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 Ola Brandborn | Published: May 09, '07

It's official: I'm the worst poker player in Sweden! I had pocket sevens on a flop of T-9-7 during the Swedish Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia. Obviously, flopped sets are worthless against A-T. After another 10 on the turn and a 9 on the river, I was very low on chips, and a few hands […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Jun 13, '24

Resorts World Las Vegas’ 2024 Summer Poker Series is now underway, with 12 of the 82 events already in the books. The festival, which runs from June 6 – July 22, features more than $900,000 in guaranteed prize money, with each and every tournament featuring sporting a guarantee. Below is a look at the early […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jan 09, '24

Card players saw some nice time in the mainstream spotlight last week with the release of a TED-Ed animation focusing on the history of poker. James McManus, author of Positively Fifth Street and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, wrote the script for the animation after being contacted by the group about a year ago. […]

by Brendan Murray | Published: Dec 06, '10

The European Masters of Poker reaches its conclusion this week with the EMOP Master Cruise featuring the top 16 players from across season II of the Tour. All season long EMOP has deducted 4 percent of the prize pool from its main events to put into the freeroll pot for the lucky cruisers. They will […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Mar 11, '10

Special Invites and Satellites for Irish Open There is so much going on at PaddyPowerPoker.com in the run up to the Irish Open in April. Most dramatically an invite has been sent to the White House asking President Obama to take part in the main event. With Obama’s Irish roots and his love for Texas […]

by Kristy Arnett | Published: Dec 07, '09

Antonio Esfandiari, also known as “The Magician,” made the transition from professional illusionist to poker professional years ago, and since then, he’s earned $3.2 million in tournaments and has won a World Series of Poker bracelet and a World Poker Tour title, but cash games have always been his main source of income. Esfandiari is […]

by Ola Brandborn | Published: Jun 27, '07

It's official: I'm the worst poker player in Sweden! I had pocket sevens on a flop of 10-9-7 during the Swedish Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Obviously, flopped sets are worthless against A-10. After another 10 on the turn and a 9 on the river, I was very low on chips, and a few hands later, […]

by Rolf Slotboom | Published: Nov 02, '06

There are not yet many women who are playing in the major events in Europe, and there are even fewer competing at the highest level. But Betsson has changed that. Through a unique competition in which it picked the "Poker Queen" of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, it has given three young ladies the chance to […]

by Andrew N.S. Glazer | Published: Jun 14, '06

Editor's note: This is one in a series of articles originally written for an Internet website for the 2001 World Series of Poker tournament events. I never cease to be amazed at how often poker provides metaphors for life, and one of the more common ones involves the value of never giving up, never quitting, […]