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While the likes of the PokerStars Million Dollar Challenge and Full Tilt’s Face the Ace might be good for the industry, real poker fans will enjoy nothing more than the news that High Stakes Poker is due to start filming Season 6 next week. There have been some big changes since we last visited the [continue]

Full Tilt Late Night Poker is one of oldest poker shows on TV. It has been running since 1999, long before the poker boom had taken hold. Along with helping to popularize televised poker tournaments, its most important innovation is undoubtedly the introduction of the hole-cam. Without the now ubiquitous glimpse behind the action, the [continue]

Just like McDonalds, you’re never too far away from a new Full Tilt Series of Poker. The latest episode of the tri-monthly series began yesterday, and has already stormed its way through three events. FTOPS XIV Event #3 was a straightforward tournament that stuck to  the tried and true formula of big guarantees, unique structures, [continue]

PokerStars are the most popular online poker site in the world, and many credit this success to their UIGEA resistance. Along with Full Tilt, they have reaped the rewards of continuing to accept U.S. players. However, what has helped keep PokerStars in such a prominent position is the commitment to poker in Europe. The cross-atlantic [continue]

Nobody likes a tease, or so the conventional wisdom goes. That was certainly the general consensus when, in 2008, Harrah’s announced that the WSOP Main Event would delay its final table until November. The trial run met with a lukewarm reaction from the poker media, but it did succeed in building anticipation among the general [continue]

As the year trundles on, we come across yet another high-stakes high-class online poker series. Titan Poker are leading the charge for the European Championship of Online Poker V. This bi-annual event has firmly established itself in the pantheon of prestigious online tournaments. In their short history, the ECOOPs have collectively awarded over $15 million  [continue]

Any budding online poker expert knows the value of a strong community. Having fellow players with whom you can discuss strategy and dissect your performance enables you to grow and advance as a player. The Flop Turn River forum provides all this and more. Among their members are some seasoned high-stakes experts, along with plenty [continue]

The poker boom of the early-to-mid 2000s was primarily a US centric event. Chris Moneymaker’s landmark WSOP win, coupled with the increasing competence of online poker sites, came together in a critical mass that saw millions of Americans learning the game. A few years later, with a helping hand from the UIGEA, Europe caught up [continue]

When Sally Anne Boyer attended the World Series of Poker Academy in 2007, she probably never imagined that she would go on to win that year’s Ladies Event just a few days later. The Academy was understandably delighted that one of their students had received such immediate success and used her image and likeness in [continue]

The fourteenth Full Tilt Series of Poker begins in under a week and scores of competitors are online now, honing their MTT skills. This weekend, Full Tilt are offering everyone a cut-price chance to practice their game in a one-off guaranteed event. The FTOPS XIV Warm-Up takes place on Sunday, with a guaranteed prize pool [continue]