Poker articles

The PokerStars Turbo Takedown returns for a shot at $100,000 every month, and not only will you get a shot at the first prize of $100,000, but if you can't win that, you can soothe your raw feelings with a chunk of the $1,000,000 prize pool. Read more
9 May, 2008

Like many other poker rooms out there, Mansion Poker wants to give people free seats to the WSOP – 20 people to be exact. But unlike many other poker rooms out there, Mansion Poker wants to go above and beyond just giving them a $10,000 buy-in to the WSOP Main Event. They want to make sure these people have an unbelievable experience while they’re in Las Vegas as well. Read more
5 May, 2008

When the WSOP Ladies Academy made its debut during the 2007 World Series of Poker, Annie Duke’s instruction was so well-received that one of her students went on to win the WSOP Ladies World Championship event. Needless to say, the academy is set to return for another seminar in Las Vegas on June 6-7, 2008. Read more
9 May, 2008

The Kentucky Derby Poker Championship took place on Saturday, May 3rd at Caesars Indiana to raise money for three organizations, and the results showed that more than $60,000 was raised. Poker pros Phil Hellmuth, Jr. and Robert Williamson III were the hosts of the event that prompted 30 players to buy in at $2,500 each. Read more
8 May, 2008

Many of the poker players that we have discussed in our “Where Are They Now Series,” seem to believe that the way to fully come to your money making potential is to get your name “out there” as much as humanly possible. If they have a chance to be on a talk show, they take it. A chance to be in a magazine, they take it. Read more
7 May, 2008

The PokerStars Turbo Takedown returns for a shot at $100,000 every month, and not only will you get a shot at the first prize of $100,000, but if you can't win that, you can soothe your raw feelings with a chunk of the $1,000,000 prize pool. Read more
9 May, 2008

You may be looking at the name of this country and thinking, where in the world is that? Don’t feel bad, many people have never heard of the Republic of Suriname. What they have heard of is this country's former names - Nederlands Guyana, Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana. Read more
9 Apr, 2008

On Saturday, April 26, six players came to the final table of the WPT World Championship in search of one of the most coveted titles in poker, not to mention one of the largest first prizes. Under the lights and cameras, and in front of an avid audience of fans and friends, the six who had fought through a field of 535 players were ready to get down to business. Read more
27 Apr, 2008

For months, the poker community has discussed rumors and supposed inside scoops regarding the implementation of a new schedule for the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker main event. Players, fans, and media debated the issue, as the rumor indicated the final nine players would end play in July and not return until November for the benefit of extra TV coverage and player publicity. Read more
2 May, 2008