Tony G took the points lead into Day 5 of the PartyPoker Premier League, and secured his place at the PPPL final table with another strong showing in his heat. Andy Black kept the pressure on Tony by taking down yet another heat... more
Bodog Poker, one of the world's most popular online poker rooms, has announced the inaugural Bodog Poker Open, a series of six hold'em tournaments culminating in the Bodog Main Event. The champion of the $500 buy-in Main Event will... more
Karina Jett is probably one of the least known but highly regarded and family-oriented poker moms on the circuit today. Married for seven years to poker pro Chip Jett, they have two children, Athena, four years old, and Apollo... more
The fourth day of the 2008 PartyPoker Premier League saw Tony G continue his dominance of the early rounds of this competition, while the struggles of Phil Hellmuth and Juha Helppi continued. Dave 'The Devilfish' Ulliott came from... more
The World Poker Tour brings in its sixth season with a move to a new network and a new hostess to show viewers inside. WPT Enterprises, Inc. and its new broadcast partner, Game Show Network, have released the 2008 WPT television schedule... more
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Poker in the Middle East continues to grow, as evidenced by the recent win of Swedish native Fredric Ollsen in Egypt's first-ever major poker tournament, a no-limit hold'em tournament at Sharm El Sheikh's Sinai Grand Casino in Egypt... more
As the spring semester continues at the University of Texas in Austin, students are still finding plenty of time to enjoy the game of poker. This time of year is when the action often dries out, as classes tend to get harder, studying... more
Day 3 of the PartyPoker Premier League tournament twin heats saw one sprint and one marathon, as Tony G clung to a slim points lead while Andy Black surged into second place overall after winning his second straight heat... more
Harvard Law Professor Charles Nesson will be joining a panel of experts today in London for a seminar entitled 'Bush Administration's Criminalization of Online Gaming and the Implication for Global Free Trade.' Other participants... more
I have always said that I have the best job in the world. Being a tournament director has given me the opportunity to see the world, meet my beautiful wife, Maryann (which resulted in the birth of my son in 2006), and meet thousands... more
Day 2 of the 2008 edition of the PartyPoker Premier League saw reversals of fortune for some players and a solo overall lead for Tony G, who started the day tied with Roland de Wolfe for first place after they each took down a Day 1... more
CD Poker is delighted to announce five fantastic €1,500 PokerNews Cup Austria Freerolls, exclusively for PokerNews players. The first freeroll begins Saturday February 16 at 13:00 EST and qualification is easy! more
Can you imagine anyone driving to Las Vegas in 1992 with $50 in his pocket, then borrowing $10,000 to start playing $200/400 razz and seven-card stud, and in six months, running it up to a $17,000,000 fortune shooting pool, playing... more
The 2008 edition of the PartyPoker Premier league kicked off yesterday at 3 Mills Studio in London, with 12 of the world's top stars battling it out for a million-dollar prize pool. In the PartyPoker Premier League, the invitees... more
Anton Bertilsson took the chip lead into the final table of the South African PokerNews Open, but it was Darren Kramer who came from the middle of the pack to claim the top prize in Johannesburg. Kramer took down $140,575 for his... more
Harrah's is a pleasant and busy room for low-limit players. I enjoyed my visit there and recommend it to any who visit Atlantic City and are looking for a nice place to play low-stakes versions of limit hold'em, no-limit hold'em, and even... more
175 players each put down 25,000 rands, or roughly $3,600, to take their shots at the South African PokerNews Open Main Event in Johannesburg, South Africa. Notables present included Tony 'G' Guoga and Raymond Rahme. Rahme became... more
A Dutch government official has postponed a vote in that country's Senate that would have granted the Netherlands-owned Holland Casino a temporary, exclusive online gaming license. The official, Minister of Justice Hirsch Ballin, cited... more
I was playing in a relaxed $5/10 home game of dealer's choice HORSE (where the dealer may call a round of hold'em, Omaha-8, razz, stud, or stud-8) with three regulars and two players who had rarely if ever played seven-card stud. They... more