The 2011 World Series of Poker is now officially in the books, but we don’t have to wait until January’s PCA and Aussie Millions for the next major poker tournament. Over in France another tournament has decided to implement the WSOP format of a prolonged break in betweenRead 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

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

  ***Heinz ends Collins run 9:15PM Well, the 2011 WSOP Final table may not last until the wee hours of the morning as has been the MO in recent years. on the very next hand after Eoghan O’Dea’s elimination Phil Collins hit the rail after pushing with A7sRead Full Article

The final table of the 2011 World Poker Tour stop at Foxwoods for the World Poker Finals featured a former WPT champion in Andy Frankenberger (who was also the 2010 WPT Player of the Year) as well as one of the top up-and-coming players in the game inRead Full Article

With a star-studded field, and a final table that included some serious heavies in the poker world including former EPT winner Kevin MacPhee, Jan Bendik, Barny Boatman and the chip-leader heading into the final table Daniel Neilson, it was a virtual unknown that would take down the 2011Read 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

Phil Hellmuth is already making his presence felt at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe, as the “Poker Brat” is currently amongst the final eight participants in Event #1, the €2,500 Six-Handed NLHE tournament. In addition to possibly padding his lead for the most WSOP bracelets ofRead Full Article

Will “The Thrill” Failla has been on quite the hot streak over the past month. The 2011 Legends of Poker Champion followed up his first major tournament victory with a 14th place showing in the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event, and now he has a chance to becomeRead Full Article

On Sunday US poker pro matt Waxman became the first American player to win a World Poker Tour tournament in Paris after outlasting a starting field of 312 players and defeating a final table that included European sensation Martin Jacobson. Waxman pocketed nearly $750k in prize-money for theRead Full Article