In the run-up to the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event final table most of the talk centered around Phil Ivey (who eventually finished in 12th place) with any remaining scraps of coverage going to 2006 Aussie Millions Champion Lee Nelson (who finished in 9th place). Not to toot my own horn, but I also mentioned… [more]

The Poker Players Alliance is asking the poker community to help in another attempt to get President Obama to address online poker. The Obama administration has taken to YouTube to field questions for the president to answer at a post-State of the Union conversation that will take place Monday from the White House. There are already more than 100,000 questions asked,… [more]

It was a busy day at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Thursday as a total of six events were spread around the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas. On top of that, the WSOP announced the inception of a $1 million buy-in tournament starting next year that will benefit One Drop, a foundation which focuses on supporting access… [more]

Tom “durrrr” Dwan has been spotted in Australia, Sydney, and the rumors say that he might take part in the ongoing Aussie Millions. Dwan has been keeping a very low profile lately and the only updates have been when he has been spotted playing huge cash games in Macau. Many think that Dwan has also been playing online… [more]

A Quick History Of Online Gambling Laws 1961 – The Interstate Wire Wager Act of 1961 bans bets over telecommunications systems that cross state lines or national borders.   2006 – The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 curbs a boom in online gambling by prohibiting businesses from accepting payments from a bet or wager that… [more]

With the law behind them, victims of the UB superuser scandal look to expose those responsible for stealing millions from the online poker community. “Owners, agents, and employees were either allowed others to or did directly view plaintiffs ‘hole cards’ during high-stakes poker matches run at UltimateBet.” High stakes professional poker players including Daniel Ashman… [more]

In December 2011, Joe Hachem and PokerStars announced they were parting ways. On Sunday in Melbourne, Australia, Hachem held a press conference at Crown Casino, where he announced his new working relationship with the AsianLogic Group. “After many years working extensively around the world, I made the decision that my next venture would keep me closer to home, would allow me… [more]

Is the exec planning a comeback at Dragonfish? It seems like there has been a serious change on the head of online poker giant Pokerstars. Apparently, the company had to part with Gabi Campos, who has been its CEO since October 2010 became, and who has already updated its LinkedIn profile to show no current involvement with Pokerstars, and… [more]

Poker is one of the most popular card games across the world. How many of these interesting facts did you know? Playing cards were invented in China in 1120 AD. They were introduced to Europe in the 1300’s. The Jack used to be called the Knave in the middle ages. It was changed to the… [more]

A trio of well-known poker pros are among the eight players bringing a civil case against Excapsa Software – the previous owners of poker room Ultimate Bet. Canadian Brad Booth and Americans Dustin ‘Neverwin’ Woolf and Tom Koral have been named among the octet that have filed a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act)… [more]