The pending closing of the multi-billion dollar sale of Harrah's to two private firms will not change the way the World Series of Poker will be run in 2008, and the current management, who will stay with the company, says that the WSOP will remain an important property for the company for…
An online organization that calls as members some of the largest online gambling companies in the world announced that it would file a formal complaint against the United States for "discrimination based on violations of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules." The Remote Gambling…
Ryan Daut won the very first World Poker Tour final table of 2007 when he took down the title at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in early January and he finished the year by making the final table of the last WPT event of the year, the 2007 Doyle Brunson Classic (he finished in sixth place)….
Tournament poker players don't have long to cool their spurs before returning to the poker trail again. In only 10 days, they'll start the new year by heading to the Caribbean to play some major poker. The year starts with the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), which, for the first…
With only a few more days left in 2007, plans for a better 2008 have begun to creep in people's minds, and New Year's resolutions are hatched. The career choice of being a professional poker player can often lead to unhealthy lifestyles. According to USA Today, the most popular New…
Following a few weeks of slow news following the conclusion of the 2007 WSOP, August returned to a normal poker pace with major tourneys both live and online, plus a scattering of business news. Mergers and acquisitions were…
Have you ever attended a poker seminar with a topic of "How to Play Against Women"? I was very surprised when I saw this topic on the agenda for a WPT Boot Camp about a year ago. I’ve never forgotten the subject, nor the many questions…
Last week, the all-important state of Nevada approved the proposed acquisition of Harrah’s Entertainment by private-equity firms Apollo Management and TPG Capital. Harrah’s shareholders approved the sale in April 2007…
July in poker means just one thing: Main Event time at the World Series of Poker. While much of the pre-tourney speculation centered on the number of entrants (which turned out to be 6,358, slightly higher than most predictions)…
It’s been a long time coming, but the massive PokerProForAYear competition now has all ten seats at the Final Table filled. Bring on Monday January 7 when we find out who will become the PokerProForAYear.
