Yesterday we worried the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure might not reach 1,000 entrants for the first time since 2008, but a solid turnout on Day 1b of the event put those fears to rest. In all 654 players registered on Day 1b of the tournament, which when added to the 418 players from Day 1a produces a total attendance of 1,072 entrants for theRead Full Article

The PokerStars EPT was expecting a record-setting turnout for the 2011 EPT PokerStars London Main Event, but hopes were quickly dashed when Day 1a of the tournament attracted a less than overwhelming 280 entrants –in 2010 Day 1a attendance was 339. On Day 1b the tournament would need to have a huge turnout to surpass the 2010 attendance record of 848 players. Unfortunately, attendanceRead Full Article

With the record-setting starting field finally combined for Day 2 of the PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event the play was fast and furious from the outset, and when it came time to tag and bag their chips a number of poker’s top players didn’t just survive the day, but thrived. Among the players who had plenty of chips to count at the end ofRead Full Article

Less than a week after signing professional boxer Audley Harrison Full Tilt Poker has brought another sports star on board, this time in the form of tennis star James Blake. Blake becomes the second major tennis player to sign a deal with an online poker room; retired tennis superstar Boris Becker plays under the PokerStars logo. Blake joins the growing roster of celebrities andRead Full Article

Poker has become one of the most played card games in the world and has seen a high number of celebrities taking to both the live and the virtual tables in their bid for excitement and profit. The latest to have fallen for the love of the game is seven times Wimbledon tennis champion Pete Sampras. The tennis professional managed to raise his earningsRead Full Article