News | PokerNews Op-Ed

Discussions and opinions on the world of poker

Five Thoughts: Grippo's Great Deal, and Enright's Defense

Nick Grippo made a great deal in the $10,000 SCOOP Main Event, while Barbara Enright exercised her rights and refused to make one in a daily tournament.

Shaun Deeb

Five Thoughts: Deeb SCOOPs up Multiple Watches

Shaun Deeb's two SCOOP wins and the World Series of Poker's new rule changes lead this week's Five Thoughts.

Joe Serock

Five Thoughts: Serock Gets Over the Hump, Wins First Live Tournament

Joe Serock only won $40,000 for his victory at the PPC Aruba, but it was the first live tournament win of his very established career.

Amarillo Slim

Five Thoughts: Saying Goodbye to a Legend

This week's Five Thoughts looks at Amarillo Slim, TwoPlusTwo, the WSOP APAC and more.

PokerStars Super High Roller

Five Thoughts: Super High Rollin'

PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final Super High Roller kicked off on Monday, attracting over 40 entries.

Five Thoughts: The PartyPoker Premier League Rolls On

In this week's Five Thoughts, we take a look at the Party Poker Premier League, the latest campaign from the Poker Players Alliance, and more.

Phil Hellmuth

Five Thoughts: Hellmuth Wins PokerNews Fan Bracket

Phil Hellmuth defeated Daniel Negreanu in the PokerNews Fan Bracket, Viktor Blom bested Isaac Haxton in the SuperStar Showdown, and more in this week's Five Thoughts.

Chris Moneymaker

Five Thoughts: All In — The Poker Movie Review, Negreanu's Ban and More

All In: The Poker Movie debuted this past weekend, we review the film and discuss Negreanu's ban in this week's Five Thoughts.

Viktor Blom

Five Thoughts: In-Game Betting on Poker, Another Win for Isildur1, and More

Want to bet red-black from your couch? iSeriesLIVE leads this week's Five Thoughts.

Will Failla

Five Thoughts: Unhappy Players, Another Win for Failla and More

Will Failla won the 100th Heartland Poker Tour event. We look at who's responsible for him showing up for that event, and more.

Erick Lindgren

Five Thoughts: Lindgren's Losses, O'Dwyer on Fire, and More

Erick Lindgren allegedly owes over $100,000 in fantasy football debts, and has been begrudgingly paying off a "big figure" since 2005.

Epic Poker

An Epic Letdown?

The news from Federated Sports + Gaming this week was disconcerting for the Epic Poker League, but not as disconcerting as the poker world's reaction.

Phil Ivey

Five Thoughts: Bursting Bubbles

In his first tournament on American soil since Black Friday, Phil Ivey bubbled the LAPC Main Event. How ironic.

Daniel Negreanu

Five Thoughts: Kid Poker Rehashes Hatred

Daniel Negreanu is always opinionated, but as long as he's bashing Full Tilt Poker and playing well, who can question him?

Five Thoughts: Online Poker's Riding Back into Town

Online poker legislation leads this week's Five Thoughts, as rumors swirl that the upcoming payroll tax-cut bill will include online gaming.

Matt Damon

Why is Fictional Poker so Hard to Watch? A Look at an Episode of HBO's "Luck"

A recent episode of HBO's "Luck" once again shows how difficult it is to successfully script a poker hand.

Five Thoughts: Loaning is Risky, But Will Never Leave Poker

Neither borrowing, loaning, or lending are going anywhere soon, but they're the primary reasons why Full Tilt Poker may never pay back its players.

Pigskin Diaries

Pigskin Diaries: A Super Rematch

It's Super Bowl Sunday, which means we have one more game to pick, and a lot of prop bets to make.

Phil Ivey

Five Thoughts: Ivey No Longer a Fan Favorite?

Since returning to poker, Phil Ivey has become the most polarizing player in the game.

Pigskin Diaries: Poker Pro Bowl

In honor of the NFL Pro Bowl, Rich Ryan and Donnie Peters drafted their own Poker Pro Bowl teams. Did your favorite player make the cut?

Dan Smith

Five Thoughts: It's Good to be King

Five Thoughts - Dan Smith won $1 million, Tyron Krost won a golden ticket, James Akenhead won the Sunday Million, and poker was discussed on national radio.

Pigskin Diaries

Pigskin Diaries: Championship Weekend

Check out our picks for both the AFC and NFC Championship games of the NFL.

Jonathan Duhamel

Jonathan Duhamel Puts 2011 Behind Him, Crushes 2012 PCA

The end of 2011 was a nightmare for Jonathan Duhamel, but he's off to a great start in 2012 after crushing the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean adventure.

Phil Hellmuth

2nd Annual Hellmuth's Hold'em with Agrace HospiceCare Raises $110,000

On Saturday, December 17, 2011, Phil Hellmuth returned to his native Madison, Wisconsin for the 2nd Annual Hellmuth’s Hold’em with Agrace HospiceCare

Pigskin Diaries

Pigskin Diaries: Divisional Weekend

Check out our picks for the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs.

Viktor Blom

Five Thoughts: Blom Booms at 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Viktor Blom starts 2012 off with a bang, winning the 2012 PCA Super High Roller.

Pigskin Diaries

Pigskin Diaries: Wildcard Weekend

Check out our picks for the Wildcard Round of the NFL playoffs.

12 Predictions for 2012

12 Predictions for 2012

We looked into our crystal ball for 2012, and came up with these 12 predictions for 2012.

Phil Ivey

2011 Poker Player Class Superlatives

Class clown? Cutest couple? We awarded the 2011 poker player class with their superlatives.

PokerNews Debate

PokerNews Debate: Paying More or Fewer Players in a Tournament Field

What's better, paying more or fewer players in a tournament field? PokerNews Live Reporting Manager Donnie Peter & Senior Writer Chad Holloway debate the answer

Pages Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

NewsVideosLearn PokerPlay PokerLive ReportingFreerolls & TournamentsForum Quick Room Review

PokerNews. The #1 Source for Poker News, Reviews & Bonuses

About PokerNews

PokerNews.com is the world's leading poker website. Among other things, visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news, live reporting from tournaments, exclusive videos and so much more.

Online Poker Room Spotlight: PokerStars

At PokerStars, players can not only play with the pros, but take part in a variety of different poker games and variations, like Texas hold'em. New players can brush up on the poker rules, and learn poker strategy from the pros. Sign up for a PokerStars account today.

© 2003-2012 PokerNews.com All rights reserved