As principles from Full Tilt poker are busy meeting with the Aldernay Gambling Control Commission over in London regarding their currently suspended license, the principle owners of the company are finding themselves in some potentially serious legal troubles back in the United States. On Tuesday US Attorney PreetRead Full Article

The story of the day on Day 1b of the WPT Borgata Poker Open was the huge turnout the tournament experienced as 853 total players entered the tournament, including 142 players who took advantage of the re-entry format after busting on Day 1a. The total turnout of 1,313Read Full Article

Yes, we know the picture is bigger than usual, BUT IT’S AMANDA LEATHERMAN! Bodog has always been the nonconformist of the online poker world, and this is no more evident than in their choices of sponsored players. Bodog apparently dismisses the idea that signing the top players inRead Full Article

Emanuel “Will the Thrill” Failla has been on quite the heater in recent weeks, first capturing the WPT Legends of Poker Main Event title, followed by a very deep run in the 2011 Partouche Poker Tour Main Event where he finished in 14th place. Now Failla finds himselfRead Full Article

I’ve been around the poker world for quite a while and have been witness to all forms of “life-tilt” in that time: I’ve seen tables flipped over; players punched; and on one occasion a player walk around the table, pull over the chair of another player, and proceedRead Full Article

QuadJacks.com, known mainly for their poker podcasts, has been doing a bit of investigating in recent weeks and has uncovered an interesting relationship between the Full Tilt Poker store and the Lederer family. According to QuadJacks, the Full Tilt Poker store was operated by just two people (whichRead Full Article

In the few days preceding the run-up to the final table of the Partouche Poker Table, Sam Trickett had been surviving, not thriving. But all of that changed on Saturday as the UK poker pro vaulted from the middle of the pack to the chip-lead as the finalRead Full Article

Two of the online poker world’s biggest stars cashed in during recent events in the 2011 PokerStars WCOOP, as Dan “djk123” Kelly and Steve “gboro780” Gross both won WCOOP bracelets. For Kelly the win marked his 3rd career WCOOP victory, while Gross earned his first WCOOP bracelet. Kelly’sRead Full Article

About a month ago the Merge Gaming network received the good news that it had qualified for a coveted Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta license (considered far superior to their current Kahnawake license due to Malta’s stricter regulations including the segregation of player funds). However, soon thereafterRead Full Article

When Day 4 of the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event came to a close there were just two tables of poker players left bagging up their chips, but amidst those 18 players are some very high-profile names including one of the UK’s best in Sam Trickett (just overRead Full Article