Tournaments

Felix Stephensen Wins Landmark Norwegian Poker Championship

The headline “Felix Stephensen wins Norwegian Poker Championship in Norway” might not appear newsworthy on the surface, but it’s actually a significant event for both the player and the country. Earlier this...

Former Teacher Charged with Charity Poker Fraud

A former high school teacher from the Kearsley School District, Michigan, has been arrested on suspicion of stealing money raised through a series of charity poker tournaments. Timothy Phipps from Flint appeared in court on...

Alex Jacob Uses Poker Skills to Become Jeopardy Legend in Tournament of Champions

Alex Jacob, the former poker player turned trader, has just become the 2015 Jeopardy Champion of Champions. Following a successful run in the show in April, Jacob was invited back to compete in the Tournament of Champions last...

WPT to Welcome High Rollers with $200K Event

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is looking to increase its presence in the Asian market with a new super high roller event costing $200,000 to enter. Announced earlier this week and forming the centerpiece of the WPT National...

$10 Million in WSOP 2015 Taxes Goes to IRS and State and Local Outfits

The IRS, also known as the Internal Revenue Service to every tax-paying American citizen, is watching you. Especially if you just took down millions in the recently wrapped up 2015 World Series of Poker. Sadly for this...

Joe McKeehen Proves Talent and Luck Are a Winning Combo At WSOP 2015 Main Event, Wins $7.6M and Championship Bracelet

Joe McKeehen combined enormous talent with extraordinary good luck to take down the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Tues night after three days of play against his fellow November Niners. And he continued what had...

WSOP November Nine Day Two and It’s All About Joe McKeehen Yet Again

Two days into the WSOP November Nine final table and one thing is certain: Joe McKeehen is the main attraction. That’s not to say the other players at the table aren’t worth recognition, but it’s clear McKeehen has...

November Nine Day One of the World Series of Poker Is The Joe McKeehen Show

Day One of the 2015 November Nine WSOP final table has concluded. The Sunday evening nearly live telecast saw the rich get richer and the poor go completely broke. Joe McKeehen started the session with more than 61,000,000 chips,...

WSOP Betting Odds Favor Joe McKeehen

The World Series of Poker Main Event is set to come to a close on Tuesday, November 10, but ahead of the final result the world’s bookmakers are offering you the chance to bet on the outcome. From Irish operators such as...

WSOP Main Event Final Table Preview: The Race for Gold in 2015

The biggest final table in poker, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event finale, will play out this weekend and that means the eyes of the world will be on the Rio Casino, Las Vegas. The surviving nine players, dubbed the...