Vince Van Patten has a great gig. Every week on the Travel Channel he gets to hang out with Mike Sexton, Shana Hiatt, and the top poker players in the world, and comment on the game he loves so much. more
Texas' Clonie Gowen exploded on the poker world like, for lack of a better word, a cyclone. The champion of the inaugural World Poker Tour's Ladies' Night event, Clonie has moved from that into being one of the most recognized names and faces in today's p more
The Internet has contributed to the golden age of poker in many attributes. With the seemingly endless list of online sites, satellites to major tournaments and the "big money" that can be made in the online game, millions have flocked to the game that we more
The World Poker Tour is about to enter its third season on the Travel Channel. The success of the WPT is incomparable in recent television memory. Now WPT Enterprises continues to expand its brand across media by doing a national radio syndication deal. more
Play has continued in the Jack Binion World Poker Open in Tunica, MS, with some noise finally being heard from the professionals in the tournament. Through the early events, it was the amateurs making the moves, with many professionals not getting within more
Today, a staple of online poker life is the turbo tournament. Turbo tournaments feature blinds that go up blindingly fast, and "efficient" tournament models that often see a tournament run its full course in 60 or 90 minutes. more
The ESPN/World Series of Poker Circuit's first stop, being held now at Harrah's in Atlantic City, NJ, has been beset by a lack of players and smaller prizes than expected. more
461 players competed for more than $3.4 million in prize money in the second annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, which ultimately went to John Gale, an amateur player from England who qualified through a $27 satellite tournament on the sponsors site. more
In what has to be the biggest stretch for an excuse to get more poker on television yet, New York's YES network (cable home of the New York Yankees) and NESN (Cable home of the Boston Red Sox) have announced the "Boston vs New York Poker Challenge". more
ESPN's gala premiere of "TILT," shown January 13th, seems to be drawing dead from the start. The show, starring Michael Madsen as poker champion Don "The Matador" Everest, is not going to persuade anyone who was thinking about playing the game to join the more
For many years, 1989 WSOP World Champion Phil Hellmuth has reveled in his image as the John McEnroe of poker. I have always preferred to think of Phil in comparison to another sports icon. more
Celebrity Poker on Bravo was pretty brutal to watch in its first season, but the show has seemed to find its groove, and now draws consistent ratings. This March, E! Television is going to give you the opportunity to see even more celebrities playing pok more
The former president of CBS Sports, whose consulting firm has negotiated multibillion-dollar contracts on behalf of NASCAR and Major League Baseball, has been retained by Harrah's Entertainment to help renegotiate an agreement with ESPN to televise the 20 more
Minnesota State Senator Dave Kleis is puzzled. He scratches his head at the thought of bars, restaurants, and other public establishments having their owners and managers arrested for holding promotional poker tournaments. more
CardPlayer Magazine has been the bible of the poker world. There have been several new magazines that have hit the stands lately, but ALL IN Magazine looks like a serious contender. more
The cards are flying at the Jack Binion World Poker Open in Tunica, MS, with early results showing record fields and previously unknown players rising up to take their first major titles in tournament poker events. more
Having lived in the online poker world for about four years now, I was starting to wonder if any real innovation would enter the online poker arena. Throughout the middle of last year, I was unimpressed with many of the newer entries to the online poker more
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