WSOP: Recreating History

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has announced it is going all-in playing the ‘what-if’ game by re-staging a select group of the best Main Event heads-up battles in its long and memorable history. The... 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

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

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

Football Great Emmitt Smith Signs with Full Tilt

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

Johnny Moss – The First WSOP Texas Hold’em Champ

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

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

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

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

WSOP Main Event

No other poker tournament has the history or prestige of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Held in its current format since 1971, the WSOP Main Event has been the preeminent celebration of the game.... continued

Gavin Smith

At this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) Full Tilt Poker pro Gavin Smith stood out amidst the gushing tide of Canadian pride by wearing a blue Toronto Maple Leafs hockey jersey as opposed to those... continued

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

2008 WSOP Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate

When 2008’s WSOP champion’s bracelet showed up on eBay recently, it provoked a lot of talk on poker forums, and it seemed posters were somewhat divided between those who thought he had completely lost... 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

2008 WSOP Main Event Bracelet For Sale

In an unusual move, 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate has authorized the sale of his diamond-encrusted bracelet on the auction site eBay, with all the proceeds going to the charitable organization... continued

The Ambassador of Poker: Mike Sexton

The internationally syndicated show the World Poker Tour (WPT) co-host Mike Sexton had never cashed in a WPT tourney before the 2010 WPT Borgata Poker Open, because prior to this year he was contractually... 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

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

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

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

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

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