Binion's New Local Ownership Approved

It came as no surprise that the Nevada Gaming Commission has unanimously approved the license for the turnover of Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel. After all, the license application was from Terry Caudill, owner of the Four Queens...

He Said, She Said, Vol. 5: Ivey vs. Jackson

The Locale: Heads-up in Monte Carlo for a million dollars, featuring Phil Ivey vs. Paul Jackson. The Blinds: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante. Chip counts: Jackson, roughly one million; Ivey, roughly four million...

Online Poker Weekend: 'SNo0oWMAN' Tops 'roosterbill' in Stars Sunday Million Duel

The big story of Sunday's major online tourneys was a long heads-up duel to determine the winner of the Stars Sunday Million. 'roosterbill' and 'SNo0oWMAN' began their battle after the exit of third-place finisher 'batoelrob'...

German Online Gambling Ban Assailed by European Union

It should come as no surprise that the European Union is not pleased with Germany's newly enacted ban on online gambling. The news service Reuters has reported that the EU has decided to take legal action against Germany...

Antiguan Minister Rejects WIPO Official's Opinion in Online Gambling Flap

A debate triggered by comments made by the director of the Copyright Law Division of the World Intellectual Property Organization at least temporarily raised the question of whether Antigua and Barbuda would be able to collect on its annual...

Poker Room Review: Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT

Mohegan Sun has poker for the first time in over four years. But there still is no Mohegan Sun poker room. Mohegan Sun used to have a great poker room, but that room closed on Labor Day, 2004, with the announced reason that there wasn't...

Stud Poker Strategy: Improve and Fold

Seven-card stud is a complicated game, significantly more so than hold'em. Successful stud and hold'em players both must attend to the betting actions of their opponents to figure out their likely holdings. Stud and hold'em players...

Sexton's Corner, Vol. 29: A Tribute to Chip Reese

Two days after Chip Reese won the WSOP's first-ever $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event in 2006, I was in traffic at a red light at Flamingo and the Strip. As I looked up at the biggest electronic video billboard in Vegas, in front of Bally's...

'NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship' Invitation List Complete

What do former MLB World Series MVP Orel Hershiser and poker player Sam Grizzle have in common? They are both among the 60 players invited to participate in the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship. Last week the final list of invitees...

Finnish State-Run Online Poker Room Proposed

According to recent reports, Finland is the latest European country to openly consider a state-run Internet poker room as a way of diverting revenue away from international, Internet-based gambling companies and into government coffers instead...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Four Inductees for the Women's Poker Hall of Fame

Plans and preparations continue for the early February induction of the four charter members of the Women's Poker Hall of Fame. The first four ladies to be inducted are Linda Johnson, Susie Isaacs, Barbara Enright and Marsha Waggoner...

College Poker Life: The Growth of the GPSTS

While some schools may have poker clubs, weekly poker nights, and even large, freeroll poker events, students at universities such as Harvard, Yale, UCLA, and USC have been fortunate enough to join new chapters in one of the newest...

Book Review: 'White Knight, Black Nights' by Susie Isaacs

Those of you who follow poker closely â€" or even not so closely â€" have probably heard of Susie Isaacs the poker player. She has been very successful. Most notably, in addition to a number of solid finishes in major tournaments...

Inside the Tour — 83: More from the Full Tilt Strategy Guide

We return this week with Part 2 of my review of the 'Full Tilt Strategy Guide, Tournament Edition', edited by Michael Craig. Part 1 of my review can be found here, and in this column we'll look at the part of the book on non-NLHE...

Team PokerNews at the Aussie Millions

Team PokerNews was out in force for the 2008 Aussie Millions, with one lucky team member even making the cash at the Main Event. They all qualified through exclusive PokerNews Freerolls, enjoying a fantastic tournament and holiday combined.

Online Poker Weekend: 'GulahPapyrus' Writes Rich Tale at Full Tilt

Huge numbers again marked the biggest Sunday online events, with the biggest tourneys at Full Tilt, PokerStars and PartyPoker all easily exceeding their pre-event guarantees. The biggest payday from the night's action went not to...

Potter Robbed of $30,000 After Deep Aussie Millions Run

22-year-old American Jason Potter saw his first-ever trip to an overseas tournament take a major turn to the worse when he was robbed at knife point while walking back from a McDonald's in the early morning hours of Monday...

2008 L.A. Poker Classic Kicks Off This Week

The L.A. Poker Classic is just about to "shuffle up and deal." The LAPC starts on January 24th and will offer 30 events over the next six weeks at California's legendary Commerce Casino. Last year's events drew over 13,400 entrants, and the..

Aussie Millions Main Event: Kostritsyn Tops Seidel for Title

Seven players returned to the final table of the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, all chasing the champion's trophy and the $1.65 million first prize. From a former car salesman to an eight-time WSOP bracelet...

WSOP-C Tunica, Final Table: Tichelman Surges to Title

After a day off on Monday, the final nine players in the WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event gathered around the final table at Tunica's Grand Casino to duke it out for the Circuit ring, a ticket into the 2008 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas...

Aussie Millions Heads-Up, Final Rounds: Garza Grabs Title

Eight players returned on Saturday for the final three rounds of the 2008 Aussie Millions $5,300 Heads-Up Championship. The eight included both world-famous 'live' players and prominent online stars. Each of the eight, the survivors of three...

The Next Leg of the PokerNews Cup is moving to Austria!

