The World Poker Store formally announces World Poker Entertainment’s launch of The Tavern League of Wisconsin Battle of the Bars Team Poker Tour. Scheduled to commence this fall in over 1000 Tavern League Bars, this Team Poker competition will culminate with a 6 episode television show broadcast... Read More....
With regular hosts Laura Lane on vacation and Bernard Lee in Las Vegas, ESPN Poker Editor Andrew Feldman assumed the helm of “Inside Deal.” The ESPN.com poker news show sponsored by PokerStars welcomed Barry Greenstein.
Lee appeared via satellite from Sin City, where he’s competing in the 2010 World... Read More....
In the June 28th issue of Time Magazine, author Dan Kadlec chronicles the “Attack of the Math Brats.” Using a defining image of five young guns – including Jason Lee – reclining on a couch playing online poker on their laptops, Kadlec reviews how the age-old game has been uprooted in recent... Read More....
After a 20-hour final table and four-hour heads-up marathon, Sammy Farha defeatedJames “Flushy” Dempsey to take home his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in the $10,000 Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better Championship (Event #25). All of Farha’s accolades have come in Omaha events.... Read More....
The first episode of “Poker After Dark: The Cash Game” aired on Monday night at 2:05am ET on NBC. The installment ended with two titans of the game, DoylesRoomnamesake Doyle Brunson and UB.com front man Phil Hellmuth, dominating the action. The former ended the episode up $135,000.
Five of the... Read More....
On Monday, June 14, the PokerStars.net sponsored “Big Game” will debut on Foxaffiliates in late night. The daily show features an action-packed first week that includes Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak, and Tony G. The “Big Game” boasts a $100,000 buy-in and $200/$400... Read More....
Only a few days into the 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP), potentially one of the biggest stories of the year is developing. After four days of play, the final table of WSOP Event #2, the $50,000 Player’s Championship, has been set, with Robert Mizrachi leading the way. Also at the final table... Read More....
If there’s one thing UB.com pro and 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has proven over the last few years, it’s that he will do anything for attention. Whether it’s dressing up as Julius Caesar, ranting at players on live TV, or collapsing in a heap of tears... Read More....
The World Series of Poker will no doubt collect the most poker foot traffic, but players might be surprised to learn that this summer in Las Vegas they’ll have an entire menu full of tournament series choices.
The Orleans Open, which began this week will run through May 30 and feature nine events... Read More....
The World Poker Tour Spanish Championship ended today when Ali Tekintamgac topped a field of 326 opponents to win €315,000, a $25,000 seat in the 2011 WPT Championship and a Tiffany bracelet. Tekintamgac scored his first major tournament win to go along with his first tournament cash, which... Read More....