Sometimes stories just work out perfectly, which is exactly what happened at the final table of the PokerStars European Poker Tour on Saturday when Tom “hitthehole” Middleton captured his first major poker tournament title. Yesterday we teased Middleton as a budding poker superstar in the run-up to theRead Full Article

If you are a UK poker player than the name Tom Middleton is likely a very familiar one –or perhaps his online screen-name “HittheHole” might ring a bell—but for the rest of the poker world Middleton is a relative unknown, even though he has a couple of sizableRead Full Article

The Season XII World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event final table was headlined by Phil Laak, with a supporting cast that included Dan Heimiller and Alex Masek, but in the end it was online poker player turned live player Jordan Cristos who would walk awayRead Full Article

So apparently John McCain likes to play a little poker, even if it’s only a play-money game on his iPhone during a Senate hearing about possible military action in Syria. And I have to be honest, this really pisses me off, but not for the reason you mightRead Full Article

The World Poker Tour is going head-to-head with the European Poker Tour as the WPT is hosting their Legends of Poker tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles while the EPT is hosting their Barcelona event, the first event on the tour’s 10th season. The EPT gotRead Full Article

During the height of the Poker Boom one of the biggest stories surrounding the World Series of Poker Main Event final table was which players were wearing what patches, and as the WSOP switched to the November Nine format what sites were scooping up which players for sponsorshipRead Full Article

The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) has stopped in the Spanish city of Barcelona in every one of its 10 seasons, and every single time it has been one of the best-attended stops on the EPT tour. This year was no different, as the EPT Barcelona Main ERead Full Article

Vitaly Lunkin weaved his way through one of the toughest final tables ever assembled on his way to a $1 million payday in the €50k buy-in Super-High-Roller tournament at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona series. 39 players registered for the tournament, with 12 additional reentries boosting theRead Full Article