“The Iceman” is hot.

So hot, in fact, he might melt. Read the rest of this entry »

A 27-year-old college dropout-turned-poker pro is the latest winner at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

The dropout/pro, Jordan Smith of Tool, Texas, USA, won WSOP Event #36, a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament that had a buy-in of $2,000, a prize pool of about $3 million, a total of 1,695 entrants and 172 payouts. Read the rest of this entry »

Is he a man on the run?

A man in hiding? Read the rest of this entry »

You can’t spell B-A-L-D-W-I-N without the W-I-N.

A professional poker player from suburban Las Vegas has won Event #34 at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

A 37-year-old former professional hockey player from Canada has scored big at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

Greg Mueller, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has won 2009 WSOP Event #33, a limit Texas hold ‘em tournament that had a buy-in of $10,000, a prize pool of about $1.7 million, 185 entrants and 18 payouts. Read the rest of this entry »

For just the second time in history, a Mexican has won a tournament at the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

He is Angel “Boloban” Guillen and he has won 2009 WSOP Event #32, a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tourney that had a $2,000 buy-in, a prize pool of about $2.8 million, a total of 1,534 entrants and 171 payouts. Read the rest of this entry »

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Especially when it comes to poker. Read the rest of this entry »

Vietnamese refugee J.C. Tran has won his second career World Series of Poker (WSOP) championship gold bracelet.

Competing at the 2009 WSOP in Las Vegas, Tran won WSOP Event #30, a pot-limit Omaha tournament that had a $2,500 buy-in, a prize pool of about $1 million, 436 participants and 45 payouts. Read the rest of this entry »

Poker pro Johnny “The Orient Express” Chan’s attempt to win his 11th career World Series of Poker (WSOP) championship gold bracelet and tie Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr. for the all-time lead has fallen short.

Instead, Chan remains tied for second-place on the list with Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson at 10 bracelets won. Read the rest of this entry »

A 30-year-old manual laborer from the heartland of the USA won’t have to do any more heavy lifting if he doesn’t want to.

That’s because he’s just won two-thirds of a million dollars at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

A writer for a British poker magazine has won a tournament at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

He is Roland de Wolfe of London, England, and he has won ‘09 WSOP Event #27. Read the rest of this entry »

How Swede it is!

A former blackjack dealer from Sweden is the first Scandanavian to earn victory at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

Poker phenom Phil “Poison” Ivey has won a second championship gold bracelet at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, giving him an eye-popping seven WSOP bracelets for his outstanding career.

His latest win was in 2009 WSOP Event #25, a combination Omaha and seven-card stud hi-lo tournament. Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome to the Millionaires Club!

A 69-year-old retired electrical engineer from Houston, Texas, USA, who now plays poker professionally, has won his second career World Series of Poker (WSOP) championship gold bracelet. Read the rest of this entry »

A 24-year-old former pool pro who traded in his cue stick for a deck of cards and became a poker pro has won big at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

Nick Schulman of New York City, New York, USA, has won WSOP Event #23, a 2-7 draw lowball tournament that had a buy-in of $10,000, a prize pool of about $900,000, a total of 96 entrants and 14 payouts. Read the rest of this entry »

Transplanted Las Vegan Jeff Carris has won a third of a million dollars at the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Carris, who is originally from Wadworth, Ohio, USA, but moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, two years ago to pursue a career as a professional poker player, has won Event #22 at the WSOP in Las Vegas. Read the rest of this entry »

For he’s a jolly good Fellows!

The first Canadian winner at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas is Zachary Fellows. Read the rest of this entry »

Break out the tea and crumpets (or the fish and chips)!

The first British winner at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas is John-Paul Kelly. Read the rest of this entry »

In an official statement released by CasinoTropez.com, the online gaming site denies ties to white supremacist murderer James W. von Brunn.

In response to allegations that neo-Nazi and white supremacist James W. von Brunn had connections with online Casino Tropez, the casino’s management has released the following statement: Read the rest of this entry »

The man who shot up the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., USA, earlier this week and killed a security guard is involved in the online gambling business, PokerHelper.com can report in a world exclusive.

James W. von Brunn, an 88-year-old U.S. military veteran and white supremacist, was arrested after the Wednesday shooting, which killed Steven Johns and injured two others. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a good year for guys named Barack.

And Brock. Read the rest of this entry »

Two of the best and most famous poker players in the world came close to winning another championship gold bracelet at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas before a little-known pro escaped with the victory.

The drama came in Event #18, an Omaha hi-lo tournament that had a $10,000 buy-in, a $1.7 million prize pool, 179 entrants and 18 payouts. Read the rest of this entry »

Native Hawaiian Lisa Hamilton has won the women-only tournament at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

The tourney, officially WSOP Event #17, was a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament with a $1,000 buy-in and a prize pool of just under $1 million. Read the rest of this entry »

Federal authorities in the USA have frozen and seized bank accounts worth about $34 million that belong to 27,000 online poker players.

According to media reports, the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York froze or issued seizure orders last week for bank accounts in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Arizona at Wells Fargo, Citibank, Goldwater Bank and Alliance Bank of Arizona. Read the rest of this entry »

Looking to enter the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, but don’t want to pay the $10,000 buy-in or entry fee?

Look no further–it’s online poker room Poker Stars (www.pokerstars.com) to the rescue! Read the rest of this entry »

Government officials in the State of Minnesota announced this week that they have backed off in their efforts to prevent residents of the state from playing online poker and other forms of online gambling.

Officials from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division last month asked 11 Internet service providers (ISPs) to block state residents’ access to over 200 online gambling sites, including many online poker sites. Read the rest of this entry »

Want some tomato sauce on that vegemite?

Italian-Australian poker pro Jeffrey “The Iceman” Lisandro just might like that combination to celebrate. Read the rest of this entry »

Shades of World War II!

An American has beaten a German at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, to win WSOP Event #15. Read the rest of this entry »

Is poker a young man’s game?

It certainly seems that way at times. Read the rest of this entry »

Canadian poker sensation Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu has been thwarted in his effort to gain the fifth World Series of Poker (WSOP) championship gold bracelet of his career.

After leading in chips for most of the tournament, Negreanu choked at the end and let unknown Brock Parker eke out a victory in Event #14 at the 2009 WSOP in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Read the rest of this entry »