The idea that the state of California in the United States may one day have a legal intrastate online poker room has been floated before, but now some poker pundits are hopeful of making it come to pass. The biggest obstacle to online poker in the US, the UIGEA, may not be an issue at [...]
467 players started the the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-Better event but after 2 days of fast paced action, only 14 are now left in the running for the first place purse of $159,930. 467 players signed up for the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-Better but after 2 days of very intense poker [...]
Just about half of the 424 starters in the $2,500 Omaha-8 Event were eliminated on the first day, leaving a lot of room for exciting action on day two of the tournament. Only 178 players were registered for the $2,500 Omaha-8 Event forty minutes before it started, but as usual, the number would explode before [...]
Revenge of the Nerds: Ankenman and Chen pose with the braceletJerrod Ankenman and Bill Chen will likely see a surge in book sales after Tuesday night. With Mathematics of Poker co-author Chen watching from the sidelines, Ankenman defeated Sergey Altbregin in heads-up play to win the World Series of Poker’s $2,500 Mixed Event. “This is [...]
With 315 players showing up for the WSOP annual Razz event, everything was set for another round of clashes between top pros and enthusiasts crazy enough to tag along. With a whole barrage of Hold’em and Omaha events, it was quite refreshing for some players to see this year’s Razz event kick off, though for [...]
So I am in Prague with a very light sprinkling of snow falling outside my window and for some reason I am sitting at the desk in my hotel room logging onto Full Tilt. Beautiful city, beautiful girls and I’ve sat myself down in a $ 5/$ 10 PLO Cap game with $ 800. I [...]
The Russians are coming….at least in the poker world. Popular Russian poker player Vitaly Lunkin survived a star-studded field and an all-star final table to become the winner of the $40K Anniversary Tournament at the WSOP. This becomes the second bracelet win for Vitaly, who won a $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2008 WSOP. [...]
