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Online Poker News
Will Web poker bust spark fight or flight?
15 Jun 2009
Little agreement on how feds’ multimillion-dollar seizure will shake out.
Everest Poker launches redesigned Web site
15 Jun 2009
The new player-focused site will be simpler to navigate and easier to see the room's latest offers and promotions.
PokerStars announces EPT schedule
15 Jun 2009
The sixth season of the PokerStars European Poker Tour will kick off in Moscow in late August.
Carbon Poker player cashes in Bad Beat
15 Jun 2009
A lucky player saw his Quad 7's busted by Quad Queens and took home over $250,000 for his bad beat at Carbon Poker.
Top-10 heads-up matches we'd like to see at the WSOP
15 Jun 2009
In our mind, heads-up play is the most fascinating part of poker to watch. So, if we could script the next week weeks of the 2009 World Series of Poker, here are 10 head-to-head matches we'd love to witness.
Brock Parker working his 'magic' at the WSOP
11 Jun 2009
Brock "tsoprano" Parker -- an online legend and disciple of the card game Magic -- has captured two bracelets in the first two weeks of the 2009 World Series of Poker.
Final Table from Hell returns to DevilfishPoker.com
11 Jun 2009
Devilfish Bounty Tournament winners from the next five weeks will earn a place at the six-seat "Final Table From Hell II" where they will join Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott.
Poker ads banned for linking gambling to sexual success
10 Jun 2009
International news brief: Watchdog the ASA censures Swank Poker campaign running in adult magazine for promising 'hot action' to online gamblers.
iPoker to host celebrity bounty tournament at WSOP
9 Jun 2009
Online qualifiers are underway for the tournament that will place a $13,000 bounty of the heads of some of the biggest names in poker on July 9 at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas.
Top-10 WSOP-related Twitter accounts to follow
8 Jun 2009
Other than actually being in Las Vegas inside the Rio, there's not a better or more entertaining way to follow the action of the World Series of Poker than by following the different poker-related accounts on Twitter. Here are 10 you simply have to have on your list.
Cards go dead for Negreanu in bid for WSOP bracelet No. 5
8 Jun 2009
Daniel Negreanu had the chip lead going in to heads-up play of the World Series of Poker's $2,500 Six-Handed Limit Hold’em event Sunday night. But things went cold for Kid Poker in a hurry as online phenom Brock "TSoprano" Parker turned the tables on him to come from behind and earn his first-career bracelet.
Behind the scenes, tournament has stable of 850 dealers
8 Jun 2009
Dealers say some hands in tournament more memorable than others.
July poker tournament to feature Mohegan Sun's largest guaranteed prize pool
8 Jun 2009
The Summer Showdown Poker Tournament, which begins July 22, will have a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
Ivey adds sixth bracelet to collection
5 Jun 2009
Phil Ivey outlasted a strong field of 147 to win the $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven No-Limit Lowball event at the World Series of Poker.
Ivey wins sixth gold bracelet
5 Jun 2009
Phil Ivey won the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball Championship after a nearly six hour final table.
Sung a success in stimulus special
4 Jun 2009
Professional Steven Sung was crowned the champion of the World Series of Poker “Stimulus Special” $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event.
Casino City WSOP fantasy draft
4 Jun 2009
The World Series of Poker is a huge event, but a very long event. So how do you remain engaged? By holding a fantasy draft.
The stars are out at the WSOP
4 Jun 2009
Daniel Negreanu just missed out on his first World Series of Poker final table of the year as a 74-year-old first-timer stole the show. Meanwhile, Phil Ivey is primed to earn his sixth gold bracelet.
Champions Invitational victory has Tom McEvoy thinking Hall of Fame
4 Jun 2009
After capturing the prestigious Champions Invitational at the World Series of Poker this week, the 1983 Main Event champ is hoping the victory clears a path for him to the Hall of Fame.
Experience trumps youth at WSOP stud event
4 Jun 2009
Freddie Ellis, a 74-year-old real estate broker, won the gold bracelet in the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud championship.
Enjoy history of gambling -- it's full of colorful stories
3 Jun 2009
An individual who is well versed in the deep, rich history of Las Vegas and how things came about, is always appreciated. Here are four books worth having in your gaming library so you too might join the "fraternity of the knowledgeable."
Poker veteran has seen it all
3 Jun 2009
The bustle of the World Series of Poker was only 5.7 miles away, but it might as well have been in a different galaxy.
PokerStars making news worldwide
3 Jun 2009
The online poker room has been cleaning up at the World Series of Poker and is launching a new poker tour in Italy.
Vegas mayor honors women in poker
3 Jun 2009
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has declared June 5th "Women in Poker Hall of Fame Day."
McEvoy wins Champions Invitational
2 Jun 2009
1983 WSOP Main Event Champion Tom McEvoy outlasted a field of 20 in the most exclusive tournament at this year's World Series of Poker.
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