Poker Pulse

Bluff Media recently announced the purchase of the print component of Woman Poker Player magazine. Bluff will begin servicing subscribers of the defunct specialty magazine with issues of its own primary publication, Bluff Magazine. 17 May, 2008

The second volume of Harrington and Robertie’s cash game set picks up right where the first book leaves off, with play on the turn and river. As readers have come to expect from these two superb analysts, the thinking process that goes into every aspect of play is thorough, logical and creative. 16 May, 2008

Only weeks short of the kick-off of the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, and on the heels of its announcement to delay the final table of the main event in order to garner more excitement and publicity, the World Series of Poker has entered into a merchandising deal. 16 May, 2008

The UltimateBet scandal was first brought to light by posting members of a popular internet poker forum in early January 2008. UltimateBet did not acknowledge that any wrongdoing occurred until March 6th, when the site’s management released a statement about an ongoing investigation. Since then, there has been nothing but an eerie silence from UltimateBet and its owner Tokwiro Enterprises. 15 May, 2008

The World Poker Tour has seen another hostess come and go. Layla Kayleigh, who joined the WPT at the beginning of Season VI to provide show introductions and occasional final table player interviews, will not be returning for Season VII. 13 May, 2008

The blogger Buddy Dank started his radio show as a way to live blog the Mookie, a weekly blogger tournament on Full Tilt Poker that usually draws more than 60 players. 10 May, 2008

It is generally agreed that former World Series of Poker Main Event champion Dan Harrington raised the bar for books on tournament poker with his three-volume, Harrington on Hold’Em series. Now, he and co-author Bill Robertie are back, and trying to do the same for no-limit hold’em ring games with their two-volume set, Harrington on Cash Games. 10 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. 9 May, 2008

There are many cycles we go through as we age and go through life. First of course, we are babies, where everything is new, then toddlers where we are shaky, trying to find our way. On we go through adolescence where we learn and grow, then end up as teens, where we think we know everything there is to know. 8 May, 2008

Each Sunday, Full Tilt Poker holds its $750 Guarantee tournament, and seasoned pros and amateurs alike register to win a piece of that prize pool. On Sunday, May 4th, one of those pros – Matthew Hilger – took the first place prize of over $132,000. 7 May, 2008