The first tournament of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is in the books.

Event #1 was no-limit Texas hold ‘em tourney that was open to casino employees only. (more…)

The 40th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) got underway Wednesday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, with the start of WSOP Event #1, a $500 buy-in, no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament that was open only to casino employees.

It was the first of 57 separate poker tournaments that will make up the 2009 WSOP. (more…)

A total of 57 separate poker tournaments will be played over the next six weeks at the 40th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Here are the official starting dates for all the tourneys at the 2009 WSOP, courtesy of the WSOP: (more…)

European poker pro Roy “The Boy” Brindley wants to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP), which begins this week, but so far he’s been stopped by a foe stronger than any he’s faced at the poker table: the U.S. government!

The WSOP gets underway Wednesday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (more…)

Hold on to your hats, poker fans, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins tomorrow!

It’s the 40th annual WSOP and it will take place over the next six weeks at the famed Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, with 57 separate poker tournaments and thousands of poker players from across the USA and around the world. (more…)

Coming soon to a TV near you: poker legend Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson selling toothpaste, beer, cars and underarm deodorant?

It just might be, as the multi-millionaire poker icon has just signed a representation deal with management agency Poker Royalty of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (more…)

American supermarket tabloid the Globe reports in its new issue that the finale of reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice” may have been fixed.

And it credits the story to poker news and information website PokerHelper.com. (more…)

Bad behavior by poker pro Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr. at last year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) has led WSOP officials to enact new etiquette rules for this year’s WSOP.

During the 2008 WSOP Main Event, which was televised on ESPN, Hellmuth at one point lost a large pot to an opponent and then screamed at the opponent that he was an “idiot” and “the worst player in history.” (more…)

Most of the participants at the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas or the annual World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) in London are men–but that’s no surprise because most poker players are men.

Nevertheless, there are some women who are very good poker players, and even a few who could be considered great. (more…)

Forget about money–the coin of the realm at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the gold bracelet awarded to the winner of each WSOP tournament.

Hundreds of such bracelets have been handed out in the 39 years the WSOP has been held, with Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr. having won the most bracelets in his career–11 (World Series of Poker Europe or WSOPE results are not included). (more…)

According to official records, poker malcontent Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr. has finished in the money in 68 different World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournaments in his career, giving him the most WSOP cashes of any player in history (World Series of Poker Europe or WSOPE results are not included).

He’ll be looking to increase that number when the 40th annual WSOP gets underway next week in Sin City, also known as Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (more…)

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) gets underway in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, with thousands of poker players from around the world vying for millions of dollars in prize money.

So who are the top money-earners in WSOP history? (more…)

Poker players…thick as thieves?

Apparently. (more…)

A Russian Poker Tour tournament in Moscow has been won by–surprise, surprise–a Russian!

The tourney, officially called the Poker Stars Russian Poker Tour Moscow, was a no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament with 206 entrants, 27 payouts and a $7,000 buy-in. (more…)

A masked bandit with a shotgun held up a poker tournament at a New Jersey American Legion hall on Saturday, making off with almost $3,000 in cash.

No one was injured in the incident. (more…)

Prepare for the lawsuits!

Poker legend Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson’s dog bit two people this week, and if the victims seek financial revenge, it could take a big bite out of multi-millionaire Brunson’s big wallet. (more…)

So just how did Chris become “Jesus” and Phil become a brat?

Twenty of the top professional poker players in the world have recounted their individual poker rags-to-riches stories for a new book about poker champions. (more…)

Benjamin LaBlond has won the Main Event of the 2009 Canadian Open Poker Championship (COPC). (more…)

With one fell swoop of his pen, the Governor of Delaware last week transformed his tiny state from gambling mecca wannabe to Nevada East.

Until last week, legal gambling in Delaware consisted of three so-called “racinos”–facilities that were combination horse racing tracks and casinos. (more…)

Irish poker pro Ciaran “Big C” O’Leary has been fired as a paid flack for Irish online poker room Paddy Power Poker (www.paddypowerpoker.com).

Writing on his blog at www.cardplayereurope.com, O’Leary revealed: “Goodbye to Paddy Power…No more will ‘Big C’? be the traveling man… (more…)

Jamie Gold, the controversial “television producer” who won the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, has signed on with Swedish poker agency Poker Icons (www.pokericons.com).

The signing comes on the heels of the aborting of another deal Gold inked in February. (more…)

State legislators in Illinois are considering legalizing video poker in the state as part of a plan to raise money for infrastructure needs.

According to media reports, spokespeople for several top state legislators said Friday that statewide legalization of video poker is one of several ideas being bandied about as a possible way to help raise $26 billion that’s needed to repair bridges, roads, tunnels and other infrastructure in the U.S. state that calls itself the “Land of Lincoln,” despite the fact that the 16th President was not born there. (more…)

A bill that would have legalized the playing of Texas hold ‘em and other forms of poker in the State of Texas has been abruptly pulled from the legislative agenda.

According to media reports, State Representative Jose Menendez, who had planned to introduce the bill into the Texas House of Representatives, on Friday pulled the bill from consideration. (more…)

Actor and wannabe poker pro Don Cheadle is the latest celebrity name to sign on as a paid shill for online poker room Full Tilt Poker (www.fulltiltpoker.com), the room announced.

Cheadle, 44, who was nominated for a Best Actor Award for his portrayal of a hotel boss in the motion picture “Hotel Rwanda,” also appeared in the films “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Ocean’s Twelve,” “Ocean’s Thirteen,” “Traffic,” “Hamburger Hill,” “Colors,” “Boogie Nights,” “Bulworth,” “Crash,” “Talk to Me,” “Rush Hour 2″ and “The Assassination of Richard Nixon,” among many others. (more…)

Backlash!

Against, of all things, billionaire Donald Trump, the host of “Celebrity Apprentice.” (more…)

In her first public comments since losing the finale of the reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice” last Sunday to comic Joan Rivers, poker pro Annie Duke isn’t commenting much.

At least on her feud with Rivers or how she feels about losing the finale. (more…)

In her first major interview since defeating poker pro Annie Duke last Sunday for the title of TV’s Celebrity Apprentice, comic Joan Rivers defended her harsh comments about Duke and said Duke actually was harsher. ? “We’re not going to be BFFs (best friends forever),” Rivers told TV Guide. “It’s a shame, because I think she’s a brilliant poker player.

“But she plays life like poker and I don’t. I play life like bingo. (more…)

Was the finale of “Celebrity Apprentice” fixed?

When host Donald Trump fired poker pro Annie Duke and proclaimed comic Joan Rivers the winner on live TV last Sunday, was the result pre-determined? (more…)

Poker legend Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson is among the many from the poker world who are speaking out about poker pro Annie Duke’s defeat on “Celebrity Apprentice” Sunday night at the hands of comedienne Joan Rivers.

“Sorry, Annie, you got screwed big time. Pure robbery,” Brunson wrote on his Twitter page at www.twitter.com/texdolly. (more…)

Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu, the top Canadian poker player in the world, is a big fan of the American reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice,” it turns out.

In fact, he says he’s been watching the just-concluded show all season, and not just because fellow poker pro Annie Duke, who lost to comic Joan Rivers Sunday night on the finale, was a contestant on the program. (more…)