Most people think that poker is a one-track profession – you either make it in poker or you don’t. There is no parlaying your poker skills onto the operating table or into some lofty management position. But this might not be the case anymore according to a recent Los Angeles Times article. The article talked […]
Ted Forrest and Mike “The Mouth” Matusow have made one of the biggest prop bets in history. The poker tournament pros have made a bet putting Matusow on the plank for $2 million. The circumstances of the bet are that Forrest has to weigh 139 pounds by July 15th in order to get $2 million. […]
It is May and that means it’s almost time for the world’s most important poker event again in the WSOP. And even though the World Series of Poker is almost here, people are questioning whether or not the giant poker tournament will have to find a new venue. What’s the reason? Harrah’s Entertainment is debating […]
The poker world seems to have a fascination with celebrity figures (probably because they bring news fans to the game). And this fascination has recently hit a peak with Al Pacino and Dr. Jack Kevorkian agreeing to meet each other for a little friendly game of poker. Now I’ll be the first to admit that […]
There has been poker players who have ran marathons, broke their vegan vows, and golfed for almost $20,000 a hole. However, there hasn’t been any poker players who have been made to move from their home to another country for a prop bet until now. Jeff Madsen, the famous poker pro, is throwing a twist […]
I think it is cool that eight different countries get to compete against each other in an international event called World Team Poker, which is basically the Olympics of poker. The eight countries consist of USA, China, Australia, Israel, England, Vietnam, Greece, and Brazil. As captains of Team USA, I’m sure that Doyle Brunson and […]
Despite being the owner of perhaps the most powerful franchise in the NBA, Jerry Buss’ role with the team has been limited to being more of a mascot in recent years rather than the proud owner. His children have taken over most of the responsibilities with the Los Angeles Lakers and that has given Buss […]
If you’re the kind of person who thinks of sports and immediately envisions balls and oval tracks, you’re probably going to be shocked to find out what Lithuanians have decided to do. Sports are no longer delegated to the big-time jocks and highly trained athletes because Lithuania has declared poker as a sport! This happened […]
Annette Obrestad was quite the phenomenon when she 17 years old raking in poker profits at an age when people aren’t even supposed to be playing online poker. Eventually, Obrestad made her way to stardom and has won several major poker tournaments since then. But if you think the story of Annette Obrestad is impressive, […]
For all of the talk about Tom Dwan being down over $1 million on the year, he sure seems to be doing pretty well lately. Dwan, who lost $4.1 million in 2009, recently had a huge week to put himself at a $1.7 million profit just over two months into 2010. Playing on Full Tilt […]