PokerStars.tv Officially Launched

Near the end of a continuing beta-test period which saw increasing levels of content added to the site, PokerStars interactive video portal, PokerStars.tv, officially launched this week. The site’s features, which center on…

2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Main Event Day 1B: Ben Sarnoff Tops Busy Session

While most Americans were firing up their grills and gazing skyward at Independence Day fireworks, 1,158 players filtered into the Amazon Room for Day 1B of the WSOP Championship event. In honor of the occasion, country singer Andy…

NBC’s ‘Poker After Dark’ Season IV Begins July 14

NBC’s popular ‘Poker After Dark’ series returns with its fourth season of episodes beginning July 14th. Season IV of "PAD" promises to break the tradition established by the highly popular late-night series in its first three seasons…

Johnny ‘World’ Hennigan Wins ‘Ante Up For Africa’ Fundraiser

The final standings for the ‘Ante Up for Africa’ poker fundraiser, held on July 2nd as part of the WSOP, have now been released. The funder, co-hosted by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, drew a sizeable field of professional…

2008 WSOP, $10,000 NLHE Main Event Day 1A: Mark Garner Early Leader

The first day of the WSOP Championship is always a double-edged sword. For as many players that walk through the doors of the Amazon Room, about half as many leave before the day is done. But at the end of Day 1A, Mark Garner didn’t…

Full Tilt’s FTOPS IX Slated for August

Major online poker site Full Tilt has announced the dates for its next Full Tilt Online Poker Series, or FTOPS. The latest edition of the highly popular tri-annual series, FTOPS IX, will run August 6-17, 2008. FTOPS IX jumps forward…