
Poker
October 7th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table is glinting in the distance like a bracelet in the sun, and before the chips start to fly, you can speculate on who will clinch the top prize. Just as casinos in Vegas have started to...

Players
September 30th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe PokerStars WCOOP has survived grumbles about payouts and re-entries (or lack of) to end with a bang. The 2016 online showpiece finished this week with a Main Event worthy of the series. The latest World Championship of Online...

Players
September 19th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe Poker Hall of Fame vote is just weeks away, but the great and the good of poker’s Twitterati are already sharpening their knives over the nominees, it seems. Many top pros, including some who have been nominated or...

Poker
September 16th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseAuthorities say poker games caused a deadly shooting at a Wyoming senior living facility. The alleged murderer, a 77-year old resident at the facility had, according to police, become irritated by poker games being played in a...

Players
September 12th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe annual Poker Hall of Fame has just announced its list of finalists and this year the UK’s Dave Ulliott looks to be one of the early betting favorites. Following public nominations and an internal vetting process, the...

Legal
September 5th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseTed Forrest, a six-time WSOP bracelet winner, has been accused of trying to defraud the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas by using checks he wasn’t able to cash. According to a criminal complaint filed with the Las Vegas Justice...

Players
August 29th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseGus Hansen is back on the online poker scene despite being more than $21 million in the hole. At one point in time Hansen was one of the most active high stakes poker players in the world. Often engaging in marathon sessions on...

Players
August 26th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseThe World Series of Poker (WSOP) might already be a distant memory for some, but ESPN is preparing to rerun some of the action across its two main stations. While the November Nine are busy preparing for their moment in the...

Financial
August 8th, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseAndy Beal, the billionaire businessman and poker enthusiast, is part of Donald Trump’s new economic advisory team. Beal will be best known to poker fans as the man who took on a collective of high stakes poker pros (known...

Players
August 3rd, 2016 | by
Brian CorlisseJason Mercier might have been the hottest player at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP), but according to ESPN’s Dan Le Batard he might be more like a drug addict than a professional. After being invited on...