Another heavy month of tournament action saw major results come in from the United States, Europe and the Asian Pacific Rim. Annette Obrestad and Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson were two of the biggest names to go very deep in November events…

I visited the Tropicana Casino and Resort during Veteran’s Day weekend of 2007. It was the second stop on a marathon poker-playing trip in Atlantic City when I had planned to walk from casino to casino on the boardwalk, trying out each poker…

October was one of the most diverse months of 2007 when it came to important stories in poker. Major tourneys spanned the globe, a prominent online room made its return to the U.S. market, legislative and legal news made regular…

The Theory of Poker by David Sklansky should be on everyone’s must-read list of poker books. It is a classic, for good reason. Within the book’s pages Sklansky addresses, powerfully and broadly, winning concepts of play including…

News from the poker world in September came primarily from the felt itself. The month brought numerous major events, both online and live, capped by the history-making, inaugural World Series of Poker Europe festivities in London…

I have to fire myself as a ’sweater’, as I was witness to the following hands: Late in the third Day One (500-1000 blinds, with a 100 ante) I was standing behind a table which included Hiroshi Shimamura of Japan and Gary Lenz…

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)…

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.

The Remote Gaming Association (RGA) has filed a complaint against the US under the European Union’s Trade Barriers Regulation on behalf of European online gambling companies. Clive Hawkswood, RGA’s Chief Executive said, ‘We have been…

June saw the 38th World Series of Poker being its record-setting run at the Rio in Las Vegas, with throngs of would-be poker champions stretching the facilities to its limits, if not beyond. Every day brought one or two new champs…

One of the most colorful episodes in Las Vegas poker history began with the arrival of Chip Reese and Danny Robison in late 1973. They won so much money so fast, that everything they touched seemed to turn into gold! Thus, the old legendary…

Professional poker players are checking their mailboxes now that NBC has officially begun the invitation process for NBC’s 4th Annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The first twenty invitations for the 64-player event have…

April in poker was a month dominated by events on the business and legal scene, with one important exception: Gavin Griffin collected over $2.4 million by taking down the PokerStars.net EPT Season 3 Grand Finale. Elsewhere, the acquisition…