Online Poker Articles

Phil Ivey and Huck Seed lead odds for 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 CST

Several online sportsbooks have released odds for the 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship taking place this weekend at Caesars Palace, and professional poker player and 7 time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey and 2009 National Heads-Up Poker champ and 4 time WSOP bracelet winner Huck Seed are overwhelming favorites to win the event.

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:00 CST

PokerStars pro Jose 'Nacho' Barbero became the first Team PokerStars.net sponsored player to win an LAPT event after over lasting a field of 306 players to take the 2010 LAPT Punta del Este title. 'Nacho' also became the second Latin American player to win a LAPT circuit event after European players dominated the first two seasons of the Latin American Poker Tour.

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:00 CST

High-stakes poker players, politicians and sports, movie and entertainment celebrities will gather this week in Washington DC to take part in a special poker tournament benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans).

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:00:00 CST

Ashton Griffin, a 21 year old online poker player from Florida, is the new North American Poker Tour Champion. Griffin won consecutive shootout tables and eliminated six opponents, taking the NAPT Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout. Griffin, who also finished 7th at the LAPT San Jose, took $560,000 for his victory, the largest live cash out in his short career.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:30:00 CST

Online poker site Pokerstars.com has announced the official schedule and events set for the next SCOOP (Spring Championship Of Online Poker) tournament. The tournament scheduled to run from May 3rd to 16th will feature a total of 33 events and over $36 million in guaranteed prize-pools.

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:30:00 CST

The NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship presented by GoDaddy.com, has released the list of 64 players invited for the 6th annual NHUPC taking place from March 5th to 7th at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:30:00 CST

French poker pro, David Benyamine, has taken down Party Poker’s Premier League IV tournament held at the M Resort and Casino in Las Vegas after outlasting a final table that featured fellow pros Daniel Negreanu, Phil “The Unabomber” Laak, Roland De Wolfe, Luke ‘FullFlush’ Schwartz and PartyPoker's online qualifier Giovanni Safina.

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:30:00 CST

PokerStars.net brings top celebrities and the best players in the U.S. to the poker table to support Three Square, a local Las Vegas charity. All proceeds from the $500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Tournament go to the organization, which aims to end hunger in the valley by providing wholesome, nutritious food to non-profit organizations that serve a wide range of Southern Nevadans in need.

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:30:00 CST

The sixth and final heat of the Party Poker Premier League IV at the M Resort and Casino in Las Vegas finished yesterday afternoon with a stunning victory for poker pro Daniel Negreanu, who scored 16 points, and the chance to play in a heads up match for a spot in the final table.

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 CST

HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc, owner of the Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) is inviting poker players to take part in the 2010 WPS Caribbean Poker Cruise, an exclusive event designed and launched between the Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) and The World Poker Showdown, and set to take place aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines "Freedom of the Seas".