Late Tuesday night at the featured table at the Rio, what will be the final hand of the 2011 World Series of Poker until November was dealt, when John Hewitt’s pocket 33 was bested by Eoghan O’Dea’s KJ, eliminating Hewitt from the tournament and securing O’Dea and eightRead Full Article

1. Olivier Busquet is AWESOME in the broadcast booth, and Antonio Esfandiari is only slightly inferior The 2011 WSOP Live Stream on ESPN 2 and ESPN 3 seems to be the wave of the future, and this is only possible because of the fantastic job done by pokerRead Full Article

A lot has been made in recent years about the number –or lack thereof—of women in poker tournaments. And even though there are a number of really strong female poker players populating the pro ranks, the ladies have also been stymied when it comes to winning at theRead Full Article

The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event played down to 22 players on Day 7 –five more eliminations than was expected—and hopes for an Erick Lindgren, “Doc” Sands, JP Kelly, Tony Hachem, David Bach, Andrew Brokos, Sebastian Ruthenberg, John Esposito, and Steve Brecher final table were dashedRead Full Article

I realize the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event is currently in progress, and that Slovenia is neither considered a vacation paradise nor a poker hotspot, but with a reasonably priced €3,300 buy-in, tournament officials were likely expecting a far greater turnout than the 46 players thatRead Full Article

The World Series of Poker Main Event has new chip-leader, and after the chip-leader started with 2009 $50k HORSE Champion to David Bach, it was then passed to online star Phil “USCPhildo” Collins, and then to 2011 WSOP POY frontrunner Ben Lamb, but it ended the night inRead Full Article

With the 2011 Main Event in full swing the World Series of Poker decided to unroll the complete schedule for the 2011/2012 WSOP Circuit Series, as well as announce a few notable changes, which I’ll get to first. The First big change was the announced inclusion of theRead Full Article

A couple of months ago we brought you news of a great event taking place at the Dusk Till Dawn Poker club in Nottingham. The event in question is Poker for Heroes which tales place next weekend on Saturday 29th May in memory of Corporal Liam Riley, andRead Full Article

The 2011 World Series of Poker will most likely be remembered for Phil Hellmuth’s three runner-up finishes, the emergence of Ben Lamb, and of course the last time we will witness controversy in the Ladies Championship. But perhaps the most interesting story-line at the 2011 WSOP has beenRead Full Article

The Epic Poker League is not only interested in revolutionizing live poker tournaments, since with the creation of the Global Poker Index (GPI) it appears they are also interested in revolutionizing live poker tournament rankings! The GPI is a rankings system of live tournament results over a 36-monthRead Full Article