by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Mar 25, '10

Read the results for the $1,000 events on Full Tilt, PokerStars, and Absolute Poker below. Full Tilt Poker — $1K Monday Buy-In: $1,000+$60 Prize Pool: $359,000 Entrants: 359 Places Paid: 36 Final Table Results: 1. Philip “USCphildo” Collins — $89,750 (pictured right) 2. 7IMLOVINIT7 — $57,440 3. PokerToronto — $43,080 4. Mike “CuteIsWhatIAim4” Telker — […]

by Shawn Patrick Green | Published: Sep 22, '08

Note: This is Part II of a two-part hand-analysis interview with Phil “USCphildo” Collins. Read Part I by clicking here. Hand No. 3 Info PokerStars $500 buy-in $250,000 guarantee Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,200 ante Player Ben86 USCphildo Stack 658,525 1,209,793 Hand ?-? K 10 Action Ben86 raises to 27,286 preflop from under the gun […]

by Shawn Patrick Green | Published: Sep 21, '08

This year, the online poker world is Phil “USCphildo” Collins’ oyster, and he’s snagged pearls to the tune of more than a half-million dollars in Online Player of the Year-qualified finishes since the beginning of 2008. His scores have put him in second place on the OPOY leader board, 80 points out of the top […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Aug 21, '15

Chad “lilholdem954” Batista, one of the original online poker stars, passed away on Thursday in Las Vegas, according to various postings on social media. He was 34. The Florida-native had nearly $1 million in lifetime live tournament earnings to go along with millions more on the Internet. He was one of the strongest players in […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jan 02, '13

On Christmas day, poker professional Gus Hansen started a series of three Tweets that resulted in a storm of public Internet backlash. Hansen was commenting on Howard Lederer, who just recently settled his civil case with the U.S. government. Hansen got things going by saying: Never underestimate stupid people in large groups – explanation will […]

by Shawn Patrick Green | Published: Jan 12, '09

This year, the online poker world is Phil "USCphildo" Collins' oyster, and he's snagged pearls to the tune of more than a half-million dollars in Online Player of the Year-qualified finishes since the beginning of 2008. His scores have put him in second place on the OPOY leader board, giving him a very good chance […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Oct 13, '11

Put this on your website. Grab the code! The 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event now has it’s final nine competitors, but they’ll have to wait over 100 days before coming back to the Las Vegas to determine a champion. The November Nine will return to play out the final table between November 5-7 […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Nov 14, '08

Poker Players Alliance Spending Big in Washington Since 2005, the PPA Has Spent More Than $2.3 Million on Lobbyists By Bob Pajich The best way to get an audience with a member of Congress is to hire a lobbyist to go on the attack. Checks worth millions and millions of dollars are being written to […]

by CP The Inside Straight Authors | Published: Jun 24, '08

Jung Cruises to Party Poker Million VI Victory The sixth PartyPoker.com Million was won by German Alexander Jung, who beat fellow countryman Dominik Stopka for the first prize payout of $358,280. The Million, which was held from May 3-10 aboard the MSC Poesia as it cruised the Mediterranean, saw 171 players participate in the $8,200 […]

by CP The Inside Straight Authors | Published: May 29, '08

World Series of Poker Main Event Won't Be Over Until November Delay Will Keep Poker Fans in Suspense By Bob Pajich Harrah's and ESPN will attempt to interject hype, curiosity, and suspense into the World Series of Poker main event this year by making the final nine players wait until the beginning of November to […]