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The World Poker Tour has announced its return to Bellagio for its star studded event, the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic to run from Friday, November 28 through Friday, December 19.  The three week event was created by Bellagio to honor Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson and will offer 10 no limit hold’em tournaments, [...]

In a sea of bad news for nearly every retailer, manufacturer, and even Casinos around the globe, it seems that poker is the one area that appears recession proof. The two year old poker room at The Venetian got off to a slow start but has really gained traction this year, despite the recession.
 
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The Full Tilt Online Poker Series X (FTOPS X) proved to be a star studded attraction during its big two day no limit hold’em tournament.  Event number 22, which offered a $5,000 + $200 buy in attracted the best of the best players and a field of 500 that more closely resembled a World Poker Tour event than an online [...]

There is no question that the effect of online poker has been widespread and immense. Online poker rooms were first established in the late 1990’s and since that time there has been a steady rise in players and revenue within the industry. There has been such an explosion of interest that it has [...]

The quiet, unassuming Dane named Peter Eastgate is now the youngest World Series of Poker Main Event winner ever. In a command performance he moved with stealth, didn’t make any mistakes, and was able to pick off a few bluffs to move up in chips. When the final hand went down against Ivan Demidov, Eastgate [...]

In addition to the 300 person strong entourage that followed Dennis Phillips to the WSOP Main Event this year, there was another element that helped root Dennis along to his third place finish – a truck horn. You read right, some of his friends and family somehow managed to get a complete, working truck horn [...]

There’s a rumor that’s not been busted that the WPT has cancelled the Borgata 10K scheduled for January 2009. Instead they will make two episodes of the September 2008 Borgata event to fill up the extra television slot. In light of recent events surrounding both the Borgata and the World Poker Tour, this comes as [...]

In a bid to gain more ratings and make the televised version of the World Series of Poker final table more interesting, it’s being reported that ESPN has flown the Hinkle brothers from Kansas to Las Vegas. They’re being given front row seats in the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio to view the [...]

Attempting to shrug off the bad news that has followed the World Poker Tour around every corner lately, the beleaguered brand today announced an exclusive deal with Full Tilt Poker. As part of the contract, Full Tilt Poker will be the title sponsor for all WPT events that are broadcast as part of Season VII [...]

Edward Courdy and Michael Garone have just been charged by federal authorities in Maryland with Money Laundering in association with Bodog. The two men had a total of twenty four million dollars seized earlier this year that is suspected to have been in relation to financial transactions for Bodog.
Edward Courdy is in trouble for an [...]