Beyond the Poker Table: Off the Beaten Path in Barcelona
For over a decade poker players have journeyed to Barcelona to play PokerStars events. It’s undoubtedly one of the marquee stops on the entire poker circuit and has played host to some of the biggest...
View ArticleThe Periodic Table of Stuff Poker Players Like (Infographic)
(Click on the image to view it full size) From sunglasses and hoodies to Rounders and credit card roulette, we painstakingly break down the many likes of the modern poker player. Whether you want to...
View ArticleHow Poker Got Its Bad Name: Sol Smith & the Steamboat Hustle
You know how poker keeps trying to get rid of its reputation of being a 'shady' game played by 'shady' people in 'shady' places? Sure you do. But how did poker get that rep in the first place? We’re...
View ArticleAnnie Duke Full Interview Transcript - Taking Poker Mainstream
Annie Duke is one of the most recognizable faces in poker, and she owes much of that popularity to how much time she spends in the mainstream media. Having appeared on Celebrity Apprentice, Ellen and...
View ArticleDown Goes ElkY! RaSZi Wins Long-Awaited Kickboxing Match
The highly-awaited kickboxing match between Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Lex "RaSZi" Veldhuis finally went down in Marbella, Spain, earlier today.ElkY and Veldhuis, who both played Starcraft...
View ArticleNathan "Blackrain79" Williams - Full Interview Transcript
Nathan “Blackrain79” Williams claims to be the biggest winner at NL2 and NL5 ever on PokerStars. Judging by the six million recorded hands he’s got, we’re inclined to believe him. PokerListings.com...
View ArticleGuide to Poker Hand Nicknames in Australia
Australians do things a little differently than everyone else and it goes further than just eating pancakes for dinner and being obsessed with Paul Hogan. If you find yourself at the upcoming WSOP...
View ArticleRide a Unicycle, Win $10,000
Say what you will about Tony G but the man is always good for a prop bet. Yesterday rumors started swirling that The G had offered Melanie Weisner a seat in the $10,000 Aussie Millions Main Event if...
View ArticleHPT Founder Todd Anderson - Full Interview Transcript
For seven years the Heartland Poker Tour has been showing us what a low buy-in regional poker tour can do and with their recent acquisition by Federated Sports and Gaming things are only going to get...
View ArticleWPT vs. EPT: Which Poker Tour is Best? (Infographic)
Apart from the WSOP, the big buy-in live tournament circuit is and always was dominated by two acronyms: WPT and EPT. In today's poker infographic we take a closer look at the world's two biggest...
View ArticleBlack Friday Bulletin Board - US Online Poker Legal Updates (Updated 09/19/2012)
The catch-all, one-stop shop for everything related to poker's Black Friday and the ongoing development of online poker in the US. We'll be updating this with news and links whenever something...
View ArticleBest Places to Move to Play Legal Online Poker
You know things are serious when people are willing to give up their country before they'll give up their game. With Americans looking at a horizon devoid of online poker some are considering taking...
View ArticleBrian Hastings in Vancouver - Full Interview Transcript
Brian "Stinger88" Hastings has joined the Great American Poker Exodus, packing up shop and shipping himself to Vancouver in order to get back in high-stakes online cash games. This marks a departure...
View ArticleGreat Poker Rivalries: Daniel Negreanu vs. Annie Duke
There are countless close friendships that have been forged over the poker table but nothing interests people more than a good old-fashioned feud. There’s a reason that Phil Hellmuth berating Shawn...
View Article$7.3 Million Poker Chip Set - Why Wait? Get Yours Today
Excess is something we strive for here at PokerListings so when we heard about a diamond and jewel-encrusted poker chip set worth $7.3 million dollars one one word came to mind: obv! This landmark...
View ArticleReal Life Cheating Ring Grifts Vancouver Businessman
In a story yesterday in the Vancouver Province we learned that Vancouver businessman Alex Tkach lost $9,000 in one hand to a cheating ring that's reported to have been working their way across the...
View ArticleGimmick of the Week: 888 Poker Push/Fold Tables
888 Poker has been featured prominently in our weekly Gimmick series, and for good reason. They have a lot of gimmicks! The latest feature to which we're turning our microscope is their "Push/Fold"...
View ArticleEugene "MyRabbiFoo" Katchalov's Poker Story - Q&A
As far as poker celebrity goes Eugene Katchalov isn't exactly a superstar. What he does have are results, over $6 million worth. Katchalov has only been playing poker 100% professionally for a few...
View ArticleGimmick of the Week: 888 Poker Teams Tournaments
This week's gimmick is a brand new tournament concept brought to us by 888 Poker, combining sports betting with the traditional online poker tournament. Anything that ups the gambling quotient of an...
View ArticleTop 5 Poker Universities
Poker is a thinking person’s game. Given that the brainy and strategically savvy among us usually prove to be the most successful on the felt, it should come as no surprise that many of them are...
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