Michael Pickett comes from behind to win WSOP-C Rincon Main Event.I
n a repeat of Day 2’s fast-paced play, it took less than six hours for Michael ‘Mickey’ Pickett to come from far back in the pack to claim his first major poker tournament victory at the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah’s [...]

Grant Levy became the first Australian to win a million-dollar prize on his home soil, taking down the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final and its winner’s share of AU $1,000,000.
In a marathon heads-up match that capped an exciting final table, Australian native Grant Levy took down the first-ever PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour [...]

David “Chip” Reese is considered by many to be the greatest high stakes cash game poker player in the world.
Chip Reese was born David Edward Reese in Dayton, Ohio in 1951. As a child, David had an uncanny talent for winning at cards and often played with the other kids in the neighborhood for the [...]

The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOP-C) went to the exciting city of New Orleans to host yet another WSOP-C Main Event, which was a No Limt Texas Hold’em freezeout tournament that would go on for 3 days at the Harrah’s Casino in New Orleans. 160 entrants each put down $5,000 to earn a seat [...]

Ever since PokerStars kicked off, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has become an institution in the poker world. Once a year, poker players from all over the world head over to Paradise Island just off the coast of Nassau, Bahamas, for a week of tournament poker mixed with some healthy sun, sand and surf. The Caribbean [...]

How do you really spot a poker tell? Is there a specific tic or gesture that should be noticed? Is he tapping his finger again? Is he keeping a poker face? Is he talking too much? What does it mean when he stands up from the table? (Well, apart from wanting to go to the [...]

Who would ever think that a 19-year old would win the £10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event?
Well, Annette Obrestad at age 19 became the youngest player ever to win a World Series of Poker bracelet, and also was the first woman to ever win the World Series of Poker Main Event.
The Empire Casino in [...]

Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) agents raided a “mini-casino” in Benson, North Carolina, arresting 71 people on gambling-related charges. Among those arrested were well-known poker pros Maciek ‘Michael’ Gracz and Christopher Bell. ALE agents seized over $70,000 from the players present, along with poker tables, craps and blackjack tables, a roulette wheel, computer equipment and flat-screen [...]