It’s official: the world is ending soon. Phil Laak gave it his best effort to have a record to his name, in this case the “Longest Poker Game”, which was previously officially in the hands of Larry Olmsted. Larry Olmsted’s official time was 72 hours and 22 minutes, which he set at the Foxwoods Casino [...]

Remember the day that the purity of our live poker tournaments got tarnished with a crazy heist (that by-the-way had nothing on Ocean’s 11, but hey), armed to the teeth with revolvers and even old school machetes, finding their way home with some of the prize pool money? This incident took place on at the [...]

Daniel Negreanu used his blog to dish some not-so-pretty words towards the CEREUS network, which hosts the sites Absolute Poker and UB. The Cereus network has recently found itself in some pretty hot water, again, for lackadaisical network security. Basically, an investigation by some avid players revealed that it was possible, with relatively simple equipment [...]

Phil Ivey is pretty much the world’s most feared professional poker player. He instills fear in others through his tough play, and his table demeanor, complete with crazy-looking wandering eyes for special effects. Phil Ivey is a Full Tilt Pro as you might know by now, and he has his own tables you can access, [...]

The PokerStars SCOOP 2010 Event #20 is in the books! Many dreams came true, and others got shattered, in what was an awesome display of tournament magnificence. As we know, each SCOOP event is broken down into 3 tourneys, with each one catering to a different audience in terms of buy-in. Today’s events had the [...]

The PokerStars SCOOP 2010 Event #3 is in the books! Many dreams came true, and others got shattered, in what was an awesome display of tournament magnificence. As we know, each SCOOP event is broken down into 3 tourneys, with each one catering to a different audience in terms of buy-in. Today’s events had the [...]

Another day, another dollar, and we also have another FTOPS event in the books! Today’s coverage is for the FTOPS XVI event #17, which is a cash out tournament. This is a unique tournament format, currently exclusive to Full Tilt, which allows players to cah out some or all of their chips prior to the [...]

Another great FTOPS event is in the books, and we have another big-money winner. Today was a particularly special one, because it was a super turbo 6-Max event. Every player would start with only 300 chips, with blinds at 15/30! Needless to say, it was a very fun shovefest. This event, despite having attracted 1,436 [...]

2 Bracelets, $5 Mizzle, and Phil Ivey!!! Reports indicate that the Boogeyman of the world of Poker, none other than Phil Ivey himself, has made a sidebet of epic proportions with Howard Lederer. The details of this bet: Phil Ivey wagers the modical sum of 5 MILLION DOLLARS versus the same amount of Howard Lederer’s, [...]

In the recent past, the state of Massachusetts, in an effort spearheaded by House Speaker Robert A. De Leo, tried to put forth a bill that would actually criminalize all forms of internet gambling, explicitly including online poker. Sitting at home clicking buttons for fun and profit would, in De Leo’s world, net you prison [...]