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The show piece tournament known as the  $10,000 Main Event is due to get underway on Thursday as the WSOP reaches its final exciting conclusion in Las Vegas. Every year thousands of amateurs and pros alike enter the prestigious event hoping to take down the most... 

There has been a lot of conflicting and confusing information coming in about Full Tilt Poker lately, which has done nothing but highlight the serious problems facing the former online poker giant. Currently, Full Tilt’s operation has been suspended with... 

Viktor “Isildur1” Blom has just emerged triumphant once more from his latest PokerStars SuperStar Showdown, bringing his record to date to 10 wins from 11 matches for a total profit of $651,941. Blom is considered amongst the best heads-up NL specialist... 

Since WSOP 2011 began on May 31st almost five week ago, 53 out of the scheduled 58 events have now been completed at the prestigious event in Las Vegas. Following Weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4 recaps, here are the results for Week 5: Event 42: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha championship US... 

On the same day the LA Times announced that a group of European investors were buying Full Tilt Poker, a class action lawsuit was filed against the beleaguered online poker room in New York’s Southern District Court. On June 30th, the plaintiffs Steve Segal,... 

Owais Ahmed has just won WSOP Event #47: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better tournament, after overcoming a field of 450 players and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi heads-up, to collect his first WSOP bracelet and the $255,959 first place... 

According to a news report released by the Los Angeles Times yesterday, the fortune of beleaguered online poker room Full Tilt could be on the rise once again after it was reported that a group of European investors were in the process of purchasing the online... 

Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth has lived up to his nickname once more, after erupting with an explosion of expletives following his exit from the WSOP $5k Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em event. The 46 year-old WSOP legend let loose with such gems as “God! Are... 

It would seem Full Tilt Poker is currently desperately mulling a range of strategic options to help extricate itself from the precarious situation it now finds itself. Until yesterday, Full Tilt Poker was still the second biggest poker site in the world with around... 

Yesterday, thousands of online poker fans received the shocking news that Full Tilt Poker’s remaining operation had been shut down pending a license hearing by the Alderney commission on July 26th in London. Apparently, Alderney regulators suspended the online... 

Following the April 15th Full Tilt Poker shut down in the US, the second biggest online poker room in the world now seems to have seen its operation suspended everywhere else. Apparently many tournaments and cash games were still running when Full Tilt suddenly... 

US pro Ralph “Rep” Porter has picked up a second career WSOP bracelet, after overcoming a 363 player field in Event 44: $2,500 Seven Card Razz to collect the $210,615 first place prize. The former equity options trader won his first WSOP bracelet in... 

Brazilian pro Andre Akkari has won WSOP Event 43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, after overcoming a field of 2,857 players over four days to capture his first winners bracelet, plus the $675,117 first place prize. Andre Akkari’s victory represents only the... 

For the first time in Atlantic City’s history the east coast gambling resort  has now opened its first exclusively gay permanent nightclub in one of its casinos. Prohibition, as it is called, is located on the 13th floor of the Resorts Casino Hotel and is...