When most poker players sit down for their first hand at the World Series of Poker Main Event, they dream about two things: winning a ton of money and donning the coveted championship bracelet. Whether they satellite into the event at PokerStars or Party Poker, pay their own way, or sell a thousand pieces of [...]

Read More... | 1 Comment | By Joe Zusman | July 17, 2009

With the presence of known pros James Akenhead, Jeff Shulman and – most notably – Phil Ivey, the suggestion this is one of the toughest final tables in recent memory does not seem that far-fetched.

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | July 16, 2009

While the World Series of Poker Championship Event has been playing out, the poker world has waited for the announcement of the final ten candidates for the most prestigious award offered in poker, a seat in the Poker Hall of Fame.
Since the start of this year’s World Series, the public has had the opportunity to [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | July 15, 2009

Only 64 players remain in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, but the field is populated with familiar faces from the live tournament circuit and the world of internet poker. The diverse and international pool of remaining players also includes several players who qualified via online satellites to play in this event. [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | July 14, 2009

As we move deeper into 2009, PartyGaming, owner of the popular online poker room PartyPoker and other gaming assets, has reported that their second quarter revenues have remained steady and in line with what was done in 2008.
PartyGaming has reported that PartyCasino, their fully operational online casino outlet, has been leading the way for the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | July 11, 2009

I am not one to seek attention, but I am fairly certain I would relish the fifteen minutes of fame that would come with winning a World Series of Poker bracelet. Of course, my fame would last more than fifteen minutes if I won the Main Event, but I would be more than satisfied with [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | July 10, 2009

Just three months after partnering with each other gaming services company Intralot and PartyPoker have officially launched their poker site for Italian customers. The site received the proper certification and approval from the Italian government and will now be incorporated into PartyPoker’s network of sites.

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | July 9, 2009

In what has to be one of the quietest introductions in the poker world for some time, PokerStars recently introduced the Czech-Slovak Poker Tour with its first event finishing early last week in Prague at the Card Casino Prague.

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | July 8, 2009

The fourth and final starting day of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is in the books and, as such, both the total number of participants as well as the payouts have been released. A grand total of 6,494 players signed up for the $10,000 buy-in event, making it the third largest Main Event in WSOP history.

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | July 7, 2009

It doesn’t take a whiz to understand Party Poker’s Genius promotion, which kicked off at 12:00 ET on Monday, July 6th and runs for 10 million hands. As part of the special promotion, every 50,000th hand will see its pot squared up to a maximum of $5,000.
At least $100 will be awarded in every 50,000th [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | July 6, 2009