Robert Georato took the title at the eighth ring at Council Bluffs. A poker player in the US is likely to be pleased he made a career change after scooping $18,694 (£12,138) at the latest World Series of Poker (WSOP) event. Robert Georato, 41, was previously a high school maths teacher before taking up the… [more]

The inaugural WPT London is underway from Mayfair’s Palm Beach Casino with 72 runners joining the action on Day 1a. Among the players to take their seats on Day 1a of the £5k buy-in tournament were Phil Ivey, Roland De Wolfe, Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, Andrew Robl, Luke “Full Flush” Schwartz, James Akenhead and Praz… [more]

After almost a year, One Stop Poker the popular website for everything poker, is unveiling a new look. On August 31, 2010, OSP 2.0 was launched promising more of what you come to OSP for: The latest poker news, tips, strategies and observations; Poker products for your home game, poker league or the every-so-often “poker… [more]

This week, the Commerce Casino caused outrage amongst members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) after it’s revelation that it was against any federal licensing of online poker. The Commerce Casino’s opposition to Barney Frank’s HR 2267 and McDermott’s HR 2268 bills may have caused a furore in the poker playing community, but now more… [more]

In September, the fundraising engine Poker Gives will hold the first ever National Poker Month. Card rooms across the United States will host tournaments in which half of the prize pool will be donated to charity, while the other half will be distributed to players. Poker Gives benefits the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Special Olympics… [more]

The high stakes online tables were buzzing last night with some of the biggest sessions of the month. Phil Ivey and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies were the headliners as the pair played 302 hands of heads-up $500/$1,000 PLO and then another 201 hands of heads-up $500/$1,000 Cap PLO. Prior to last night Ziigmund had been having… [more]

Holland has a monopoly running involving Internet gambling, but that is something that should soon change, according to a Justice Ministry Commission. The Commission suggested that online poker should be opened up to several companies. Online poker is the most popular form of Internet gambling in the world today. Despite its popularity, poker is still… [more]

Take part in Sit & Go Madness at FullTiltPoker.com to win your share of more than $125,000 in cash and prizes – including entry to the $50K Madness Freeroll – just by playing your favorite single-table Sit & Gos. The more Sit & Gos you play during the 48 hours of Madness, the more chance… [more]

Miami, FL (PRWeb) May 05, 2008 – Just days after launching a bold new poker tournament schedule created by Annie Duke and following up that announcement with two major online poker promos, UltimateBet has enhanced its poker offering yet again. The online poker site today announced the addition of the Sit and Go Satellite Bounty… [more]

A larger field with bigger names on the second of two Day 1 flights helped the 2010 WPT Legends of Poker almost double attendance from last year in Los Angles Saturday. The 276 Day 1b players helped make the tournament total 462, dwarfing last year’s 279. Former Legends champs John Phan and Prahlad Friedman were… [more]