Online poker is still a very contentious issue around the country, both at the state and federal live, but it appears that Brick & Mortar gambling is becoming far more acceptable to state legislatures as well as residents who are continually passing legislation and referendums to expand gamblingRead Full Article

Matthew Hilger is a professional poker player and the owner of Dimat Publishing, one of the top publishing houses for poker books. The latest entry to roll off the Dimat printing presses is the third volume of the smash series Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time.Read Full Article

In this series I’ll recap what were, in my opinion, the biggest poker stories and moments of the year, including overarching themes, singular moments/achievements, and of course the moments we wished never happened. In the first installment I discussed the moments poker players would like to forget, butRead Full Article

The highly anticipated third volume of Winning Poker Tournaments One Hand at a Time is now available, and the final installment of the tournament poker trilogy did not disappoint. This time around Eric “Rizen” Lynch, Jon “ApeStyles” Van Fleet, and Jon “Pearljammer” Turner, are joined by Matthew HilgerRead Full Article

This is the opening salvo in a three part series that will examine the biggest stories and themes in poker over 2012: To start this series off I will look at some of the black-eyes the poker world received in 2012. Part 2 will focus on the biggestRead Full Article

The poker tournament schedule is winding down for the year, and attendance seems to be up as players fight for Player of the year awards and to end the year on a good note. From Vancouver, to Florida, to Macau, there is plenty of action, and huge prizesRead Full Article

Full Tilt Poker is back online, relaunching their real-money games on November 6th, and seeing over 15,000 players flock to their tables. Soon we’ll find out if the tournament players return to the site as Full Tilt Poker has announced the return of the Full Tilt Online PokerRead Full Article

The WSOP is over; the Presidential race is over; so let’s move on to the important stuff! This week Full Tilt Poker relaunched, and the relaunch was a huge success with players flocking to the tables, but you’ve probably heard all about that already, so in this articleRead Full Article

Poker news is really no different from mainstream news; each website has their own biases, gets their advertising money from specific sources, and is predicated on access –access to players, to press releases and information, and most importantly access to affiliate partnerships with online poker rooms. Recently weRead Full Article

At the 2012 World Series of Poker Mike Mizrachi made history by winning the $50k Poker Players Championship for the second time in three years, and in the process becoming the first person to ever win the tournament twice. Most poker players would consider that single win aRead Full Article