Three Card Poker was invented in the mid-late 1990s. This was back in the dark ages of proprietary table games. There had been success with Caribbean Stud Poker and Let It Ride, but casinos weren’t really looking for more. Little by little, the game made some inroads and reached about 50 tables when Shuffle Master [...]

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I OFTEN say that my favorite part of playing tournament poker and being a part of Team Poker Stars PRO is the opportunities it affords to travel and see the world. Just last week, I was in Los Angeles for the Legends of Poker event of the World Poker Tour. The event had an [...]

The Noble Partners Program is a unique program that allows players to earn real cash while their friends play. All that is required is that players invite their friends to play. Once a member of the Noble Partners Program, players will earn up to an incredible 25% of the rake that [...]

With the very real possibility that Congressman Barney Frank could lose his chairmanship position should the Republicans take over the House come November, online poker federal legislation must pass prior to Election Day or else there will likely be no “start over” time come 2011.  Ladbrokes, William Hill and other European sports betting ventures itching [...]

After a two-month long public voting period, Harrah’s officials unveiled the top 10 vote getters for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010 on Wednesday. Now, the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council will review the list and axe anyone deemed not eligible to enter.
Four criteria are required for a person to be considered [...]

Vilamoura leg of the European Poker Tour has been completed and it is rumoured that many of those who have been eliminated already are heading over to Mayfair to sign up for day 1B of the EPT London. The number who did make it through to Day 3 total 69.
The day started with the young [...]

While many of us have accused our beloved game of poker of occasionally pushing us to the mental brink (think nut flush getting cracked on the river when the board pairs), there are at least some trapped Chilean miners who are using it to keep from losing their minds.
The former Chilean soccer hero, 53-year-old Franklin [...]

The August 5th collapse of the San Jose gold and copper mine in Chile left 33 miners trapped with almost nothing. The brave men survived by rationing their meager supply of food, and by playing poker. Now with an expected four-month wait before they are freed, the miners will likely continue to survive, thanks in [...]

With George Bush’s 2006 signing of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act, a healthy portion of the U.S.’s online gaming market withdrew defeated. One might think that this sounds ridiculous as there is no logical connection between ports and gambling; however, attached to the act was the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) [...]

The 1969 Texas Gambler’s Reunion held in Reno Nevada saw a grouping of some of the greatest old school legends of poker; Chill, Puggy, Minnesota Fats and Doyle Brunson amongst them; battling it out for several days of high stakes poker. Also participating in the event was Benny Binion, the owner of the world renowned [...]