05-21-2012
In the second part of this two-part series, poker pro Terrence Chan opens up about his life since he's been fighting professionally, and the impact on his life moving forward.
03-26-2012
Melanie Weisner opens up about her discovery of online poker and how she began to learn the game.
03-03-2012
Last week, Smappsoft looked to expand their iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch brand with the release of a new app . . . Pokertini: Video Poker With A Twist.
12-13-2010
The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day's top poker news stories including news on Gus Hansen's win at the Full Tilt Poker Million IX, a new poker reality show, and more.
12-10-2010
The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day's top poker news stories including an update on Isildur's latest session on PokerStars, a look at the Full Tilt Poker Million IX final table, and more.
12-26-2009
Considered by many within the industry to be the game's top ambassador, Mike Sexton's election as 38th member of the Hall of Fame was a no-brainer and the fact that he was the only player elected this year is a testament to how much of an impact...
07-21-2009
Over the past few weeks, a lot of attention has been given to the fact that this summer marked the 40th year for the World Series of Poker...
05-19-2009
Sitting atop the box office charts this week is the latest entry into the 'Star Trek' franchise, a new feature film...
04-28-2009
There was a time, prior to the era ushered in by books like 'Super/System', 'Caro’s Book of Poker Tells', and 'The Theory of Poker'...
04-14-2009
A recurring topic among poker players concerns the relative lack of good feature films depicting poker. Even consensus picks for 'best poker films like 'The Cincinnati Kid' or 'Rounders' are often criticized by poker...
03-31-2009
Poker's standing in popular culture was affected considerably by the so-called "boom" many observers suggest mostly resulted from three factors: the televised debut of the World Poker Tour (six years ago this week), Chris...
03-03-2009
Among poker's many attractions is the way the game manages to produce a seemingly inexhaustible fund of stories. Poker is fun to play, but fun to talk about playing, too, with particular hands usually the focus for such tales...
02-17-2009
Poker players have long been aware that the great American humorist and fiction writer Mark Twain was an avid poker player. He reportedly learned the game as a boy in Mississippi, and as an adult gained a reputation...
02-03-2009
One of the dozens of much-remembered lines among poker players coming from John Dahl's 1998 film 'Rounders' features Matt Damon's character, Mike McDermott, explaining to his girlfriend, Jo (Gretchen Moll), with some animation...
01-20-2009
The image of W.C. Fields, stealthily peering out from under a stovepipe top hat over a carefully-protected hand of cards, is one of the more iconic images of poker playing to come from American cinema. Indeed, for many...
12-30-2008
'On a warm summer's evening, on a train bound for nowhere...' -- Thus begins what has to be the single most recognizable poker-themed song in American popular music. By 1978, country music star Kenny Rogers had already established...
12-17-2008
We all know them. Those bulldogs, mastiffs, St. Bernards, collies, and other breeds all absurdly gathered around a table, smoking pipes and cigars, drinking whiskey and beer, and, of course, playing poker. Perhaps some of us...
12-02-2008
'Who is the tall dark stranger there? Maverick is his name. Riding the trail to who knows where? Luck is his companion. Gambling is his game....'
11-18-2008
In the final chapter of 'The Biggest Game in Town,' Al Alvarez' lyrical chronicle of the 1981 World Series of Poker, the Main Event has come down to the final six-handed table. Referring to hold'em's Texas origins, Alvarez reports...
11-04-2008
Americans head to the polls today to elect their 44th president. It has been a long, arduous, hotly-contested battle, and those reporting it have seen fit on numerous occasions to employ a variety of poker metaphors along the way...
