In the fall of 2003 the world (the world of young males in the United States anyway) had already caught poker fever; Chris Moneymaker, and his fated run to the World Series of Poker Main Event title was simply the tipping point; a culmination of events that leadRead Full Article
Roberto Romanello is one of the many young poker talents coming from the UK, and the young star will be eyeing his first World Series of Poker bracelet on Thursday, as he is one of the 10 finalists in the $3k No Limit Holdem Shootout tournament. Romanello alreadyRead Full Article
With the World Series of poker taking up most of the poker headlines these days this column should get you caught up on all of the other poker happenings going on around the world. In this installment of the Friday Wrap I’ll talk about Bruno Lopes big winRead Full Article
The 2012 WSOP is now almost officially in full swing (although I won’t consider it in FULL swing until we have our first double bracelet winner of 2012) with 10 winners and a number of interesting stories having come out of the series. Wednesday will see two braceletsRead Full Article
German poker pro Marvin Rettenmaier had a very good week at the WPT Championship. Not only was Rettenmaier announced as the latest sponsored pro of Party Poker (the company that just happens to own the World Poker Tour) but the young poker pro managed to dominate during theRead Full Article
Since winning the Cardplayer Magazine Player of the Year award in 2012, Tom Marchese has been fairly quiet on the tournament trail; that was until last night when he took down the $100k Super-High-Roller tournament at the 2012 World Poker Tour Championship. The win added over $1.3 millionRead Full Article
German poker pro, and recently signed representative for Party Poker, Marvin Rettenmaier maintained his chip-lead during Day 5 of the World Poker Tour $25k Championship, and will take a commanding lead into Saturday’s official final table. Nine players took their seats on Thursday, with the tournament scheduled toRead Full Article
After five full days of play the World Poker Tour’s $25k Championship taking place at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is down to the unofficial final table of nine players. Leading the way is German poker pro Marvin Rettenmaier, who is looking to make Party Poker’s decision toRead Full Article
Day 4 of the World Poker Tour Season X $25k Championship came to a close on Tuesday night with 19 players still in contention for what is considered one of the most prestigious titles in poker. Unfortunately for one of those players, Day 5 will see their runRead Full Article
95 players began the day on Day 3 of the WPT Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada, and when the dust settled at the end of the day only 45 players remained, despite 17 more registrants adding their name to the entry-list during Day 3. LeadingRead Full Article