This year at the World Series of Poker there are a lot of multi- bracelet winners, and Brandon Cantu recently joined that club. When he won Event 48, the pot limit Omaha High-Low Split-8 tournament, he picked up his second cash of the 2009 WSOP season. His first bracelet came in 2006 when he won [...]

Time to reread your favorite poker books and polish your chip protectors as the World Poker Tour has revealed the twelve stops for their eighth season. Vegas residents should note that a record four events will be held at the Bellagio this year, so plan your season accordingly.
Bellagio Cup V July 13-19, 2009 Bellagio, Las [...]

The fight is on, but it has nothing to do with a hand of poker or floor ruling. It is a boxing match set to pit two female poker personalities against each other in a no-holds-barred fight to benefit charity. The “Rumble in the Rio” will feature Liv Boeree and Melissa Castello and take place [...]

The winner of Event 39 at the 2009 World Series of Poker is Jay Foley, a 37 year old poker player from Northville, Michigan, and new owner of a WSOP gold bracelet. The event was a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em event, one of many, and in the end it got down to Foley and [...]

If you are an online poker player, you should already know about the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) and all the hard work they do on your behalf.  Not only should you be aware of this great organizations efforts to preserve the great game of poker, you should be grateful that they work this hard [...]

There is still plenty of time to make the drive/flight down to the Vegas for the World Series of Poker, and it’s a trip I strongly suggest you consider. I’ll be heading down there myself from June 18th – 22nd, and although the WSOP can’t compare in grand overall scale against some mega events like [...]