November Niner Soi Nguyen Picks Up FTOPS Win

Self-proclaimed amateur Soi Nguyen was the first player knocked out at the 2010 WSOP Main Event Final Table, yet he has boosted his ninth place cash by winning his first FTOPS event as a Full Tilt Red... continued

ESPN, WSOP Final Table Ratings Decline

There has been a lot of talk within the industry this week as viewer numbers for this year’s WSOP Main Event revealed a 26% drop in viewers, from 2.1 million for the year 2009 to the 1.5 million who... continued

Jonathan Duhamel – First Class Canadian Poker Champ

The journey began three years ago when Jonathan Duhamel deposited $100 into an online poker account and ended with him becoming a World Poker Champion and the hero to a nation. The 23-year-old former strawberry... continued

WSOP Player of the Year: Frank Kassela

In a short ceremony held before the start of heads-up play in the 2010 WSOP Main Event, Frank “Lights Out” Kassela was officially named WSOP Player of the Year. The POY honor is the outcome of a six-week... continued

Oh Canada! Jonathan Duhamel Wins WSOP Main Event

After a monster run the previous day left him with a seemingly insurmountable lead, Canadian Jonathan Duhamel finished off Florida native John Racener to take first place at the WSOP Main Event. Duhamel... continued

Poker Cheating Ring Busted

While most of the focus of the poker world was on the WSOP Final Table play resuming, a drama was unfolding in Cannes at the Partouche Poker Tour that saw the winner of the WPT Barcelona disqualified for... continued

2010 WSOP Main Event – Will a Canadian win Tonight?

At 8 pm this evening a twenty-five year old professional poker player from Florida with $1,858,272 in earnings, 85 career cashes and 4 titles will be the underdog against what could be the first Canadian... continued

2010 WSOP Main Event – Grinding Rags to Riches

In May we noted that Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi had been having a run of bad luck. The 2006 Card Player Magazine “Player of the Year” saw the IRS foreclose on his homes in Miramar and Hollywood,... continued

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

PokerStars New Pro, New Promo

PokerStars has been busy recently, adding a new sponsored pro to their lineup and launching a new promotion to send poker players to the Caribbean. The news represents the steady activity that has been... continued

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

It comes every year during January, in the winter-frozen doldrums of the days following the merry and bright, anything goes holidays. It’s held on one of the most beautiful spots on earth in the most... continued

Negreanu Dominates EPT Vienna

After more bad press for yet another run-in with a fellow player, PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu let his game do the talking, propelling him to a strong second place in Day 3 of the European Poker Tour... 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

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

Annette Obrestad Loses Lead at WPT Festa al Lago Main Event

Action resumed today for Day 5 at the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago Main Event, with Full Tilt Poker’s Annette “annette_15” Obrestad losing her Day 4 lead early in the session as the 13 remaining... 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

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

The First World Series of Poker

Though hard to believe due to its modern size and prestige on the poker circuit, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) began as an advertisement. Hosted by outsized Texas legend Benny Binion at his infamous... continued

Kroko-dill Heads Leader Board at PokerStars WCOOP

With 37 of the 62 events at the 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) complete, “Kroko-dill” has chomped down on the competition, headlining what has been a great series. The Russian... continued

Events 2 and 3 at WSOP Europe Feature Omaha, Hold’em

Following up the first career World Series of Poker bracelet for the mega-popular Phil Laak might be tough, but the WSOP Europe was able to rely on Omaha and Hold’em to make a good run at it. With Events... continued

Sex and Poker – Deciding Whether They Should be Divided

In the poker world, the first nine months of 2010 has been labeled a number of different ways: “The Year of the Brits”, “The Year of the Math Brats” and most notably, “The Year of the Woman.”... continued

Kostritsyn, Zaichenko Create Strong Russian Showing at PokerStars WCOOP

While many in the poker community have nicknamed this the “year of the Brits” for the great successes enjoyed by English players, Russia is putting together quite a year as well as, its players are... continued

Lacking No More – Phil Laak Win First Bracelet at WSOP Europe

Phil Laak used a strong final day to propel him to the first World Series of Poker bracelet of his career at opening event of the 2010 WSOP Europe tournament. Laak overcame a field of 244 runners to take... continued

Shaun Deeb Grabs Second Career WCOOP Bracelet in Day 11 Action

With the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker nearly at the halfway point, Shawn “shawndeeb” Deeb grabbed his second career WCOOP bracelet with his victory in the Event 28, $1,050 No Limit... continued

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