Poker pros Annie Duke, Jerry Yang and Joe Sebok will join pro hockey players from the National Hockey League for a charity poker tournament next month in Florida.

According to event organizers, the tourney, called the Vincent Lecavalier Celebrity Poker Classic, will be held on Friday, September 10, 2010, in St. Petersburg. Read the rest of this entry »

Three top female professional poker players have been named to the Women in Poker Hall of Fame.

The announcement was made by the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas, which houses the Hall. Read the rest of this entry »

Poker pro Phil “Unabomber” Laak was almost killed Thursday in rural Oregon when the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) he was driving crashed.

According to media reports, Laak, 37, is in an Oregon hospital in stable condition, having broken seven bones including his arm. Read the rest of this entry »

Danish poker pro Peter Eastgate, who won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 2008, has announced his retirement from poker.

In a stunning announcement, the 24-year-old from Odense, Demark said: “When I started playing poker for a living, it was never my goal to spend the rest of my life as a professional poker player. My goal was to become financially independent.” Read the rest of this entry »

American television network ESPN, which televises more poker action that any other U.S. network, knows a thing or two about poker and the pros who play it.

Despite that, some of the network’s choices for the Top 10 Poker Players in the World are raising some eyebrows. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s the difference between winning and losing in poker?

Apparently not much, at least in the crazy Down Under world of New Zealand poker. Read the rest of this entry »

Unleash the dogs.

Especially the ones who play poker. Read the rest of this entry »

Federal lawmakers in America on Wednesday took the first step towards legalizing online poker and other online forms of gambling in the USA.

In an historic move, the House Committee on Financial Services voted to approve the Internet Gambling Regulation and Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act, legislation that was introduced by Committee Chairman Barney Frank, a Democratic congressman from Massachusetts. Read the rest of this entry »

Who are the nine men who have made the final table of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event?

Only one–Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi–is a well-known pro. Read the rest of this entry »

The State of Pennsylvania has long been known for many things, including the Liberty Bell, Hershey’s chocolates, Lee Iacocca and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Now you can add the great game of poker to that list. Read the rest of this entry »

The final table for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been set.

The nine table finalists will now have four months off to sweat it out, as action is scheduled to resume on November 7, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

A total of 7,319 people entered the Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, the WSOP announced.

That’s an increase of 825 entrants–or 12.3%–over last year, when 6,494 entrants participated in the WSOP Main Event. Read the rest of this entry »

After a week of action at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in Las Vegas, numerous big names have been bounced from the tournament.

Among them are six previous WSOP Main Event winners: Tom McEvoy (1983), Berry Johnston (1986), Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr. (1989), Huck Seed (1996), Carlos Mortensen (2001) and Joe Hachem (2005). Read the rest of this entry »

Online poker room Carbon Poker (www.carbonpoker.com) has signed actress and poker pro Shannon Elizabeth as a paid shill.

The sexy star of films such as “American Pie” and “Scary Movie” will flack the room, represent it at offline tournaments around the world and play online at the room. Read the rest of this entry »

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is underway.

The 57th and final tournament of the 2010 WSOP began Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not been a good World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr.

Hellmuth’s won more WSOP championship gold bracelets in his career than anyone in history–11–but so far at this year’s WSOP in Las Vegas he’s come up empty. Read the rest of this entry »

Sacre bleu!

Vanessa Hellebuyck of France is the top woman at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). Read the rest of this entry »

Frank Kassela is the first double-winner at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Kassela, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, has won WSOP Event #40, a razz tournament that had a $2,500 buy-in, 365 entrants, 40 payouts and a total prize pool of $839,500. Read the rest of this entry »

A 78-year-old Florida man has won the seniors (50-and-over) tournament at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

Harold Angle, of Sun City Center, Florida, USA, won WSOP Event #34, a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tourney that had a $1,000 buy-in, 3,124 entrants, 323 payouts and a total prize pool of almost $3 million. Read the rest of this entry »

Poker pro Phil “Poison” Ivey has won his first championship gold bracelet of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), winning Event #37, a $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament.

The bracelet is the eighth of his career, moving him into a tie for fifth place with Erik Seidel on the list of all-time WSOP bracelet-winners. Read the rest of this entry »

Three days after finishing in second place in a World Series of Poker tournament, a 25-year-old law school student from New York City has won one.

Jeffrey Papola came in second in WSOP Event #26, a six-handed, no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament that had a buy-in of $2,500, and earned $391,068. Read the rest of this entry »

Lebanese poker pro Sammy Farha, best known for being bluffed out of his socks by Chris Moneymaker at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and looking like a hapless boob, has tried hard to repair his image over the past seven years.

Winning his third career WSOP championship gold bracelet at the 2010 WSOP this week will help. Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s been a lucky World Series of Poker (WSOP) for Vietnamese poker pro Men “The Master” Nguyen–he’s just won his seventh career WSOP championship bracelet.

Nguyen, 55, now of Bell Gardens, California, USA, won 2010 WSOP Event #10, a seven-card stud tournament with 150 entrants, a buy-in of $10,000 and a total prize pool of about $1.5 million. Read the rest of this entry »

A man caught cheating at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas has been banned from the WSOP for life.

According to media reports, the incident took place a few days ago during WSOP Event #3, a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament that had a buy-in of $1,000. Read the rest of this entry »

“The Grinder” did some grinding.

Big-time! Read the rest of this entry »

Costa Rican online sportsbook Bet U.S. (www.betus.com) has made poker superstar Phil “Poison” Ivey the favorite to win the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.

Ivey is listed at 80-1 odds to win the tournament, meaning a $100 wager on him will yield $8,000 if he prevails. Read the rest of this entry »

The 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

This year’s extravaganza will feature 57 separate poker tournaments, culminating with the WSOP Main Event. Read the rest of this entry »

With the 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) set to begin in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, in just days, it’s time to look at the ongoing race for most WSOP championship gold bracelets won in a career.

Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr., who has won the WSOP Main Event twice, leads the pack with a total of 11 WSOP bracelets won in his career. Read the rest of this entry »

American poker pro Phil “The Unabomber” Laak, best known until now for his resemblance to the 20th-century killer who sent letter bombs through the mail, is hoping for a new claim to fame–poker endurance!

Laak announced this week that he plans to challenge the Guiness Book of World Records mark for continuous poker-playing. Read the rest of this entry »