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

Thomas Marchese – Player of the Year?

When he came in fifth place at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour bounty shootout, Thomas Marchese copped the top spot in the Player of the Year rankings. He’s been rising steadily in the rankings... continued

Jonathan Duhamel – PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Promotion

Caught in the swirling demands of the holiday season, it’s easy to forget that winter is only beginning and the dull cold of January will be here before you know it. That’s why now is the perfect time... 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

Bobby Baldwin: Poker Playing Casino Boss

Back when the World Series of Poker began and was played at the legendary Horseshoe Casino, Bobby Baldwin was in 1978 the youngest person ever to win the game at twenty-eight. In the last few years, with... continued

John Juanda Can Hang

The official Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau Festival is now over with an 18-year-old player named Zhang Dan Peng taking down the Main Event for a first prize of HKD $1.68 million (equivalent to US $215,000). Although... 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

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

Maria Ho Joins Team UB

In a year that saw the first World Cup played on African soil, another first was established when the inaugural World Series of Poker Africa (WSOP) concluded earlier this month in Johannesburg, South Africa.... 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

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.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

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