Phil Laak took himself out of the first week of WSOP in order to try and break the poker record for most hours played straight. Phil was attempting to break the record set by Paul Zimmer who played for 74 hours and 20 minutes last year. Laak set his goal to be able to play […]
When you’re talking about poker legends like Billy Baxter and Phil Ivey, Men “The Master” Nguyen usually never comes to mind. I mean, Men Nguyen has been labeled a cheater in the past few years after being accused of cheating in some LA card rooms with players he has mentored. The truth hasn’t been uncovered […]
There are a lot of people who think the last few years have been slow for Phil Hellmuth because his whiney and childlike behavior has been turned up recently. Even still, Phil Hellmuth is known in the world of poker for being the all-time leader in WSOP bracelets won, which is a pretty hefty title […]
The team from China played their hands well enough to gain the honor of winning the first World Team Poker event in Las Vegas. As if winning the team event wasn’t satisfying enough, they also had the privilege of taking home $300,000 for finishing first in the international poker tournament. The winning team included Maria […]
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 […]
When you ask for advice on how to become a better poker player, the majority of people would tell you to play more competitive players, duh! It is completely obvious that you’re supposed to learn way more when you’re playing tougher players because you will be studying their moves. But the majority isn’t always right! […]
Annie Duke hasn’t played much poker in the last year or so. But that didn’t stop her from winning one of the world’s biggest heads-up poker events in the NBC Heads-up Championship. Major victory number 1 for women on the year. Up next was Vanessa Selbst who was competing in the Main Event of the […]
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 […]
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 […]