98 players returned to the Crown Casino in Melbourne on Friday for Day 3 of the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event, all striving for a spot in the top 80 paid slots and a shot at the $1.65 million first prize. Matthew LaGarde started the day atop... more
I just got back from the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. Every time that I go to this event I start out with a prejudice — I really like the Bahamas and all tournaments that might be held there, and it is behind only... more
The World Series of Poker Academy, a poker camp from the creators of Camp Hellmuth, has announced exciting new details for its upcoming, first-ever "advanced theory" No Limit Hold'em poker camp. The camp will focus on educating players... more
32 top pros each ponied up $5,300 on the first of two starting days of the 2008 Aussie Millions Heads-Up Championship (Event #13). Each round was played in a best-of-three format, where the first player to win twice progressed to the next... more
338 survivors from three 'first' days of the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event gathered at Melbourne's Crown Casino for Day 2 of the year's biggest tourney to date. 2007 third-place finisher Andy Black started Day 2 with a slight chip lead over... more
The Women's Poker Hall of Fame is a dream that founder Lupe Soto has had for many many years. It only seems logical to any person who knows this driven supporter of women's poker, to realize that she would be the one to start... more
Earlier this week, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed that Tasmania will be added to the 'whitelist' of countries or jurisdictions allowed to advertise online gambling in the UK. This is good news... more
The final Day 1 of the Aussie Millions Main Event saw 270 players take to the felt, bringing the total number of participants to 780 and creating a $7.8 million prize pool. Joining poker stars such as Anna Wroblewski, 2007 WSOPE Main Event... more
With winter break just finishing up for students attending the School of Art Institute of Chicago, poker games and tournaments around the city are set to begin again as well. Whether you're looking for on-campus ring games, casino action... more
294 players joined the field for the second Day 1 of the Aussie Millions Main Event. In the field on Day 1b were 2007 champion Gus Hansen, 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe Hachem, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak... more
While many poker players have long since had a fading interest in NETeller's well-being, there are many that should pay heed to the online payment processor's latest press release. While NETeller announced it had reimbursed... more
Hand History: Both Terrence and the villain in this hand have been the two most aggressive and active players at the table, tangling numerous times. It's late on Day 1 of the APPT Sydney Grand Final Main Event... more
Online casino 888.com has announced a new celebrity face at their poker tables, that of famous Australian cricketer Shane 'Warney' Warne. Warne has signed an exclusive sponsorship to be captain of the 888.com Australian Poker Team, and... more
The field was stacked with stars for Day 1a of the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event. Gavin Smith, John Juanda, Karina Jett, Eli Elezra and Tony G were among the big names in the 215-player field, with 2007 third-place finisher Andy Black... more
Partnerships usually don't last forever, and the partnership of Chip Reese and Danny Robison, who would become known as the Golddust Twins, came to an end by the end of 1978. They stayed lifelong friends, but each began a different path... more
MANSION Poker has officially announced a sponsorship deal with professional player Shannon Elizabeth, the actress ('American Pie') whose attention in recent years has been focused on the poker world. Elizabeth joined with MANSION's... more
A good selection of poker's glitterati gathered on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, hosted by Randy and Kim Couture and their Xtreme Couture GI Foundation. The foundation was founded by Randy and his wife Kim Couture to aid fallen GIs... more
13 players returned to the Crown Casino for Day 2 of the $2,200 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em/Omaha/Omaha Hi-Lo Event, including Event #4 winner Jamie Pickering, 18-year-old Josh 'JJProdigy' Field and chip leader Dag Martin Mikkelsen... more
The Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City has what is surely the busiest, the biggest, and the most bustling poker room on the Atlantic City boardwalk. The Borgata, off the boardwalk by a mile or so, may have more tables... more
The biggest names in poker took their seats around three tables as the largest-buyin event of the 2008 Aussie Millions kicked off, the $100,000 No-Limit Hold'Em event. Last year's winner, Erick Lindgren, joined 2007 Aussie Millions... more