The PokerNews Cup is set to be bigger and better in 2008, with the competition making its way to Europe for the first time. European players will make their way to Salzburg, Austria to compete in another fantastic PokerNews Event.

WSOP-C Tunica, Day 1: Garner Leads; Arieh, Schneider, Rousso Chase

The Grand Casino in Tunica, MS, the current stop in the World Series of Poker Circuit series, saw its Main Event begin on Saturday with 180 hopefuls chasing what would be announced as a $1,350,000 purse with a $428,210 first-place prize...

Sexton's Corner, Vol. 28: More on Danny Robison

When you think about 1960, you probably remember it as the year of the Rome Olympics or the Presidential election of John F. Kennedy. For me, it was also the year I witnessed Danny Robison launch his gambling career. I walked into the woodshop...

Online Gambling Access Brings European Legal Skirmishes

A complaint to the European Union over access to the German online-gambling market, a French court decision recognizing the need for compatibility between French and European Union law, and a curious Finnish 'think tank' paper...

Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 2: LaGarde Leads as Bubble Looms

338 survivors from three 'first' days of the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event gathered at Melbourne's Crown Casino for Day 2 of the year's biggest tourney to date. 2007 third-place finisher Andy Black started Day 2 with a slight chip lead over...

Aussie Millions Heads-Up, Day 1b: 'ActionJeff', Three Others Complete Quarterfinal Field

32 more top-notch players joined the $5,300 Aussie Millions Heads-Up Championship on Day 1b, including Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow, who busted out of the Main Event in time for his Round 1 heads-up match. Also in the field were Terrence Chan...

Aussie Millions, Heads-Up Day 1a: Nelson, 'Timex', Winston, Kagawa Make Quarterfinals

32 top pros each ponied up $5,300 on the first of two starting days of the 2008 Aussie Millions Heads-Up Championship (Event #13). Each round was played in a best-of-three format, where the first player to win twice progressed to the next...

WSOP-C Tunica, Day 2: Devia Heads Final, Schneider Fourth

29 players returned to the Grand Casino in Tunica on Sunday to play down to the final table at this World Series of Poker Circuit stop's Main Event. 2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider remained in the field, along with 'Captain' Tom...

Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 3: Antonio Casale Tops Final 22

98 players returned to the Crown Casino in Melbourne on Friday for Day 3 of the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event, all striving for a spot in the top 80 paid slots and a shot at the $1.65 million first prize. Matthew LaGarde started the day atop...

WSOP No Limit Hold'em Advanced Academy Announced

The World Series of Poker Academy, a poker camp from the creators of Camp Hellmuth, has announced exciting new details for its upcoming, first-ever "advanced theory" No Limit Hold'em poker camp. The camp will focus on educating players...

UK's Gambling Ad Whitelist: Tasmania In, Kahnawake and Antigua Still Out

Earlier this week, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed that Tasmania will be added to the 'whitelist' of countries or jurisdictions allowed to advertise online gambling in the UK. This is good news...

Stud Poker Strategy: Bad Advice

My daughter is going off to France today, studying abroad for the second semester of her junior year of college. I have a long list of things I want to tell her â€" advice for living and studying abroad. But before I have that conversation...http://www.

Women's Poker Spotlight: Women's Poker Hall of Fame Annouced

The Women's Poker Hall of Fame is a dream that founder Lupe Soto has had for many many years. It only seems logical to any person who knows this driven supporter of women's poker, to realize that she would be the one to start...

Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 1c: Stars Fall as Soren Eriksen Leads Day's Play

The final Day 1 of the Aussie Millions Main Event saw 270 players take to the felt, bringing the total number of participants to 780 and creating a $7.8 million prize pool. Joining poker stars such as Anna Wroblewski, 2007 WSOPE Main Event...

Aussie Millions, Event #10, $2,200 PLHE/Omaha/Omaha Hi-Lo: Michael Pesek Rolls to Win

13 players returned to the Crown Casino for Day 2 of the $2,200 Pot-Limit Hold 'Em/Omaha/Omaha Hi-Lo Event, including Event #4 winner Jamie Pickering, 18-year-old Josh 'JJProdigy' Field and chip leader Dag Martin Mikkelsen...

Neteller Issues Outlook and Deadline Reminder

While many poker players have long since had a fading interest in NETeller's well-being, there are many that should pay heed to the online payment processor's latest press release. While NETeller announced it had reimbursed...

Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 1b: Ivey, Lisandro Top Board

294 players joined the field for the second Day 1 of the Aussie Millions Main Event. In the field on Day 1b were 2007 champion Gus Hansen, 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Joe Hachem, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak...

Cheating at Absolute Poker?

In case you've missed it there has been a huge scandal in the online poker world involving the alleged cheating going on at Absolute Poker.

Apparently, an online player was observed by many players as having what some called superhuman abilities at the poker table.

Here are some links where you can read more about the scandal:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/the-absolute-poker-cheating-scandal-blown-wide-open/

http://archives1.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=12523924&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/18/absolute_poker_cheating_allegations/

Aussie Millions Main Event, Day 1a: Andy Black Grabs Early Lead

The field was stacked with stars for Day 1a of the 2008 Aussie Millions Main Event. Gavin Smith, John Juanda, Karina Jett, Eli Elezra and Tony G were among the big names in the 215-player field, with 2007 third-place finisher Andy Black...

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