The inaugural PokerStars Turbo Championships of Online Poker (TCOOP) came to a close on Sunday, culminating with the $700 buy-in Main Event, featuring a $1.5 million guaranteed prize-pool. A total of 3,667 players registered for the tournament, blasting through the guarantee, and nearly reaching a total prize-pool ofRead Full Article

It’s been a busy year in the poker world, and with Black Friday and Full Tilt poker dominating the headlines we’ve decided to take a look at the 10 biggest stories of the year, some of which we almost forgot about ourselves with everything else going on inRead Full Article

Apparently having signed 2011 World Series of Poker champion Pius Heinz has given PokerStars a little wiggle room when it comes to the worth of their other Team PokerStars from Europe, and two of those players have seemingly been let go by the site: JP Kelly from theRead 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

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

* Heads-Up Poker is extremely boring to watch This is a very important consideration for producers working on next year’s live feed, since poker in general is boring to begin with! During Sunday’s action it started off a bit slow, but well paced, and as players were eliminatedRead Full Article

On Tuesday, the final three of the 2011 WSOP November Nine took center stage at the Rio in Las Vegas, NV.  After over six grueling hours of play, Pius Heinz emerged as the champion.  Here are some of my thoughts and impressions of the final three spectacle. BenRead Full Article

It didn’t take long for the three remaining players in the World Series of Poker Main Event to tangle in a big pot, as no sooner had the players been introduced than Martin Staszko and Ben Lamb found themselves all-in pre-flop with Staszko holding pocket 7’s and LambRead Full Article

The three players remaining in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event are quite a contrast. You have the stereotypical US poker star in Ben Lamb; the up-and-coming European Internet whiz kid in Pius Heinz; and the older, more workmanlike, player in Martin Staszko. But which ofRead Full Article

After a fairly quick pace (quick for the World Series of Poker final table anyway) that saw the November Nine play down to just four players well before the dinner break the action slowed down a bit as Pius Heinz, Matt Giannetti, Ben Lamb, and Martin Staszko allRead Full Article