World Series of Poker

Starting as a modest endeavor to recognize and promote some of the game’s best players, the World Series of Poker has grown into an international phenomenon. Since the first World Series of Poker was... continued

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event

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

Team PokerStars

PokerStars is the largest online poker room in the world. With nearly a decade of Internet poker experience, the company has become the dominant force in the game, with nearly five hundred thousand players... continued

Poker Rooms

Combining a burgeoning international passion with impressive business savvy, online poker rooms have transformed Internet poker. In just over twelve years, these websites have made poker accessible to... 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

Strong Day 5 Action at PokerStars WCOOP

English poet William Cowper once penned, “Variety’s the very spice of life; that gives it all its flavor.” If that statement is true, Day 5 action at the PokerStars World Championship of Online... continued

PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Underway

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker roared off to a great start yesterday, with two huge events bringing in an incredible amount of players and creating massive payouts. In the end, “AlexKP”... continued

Chris Moneymaker: The Man who Changed Online Poker

What do you remember about the year 2003? Maybe you remember President George W. Bush in a flight suit on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, where he gave the infamous speech declaring... continued

Jamie Gold’s Big Bluff

Jamie Gold was probably the most unpopular World Series of Poker (WSOP) champ in the history of the series, remembered now more for his arrogance and the controversy he caused rather than for his cool-headed... continued

WSOP Main Event Passes Day 3, Bursts Bubble in Day 4

Day 3 at the World Series of Poker Main Event was the end of the road for a huge number of players, while Day 4 survivors were able to start planning for a payday. As the Main Event headed into its final... continued

Harold “The Natural” Angle Wins WSOP Seniors

A family man who has enjoyed playing poker since 1946 took the gold bracelet and $487,994 in the World Series of Poker Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship. Harold Angle recorded his first major tournament... continued

PokerStars Offers Massive WSOP Promotion

The creator of the Internet revolution for the World Series of Poker is at it again, as PokerStars is gearing up for a stunning WSOP promotion. Sunday, June 20th is the date for the largest giveaway of... continued

The First World Series of Poker Champions

When online poker was not even a dream, there were rounders. These poker players traveled around the country looking for big money poker games. Names like Johnny Moss, Tom “Amarillo Slim” Preston,... continued

Poker Pros – Who Leads the Online Generation?

The World Series of Poker bracelet; this beautiful piece of poker jewelry is the de facto standard for excellence in the game. Players are ranked by them and their careers are defined by how many bracelets... continued

PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker Main Event Falls to “toetagU”

The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker came to an exciting and successful end yesterday, when Ryan “toetagU” Fair killed off the competition at the High-stakes Main Event and earned $1,162,350.... continued

American Kevin Eyster is Day 3 Leader of EPT Grand Final

In what is becoming a precarious position, the top spot at the European Poker Tour Grand Final had a new leader after Day 3. American Kevin Eyster became the fourth leader (Day 1a and 1b both had a different... continued

Nick Schulman Grabs EPT Grand Final Day 2 Lead

The EPT Grand Final at Monte Carlo has wrapped up Day 2 and the money bubble has already burst, with Nick Schulman taking the lead heading into Day 3. The original field of 848 players is down to 116,... continued

PokerStars Helps Players Go All-in for WSOP

PokerStars is no stranger to putting up big numbers, and this year’s WSoP Main Event is no exception. The world’s largest online poker room is looking to send as many of its members to the Main Event... continued

21 Year Old Poker Prodigy Wins NAPT Venetian Shootout

It was high stakes heaven: Entry was by invitation-only from PokerStars.net to the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout. First place prize was a whopping $460,000, with... continued

10 Online Poker Millionaires Under 30 – Part 1

There are some who compare professional online poker players to vampires, the similarity being that they both come out only at night to suck the blood of the unwary before crawling back into their hiding... continued

High Hopes for Joe Cada as WSOP Champ

Shortly after Joe Cada became the youngest main event winner in World Series of Poker (WSOP) history, he hit the ground running. He was everywhere at once, making the media rounds, doing Letterman, lobbying... continued

PokerStars Young Gun Joe Cada Wins WSOP

The 21 year old PokerStars player Joe Cada outlasted some 6500 other players in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event to become the youngest WSOP champion in the history of the series. Younger than... continued

WSOP Wipeouts

The 2009 WSOP ended early for top pros Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker, and Pascal Perrault. Remaining Notable players include: Jeff Lisandro     50,500 Dan Harrington     49,000 Dennis... continued

WSOP Superchamp

1983 Main Event champ Tom McEvoy has won the 2009 World Series of Poker’s Champions Invitational. The tournament was held to help celebrate the 40th Annual WSOP. The prize included the right to brag... continued

First Bracelet of 2009 WSOP Won by Andrew Cohen

Event #1 ($500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em) resumed play Thursday with the remaining 81 players of a 867-player field. When the day was done the first bracelet of the 2009 World Series of Poker... continued

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