In a recent article, PokerNews.com writer Donnie Peters rhetorically asked the question: What happened to poker? Peter’s questioned if the game he fell in love with, like so many of us, was still fun to play or even entertaining to watch, saying: “What I’m getting at here isRead Full Article

During its four-year stint in London, England, the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event had perhaps the most consistent attendance numbers in poker, attracting 362 entrants, 362 entrants, 334 entrants, and 346 entrants for the £10,000 buy-in tournament. Last year the WSOPE moved to Cannes, FranceRead Full Article

On Wednesday the Poker Hall of Fame announced the 10 finalists for the Class of 2012, and as is typically the case with anything in poker, the opinions were flying throughout the day. One Facebook thread featured some of the most outspoken and in the know people inRead Full Article

The 50-hour Ironman Podcast at www.VegasPokerRadio.com is officially in the books, and what a long strange trip it has been for the three hosts, Johnny Sep, Kevin Wright, and Brandon Gerson, who stayed awake and talking (with a little nap here and there) throughout the entirety of theRead Full Article

At the time of writing the Ironman Podcast has been going strong for over 31 hours. After the first 24 hours of a planned 50-hour podcast the hosts of Filthy Limper Radio have set the bar very high for their second 48 hours, having interviewed such notable pokerRead Full Article

The big story of the day was actually caused by an article I wrote for Examiner.com detailing a situation that occurred between a 2+2 moderator and someone trying to post at the site regarding a record-setting poker podcast where the proceeds will be going to charity. To summarizeRead Full Article

The cream rose to the top on Day 2 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event, as two of the biggest names in poker finished one and two on the leader-board at the end of the day. John Juanda will be the chip-leader heading into DayRead Full Article

With three outlets now handing out Player of the Year awards, tournament poker players have even more opportunities to promote themselves within the poker world, and should a player manage to capture two, or possibly all three Player of the Year awards, they would surely become one ofRead Full Article

With all of the talk surrounding the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker deal (yeah it’s that big a story a week later) here is a look at some of the more hidden headlines coming out of the poker world over the past couple of weeks. New E-Book aboutRead Full Article

Black Friday shattered a lot of dreams and sent many poker players into a forced early retirement, but even before Black Friday the writing was on the wall; poker simply wasn’t as profitable as it used to be. First we heard of players “focusing on other interests” orRead Full Article