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Playing in a poker tournament online can be a great way to have fun, meet other poker enthusiasts, make money, and even a great way to win a seat to play in a larger international poker tournament event like the WPT or the WSOP. There are many different types of poker tournaments available online that poker players can enter. Players have the option to choose a poker tournament online based on the tournament’s stakes level, the poker game played, the betting format, ... Read More

PART II Courtesy of ESPN here is some of the final WSOP action that led to the November 9 final completed last week with our $9.1 million winner. The 2008 WSOP started with over 6,500 competitors back in the summer and found their way down to only 9 that played last week for the largest pot in poker history. Here is some of the action that established the final 9 players. Part 1/5 Part 2/5 Part 3/5 Part 4/5 Part 5/5 Read More

The history of holdem poker goes back for years and is a very interesting one with lots of stories behind it which have kept the game in constant growth. The holdem game as we know it today date sometime back in the early 1900s, before this during the 1700's and 1800's there was also a similar game been played in France called Pochen and another game called Pochenin in Germany. The wild-west was also well known for people enjoying a game of ... Read More

PART I Courtesy of ESPN here is some of the final WSOP action that led to the November 9 final completed last week with our $9.1 million winner. The 2008 WSOP started with over 6,500 competitors back in the summer and found their way down to only 9 that played last week for the largest pot in poker history. Here is some of the action that established the final 9 players. Part 1/5 Part 2/5 Part 3/5 Part 4/5 Part 5/5 Stay tuned and shortly we will be posting ... Read More

It took 104 hands of poker on the second day to find our new WSOP Man Event champion Peter Eastgate who dons his first WSOP bracelet. Peter at the age of 22 becomes the youngest winner WSOP winner in history, taking that disstinction from the infamour Phil Helmuth. The final heads up action started with each player receiving an introduction from the famous Michael Buffer. In the audience were famous WSOP notables the likes of Daniel Negreanu, 2006 Main Event ... Read More

And then there were 2 ! Day two of the WSOP Main Event has seen some quick action as 4th and 3rd place were determined this morning. Hand #169 - Dennis Phillips Eliminated in 3rd Place Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 7. He folds to Peter Eastgate, who puts in a raise to 1,500,000. Dennis Phillips makes the call from the big blind. The flop comes down . Eastgate leads out for 1.5 million, and Phillips begins counting out a ... Read More

As of 5:45 Pacific Time here is your WSOP Main Event update ... 1. Ivan Demidov            39,975,000 2. Peter Eastgate            24,725,000 3. Scott Montgomery     21,700,000 4. Ylon Schwartz            20,625,000 5. Dennis Phillips          18,200,000 6. Darus Suharto           11,000,000 7. David "Chino" Rheem     0 8. Kelly Kim                        0 9. Craig Marquis                 0 The last 3 hours has seen 3 players eliminated and the fan favorite (Dennis Phillips) ... Read More

Dennis Phillips, Craig Marquis, Ylon Schwartz, Scott Montgomery, Darus Suharto, Chino Rheem, Ivan Demidov, Kelly Kim and Peter Eastgate take their seats for the WSOP final on Sunday November 09, 2008. Poker fans worldwide have been waiting for several months for the WSOP final to begin. Now, with just a few days before the ‘November Nine’ take their seats the tension is reaching boiling point. The nine finalists have already secured a very healthy payout for their WSOP exploits. On Sunday the 9th and ... Read More

Johnny moved with his family from Hong Kong to Phoenix and then onto to Houston where his family owned some restaurants. He was expected to continue in the family business, even attending the University of Houston, where is was majoring in hotel and restaurant management. Knowing his yearly salary would only be enough for him to see two cards in a high-stakes poker game, Johnny took on a life detour, as a professional poker player. When he started playing poker, he also ... Read More

Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson has an unmatched record in tournament poker over the past decade. He can remember playing in the 4th grade, losing his last 35c when his trip Queens lost to a heart flush. He promised himself at that time that he would never go broke again and he hasn't looked back since. After attending UCLA for 18 years, he earned a PhD in computer science focusing on artificial intelligence. He had spent five years as an undergraduate and 13 years as a ... Read More