Able to boast increased attendance at many of its stops, the PokerStars European Poker Tour is quickly establishing itself as the preeminent poker tournament series in the world. There was more evidence for this claim at the current stop in Deauville France, where the tournament saw a substantial increase in attendance from 645 to 768 entrants!

When the Grand Rapids Michigan police went to break up the illegal poker game taking place in a downtown hotel they had little idea that even more vices were being enabled by the promoters. The game featured not only illegal gambling, but topless dealers who were receiving tips for more than their dealing abilities. According to police –who apparently took in the scene forRead Full Article

Tony G, whose real name is Antanas Gouga, is the newest face at Party Poker. Tony G is perhaps best known to the general masses for his wild, brash, behavior on the World Poker Tour, but Tony is also a major player in the world of poker with his hand in many different facets of the industry. Despite the poor etiquette displayed by TonyRead Full Article

After Pennsylvania’s legislature passed a bill to license and regulate table games –poker, blackjack, roulette, and so on—Delaware’s House of Representatives has put forth a similar bill. The bill which passed the House Gaming and Pari-mutuels Committee would add card and dice games to Delaware’s Slots Casinos, which currently offer slots, wagering on horses and football

In 2009 Doyle Brunson announced he would be creating a team of internet poker players to travel around the world representing DoylesRoom.com for him. So far there have been 5 players announced, with one of them leaving already – Alec Torelli. Here is some information on the other four players who have currently been chosen.

Annette “Annette_15″ Obrestad has never made a deposit into a poker site, in fact she started her career by playing freerolls and has since become one of the most feared and respected players both online and on the live circuit.  Online poker is where Annette first learned her trade, becoming a multi-table tournament specialist and at time of writing she has over $1,000,000 in onlineRead Full Article

Are Turbo tournaments and Speed Poker tables just not fast enough for you? Well Full Tilt Poker has got you covered with their creation of Rush Poker. Rush Poker at Full Tilt Poker is the action junkie’s wet dream, as soon as you fold your cards you are magically transported to a new game where you are immediately dealt another hand! Players electing toRead Full Article

The Gambling Industry to unite with Oxfam and show it really does care. No one watching the news in the past week could have ignored the cries and pleas for help coming from one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere – Haiti. Those pleas, it seems, have not fallen on deaf ears, as the iGaming Community is coming together and showing thatRead Full Article

Doyles Room is now looking for six more members to complete their Brunson 10 –a group of poker pros handpicked by Doyle Brunson to represent the site—after Alec “traheho” Torelli announced he would be leaving the site to take on a new project –rumored to be a new poker site on the Everleaf Poker Network. The loss of “traheho” will likely hurt the brand,Read Full Article

While it may affectionately be known as the Land Down Under, there is nothing upside down about the state of Poker play in Australia. Here is a country whose people love their sport as much as they love their highly developed online gaming sector. Poker in Australia – as in America, large parts of Europe and indeed the world – is fast gaining inRead Full Article