Poker

Global Poker Masters Crowns Team Italy as Champs

The inaugural Global Poker Masters (GPM) was an overwhelming success this weekend, due to its unique format and elite field consisting of 40 of the world’s top players. Held at the Hilton Hotel in Malta, the two-day event...

Dan Colman And Olivier Busquet Auction Poker Lesson To Benefit Charity

Dan Colman went from being a mostly anonymous poker player to one of the world’s most famous professionals in just a few months. And while he had a number of excellent results that made it clear he was an elite tournament pro,...

WSOP Coverage To Include Live Streaming Coverage Of Final Tables

When the World Series of Poker announced that it would be handling the primary media coverage in house for the first time, it left a lot of poker fans wondering exactly what kind of coverage they could expect. Would it result in...

Ex-Poker Chip Exec John Kendall Convicted of Tax Fraud and Evasion

A now-defunct poker chip company’s former executive, John Kendall, has been found guilty by a jury in Maine, following a six-day trial on numerous charges related to tax evasion that occurred from late 2007 through 2012....

Global Poker Masters Taking Place This Weekend

The Global Poker Masters, an event which is being hailed as the “World Cup of Poker,” will start this Saturday, March 21, with many of the world’s top players taking part over the weekend in an attempt to prove their nation...

RAWA Could Be on Adelson Republican Jewish Coalition Agenda for 2016 GOP Hopefuls

RAWA, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, may not be at the top of Sheldon Adelson’s talking points when he meets with Republican presidential hopefuls, but it’s likely the topic will come up. And it will...

Pennsylvania Online Poker Bill Author Optimistic About Chances

Pennsylvania State Representative John Payne (R-Hummelstown) has expressed optimism about the chances that his bill to regulate online poker and gambling in the state, saying that most of his colleagues have remained open-minded...

Amaya Tapping Growing Asian Poker Market

Amaya Inc., owner of Rational Group subsidiaries PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, has announced a series of initiatives to grow the game in Asia. While the company’s US fate is still uncertain, the world’s largest...

WSOP Officials Warn Players To Pre-Register For Colossus Tournament

The World Series of Poker Colossus tournament may very well end up being the largest live poker tournament in history in terms of field size. In fact, the tournament is expected to be so large that even WSOP officials aren’t...

Pam Anderson Claims Rick Salomon Has Won $40 Million Playing Poker

The estranged husband of Pamela Anderson, Rick Salomon, reportedly won $40 million playing poker in 2014. The startling revelation hit the headlines this week after celebrity gossip site, TMZ, obtained court documents filed by...