanessa Selbst. The third year student at Yale Law School just decided to take... continued

Annette Obrestad – “Annette_15”

With only 13 players left in the recent World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago $10,000 Main Event, Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad headed into day five with the biggest chipstack and all the smart... continued

Robbery at the Bellagio

The just finished Festa al Lago at the Bellagio was profitable and fun for many, including the unidentified and hence uncaught individual who pulled a knife on one of the original members of the November... continued

Joseph Cheong and Matthew Jarvis Score at Festa al Lago

It’s almost show time, folks. As we draw nearer to resuming play at the Final Table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), recent events at the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago tournament held at the Bellagio... continued

Joe “Seebs” Sebok

Last week, Joe “Seebs” Sebok rappelled from the top of the headquarters of the WSOP, all the way down the side of the Rio Hotel to help raise money for the Special Olympics. Sponsored by special-events... continued

North Carolina Native Randal Flowers Wins WPT Festa al Lago Main Event

Twenty-two year-old North Carolina native Randal Flowers turned in a dominating final table performance to pick up the Main Event championship at the World Poker Tour’s Festa al Lago. Held at the Bellagio... continued

Gus Hansen: The Great Dane

Although he played in his first World Series of Poker as far back as 1996, has seven WSOP cashes to his credit, is 20th on the All Time Money List, is the only player to own four World Poker Tour (WPT)... continued

Poker Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

It is one of the most exclusive clubs in the world. Doyle Brunson is in it. So are Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth and T.J. Cloutier. But thus far, not even the great Phil Ivey, nor other well-known pros such... continued

Las Vegas in Deepest Economic Rut

A recent article in the New York Times has officials in Las Vegas regretting that what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas, as they try their best to put a positive spin on bleak report that... continued

Patrik Antonius

On the Patrik Antonius Fanblog, the headline proclaims, “Patrik Antonius is the most sexy poker player in the world.” Others have called him a Norse god. Antonius, with his perfectly shaped head and... continued

Major Flaw of the WSOP Satellite System and One Possible Solution

One thing that I have been thinking about lately is the satellite system currently used at the WSOP. Currently, any single table satellites or seats won from a mega satellite are paid out using tournament... continued

PokerStars News

The 50 Billionth hand is a done deal. On September 22, 2010, at 10:37 am EST, a microstakes player picked up $56,140 for having the winning cards in the 50 billionth hand ever dealt on PokerStars mega-celebration. Imagine... continued

Team PokerStars Pro Adds Liv Boeree

The newest member of Team PokerStars Pro, Olivia “Liv” Boeree, just may be a living, breathing version of every guy’s dream. The 26-year-old, No Limit Hold’em specialist, is smokin’ hot,... continued

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies is a cash-game pro working the online high-stakes high wire, where given the massive swings, one day you can lose $600,000 and the next win $500,000. Lately, Sahamies has... continued

PokerStars WCOOP Main Event 10 Million Guaranteed

The PokerStars 2010 WCOOP wraps up this weekend with the $5,200 NLHE Main Event, featuring an unmatched online prize pool of $10,000,000 GUARANTEED. The lucky first place winner will score at least a $2... continued

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