The World Poker Tour never stops furthering the cause of poker, the WPT has announced a deal with Stern Pinball that will bring the Tour to an arcade in your hometown, called The World Poker Tour Pinball Machine. The WPT Pinball machine is ready for action and should bring new levels of excitement and challenge [...]

With Season 4 about to end, World Poker Tour has announced its Season 5 schedule. WPT Season V will have a total prize pool of over $250 million, with latest additional stops at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and a second stop at Foxwoods Resort in Connecticut. With the addition of [...]

The first event of the inaugural 2006 Borgata Winter Poker Open is finally under wraps. On the first day, 1,319 players came to see action, but in the end, only one survived the carnage that lasted the 20-hour marathon. The $500 buy-in event began Friday at 11:00 AM and went until 2:30 AM, with action [...]

PRNewswire– Online gaming giant Bodog launched its newest Bodog Poker experience with a star-studded event at the Rainbow Room in New York City on Wednesday, January 18. The event was hosted by Bodog Founder and CEO Calvin Ayre and Victoria’s Secret angel Mini Anden. Busta Rhymes performed a long set, including songs from his upcoming [...]

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The first day of competition at the Borgata Winter Poker Open is underway and similar to the unseasonably warm temperatures outside, a full house of over 1,300 players are feeling the heat at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa for the first event of this inaugural tournament series. Due to the large [...]

Bluff Magazine has named Phil Ivey as the 2005 Poker Player of the Year. Fans and fellow professional players consider him one of the best and now he’s officially being recognized for it. Ivey is undoubtedly the most succesful poker pro in 2005. His career earnings as a card player reach over $3.4 million in [...]

(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 17, 2006– 2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has announced that World Poker Tour (WPT) for the PSP system is slated for release this spring. World Poker Tour for PSP features real-life professional poker stars and venues featured in the popular World Poker Tour television series with enhanced A.I. [...]

Harrah’s names Jeffrey Pollack as World Series of Poker‘s first ever commissioner. Pollack was the vice president for sports and entertainment and has been iguratively in charge of the event since the end of last year’s WSOP. With the designation of being the man in charge, Pollack can now attempt to place his mark on [...]