You can be forgiven if you were unaware that the World Poker Tour was currently in Jacksonville, Florida for a Main Event Championship, as this will be the first-ever WPT Championship in the US that will not be televised (which obviously has a dramatic impact on the overallRead Full Article

It’s a big weekend for poker advocates around the world as the International Poker Federation (IFP) wrapped up its groundbreaking Nations Cup Poker Tournament on Friday and gets set to host a $500k freeroll tournament known as “The Table” this weekend. The Nations Cup was a unique event whereRead Full Article

High Pulse Poker is a new player on the poker scene, the site launched its real-money version on the 15th of November, but unlike other online poker startups that mimic what the current crop of online poker rooms are doing, High Pulse Poker has decided to do thingsRead Full Article

It’s a small, select, group: Juha Helpi, Andy Black, JC Tran, David Benyamine, and now you can add Andy Frankenberger to that list after the reigning WPT Player of the Year captured the Party Poker Premiere League title on Thursday. Frankenberger navigated his way through the extremely talentedRead Full Article

After two full days of play at the inaugural European Poker Tour stop in Loutraki, Greece it’s a Team PokerStars Pro leading the way, but likely not one of the Team PokerStars Pros you would expect. Instead of Daniel Negreanu, Liv Boeree, or even the recently added 2011Read Full Article

In a post by CNNMoney.com that was later taken down (the article appears to be under embargo at the moment) it was stated that Full Tilt Poker had been sold to Groupe Bernard Tapie for $80 million. If the story turns out to be accurate (which is quiteRead Full Article

After a week of build-up PKR Poker has finally let the cat out of the bag as to the identity of their newest Team PKR Poker Pro: Jake Cody. With the signing of the youngest Triple Crown winner in poker history (Cody is all of 23 years old)Read Full Article

The 2011 Worlds Series of Poker concluded last week with Pius Heinz taking down the Main Event crown.  Now, everyone is beginning to look forward to the 2012 WSOP.  Jack Effel recently announced on twitter that the schedule was in the works, but would not be ready beforeRead Full Article

On January 1st, 2012 Spain will join the likes of countries like France and Italy and create their own country-wide online poker network, and no less than 16 online poker sites have already begun the process of applying for a Spanish license (at an initial cost of €2Read Full Article

Earlier this year Nevada passed legislation that allowed the State Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission to draft regulations and standards necessary for online poker operators. According to Lipparelli, the legislature is likely to vote on the proposed measures in December, paving the way for online pokerRead Full Article