Full Tilt Poker has decided to partner with Emblaze Productions to continue and bring the Million Dollar Cash Game to its members. The companies have agreed to a three year deal. Emblaze will produce the game and Full Tilt will sponsor it during this time. James Hopkins, managing director of Emblaze Productions, said, “We are… [more]

Congratulations to Team Full Tilt’s Chris Ferguson on becoming the first player to win three WSOP Circuit Event Championships. Ferguson took home a Circuit ring and over $200K for his victory in the WSOP-C Lake Tahoe event. Starting the Final Table as chip leader, Ferguson played solid poker as the field was whittled down to… [more]

The eventual timeline of how officially legalized online poker came about in the United States will include a spot for July 28, 2010, the first time a licensing and regulatory bill received a positive vote at the federal level. The House Financial Services Committee passed Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act… [more]

Associated Press HONG KONG—A Merrill Lynch banker and others working in the financial industry have been prosecuted for taking part in an underground Texas hold ‘em poker game in Hong Kong. New Zealand national Michael Tan Boon Suan and seven others have been charged with gambling in a gaming establishment, according to court documents obtained… [more]

The conclusion of the 2010 WSOP Main Event may be four months away but the accolades are already rolling in for Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi. Ante Up Magazine has named officially named Mizrachi as their Poker Player of the Year. The magazine’s editor Chris Cosenza explained there were a number of factors that went into… [more]

The seats for the final table of the 2010 WSOP Main Event are locked up. This epic tournament will reconvene on November 6th, with the last heads up showdown on November 8th. Like last year’s November Nine, this year’s field features one well-known player, Michael Mizrachi. Unlike last year, the final table is stocked with… [more]

After a summer with little movement, Rep Barney Frank’s (D-MA) HR 2267 finally appears to be making some headway in Washington DC. The bill, known as the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, was debated in a House hearing on Wednesday and is scheduled to be marked up by the House Financial Services… [more]

An all new season of Poker’s premiere event kicks off Tuesday, July 27, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Lon McEachern and Norman Chad return to call the 2010 World Series of Poker, presented by Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. Opening night kicks off with two hours dedicated to the $50,000 buy-in Poker Player’s Championship. One… [more]

Jennifer Tilly has again added to the history books and helping women players make poker history. She is the winner of the Bellagio Cup VI. During the Bellagio Cup VI, part of the famous World Poker Tour (WPT), Jennifer Tilly, worked her way in front of 90 poker players wanting to take a share of… [more]

Matthew Jarvis might fly under the November Nine radar but it’s obvious he’s living the poker dream. The 25-year-old from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada will enter the 2010 WSOP Main Event final table in November as one of the middle-stacks with 16 million chips. “I’m so excited to be a part of it,” said Jarvis…. [more]