It’s every avid poker player’s dream. End the year playing poker—and start the year playing poker (of course, it is already understood that you spent the entire year playing poker too). To answer this pressing need (that only die-hard poker players would understand), the Bellagio is hosting two tournaments on December 31 and January 1.
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Everyone was certain that PokerStars would hit the 35,000-player mark it needed to get the latest Sunday tournament into the Guinness World Records. True enough, hitting the 35,000 player cap was so easy that a lot of poker players were left on the waitlist. The Stars’ “Guinness World Record Tourney” is now awaiting certification and [...]

Mark the date. On December 28, 2008 at 3:30pm ET, PokerStars plans to hold a tournament that will probably be known as the biggest cash tournament of all time—at least when it comes to field size. Wondering if this is all hype? Probably not. PokerStars has contacted the Guinness Book of World Records in anticipation [...]

It’s not as though online poker doesn’t have its hand full thanks to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Now, thanks to fears of global economic instability that are emerging due to fears of a prolonged U.S. recession, some poker sites are left with no other choice but to close down. Duplicate Poker is the [...]

Thanks to the thousands of dollars that can be stored in online poker accounts, it is no wonder that the poker community is now the target of high-technology crime. Still, despite the stories you’ve heard about stolen passwords and account hackings, you never really think it could happen to you. Well, this story about notable [...]

World’s largest online poker site, PokerStars.com has announced their successful completion of beta testing on their downloadable Mac poker software and have launched it just in time for the seventh edition of the World Championships of Online Poker.
The software is compatible with Mac OS 10.4.1 (or Tiger) and is available in more than 15 languages [...]

U.S. poker player Yevgeniy Timoshenko bested 257 entrants to the APT Macau Main Event to win first prize and $500,000 in prize money. The 20-year old Timoshenko, known as “Jovial Gent” in online play, was in full control of the last stages of the game as he eliminated all but one of the eight who [...]

Chan Poker, the once flashy online poker site located at www.chanpoker.com, is the latest victim of the UIGEA legislation that was passed in late 2006. Chan Poker has announced its closure effective August 21 but has assured players that withdrawal requests will be honored and processed as quickly as possible.
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act [...]

Was it beginners luck or sheer skill? We may never know. One thing is for sure, though. Someone named Reimer Koester signed up for an account at online poker site Titan Poker on July 31 and ended up with thousands of dollars in cash a mere four days after. Sounds like a fairy tale but [...]

What do poker players do when they’re not grinding it out in online poker rooms or live poker games in casinos? Why, watch poker on television of course! So here’s some welcome good news to poker aficionados out there. Despite rumors to the contrary, “High Stakes Poker” has been renewed by Game Show Network (GSN) for the fifth season.

Living under a rock and have no clue what “High Stakes Poker” is about? It’s basically a show that features the most popular poker personalities putting up $100,000 or more of their own money in a ring game of No Limit Texas Hold-em. With pots so sick that it can reach over $1 million, you can imagine the magnitude of poker drama involved.

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