There’s a buzz happening in the poker world, and it’s not happening in the tables of The Bellagio. Fact is — you’re not going to find them on the table, but more probably at Starbucks sipping a Mocha Latte while lcicking away on their laptops. Or maybe in the confines of your study while you’re [...]

It’s the wet season right now in the Philippines, which means that there are frequent rains, thunderstorms & typhoons. It sounds like horrible weather, but it’s perfect for surfing since the waves are getting much bigger. Bigger waves, bigger surf. But surfing the Philippine waves is not the reason why Team Pokerstars is visiting [...]

The news has been buzzing over the pokerwires, but it’s only now that I’ve decided to give it the validation it needs. The big brass at Full Tilt Poker are putting up $US 600,000 as a guaranteed pot for Event#12 of the Full Tilt of Poker Series V (FTOPS V). Not bad, I could win [...]

I’m pretty sure that it wasn’t World Series of Poker Champion Doyle Brunson who was the first to say it, but Texas Dolly has often used the expression — “Poker… it takes a few minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master.”
Even with 10 WSOP Championship bracelets wrapped around Doyle Brunson’s wrists, he will be [...]

The World Poker Tour (WPT) has signed an agreement with the China Leisure Sports Administrative Center to promote “the sport of poker, by helping to create, expand and commercialize China’s first ever national poker competition,” according to reports.

In a press statement, the WPT said that “the partnership will promote the sport of poker, by helping to create, expand and commercialize China’s first ever national poker competition.” Details of the planned poker tournaments has not been revealed but WPT says the partnership agreement will run for at least five years.

GamCare, a British organization promoting responsible gaming, has granted accreditation to online poker site PokerStars.

The group cited that PokerStars had ‘achieved high standards in player protection and social responsibility and recognises the need to assist their customers to play responsibly’.