The term Poker doesn’t have an exact origin, many people say it comes from the German word pochen and others say that poker originated from the French term poque. This game was spread massively in 1970 since it started playing the World Series of Poker. Players of the time as Johnny Moss, Amarillo Slim, Bobby [...]

Many of the greatest poker players on the planet descended on The Casino at The Empire in Leicester Square, London, last month, trying to win millions of dollars and a World Series of Poker Europe bracelet. There was near unanimous agreement that each of the four WSOPE bracelets up for grabs would count as coveted [...]

One of the most successful players in cash games has been Patrick Antonius, who signed with Full Tilt Poker this year and has been playing remarkable poker since 2008 on the Full Tilt virtual felts. In just seven months of play in 2008 PA recorded a profit of $1.35 million, and in 2009 his numbers [...]

A poker game held at the Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department was robbed by three armed men around 2.30a.m. Tuesday morning. Heidelberg police Chief Vernon Barkley is investigating the possibility that the robbery was an inside job after players in the event described one of the players as acting nervously throughout the night, behaving erratically and [...]

Ladbrokes Poker offers players a massive $1000 welcome Bonus, in addition to these top-notch promotions: satellite tournaments to qualify for the Ladbrokes Irish Poker Festival in Killarney, with a €250,000 Guaranteed Main Event the brand-new Players Club, which rewards players with Poker Points on all real money play, and qualifies players for prizes such as [...]

Biggest First Deposit Bonus Ever! PokerStars are now offering a 100% up to $600 first deposit bonus for PokerStars.com players. Participants may make up to three deposits in total to claim the full bonus amount, but they must be made within 60 days of the first deposit. Players will have 6 months in which to [...]

Show the biggest names in poker just how good you are by winning your place at the PartyPoker.com World Open V. Claim your $13,000 dream package to join the poker elite from around the globe and do battle for the $480,000 prize pool in front of the TV cameras in London. Each package includes: $10,000 [...]

Ongame P5 Launch The biggest thing that is happening on the ongame network this month is the launch of the new P5 software. This is a major upgrade both graphically and functionally to the poker software. The ongame operators will rollover during a eight day period starting on June 8th. Betsafes rollover date is set [...]

Over €100,000 in packages to be won Paddypowerpoker.com launches its biggest summer promotion to date, the Paddy Power Poker Pro. With over €100,000 in packages to be won, players at all levels will have the opportunity to live the life of a poker professional. “Everyone dreams of jetting around the world, playing in the biggest [...]

Monthly Million: The fourth running of the PartyPoker.com Monthly Million takes place on Sunday 3 May at 12.45 EST (17.45 BST, 18.45 CEST). The buy-in to the $1,000,000 guaranteed championship blind structure event is $600+$40 but the diverse qualifying paths mean players can join the qualifiers from as little as $1. The wide range of [...]