Carlos_MortensenWorld Poker Tour (WPT) history was made on Wednesday, when Carlos “El Matador” Mortensen dodged the horns of a modest 144 player field and took down the inaugural $10,000 no-limit hold’em World Poker Tour (WPT) Hollywood Poker Open in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. With his win, Carlos surpasses Daniel Negreanu as the all-time cash winner on the… [more]

The battle of the television poker shows has been waging for a couple of years now. Many poker formats have been attempted, but with the exception of the pro tour tournament coverage few poker shows have stood the test of time. The one that continues to provide the most exciting action has been GSN’s “High… [more]

Daniel Negreanu has among his closest friends some of the greatest names in poker. He is a Canadian poker player and is very hard to beat. He has a set of bracelets from the World Series of Poker and a pair of titles from the World Poker Tour. He dropped out of high school and… [more]

Though sponsors are dropping him left and right, the world’s greatest and most embattled golfer found a way to turn away a massive sponsorship deal which would have netted him $75 million. Tiger Woods, who has not been seen in public with the exception of a highly publicized public apology was offered the gargantuan sum… [more]

Online high stakes poker scene has been all about Isildur1 lately. After his first stint in the tables at Full Tilt Poker people have waited him to reappear at the tables like new messiah. After his comeback a month or so ago, the conversation about his identity has once again heated. This man is Isildur1,… [more]

MIAMI, FL– A slew of Team UB pros are getting ready to build a mountain of chips and ski down a mountain of snow all in support of fighting cancer. UB.com today announced the sponsorship of the V Foundation Charity Poker Tournament. The two-day event set to get underway on March 24th in Reno, Nevada… [more]

The World Series of Poker is bringing back the Tournament of Champions (TOC). This year’s event will take place on June 27th and July 4th. Twenty-seven participants will vie for a $1,000,000 prize pool. Here is the payout schedule: 1st: $500,000 2nd: $250,000 3rd: $100,000 4th-9th: $25,000 Seven of the twenty-seven seats in the tournament… [more]

Even though the U.S. does arguably the best job of promoting poker on a mainstream media level, there is still much debate as to whether or not poker should be considered an actual sport in North America. Poker purists argue that poker requires just as much skill and training as baseball and football, while others… [more]

Hachem Takes Home the Top Prize Worth $132,750 and his First ANZPT Title Tony Hachem Wins ANZPT PerthTony Hachem, he continued to stake his claim as the best player in the history of the PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour on Sunday, March 21 when he won the $2,500 no-limit hold’em main event in Perth,… [more]

It’s the second time in a row that ESPN’s coverage for the WSOP has been nominated for a Sports Emmy Award. It was announced this week in a broadcast by Lon McEachern and Norman Chad of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Apparently, this year, ESPN received 54 nominations, the most that any… [more]