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Play is taking place as I write but some of the results for the 42nd WSOP have already come in. As announced on the WSOP official website here’s how things look at the beginning of the second week of play. Event One: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em—Sean Drake of Sacramento, California earning $82,292. Not bad for [...]

Full Tilt Not Paying Players? — According to Pokernewsdaily and the folks over at EGR magazine, Full Tilt has had enough of their assets unfrozen by the Department of Justice to pay out one third of the U.S. players. The amount available is somewhere in the 60 million dollar range. But Full Tilt says its [...]

WSOP Goes Viral—WSOP announced on Wednesday that they will live stream all 58 bracelet events at this year’s WSOP. There will be a five second delay but who cares about that? The action will appear on the WSOP website letting all fans enjoy the show. The only drawback to the streaming video is that there [...]

WSOP Goes Viral for Main Event—-WSOP announced on Wednesday that they will live stream all 55 bracelet events at this year’s WSOP. There will be a five second delay but who cares about that? The action will appear on the WSOP website letting all fans enjoy the show. The only drawback to the streaming video [...]

Sahara Casino—The famous Sahara casino that was built back in 1952 is a landmark at the tail end of the Vegas strip. The CEO of the casino that was once home to the Jerry Lewis telethon and countless musicians, actors and other celebrities will close its doors forever in May of 2011. The company that [...]

Poker Legislation Back on the Table: Despite past objections, disgruntled politicians and anxious poker fans the online gaming legislation is about to be back on the table. Barney Frank D-MA has teamed up with John Campbell R-CA to propose the passage of an online gaming bill. The bill would regulate the online gaming industry, provide [...]

WSOPE—Every year the WSOPE is held at the Casino at the Empire in London, England. Early Wednesday morning this tradition came to an end as executives announced the European leg of the WSOP would move to France. The casino to host the French version of the WSOP will be Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette. Officials [...]

Its been quite an exciting year in poker. As the final month of 2010 draws to a close it seems a good time to review some of the highlights of the past year in poker. Yes I know, everyone does end of year highlights. That’s because we all want a recap before we move on. [...]

In just a few days the exciting of this summer’s WSOP main event will heat back up as the final table is played out in Las Vegas. The two Canadian finalists are in flight making their way to the poker headquarters of the world for what looks to be an exciting night of play. It [...]

So we all know the 2010 WSOP in Vegas is pretty much over except for that final televised table in November. Here’s a little background on those final nine players. Filippo Candio: 25, Italy. Recent credits include his win at the 2009 Italian Pro Championship and past sponsorship from PokerStars.net. Considered a strong favorite by [...]