Most poker fans have a favorite poker pro or two, or at least a handful that they respect and are happy to see win.But, unlike in professional or college team sports, there is not that sense of pride that comes with seeing “your” horse win.Sure, there is the excitement of a tournament’s final table, but [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | May 28, 2008

For Andy Bloch, the inaugural Full Tilt Poker $25K Heads-Up World Championship was his second near-win in a major heads-up tournament this year.For Emil “whitelime” Patel, it was a big bluff gone bad.For David Singer, it was $560,000.
Singer plowed his way through six rounds of one-on-one matches against some of the best poker players in [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | May 28, 2008

When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast of the United States, the poker community came together to help those in need through charity tournaments and direct donations.The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami elicited a similar call to arms.Now, PokerStars is serving as a vehicle for poker players to extend a helping hand to those affected by [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | May 27, 2008

DrawnOut, emsig777 and honigmelone_ agreed to a three-way deal at approximately 8:15 pm EST last night to bring the May 25 Party Poker 300K to a close. The agreed payout structure awarded each player a straight percentage of the remaining $113,700 according to their respective chip stacks. All in all, this spelled out a $40,800 [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Peter Laurrell | May 26, 2008

Congressmen Ron Paul (R-TX) and Barney Frank (D-MA) must be feeling proud: two more US representatives have given their support to the HR 5767 bill that aims to block implementation of the infamous UIGEA, bringing the total of supporters up to 19.
Paul and Frank introduced the HR 5767 on April 10 of this year, and [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | May 26, 2008

After hitting the million member mark, the Poker Player’s Alliance looks better than ever with a revamped site, new bonuses and perks for members, and now a weekly poker advice column by poker pro and celebrity Daniel Negreanu.
Leading poker advocacy organization Poker Players Alliance has been upping the ante in its quest for more members, [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | May 23, 2008

South Africa’s parliament has approved a bill regulating the African nation’s booming remote and Internet gambling industry.
The regulations are a far cry from recent European and American legislative measures which are designed to control the economic circumstances surrounding remote and Internet gambling.
The South African regulations passed through its parliament on Monday May 19, and they [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | May 22, 2008

I don’t have the answers. I can’t give you a formula for how to play your Jacks with an Ace on the board nor can I give you the secret to reading players on Party Poker. Because the secret is that there is no secret.
Just this morning, I was getting an everything bagel at this [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | May 21, 2008

Holland keeps making headlines: after recently announcing the upcoming implementation of its own UIGEA (in spite of the European Commission’s warnings,) it is now facing court action for a similar infraction, as Betfair’s case against the Dutch government escalates to European Court of Justice proportions.
Betfair started legal procedures against the Dutch government because of the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | May 21, 2008

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is giving away a seat to the Main Event of the 2008 World Series of Poker to one lucky member who signs up by June 10.
It’s not completely free, but it is simple enough to enter.First, you need to become a dues-paying member (free memberships do not count).Next, you must [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | May 21, 2008