First Poker Player President Since Nixon
With the election this week of Barack Obama as President of the United States, there will be a poker player in the White House for the first time since Richard Nixon was elected President in 1968
Professional Poker Player, Grateful Dead Attorney Dead
A professional poker player, who doubled as the longtime attorney for the rock band the Grateful Dead, is dead.
According to media reports, Harold "Hal" Kant, 77, of Reno, Nevada, USA, who earned a championship gold bracelet and $174,000 for winning a pot-limit Omaha tournament at the 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, died October 19 in Reno from pancreatic cancer.
Disgraced Former Cricket Player Now Poker Pro?
Only in the world of poker can someone viewed as a person of low moral character be seen as a hero.
The latest example?
What the #$%&!@ is Zosoz?
Zosoz?
Yep, Zosoz!
That, believe it or not, is the name of the latest so-called "legal" online poker room to grace the Internet.
Danish Poker Pro Pulls Plug on Disastrous Website
Danish poker pro Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen is truly a great poker player, having won nearly six million dollars in career poker tournament earnings.
Annette Obrestad Won't Repeat 2007 WSOPE Win
The second annual World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event will not have a repeat winner.
CEO of So-Called Legal Online Poker Room Operating in US Speaks
Jason Kellerman, chief executive officer of Pure Play, a so-called "legal" online poker room based in the USA, will be a featured speaker at
Poker Player Faces 82 Charges Including Home Invasion
An accused poker bandit, who was facing 52 criminal charges for a poker game robbery earlier this year, has now been hit with 30 more criminal charges, bringing the total number of criminal charges
Cowboy Poker Player Home Ransacked, WSOP Bracelets Stolen
Professional poker player Hoyt "Cowboy" Corkins of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, who has won two World Series of Poker (WSOP) championship gold bracelets and almost $4 million in tournament pri
Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth to Host Event for Disgraced NFL Player
Poker pro Phil "Poker Brat" Hellmuth Jr., never one to shy away from controversy or worry about his image, will emcee a poker event hosted by a disgraced National Football League (NFL) pl
Michael Phelps Invited to Join Doyle Brunson at Asian Poker Tour
Ten-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet-winner Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, scheduled to participate in a major poker tournament in Macau, China, next week, may not be the only golde
Not Enough Poker on Television Say Executives
Imagaine the following scenario:
New WSOP Flick: Documentary About 2005 World Series of Poker
Hollywood, which hasn't produced a decent movie about poker since "Rounders" in 1998, is giving it another shot.
Poker Sex Ring Taken Down
A professional poker player from Fairfield, California, USA, has been arrested and charged with running a sex trafficking ring involving underage girls.