The London Poker Festival is scheduled to take place Aug. 28-Sept. 28 with more than 100 poker-related events at a dozen different venues across the city. Billed as the biggest poker festival in the world, the festival will occur right in the middle of the World Series of Poker Europe, PokerStars EPT London and the… [more]

Germany’s Moritz Kranich was the ultimate victor in the World Poker Tour’s Bellagio Cup VI this weekend. With the WSOP Main Event in full swing, the Bellagio event didn’t garner the kind of attention WPT tournaments usually receive but it was a notable final table with Phil Ivey and Justin “BoostedJ” Smith looking to make… [more]

The November Nine is Set! The “November Nine” for the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event have been decided. After battling through a field of 7,319 players who each ponied up $10,000 for the chance to win the $8.9 million first prize, only nine players remain for the final table of the Main Event,… [more]

For many years poker bots were dismissed as unable to compete against any sort of reasonable poker opponents; only being of use at the lowest of stakes. But all that has been changing thanks to the University of Alberta and their decade long research into creating a high level poker bot –in the same type… [more]

The 2010 WSOP started off with Mizrachi domination: Michael “the Grinder” won the $50,000 Player’s Championship while brother Robert finished 5th. It appears that the series may end in the same fashion. All four of the Mizrachi brothers reached the money in the $10,000 buy-in Main Event. With 7,319 entrants and just 747 of them… [more]

The World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup VI final table has been set. The $10,000 event kicked off on Sunday with 243 entrants but by Tuesday the field had expanded to 353 players. While most who enter the action on Day 3 did not survive the day one very decorated poker pro worked his way to… [more]

The fifth day of WSOP Main Event play is over and done with and approximately 200 players remain in contention for a spot in the November Nine. One player who won’t be returning for the final table is Scotty Nguyen, who was one of the last eliminations of the day, leaving Johnny Chan as the… [more]

Four full days of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event have now been completed, and the remaining players are now in the money. 1,203 players were still alive at the beginning of Day 4, but only 574 managed to make it through the end of the day. Tony Dunst, who is also known… [more]

Retirement at 24–not many people can say they’ve even thought about it that young, let alone actually done it. In 2008, Peter Eastgate’s life changed forever. Beating Ivan Demidov heads-up for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event title and becoming the then youngest player to ever win Main Event gold–that feat would later… [more]

11 New Jersey land casinos feel the pain of surrounding competition Revenue for the second-largest gambling market in the United States – New Jersey’s Atlantic City – fell more than 11 percent to $286.8 million in June, according to statistics from the Associated Press news agency published late Friday. The tough economic conditions which have… [more]