Poker

2010 World Series of Poker Begins This Week

After more than 60,000 players and an estimated 100,000 spectators gathered in Las Vegas during last year's WSOP, expectations are high for this year's event.

2010 World Series of Poker Europe Schedule Announced

The much anticipated 2010 World Series of Poker Europe schedule has been announced.  This will be the 4^th WSOPE event held. 

Event 1 - £2,500 NL Holdem 6-max - September 14-16th
Event 2 - £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - September 16th-18th
Event 3 - £1,000 NL Holdem - September 17th-21st (This event will have three day 1's)
Event 4 - £10,000 High Roller Heads-Up NL Holdem Septermber 21st-23rd
Event 5 - £10,000 NL Holdem Main Event - September 23rd-28th (This event will have two day 1's)

Get a Shot at Dethroning National Heads Up Poker Champ

UB.com introduces a low $10+1 buy-in Heads Up match to run alongside the $1,000 entry Annie Duke Heads Up Challenge, with Team UB's Annie Duke set to host and play in both buy-in levels.

UB.com's Annie Duke Heads Up Challenge returns this Sunday, May 30^th at a new time of 14:30 ET, revamped and repositioned as a ‘double header', with two separate events running in tandem, offering two very different buy-in levels, and both to be hosted by the 2010 National Heads Up Poker Champion, Annie Duke.

UB.com's June 6th 25 Seat GTD Super Satellite Send 25 More Players to Vegas

UB.com is gearing up to hand out at least 25 Main Event packages to players in the World Series of Poker* ("WSOP*") 25 Package Guaranteed Super Satellite, a $500+30 buy-in event scheduled for Sunday, June 6th at 16:00 ET. The leading online poker site guarantees that a minimum of 25 players will earn a $12,000 package for the 2010 WSOP*Main Event in the June 6th Super Satellite, so get in on the action, with qualifier buy-ins starting from as low as $10+1.

PokerStars Mount Everest Challenge

The world's largest online poker room is giving away a chance to climb the world's largest mountain.  PokerStars.com is sending one lucky player on an all expenses paid trip up Mount Everest. 

Online Poker: UB.com, Cereus Back On Top

The Cereus online poker network, which includes UB.com and AbsolutePoker.com

Online Poker: Who Are The Biggest Losers?

The folks from Two Plus Two posed an interesting question this weekend:  Who are the biggest losers in online poker?

Full Tilt Poker Pro Phil Ivey Will Have Card Room in Vegas

The Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter will be opening a high stakes room named in honor of Team Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey. 

National Heads Up Poker Championship Season Finale

The season finale for the 6th Annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship presented by GoDaddy.com is this Sunday, May 23 Noon - 3PM ET/9:00-Noon AM PT on NBC.

iPoker Network and PartyGaming in Battle Royale

This past week, iPoker Network regained the third place ranking from PartyPoker for the first time since early January.

Unabomber to Break Record for 78 Straight Hours of Poker Play?

Poker pro Phil Laak, whose affectionately known as "The Unabomber", is looking to set a new world record for most hours played consecutively at a poker table. 

Taking place at the luxurious Bellagio Poker Room in Las Vegas, starting on June 2, Laak will be looking to break the world record of 78 straight hours of playing poker which was set by Paul Zimbler in the fall of 2009, PR reps for the pro announced late Wednesday. 

Lawmakers Push to Regulate, Tax Online Gambling

By KEVIN FREKING (AP)

Annie Duke to Host Charity Poker Tournament

In her continuing quest to save the world with a deck of cards, Team UB pro Annie Duke will be hosting a celebrity poker tournament on Thursday night in support of After-School All-Stars, a charity

PokerStars Acquisitions a Death Knell to Affiliates?

Neil Mitchell of eGaming Review Online this week wrote an interesting piece regarding the number one online poker room, PokerStars, recent purchase of various poker news portals.