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The Poker Hall of Fame was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, who also created the World Series of Poker. The Hall of Fame was like anything else Binion decided to do aimed at bringing tourists to the Horseshoe Casino.
The inaugural class of the Poker Hall of Fame contained seven inductees including posthumous inductees “Wild [...]

The Poker Hall of Fame was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, who also created the World Series of Poker. The Hall of Fame was like anything else Binion decided to do, aimed at bringing tourists to the Horseshoe Casino.
The inaugural class of the Poker Hall of Fame contained seven inductees including posthumous inductees “Wild [...]

The Poker Hall of Fame was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, who also created the World Series of Poker. The Hall of Fame was like anything else Binion decided to do, aimed at bringing tourists to the Horseshoe Casino.
The inaugural class of the Poker Hall of Fame contained seven inductees including posthumous inductees “Wild [...]

The Poker Hall of Fame was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, who also created the World Series of Poker. The Hall of Fame was like anything else Binion decided to do, aimed at bringing tourists to the Horseshoe Casino.
The inaugural class of the Poker Hall of Fame contained seven inductees including posthumous inductees “Wild [...]

Despite being the 2009 Card Player Magazine Player of the Year and a sponsored UB Poker pro Eric “Basebaldy” Baldwin’s presence was widely being overlooked at the final table of the $5,000 PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Bounty Shootout.
Joining Baldwin at the final table were some of the top poker players in the world [...]

Have you ever wondered how successful the different coaches from the poker training sites really are? Well the data-mining poker site pokertableratings.com has taken the first step in the process, releasing the win-rates, total winnings, and number of hands of some of the most famous poker coaches from four different sites: Deuces Cracked, Drag the [...]

Regardless of the game you are playing –whether it’s at the Bellagio, or online at Full Tilt Poker; whether you are playing No Limit Holdem or Badugi-there are certain things that you can do to insure you have placed yourself in the right position to make money at the poker tables.

1. Know when to say [...]

Whether people liked to root for or against the self-proclaimed “Poker Brat”, at the very least Phil Hellmuth’s fans and detractors could agree no one thing: Phil was a terrific poker player. Now it seems that Phil’s detractors have a lot more firepower to use against the 11-time WSOP Bracelet winner than his hubris, and [...]

Preface: If you are a professional poker player, or make a good portion of your income from poker STOP READING THIS NOW! Ok, now that all the sharks have left the room let me explain why casual poker players have no use for bankroll management.
Here is the reality of a poker bankroll: If you are [...]

You hear a lot of pros talk about how certain people are completely different poker players when the TV cameras are on them, and how they like to take advantage of this. But, one of the things you notice when you watch televised poker is that some people seem to be invited on a lot [...]