Professional Players

We know Phil Ivey is now playing for the most coveted prize in poker, the WSOP Main Even bracelet. What we don’t know much about is Ivey’s personal life, until now. Ivey allowed ESPN’s E60 crew to follow him around the globe from north America to Europe for a busy four days in [continue]

For all their obvious poker talent both on and off the felt, the Shulman family haven’t shown much aptitude for endearing themselves to the poker community. After years of influential media coverage at the helm of CardPlayer Magazine, father Barry and son Jeff have been on a hot streak at the world’s biggest tournaments. Jeff [continue]

IRISH FESTIVAL: €100K- FREE BUT FAR FROM EASY FOR ROLFE
FREE entry Thomas Rolfe was celebrating after coming through a mammoth five and a half hour final table to land the Ladbrokes.com Irish Poker €100,000 first prize, last weekend. The Nottingham-based player (alias ‘r0lfus’) plans to invest his biggest ever win in property after capturing the [continue]

On September 25, 2009 high stakes gambler and Las Vegas innovator Bob Stupak passed away of leukaemia.  He was 67 years old and had been battling the cancer for some time.  He spent the last moments of his life with close family at Desert Springs Hospital.  Following his wishes, Stupak will be cremated and no [continue]

Phil Hellmuth prepares for another memorable grand entrance on September 26 in London.
Miami, FL (PRWeb) September 22, 2009 – You don’t have to wait outside of Buckingham Palace to spot royalty in London. UltimateBet’s Phil Hellmuth, arguably one of the kings of the poker world, will make his grand entrance to this year’s World Series [continue]

The life of high stakes professional Tom Dwan is rarely dull. As a regular instigator of nosebleed cash games on Full Tilt he plays daily for pots that run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. His aggressive playing style has also lead to some million dollar bankroll swings in the past year. Not to [continue]

Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, and Howard Lederer. Just a few of poker’s rich and famous who have their own Twitter accounts. Over 2,500 people believed that high-stakes cash player Patrick Antonius had also embraced the social-media zeitgeist, but like so many famous people before him Patrick had an impostor. What makes the reclusive [continue]

August 31st 2009 – In his biggest live win to date, RedKings Team Pro Ramzi Jelassi scooped €170,000 in San Remo stage of the Italian poker league. Not really understanding a lot of what the all Italian Final table players were saying, Ramzi let his cards do the talking and dominated the final sessions with [continue]

If there’s one thing Full Tilt Poker is known for more than any other online site, it’s that they’re the home of the pros. There are a great number of skilled professional players who compete in live events with Full Tilt patches or bear the distinctive red lettering online. With such a strong stable of [continue]

Popular gaming industry news site Gambling 911 recently featured an article by controversial contributor Thomas Somach in which he accused famed poker pro Daniel Negreanu of racism. The article centred around a blog post at Full Contact Poker in which Daniel’s aired his views on the controversial subject of race relations in America, particularly the [continue]