Human poker dealer or machine?

Which do you prefer? (more…)

A poker tradition common in the USA has made its way Down Under.

Deaf poker. (more…)

She did it again.

For the fifth staight week, professional poker player Annie Duke has survived an episode of the Donald Trump-hosted, American reality televison show, “Celebrity Apprentice.” (more…)

In a bizarre–what else is new?–posting on his blog at www.philhellmuth.com, egomaniacal poker pro Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr. has detailed how he overcame the “stress” of being a celebrity.

“I was feeling super stressed out and super burned out by the dual pressures of trying to be one of the greatest poker players in history and dealing with the fame factor that drives so many celebs over the edge,” Hellmuth wrote. “I was starting to melt down and it was affecting my health a little bit and I couldn’t figure out why.” (more…)

If you can’t make it to Las Vegas to hang at the poker tables and learn strategy from top pros such as Annie Duke and Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, here’s the next best thing: Pro Play Live.

So what is it? (more…)

What’s the scoop?

Online poker room Poker Stars has announced the dates for its annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). (more…)

Is there a plunder going on Down Under?

The lesser-known half of the poker-playing Hachem Brothers of Australia has had his residence raided by local tax agents. (more…)

Winning a big poker tournament can make you an instant celebrity anywhere.

Even finishing as the runnerup will grant you a modicum of fame. (more…)

The 2009 World Poker Congress (WPC) is to be held on June 24 and 25, 2009, at the Sheraton Porto Hotel and Spa in Porto, Portugal.

The dates and location for the event were announced this week by Clarion Gaming, the event organizer. (more…)

Norwegian professional poker player Johnny Lodden is the latest poker pro to sign on with online poker room Poker Stars (www.pokerstars.com) as a paid flack.

The room announced that Lodden has joined Poker Stars’ as a so-called Team Poker Stars Pro, which is what the room calls its hired shills. (more…)

Roy “The Boy” Brindley is the latest professional poker player to write a book, but will anyone care?

The new tome, titled “Life’s a Gamble: The High Stakes and Low Life of a Poker Professsional,” is an autobiography. (more…)

A group of South Korean businessmen has gained permission to open a poker club in the Phillipines, right next to a church that is also an archbishop’s residence.

According to media reports, a government permit to operate the poker club, which will be located in Mandaluyong City and called the Big Ace Poker Club, was granted after local Catholic Church officials declined to raise objections about the club. (more…)

So what does poker pro Annie Duke really think about Dennis Rodman, her fellow celebrity contestant on the Donald Trump-hosted, NBC reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice” that airs every Sunday night in the USA?

After she and Rodman, a former pro basketball player in the NBA, both made it through Week #4 of the program last Sunday without being kicked off the show, as a different celeb is each week, Duke ripped Rodman on her blog at www.annieduke.com. (more…)

It was only a matter of time.

Self-important poker players who think the world is interested in their every thought have been blogging for a while now. (more…)

A charity poker tournament is to be held at the Club Cal-Neva casino in Reno, Nevada, USA, on Saturday, April 4, 2009, to benefit the Reno Police Department.

According to event organizers, the event will be a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tourney and will specifically raise funds for the Reno Police Department’s Honor Guard. (more…)

The 2009 Foxwoods Poker Classic (FPC), one of the most prestigious poker tournaments in the USA, got underway on Monday, March 23, 2009, at the Indian-run Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA.

The FPC consists of 14 different events, culminating with the Championship Event, a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tourney with a buy-in of $10,000 that runs from April 3 through April 8, 2009. (more…)

Online poker players from around the world will have a chance to play actual poker with two celebrities with major poker connections.

Online poker room 888.com is offering its customers the chance to play poker live at the Cannes Film Festival with star actors and Academy Award-winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, among other celebs. (more…)

Poker pro Annie Duke has survived another week on “Celebrity Apprentice.”

She made it through the Sunday, March 22, 2009, show, the fourth episode of the Donald Trump-hosted NBC reality television program. (more…)

The seventh annual Irish Classic Poker Festival will be held at the Macau Sporting Club in Cork, Ireland, from August 10-16, 2009, event organizers announced.

The festival is a series of 10 poker tournaments, culminating in a Main Event which will be a no-limit Texas hold ‘em with a buy-in of $1,100 and a total prize pool in excess of $100,000. (more…)

No joke–a charity poker tournament will be held in Las Vegas on April Fool’s Day!

According to event organizers, a charity poker tournament featuring no-limit Texas hold ‘em will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in the poker room of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (more…)

A charity poker tournament hosted by poker pro Jennifer Harman last week in Reno, Nevada, USA, the so-called “Biggest Little City in America,” raised $111,000 for the National Kidney Foundation.

According to tournament organizers, more than 300 entrants participated in the tourney, which featured no-limit Texas hold ‘em. (more…)

For the third straight week, America’s top female poker pro, Annie Duke, has dodged a bullet on TV.

She and a dozen other celebrities will now advance to Week #4 of the reality television program “Celebrity Apprentice.” (more…)

Twenty-five people have been arrested in Malaysia for playing poker.

According to media reports, police in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, raided a condominium there Saturday afternoon and broke up an illegal poker tournament. (more…)

Gambling earnings for the State of Nevada are down significantly compared to a year ago.

But of all the types of gambling offered in the state that are down earnings-wise, poker is down the least. (more…)

Poker pro Annie Duke last week survived another week of competition on the reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice.”

But it may not be for long. (more…)

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is on the move.

Just days after announcing its first-ever event in Africa, the WPT has announced its first-ever event in Italy. (more…)

The State of South Carolina, long a hotbed of anti-gambling sentiment, may have finally seen the light.

According to media reports, a bill was introduced into the state legislature Monday that would legalize some forms of gambling in the state. (more…)

Huck Seed has won the fifth annual NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship.

For the big win, he earns plenty of=A0 “seed money”–half a million bucks, to be exact. (more…)

Professional poker player Layne Flack caused some flak Friday when he was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for drunken driving.

According to media reports, Flack was driving home from a party late Friday night when he was pulled over by Las Vegas police, arrested and charged with drunken driving, speeding and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. (more…)

Online poker room Full Tilt Poker has announced the opening of an online poker school.

And it’s tuition-free. (more…)