As was widely anticipated as a result of the strict anti-online gambling legislation passed in the U.S. in 2006, the field for the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event was lower than the record-setting tournament from last year.Still, the 6,358 entrants make up the second largest live poker tournament of all time, allowing the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | July 11, 2007

We all know poker is not a team game, but sometimes playing for more than just yourself can be a lot of fun.Such is the spirit of camaraderie in the PokerStars World Cup of Poker, which begins its qualifying rounds this week at PokerStars.Past winners include Costa Rica (2004 and 2005) and Poland (2006).
The World [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | July 11, 2007

Sunday was already the biggest tournament day at the biggest tournament poker site, but it just got bigger.PokerStars.com recently added two multi-table tournaments to its Sunday lineup, offering something for both the low roller and the ultra-high roller.
Those with smaller bankrolls but high aspirations might be well advised to try out the Sunday Hundred Grand, [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | July 11, 2007

The World Series of Poker may be coming to an end this month, but it’s not too early to start looking ahead to internet poker’s largest tournament series, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), hosted by PokerStars.com.The 2007 WCOOP has been scheduled for September 14-30, and will feature 23 events with a total combined [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | July 10, 2007

The Main Event may just be getting going, but that doesn’t mean ESPN can’t show the poker public what happened at the 2007 World Series of Poker in early June.Tonight, Tuesday, July 10, marks the first airing of new WSOP episodes on ESPN, all in vibrant high definition.
Tonight’s featured events will be Event 1, $5,000 [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | July 10, 2007

After fighting like a true Spartan you made it into the final table of a tourney, but your stack is rather short and the blinds are rather high. According to the payout structure only the top 5 players will get paid in this proportion: 40%, 25%, 15%, 12%, 8%, and it looks like you will [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | July 4, 2007

PokerStars has the European Poker Tour, and now it’s expanding its reach eastward.The online poker giant has announced the creation of the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), which will consist of stops from Korea to Australia.
The first event will run August 23-26 in the Philippines at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila.The second even [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | July 1, 2007