The second annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com has solidified its ...

World Poker Tour Inks Deal with Fox Sports Net

After the Game Show Network declined to pick up ...

WSOP Final Nine Set; November Awaits

After almost two weeks of play, the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event has been whittled down ...

Press Release: Congressman Moves to Dedicate $40 Billion in Internet Gambling Revenue for Job Training and Foster Care Programs

Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced legislation yesterday that directs a potential $40 billion over the next 10 years ...

Nikolay Evdakov Breaks WSOP Cashes Record

The 2008 World Series of Poker Player of the Year award may have gone to Erick Lindgren, but ...

PokerNews, Tiffany Michelle at Odds

Tiffany Michelle, a popular correspondent for PokerNews.com, was one of the big stories of the ...

UltimateBet Discloses More Superusers

UltimateBet, which in May admitted the existence of ...

Absolute Introduces New Loyalty Program

After doing its best to build up the anticipation, ...

World Series of Poker Circuit Event Schedule Released
While the final cards on Day 2 of the 2008 World Series of Poker were being dealt, the WSOP Media Relations team was hard at work notifying ...

Erick Lindgren Wins WSOP Player of the Year

In a year featuring more events than any previous World Series of Poker, ...

Rebound: WSOP Main Event Grows Again

Because of the effect anti-online gambling legislation had on internet poker rooms, last ...

FTOPS IX Announced

Full Tilt Poker has announced the schedule for the ninth ...

Congressman Robert Wexler Gives "Shuffle Up and Deal" Order on Day 1D
It's always an honor to give the "Shuffle Up and Deal" command at the World Series of Poker. It's a right that is usually reserved for a past ...

PokerStars Releases 2008 WCOOP Schedule

The schedule has been finalized for PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker set to begin September 5 and run ...

Eric "Rizen" Lynch Leaves UltimateBet

Less than a month after ...

California Online Poker Bill Progress Continues

Slowly but steadily, legal, regulated intrastate poker in California
New Poker After Dark Season Begins July 14

Season 4 of NBC's Poker After Dark finished taping on April 18 and after a couple months of editing, it is ready ...

PPA Releases Statement Regarding Failed Payment Systems Protection Act

As most internet poker fans have heard by now, the House Financial Services Committee failed to ...

Scotty Nguyen Wins $50,000 WSOP H.O.R.S.E. World Championship

In 2007, Scotty Nguyen suffered one of the most unbelievable meltdowns in World Series of Poker ...

Place Your Bets on the Main Event

The Main Event of the 2008 World Series of Poker starts this week, but even if you don't have the ...



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Upcoming WSOP to deliver a number of firsts
The 2008 World Series of Poker begins on Friday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and when it does, it will mark several firsts for the WSOP.

For the first time, the WSOP will offer a total of 55 different events...


NBC Signs Four-Year Deal with Caesars Entertainment
Tourney Will Be Held at Caesars Palace Through 2012

Chris Ferguson is the most-recent NBC National Heads-Up Championship winnerNBC announced that it has signed a four-year agreement with Caesars Entertainment that makes the Caesars Palace ...

Owner of UltimateBet Confirms Security Breach
Former Employees Had Access to Opponents' Holecards for 21 Months

Tokwiro Enterprises, the company that owns both Absolute Poker and UltimateBet, today released a statement confirming that cheating had gone on at UltimateBet by people who, ...

Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson Ranked Among the WSOP Greats
Phil Hellmuth could very well get his 12th bracelet at this year's World Series of Poker. In the world of professional poker, there are few as great as the brash Hellmuth. He is what Tiger Woods is to golf.

In fact, ESPN ranked him number ...

2008 World Series of Poker Schedule
While the main event of the 2008 World Series of Poker begins on July 3rd, 2008, the full slate begins May 30th with the World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em ($10k buyin, 3 day event). For poker aficionados, the May 30 date is the true start of the 2008 ...

Daniel Negreanu Unveils His New Poker Training System - PokerVT.com
Las Vegas, Nevada, Wednesday, May 21, 2008 – Daniel Negreanu reveals the secrets that have led to his $10 million in tournament winnings worldwide. He unveils his sought-after "Small Ball" strategy and opens the rest of his Texas Hold’em playbook ...

Multi-tabling Sit n Go Tournaments - How many is too many?
How many SNG’s is too many to play at one time? First, let’s squash the notion that playing 1 SNG at a time is even feasible. If you’ve never played more than one table at a time, you might be worried about what happens to your ...

A Comprehensive Look at the WSOP Final Table Delay – Part Two
Yesterday, in Part One of our look at the WSOP final table delay, we examined the differences to the schedule this change would cause. In addition, we looked at the opportunities available and challenges presented to the 'November Nine' as part of this ...

A Comprehensive Look at the WSOP Final Table Delay – Part One
By now, everyone in poker has heard about the new format for this year's WSOP Main Event. The final table will be delayed several months to be shown "nearly live" on ESPN. It's a bold and controversial proposal, surrounded by rumors and wild theories. ...

Phil Ivey Makes David Blaine Eat Glass for $10,000
Magician DAVID BLAINE stunned onlookers at a New York restaurant by smashing a glass - and proceeding to eat it piece by piece...

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