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Intro: Welcome to Poker After Dark 2017 It feels like a long time since we’ve seen a televised monster cash game with an exciting line up on our screens. Tom Dwan has, in particular, been missed by poker fans in the years since he burst onto the scene. The long wait for more televised cash […]

It’s July 24th, and Isildur1 has just closed his tables after a very profitable session. He has just made over half a million dollars in a single day of playing PLO and Triple Draw. This elevates him to the status of biggest online winner of 2017 by some distance, with the Swede having turned profits […]

We all remember those days when High Stakes Poker was at its peak, and the live poker legends were left squirming in their seats by a young online pro who seemed to blast everyone off their hand at every opportunity. While High Stakes Poker is no longer on our screens, that particular young pro soon […]

In a world dominated by men, Jennifer Harman occupies a very special place in the poker world. She is one of  the only three women to have won two World Series of Poker bracelets in open events. But her greatest success has come from playing the biggest cash games, including the “Big Game,” in Bobby’s […]

Script and Audio by Craig Bradshaw / Video Bruno Thienard FULL STORY It’s April 14th 2011 and Phil Ivey finishes his latest session of poker. His total winnings on Full Tilt are almost at the $20M mark, making him by far the biggest winner in online history…. but things are about to change. Phil Ivey’s […]

The 73rd event of the 2017 World Series of Poker festival has now concluded, culminating with a new world champion being crowned in Las Vegas. The event in question, was of course the fabled Main Event – a poker tournament that attracts players from across the world each year. 7,221 were drawn like moths to […]

Phil Ivey Absent from WSOP – Where is Poker’s Biggest Star? He is without doubt the most recognisable figure in the poker world. The face of Phil Ivey has become synonymous with WSOP success over the years, but he has not graced the tournament rooms of the Rio this summer at all. This has left […]

Calvin Anderson is well known in the poker community and is considered one of the best all-around Tournament players in the World. This year, he almost captured his 2nd WSOP Bracelet in the $ 1,111 No Limit Hold’em Little One for One Drop. Instead he finished runner-up for $ 324,597. But it’s really at the […]

The Triton Super High Roller Series headed out to Montenegro for a five-day event at the Maestral Resort & Casino off the exclusive coast of the Adriatic waters. While the gorgeous and romantic surroundings could easily take anyone’s breath away, mindless of the hours spent just staring at such natural beauty, that intimate moment had […]

After 7 days of gruelling poker, in which a field of 7,221 has been ground down to 9 we now have our final table of survivors. Some of these players have been here before and come agonizingly close to wearing the crown, but most are in new territory. With 1,075 players having already been paid […]

As the WSOP Main Event draws ever closer to the final table finale, we bring you a recap of the astonishing numbers involved, the stories of surviving stacks and the action as it unfolded on the sixth day. The numbers 7,221 players began this year’s Main Event, which is the third largest Main Event field […]

With the fourth day of this year’s Main Event now concluded, just 297 players remain in contention for poker’s world championship, from the 1,084 who began the day. There is an $8,150,000 1st prize up for grabs, which is just a portion of the $67,877,400 prize pool which is to be paid out. At 7,221 […]

After the third largest field in WSOP Main Event history descended on the Rio to stake their claim to the $8,150,000 1st prize and the crown of poker world champion, 5,519 survivors from the 7,221 entrants returned for day 2 to continue their challenge. Here is our recap of the action from day 2ab and […]

As the WSOP 2017 comes closer to its final days, many well known players from Australia and India continue to make headlines. Here is all the latest news on some of the biggest noise makers and notable pros. Second Bracelet for India’s Nipun Java What a thrilling series it has been for India’s #1 ranked […]

Running the numbers The Main Event for the 2017 World Series of Poker has exceeded most expectations in terms of field size, with the third largest ever field of 7,221 assembling itself across three starting days in the Rio. The largest ever field was 8,773 in 2006, which was outlasted by champion Jamie Gold. Jonathan […]

Out of all the events offered at the World Series of Poker, one event that stands apart from all the rest is the US$50,000 Poker Players Championship. Unlike other mixed-games events, this is considered to be the toughest to combat. It is a 10-game mixed format with No Limit Texas Hold’em with antes, Limit Texas […]

$565 was the price of taking a shot at WPT glory in this event, the WPT500, which took place in Las Vegas and attracted 3,541 entries. The $1 million guarantee was easily surpassed by the size of the field, which was split into several starting flights, with $230,000 set aside for eventual winner Jon Borenstein. […]

Marijuana legalised in Las Vegas Las Vegas has brought pot limits to an end this week, in a move which is bound to have joint benefits for casinos and food businesses. We are, of course not talking about game varieties here, but about the legalisation of marijuana. While people have been enjoying green paper and […]

While the 48th annual World Series of Poker continues to bring ear-to-ear smiles to all of the latest bracelet winners, there are also plenty of players just as happy at having gone deep for a profit. In the Asian contingent, the latest big money-maker was Taiwanese pro Pete Yen Han Chen for his thrilling runner-up […]

While cheating at poker is nowhere near as rife as Hollywood suggests in movies, unfortunately, it does still happen. Recent years have seen a few cases appear during live tournaments, and here is our list of the five worst. Counterfeit Chips at Borgata Casino Firstly, we have the case of counterfeit chips finding their way […]