Online Poker's Greatest Challenges: Jesus Turns $0 Into $10k & More!
In 2006, when Chris Ferguson was still Jesus, he set out to make a fortune without using any of his own money. Ok, that came out wrong. The goal of Ferguson's famous online poker challenge was to make...
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 Article5 Awesome Poker Games That Take 5 Mins (or Less) to Play
Can’t get enough poker? Need more action in your day-to-day life? There are plenty of times where you don’t have enough time to fit in a full poker game -- at the office for instance -- but you can...
View Article17 Unbelievable Things That Actually Happened at the 2006 WSOP
The 2006 World Series of Poker was memorable for a lot of reasons. For one, it was the biggest Main Event ever held with over 8,000 players getting in on the action before the Unlawful Internet...
View ArticleAre Poker Players Cheating with Card-Reading Poker Analyzer Tools?
When you first sit down at the poker table one of the greatest fears is getting cheated out of your money. Once you’ve played for awhile you tend to realize those concerns are usually unfounded as...
View ArticleThe Top 7 Most Exclusive, Invite-Only Private Poker Games
Poker is a game that’s enjoyed by people from all walks of life. The rich and famous, the blue collar and everyone in between. Ben Affleck, Bill Gates, Tobey Maguire, Nelly, Jennifer Tilly, Michael...
View Article“Bong Hog” John Morgan Steals the SHRS $250k Spotlight
Day 3 of the Aria Super High Roller Series cash game was fairly bereft of poker pros but that didn’t stop multi-millionaire John Morgan from stealing the show with a highlight-reel hand and a few...
View Article36 Profoundly Confused YouTube Poker Commenters
Poker is ever-present in modern pop culture. The game has invaded TV shows, sports networks, movies, video games and more. Nearly every one has played a hand or two of the game over the span of their...
View Article13 Things You Didn’t Know About Poker and Georgia
Legal poker everywhere, no crime, Robin Hood, and the world’s largest Wendy’s. PokerListings recently went to Tbilisi/Georgia to follow the first WSOP Circuit event in the South Caucasus and we...
View ArticlePoker Video of the Week: Mustapha Kanit's Out-of-This-World Fold
All men and women are born equal. It's just that some are high rollers, and the rest aren’t. In the €100k Super High Roller event at the EPT Grand Final this year, Mustapha Kanit found a fold against...
View ArticlePoker Video of the Week: Tom Dwan, Master of the 7-2 Bluff
For some reason, the worst possible starting hand in Texas Hold’em always seems to inspire poker players to get involved in spectacular hands. In this hand Tom Dwan, master of the elaborate bluff,...
View ArticleTop 6 Online Poker Sites You Can Play On Right Now
The online poker landscape has changed considerably since the halcyon days of the early 2000s. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t great poker sites that you can play right now. In fact if you haven’t...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: Doyle Stupefies Ivey w/ Kangaroo Read
Poker players who predominately play live will always tell you how important reads are at the table -- no matter how many hands you’ve played online or how well you play in general. Pros like Jason...
View ArticleBeyond Poker Face: A Look at the Most Elaborate Costumes in Poker
Poker is all about deception so donning a costume is not exactly a giant stretch for high-stakes poker pros. Tournaments, which can be quite slow, are also a good venue for putting costumes on...
View ArticlePoker Video of the Week: The Best Fold of the 2016 WSOP?
Full Houses are rare in poker. Straight flushes are even rarer than that. Seeing both in the same hand? That's almost unicorn-level rare. But that's what happened on Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event this...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: The Longest Bluff in Poker History
A brave bluff is one of the most beautiful things poker has to offer. One single good move is often enough to win a pot against a mediocre hand. In our video of the week we’ll see what happens when...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: Even DNegs Goes on Tilt Sometimes
Daniel Negreanu has been at the top of the poker world for many years. With $32 million in tournament winnings alone he doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore. But even a great player isn't...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: Galfond Stars in 'Not Quite the Nuts'
At the moment, Phil Galfond is deep in the tank working on launching his new online poker room, “Run It Once." But that shouldn’t keep us from remembering he’s still one of the best players in the...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: Now Who’s the Boss, Will Kassouf?
It was one of the most controversial scenes of the World Series of Poker last year. Stacy Matuson and Will Kassouf first battled it out on the felt and then engaged in a verbal back-and-forth over...
View ArticleVideo of the Week: Kassouf Talks the Talk Into Madness
For some, the highlight of the 888Live festival in Rozvadov was the Will Kassouf show. Not just for his grudge match heads-up against Stacy Matuson; it was also his performance in the main...
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