Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that on Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice issued a modified civil complaint that included Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, and Rafe Furst.  Furthermore, it was revealed that Full Tilt not only had a shortfall of funds forRead Full Article

Annie Duke appeared on the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on Monday to hype both her new book and the Epic Poker League.  During that interview, when asked whether poker was illegal, she made the statement of “only online.”   Since then, there has been a ton ofRead Full Article

Last week, Steve Ruddock wrote an article entitled “Why Online Poker Has Been Doomed in the U.S.”  In that article, he posed three questions that he now suggests is the true crux of the argument.  Today, I will give my opinions on those questions. Question 1:  “Why isRead Full Article

The hype behind the legalization of online poker in the U.S. continues as many companies stand at the ready in hopes of entering the U.S. market.  I’ve been one that has said since April 15th that legalization is a lot farther off than anyone is anticipating.  Here areRead Full Article

The Epic Poker League has nearly reached the end of its first ever event.  Jeffrey Pollack is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Federated Sports and Gaming, the company that owns the EPL.  He was gracious enough to take a few minutes and talk with us about theRead Full Article

Chino Rheem is the Epic Poker League’s first ever Main Event winner.  He won the event this past Friday night after a spirited heads-up match with Erik Seidel to take the $1 Million top prize.  In the days leading up to the final table and the days since,Read Full Article

This past week, I took a trip to Atlantic City for some post-WSOP poker relaxation.  My intention was to go up, play a lot of cash and maybe take part in a couple of tournaments.  While there seemed to be plenty of players at the slot machines andRead Full Article

The WSOP made history when they live broadcast Day 3 through Day 8 of the 2011 WSOP on ESPN3.com, ESPN 2, and ESPN.  While the ratings proved a monumental success for ESPN 2, there are still some things that can be improved upon to make broadcasts more interestingRead Full Article

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about the controversy around showing hole cards during the live coverage of the 2011 WSOP Main Event.  After the coverage began, viewers made their feelings known on our site in the comments section.  Granted, almost all of the commentsRead Full Article

WSOP officials released the 2011-2012 WSOP Circuit schedule on Friday.  This year’s series will include 16 circuit stops and the race for the National Championship bracelet returns with a new twist.  Now, the top 100 ranked players in the WSOP World Rankings will have the option to putRead Full Article