With 2,031 players starting Day 2a of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event on Monday –actually 2,030, since Phil Hellmuth thought he was playing Day 2b and almost was blinded off as he showed up extremely late—the Rio had another full house on its hands, withRead Full Article

It’s been a while since we witnessed a World Series of Poker Main Event starting day with such a low attendance figure, as just 897 players decided to participate on Day 1a of the tournament. According to PokerNews.com, they were told by WSOP officials that Day 1a makesRead Full Article

In addition to the three World Series of Poker bracelets handed out on Sunday, two other tournaments were also in action with Day 1b of the $1k No Limit Holdem tournament getting started, as well as Day 2 of the 2-7 Lowball tournament which reached the final tableRead Full Article

We are T-Minus 6 and counting until the start of the 2011 World Series of Poker on May 31, when the $500 Casino Employees tournament and the $25,000 Heads-Up No limit Holdem Championship get underway, and in this article I’ll take a look at a few of theRead Full Article

The full roster for the upcoming NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship was released today, and now that the entire 64 player field is known I thought I would take a look at some of the favorites amongst the field. First, here is a look at the complete 64Read Full Article

With the Bellagio’s late registration structure, that allows players to register up until level 8 on Day 2, as well as the tournament buy-in dropping from $15,000 to $10,000, the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago drew an impressive 335 entrants compared to the 275 entrants the WPTRead Full Article

The big news thus far out of the Hilton Metropole in London, England was Annette Obrestad cruising to victory in the £5,000 No limit Holdem Heads-Up tournament. Obrestad was among the 64 big-name poker players who registered for the event, and will walk away with a £120,000 inRead Full Article

The Game Show network is set to unveil a new type of poker game this Saturday at 9PM when the $50,000 buy-in Doubles Poker Championship is set to air. The format of the game has two partners playing a hand of poker against another team of two: OneRead Full Article

Annette Obrestad made some serious headlines this past week, and it wasn’t because the World Series of Poker rookie made a big score in a poker tournament. No, Annette made news thanks to an interview in ESPN the Magazine where she said “Girls suck at poker”, and thatRead Full Article

With everyone expecting a big splash from the now 21 year-old poker phenom at the 2010 World Series of Poker, it’s in the online poker world where Annette Obrestad –where she goes by the handle Annette15—is still making her bones. Her latest win was in this past Sunday’sRead Full Article