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Cada Becomes Youngest World Series Of Poker Main Event Champion
Joe Cada showed on Tuesday morning that an online poker player can make the transition to live poker. Cada became the youngest World series of Poker Main Event winner ever when he defeated Darvin Moon heads-up....
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Final Two Set At World Series Of Poker Main Event Final Table
The World series of Poker Main Event final table did not go exactly how millions of poker fans had hoped, with Phil Ivey left standing at the end, but it did finally reach the final two players....
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World Series Of Poker Main Event Final Table Gambling Begins
The World Series of Poker Main Event has now resumed with the nine players taking their seats at the final table. They are competing for over $8 million and a coveted WSOP bracelet....
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November Nine Ready To Resume Chase For WSOP Main Event Bracelet
The final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event has finally arrived, and on Saturday the nine players left from a field of 6,494 will take their seats in search of a coveted bracelet and $8,546,435 in cash....
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Home Poker Game Heists Continue In Cleveland On Monday
For the second time in less than a year, there has been a major heist at a home poker game in Cleveland, Ohio. In the latest heist Monday, $11,000 in cash was taken from players by armed robbers....
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WSOP Main Event Final Table Resumes In Two Weeks, Ivey Ready
Phil Ivey is ready to show the casual poker fan why many consider him to be the best player in the world. Ivey and his eight opponents at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table will do battle in less than two weeks....
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November Nine Gear Up For WSOP Main Event Final Table Next Month
The November Nine, as they have so eloquently been labeled, are in final preparations for their attempt to make history. The final table at the World Series of Poker Main Event starts in less than a month, and the players are ready....
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WSOP Europe Main Event Ends With Five Hours Of Heads-Up Gambling
The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event came down to Daniel Negreanu and Barry Shulman gambling for five straight hours, but after the heads-up duel was complete, Shulman emerged victorious....
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Negreanu Lingering At World Series Of Poker Europe Main Event
Daniel Negreanu, one of the biggest names in poker, is again making his presence felt. The World Series of Poker Europe Main Event is under way and Negreanu is lingering near the top of the chip counts....
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Poker Pros Meet At World Series of Poker Europe Main Event
With just a little over a month left until the World Series of Poker Main Event final table resumes, the pros have turned their attention to the WSOP Europe Main Event that began on Saturday....
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Online Poker Gambling Push In California Done Until 2010
The push for legalized online poker in California will have to wait at least until early next year. The groups pushing for the Bill will wait until the legislative session in January to make their next push....
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Professional Poker Player Gus Hansen's Domain Name Recovered
Safenames, a global domain name registrar and online brand protection company, has recovered the domain name "gushansen.com" for the popular professional poker player....
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Online Poker Gambling Initiative Rejected In Massachusetts
The Poker Players Alliance has been lobbying to get an initiative on the ballot in Massachusetts for November, but last week Attorney General Martha Coakley alerted the PPA that she would be rejecting that effort....
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PokerStars Branches Out With Sponsorship Of High Heels Poker Tour
The High Heels Poker Tour has been doing just fine on its own, but now the tour has added a sponsor in PokerStars that can take the tour to the top of the poker world....
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Online Poker Players Dealt A Blow To Gaining Their Gambling Funds
Online poker players who have had their online poker gambling winnings held by the US government were dealt a blow on Thursday when, according to a published report, a judge denied a request to return the money....
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World Series Of Poker Extends Deal With ESPN Until 2018
The World Series of Poker and ESPN have formed a top partnership when it comes to airing coverage of the WSOP. The partnership was extended by seven years, meaning ESPN will be airing the tournaments until 2018....
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College Football Betting Odds: Hokies And Crimson Tide Eye Opener
The college football season has many intriguing match ups in the seasons first week, none may have more impact on a national level than Virginia Tech against Alabama....
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Full Tilt Online Poker Bonus Deceiving For Online Casino Gamblers
Many players are drawn to attractive sign-up bonuses at online casinos. At Full Tilt Poker, players beware, what they advertise may not be exactly what the player thinks they are receiving....
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World Series Of Poker Main Event Final Table Set For November
After hours of play on Wednesday and into Thursday morning, the final table at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker is finally set, Phil Ivey will be one of those November Nine gambling for millions of dollars....
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WSOP Main Event Update: Fourteen Players Left, Play Dragging
The World Series Of Poker Main Event has reached the stage where play comes to a crawl. That is because there are only fourteen players left, and they all want a seat at the final table in November....
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