Category: Poker News

  • Poker Hall Of Fame 2010 Nominations Are Open

    The nomination process for the 2010 Poker Hall Of Fame at Harrahs has opened and so far more than 180 players have been nominated. The Communications Director of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) says that the nomination process is going extremely well and that, among them, are some amazing potential Hall of Famers, though…

  • Kathy Liebert Plays In 100th World Poker Tour Event

    Women’s poker all star Kathy Liebert joined the WPT 100 Club over the weekend, becoming the second poker player to play in one hundred World Poker Tour events. Liebert is the highest grossing female poker player and has raked in over $5.3 million over her career. Her spot in the WPT 100 tour serves to…

  • 7-Year Old Alexa Fisher Is A Poker Prodigy

    Honestly, I don’t think I even knew what poker was when I was seven years old. But 7-year old Alexa Fisher is not only playing poker, but she’s cleaning up! At 7 years, Alexa’s favorite game is Omaha and her idols include Barbara Enright, Phil Helmuth, Chris Ferguson and Phil Ivey. Alexa decided at three…

  • Christian Slater, Dane Cook & Gary Oldman To Star In 2011 Poker Movie

    The only thing better than a good poker movie is a good game of poker. So it would be an understatement for me to say that I’m excited to see the new poker movie, set to come out in 2011, starring Christian Slater, Dane Cook and Gary Oldman. Girls, Guns and Gambling sounds like it’s…

  • Is Tom Dwan’s August Winning Streak Over?

    Earlier this week I posted about Tom “durrr” Dwan’s amazing success during the beginning of August – racking in almost $1 million in the first week of the month. While Dwan is still up for the month, he lost a huge chunk of money in an online heads-up game Monday night, proving that even the…

  • Tom “durrr” Dwan Wins Nearly $1 Million In First Week Of August

    Now that the World Series Of Poker is over, many of the world’s top poker players are making their way back to the world of online poker and Tom “durrr” Dwan is blowing all the other fish out of the water. Dwan won a whopping $911,148 within the first week of August. Can you imagine…

  • WSOP Circuit Announces Events And Makes A Few Changes

    Now that the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas has come to a close, at least until the final main event table in November, the WSOP Circuit (WSOPC) is ready to begin. The WSOPC has announced twelve of its tour stops, thus far, and also announced a few changes that are being made to…

  • US House Committee Passes Barney Frank’s HR 2267 Act

    Online poker players all over the United States are celebrating, as Barney Frank’s HR 2267 legislation, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act passed the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. If the act becomes a law, Internet gambling operators will be licensed and authorized, legalizing online betting in the United States. The…

  • Meet The 2010 WSOP November Nine

    After 78 strenuous hours over 8 days of poker sessions, the Final Table for the WSOP 2010 Main Event has finally been determined. The final nine players, known as the “November Nine”, are set to compete on ESPN on November 9 of this year. So who made it? Read on to find out. Seat 1…

  • Phil Ivey Blows Fans Away With Ninth WPT Final Table

    The World Series of Poker is the biggest thing on everyone’s minds in the poker world right now, but Phil Ivey is taking a little bit of the spotlight of the WSOP by setting records with his 9th World Poker Tour final table. Everyone knows that Phil Ivey is awesome, with eight WSOP bracelet wins…