by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jun 23, '08

A strange thing happened at the World Series of Poker in 1986. For the first time in its history the first-place prize of the main event shrunk from one year to the next (this has only happened again one other time, between 2006 and 2007). The field in the main event only grew by one […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jun 21, '08

The World Series of Poker in 1985 featured one of the first prolonged money bubbles in the history of the tournament. Any one of the final ten players refused to go silently into the night and money-bubble action went on for five hours. Part of the reason these players dug in so much on that […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Sep 11, '26

The Illinois Gaming Board unanimously voted to pass three rules to make it easier for people with gambling problems to enroll.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Sep 09, '26

A controversial University of Michigan Hail Mary with no time left lifted the Wolverines over Western Michigan and gave one bettor $290k.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Sep 04, '26

FanDuel has reported podcaster Bill Simmon's admission that he allowed proxy betting on his account to Massachusetts regulators.

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 04, '26

In late 2018, Doug Polk quit poker. He reiterated that stance in March 2020, stating unequivocally that he didn’t enjoy the game anymore, and he was done with the industry for good. But it didn’t stick. The three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner built his reputation by becoming one of the best heads-up online no-limit hold’em […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 04, '26

The 2026 PokerGO Tour season got underway with the aptly-titled PGT Kickoff, a six-event festival that awarded double rankings points from Jan. 26-31. A total of $4.5 million in prize money was paid out across the half-dozen no-limit hold’em events on the schedule, with 745 entries made along the way. Andrew Lichtenberger ultimately captured the […]

by Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Jan 21, '26

Many poker players have made the transition from dealing to playing full time. Tyler Patterson navigated that transition and the move paid off with a long, successful career in the game. The native of Seattle, Washington, left college after a year to pitch cards, but he was soon making more cash on the other side […]

by Paul Oresteen | Published: Dec 10, '25

Scott Seiver’s career as a professional poker player was seeded early in life, learning gin and bridge from his grandparents before he even attended kindergarten. His grandfather taught him to bid his own bridge hands at five, and he played quarter-ante poker at his parents’ kitchen table weekly through middle school. The New York native […]

by Sam Greenwood | Published: Dec 10, '25

Even the best players in the world make mistakes. Join Sam Greenwood as he breaks down and analyzes hands played from the high roller circuit on his Punt Of The Day Substack. The final stop of season 2 on the Triton Poker series was in Cyprus, and I found myself in the hunt for Player […]