Daily news from poker and online poker world http://www.pokernews.com/news/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:30:10 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/i/logo-pn2.gif http://www.pokernews.com/news/ en-us Copyright 2003-2008, PokerNews.com http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/05/book-review-des-wilson-ghosts-table.htm Just ahead of this year's World Series of Poker, poker player and historian Des Wilson provides an entertaining, insightful look into many of poker's most enduring characters and tales in 'Ghosts at the Table: Riverboat Gamblers... poker/news/Poker Legends Fri, 23 May 2008 07:31:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/10/pokernews-interview-chris-moneymaker.htm Chris Moneymaker, along with the hole-card cam and the WPT, has always been one element of the perfect storm that brought poker to the masses in 2003. Moneymaker's unlikely victory over Sam Farha showed the world that anyone could become... poker/news/Poker Legends Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:18:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/7/history-poker-wild-bill-hickok.htm Wild Bill Hickok was far more than a poker player, even though many today remember him as the man who originated the famous 'Dead Man's Hand' consisting of Aces and Eights - all black cards.... poker/news/Poker Legends Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:09:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/5/legends-poker-daniel-negreanu.htm Daniel Negreanu was born on July 26, 1974, in Toronto, Canada. Originally from Romania, his parents, Constantine and Ann, brought up Daniel and his brother in a warm, loving home. As a teenager, Daniel recalls playing $10/$20 poker on a regular basis... poker/news/Poker Legends Thu, 18 May 2006 08:12:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/4/poker-legacy-stu-ungar.htm The formation of the Stu Ungar Foundation has been announced by Stuey’s former wife, Madeline, and his daughter, Stefanie... poker/news/Poker Legends Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:13:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/4/quarter-century-poker-barry-wilson.htm When I was a freshman in high school, my buddy Barry introduced me to some senior friends of his who played No Limit Hold Em, and other poker games on a regular basis, for money. poker/news/Poker Legends Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:51:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/4/quarter-century-poker-sklansky-einstein.htm Poker players are like scientists. Some are very good at postulating about different aspects of the game, while others toil away like lab rats in a maze, playing the same hands the same way... poker/news/Poker Legends Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:41:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/3/quarter-century-poker-amarillo-slim.htm Back a few years ago when Amarillo Slim was running the Super Bowl of Poker, some excellent players gathered to exchange pleasantries, lies, and chips. poker/news/Poker Legends Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:41:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/3/quarter-century-poker-byron-liggett.htm Over the years I've written a lot of columns for internet sites, newspapers and magazines, and most of my musings have centered on poker.... poker/news/Poker Legends Tue, 21 Mar 2006 08:18:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/3/legends-poker-scotty-nguyen.htm 'If you call, it's gonna be all over, baby.' Whether a confident boast or an enticing bluff, Scotty Nguyen made the comment during the final hand of the 1998 World Series of Poker... poker/news/Poker Legends Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:10:00 -0700