When the field of 64 players was announced for the 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship last week there were a few “controversial” selections, players that maybe were prematurely invited and players whose better days are now in the rearview mirror. Well, as it turns out it wasRead Full Article

There were a number of highlights (as well as a few lowlights) in the poker world this past year, but let’s face it, events like Greg Merson’s WSOP win, the emergence of poker in Asia, the hacking and subsequent lengthy hiatus for the 2+2 poker forum, or GregRead Full Article

The €10k Mix-Max No Limit Holdem event at the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe is down to the final 16 players. The final 16 have been paired up for the heads-up portion of the tournament, which will see some very interesting matchups take place as some ofRead Full Article

Nearly two weeks into the 2012 World Series of Poker WSOP tournaments are coming in a flurry, with bracelets being handed out, final tables being set, and tournaments getting underway. So without wasting any more time, here is a look at what was going on at the WSOPRead Full Article

Another busy day at the World Series of Poker saw another player join the growing list of 2012 WSOP bracelet winners, and the first $5k tournament of the year is down to the Elite 8, with a bracelet coming on Sunday. In other news we have our secondRead Full Article

Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi is now a multiple bracelet winner at the World Series of Poker, having captured his second bracelet in the €10k Split Format Holdem tournament at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe tournament series. Bracelet #2 will join Mizrachi’s $50k Players Championship title fromRead Full Article

Four players returned to the Rio poker tables on Thursday with the $500 Casino Employee tournament title on the line after the event spilled into a third day thanks to the new rule implemented this year that calls a stop to any tournament after 10 levels of play.Read Full Article

On Thursday the remaining eight players in the $25k NLHE Heads-Up Championship at the 2011 World Series of Poker returned to the Rio with the knowledge that only four players would advance to Friday’s Final Four. On the line is the first official WSOP bracelet of 2011, asRead Full Article

The first tournament of the 2011 World Series of Poker is also the first tournament to call into play the new rule about late nights at the Rio. Scheduled for two days, the $500 Casino Employee tournament saw action called to a stop late last night (about 3AMRead Full Article

When the European Poker Tour makes its way to Madrid –the new home of the Grand Finale—they will also be celebrating seven seasons of the EPT by inviting all of the tour’s previous champions to take part in a special invitation-only Champion of Champions tournament. Amazingly the EPTRead Full Article