05-03-2009
Cyndy Violette will be inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in June of 2009. But there was one night back in the summer of 2005...
01-10-2009
Can you think of something that doesn't really exist in the poker world today that will be a given five years from now? Jeffrey Pollack: I think in the United States there will be interactive television components...
01-09-2009
Could a brand new online poker room storm to life in 2009 and somehow capture a major share of that market? It depends on how you define major; I think the answer is that it takes time to gain that player equity...
01-08-2009
Today's question: If there was one change that you would like to see specifically made to the online game or by major online sites in the coming year, what would it be? One thing that I'd really like to see happen would be...
01-07-2009
Today's question: Will poker grow overall in 2009? If so, what area is likely to show the greatest growth? I think there will be a slight increase again [due to poker's main populace being very young]. In the markets where...
01-06-2009
Today's question: Compared to the 2008 WSOP Main Event, will there be more or fewer participants in this year's Main Event, and why? I think it will be less just because of the economic climate. Personally, I think the economic...
01-05-2009
Today's question: If you could enact one change to the 2009 WSOP - what would it be? I'd really love to see ways to make it really easy for people to register. I'm going to say online, but I don't mean truly online; not like...
01-04-2009
Today's question: What group within the poker world do you believe to be most affected by the global financial crisis? The immediate answer would be the average, everyday player because it's the average Joes that are really...
01-03-2009
Today's question: Will 2009 bring a formal regulation of online poker at the United States federal level? No, that will not happen in 2009. I'd be shocked out of my mind if that happened...
01-02-2009
Today's question: Will we ever again see a regularly occurring, brick-and-mortar cash game that is bigger than the biggest games found online?...
01-01-2009
PokerNews welcomes the New Year by asking a number of industry experts to share their views on the past, present and – most importantly – the future of poker. Over the next several days, these experts' opinions serve to outline...
07-15-2008
Just before the 2008 World Series of Poker began at the end of May, I read an article in 'BLUFF Magazine' written by managing editor Lance Bradley. He listed five online players who were 21 years old at the start of the WSOP...
07-08-2008
For decades celebrities have been playing in the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Every year a handful of actors, models, athletes, musicians, and other celebrity types show up in Las Vegas and head to the Rio Hotel...
07-03-2008
Over 50 poker players will go down in history as bracelet winners at the 2008 WSOP. No matter what happens to them in life, the fact that they won a bracelet is a major accomplishment. In fact, winning a WSOP event might be one of the many...
06-30-2008
I stood about twenty feet away from the action when Scotty Nguyen busted out of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event. Deep down, I was rooting for Scotty Nguyen. I think we all were. When Nguyen finished in 11th place...
06-16-2008
There has always been an ongoing debate whether or not that the 2008 World Series of Poker will be either… A) The Year of the Pro; B) The Year of the Internet Player; C) The Year of the Amateur; D) None of the Above...
06-10-2008
It was twenty years ago last May when Erik Seidel lost to Johnny Chan heads up for the 1988 World Series of Poker Main Event title. Chan was the reigning world champion and the most feared poker player in Las Vegas. Seidel was...
06-06-2008
'It's a really sick final table,' was how Shane 'Shaniac' Schleger described it. The final table of Event #4 $5,000 Mixed Hold'em at the 2008 World Series of Poker was definitely one of the strongest and impressive final tables...
06-02-2008
I have been roaming the hallways of the Rio Convention Center during the first three days of the World Series of Poker trying to gauge the public's reaction to the different changes that Harrah's has implemented...
