The Las Vegas Review Journal broke the news early Friday that World Series of Poker (WSOP) Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack was resigning from his post, effective immediately. Pollack first came on board with Harrah´s Inc. as the Commissioner in 2006 and has overseen the WSOP for the past four years.
The news comes just days after Pollack [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | November 14, 2009

One of the most discussed topics surrounding the 2009 World Series of Poker final table, outside of the actual poker play, was the sponsorship and logo wearing status of the members of the November Nine. According to WSOP rules, no more than three players at the final table are permitted to wear logos for the [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | November 13, 2009

The recent World Poker Tour (WPT) event at Foxwoods casino may have been overshadowed by the festivities of the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, but the tournament proved to have plenty of action and compelling storylines, including a second WPT victory in less than a year for Romanian-born poker [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | November 12, 2009

During this past weekend’s Main Event festivities, World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) and the company’s new owner PartyGaming called a press conference to officially pass the baton from former WPTE founder Steve Lipscomb to the new PartyGaming management.
In addition to the public appearance, the two sites also issued a press release announcing the finalization of [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Joe Zusman | November 11, 2009

21-year-old Joe Cada became the youngest ever champion at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Monday night after defeating 45-year-old logger Darvin Moon in a heads-up match that lasted nearly 90 hands. The Shelby Township, Michigan native overcame several obstacles during the final table to claim victory and receive the top prize of $8.55 million. [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Neal Farran | November 10, 2009

Big changes are in store for the next season of the popular GSN program “High Stakes Poker.” In addition to the firing of longtime host AJ Benza, the hiring of former European Poker Tour Hostess Kara Scott and a new sponsorship deal with online poker room PokerStars, the show will also be featuring a host [...]

Read More... | Comment | By August Darnell | November 7, 2009

After almost four months of waiting, the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event resumes this weekend. The second edition of the November Nine will take to the felt at noon in Las Vegas on Saturday, November 7th and will likely compete until some time Sunday morning when two players remain. Those two will battle [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Rocco Havel | November 6, 2009

The first half of the most recent season of the European Poker Tour (EPT) is winding down, but the tour’s season is far from over. Season Six has already seen stops in Kiev, Barcelona, London and Warsaw and the next EPT destination is a new tournament in Vilamoura, Portugal from November 17th-22nd.
A recent press release [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Adam Ulick | November 5, 2009

As October draws to a close and November gets underway, the folks at Party Poker started running some numbers to see how their October Million Dollar Hand promotion fared as well as how their November promotion is getting started. While no one was able to capture the elusive royal flush in the Million Dollar Hand [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kevin Felix | November 4, 2009

Despite receiving a last minute bid from Mandalay Entertainment, World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) shareholders voted Friday to approve its pending sale to PartyGaming for $12.3 million. In an official statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the WPTE claimed that the Mandalay offer—worth $36.5 million—did not constitute a superior offer over PartyGaming’s [...]

Read More... | Comment | By Kory Travers | November 3, 2009