After two Day 1 starting flights the World Poker Tour stop in Jacksonville attracted a total of 320 entries, which includes 63 re-entries by players who busted on Day 1a and put-up another $5,000 to play on Day 1b of the event. The Bestbet Jacksonville Open as theRead Full Article

After a long day at the Bay 101 poker tables 54 of the 142 players that registered on Day 1a of the WPT Championship event, the Bay 101 Shooting Stars, remained in the hunt for the title. The remaining players will now wait for Day 1b to commence,Read Full Article

One of the most popular poker tournaments in the world got started on Friday as 523 players registered for the World Poker Tour Season X LA Poker Classic. Among the entrants were some of the biggest names in the poker world, including Phil Ivey, making the WPT LARead Full Article

It’s hard for some of us to fathom, but the World Poker Tour has been on the airwaves for a decade now, with the premiere episode from Season X of the popular poker tour scheduled to air on FOX Sports Net beginning February 12 at its regular timeslotRead Full Article

While few people have shown any interest in accepting the heads-up No Limit Holdem Challenge issued by Daniel “jungleman12” Cates, one player who has never shied away from any type of challenge, Tony G, had this to say when a PokerNews mic was thrust in his face: “Jungle,Read Full Article

From November 13th to the 17th Party Poker will be at the Playboy Club London in Mayfair for the PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker Mixed Game Championship. The Premiere League is an invitation-only event featuring a hefty $25,000 buy-in that will appear on Sky Sports in the UK, andRead Full Article

Just before one of the greatest final table showdowns in World Series of Poker history, where two potential future poker giants Martin Staszko and Pius Heinz clashed in a heads-up battle that lasted over 100 hands, two other poker giants were honored with their induction into the PokerRead Full Article

One of the longest running WPT tournaments seems to still be going strong as the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris managed to attract a solid field of 312 players willing to put up the €7,500 entry-fee for the Main Event. The Grand Prix de Paris wasRead Full Article

After months of press releases, announcements, marketing and PR campaigns, op-ed columns, and professional poker players chiming in with their two-cents, the Epic Poker league began its life on Friday with its inaugural Pro-Am tournament, which will award 9 seats into the $20k buy-in Main Event. The Pro-AmRead Full Article

27 tournaments at the 2011 World Series of Poker have crowned a champion and in just one of those instances has the player previously won a WSOP bracelet –John Juanda, who is now the proud owner of five WSOP bracelets. This amazing run of first-time winners at theRead Full Article