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

Friday at the World Series of Poker probably looked something like an AARP convention for anyone walking by as over 4,000 Seniors (over 50 in the poker world) took to the tables to play in the Senior’s Tournament. The massive field set multiple records and I’m still tryingRead Full Article

With all eyes being focused on the Phils –Ivey and Hellmuth—there were a couple of interesting stories that came out yesterday but received very little coverage. In this installment of the WSOP Notebook I’ll fill you in on a potential new poker reality show, why Andy Frankenberger’s hatersRead Full Article

On Sunday night Phil Hellmuth won the twelfth World Series of Poker bracelet of his storied career, and it was the first of his record twelve bracelets that came in an event other than Texas Holdem. Hellmuth has been the butt of many jokes (for both his anticsRead Full Article

Every year I like to take a look at a few of the tournament grinders who have been quite successful over the past few years, but have yet to “breakout” as poker superstars — had a few cards fallen differently they would already be household names in theRead Full Article

Earlier this week it came to light that Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond had moved to the great white north in order to continue to play online poker, and now it appears that another online poker legend, Daniel “jungleman12” Cates, will be following Galfond to Canada, and more specifically, willRead Full Article

Another online poker player has come out of nowhere to start challenging some of the best players in the world at the $25/$50 PLO tables on PokerStars this past week, and not only is the anonymous player who goes by the screen-name “JayP-AA” holding his/her own, he/she isRead Full Article