Online poker rooms run promotions, tournaments, qualifiers to land-based events and much more to keep the Texas Hold’em fans excited. Very little is known about the invention of Texas Hold’em, although the Texas State Legislature recognizes Robstown, Texas as the hometown for the game back in the early 1900s. After the game was born in [...]

This week, ESPN Starts its official coverage of the WSOP. Tuesday, ESPN aired coverage of Michael Mizrachi’s victory in the $50,000 Players’ Championship final table. And next Tuesday sees Huck Seed triumph over a huge final table for the $1,000,000 freeroll that is the Tournament of Champions. Every Tuesday until August 10, when the coverage [...]

Team member Sam Trickett cashes out in six WSOP events for nearly $700,000 in prize money while four of his team members also finish in the money. Team Titan, the professional poker team of online poker room Titan Poker came on strong at the 2010 World Series of Poker* in Las Vegas, capturing a number [...]

This 41st annual WSOP has delivered plenty of action so far, with an all-time attendance high of 63,706 entrants, as well as a total prize pool in excess of $100 million for the sixth consecutive year. As we head into Day 5 of the prestigious Main Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker in [...]

The WSOP Main Event started just today at the Rio in Las Vegas. The $10,000 buy-in event is a no-limit Texas Hold’em game, with the amount of prize money varying according to number of entries. The WSOP Main Event is played every day starting today through July 17, and then finishing with the final table [...]

The voting process to decide this year’s WSOP Tournament of Champions roster has closed, and event officials have released the final lineup. Of the 20 poker pros voted into the WSOP tournament of Champions, Phil Ivey took the first spot, narrowly beating Daniel Negreanu for the 2nd position. Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, and Chris Ferguson [...]

Ultimate Bet celebrates the 41st annual World Series of Poker with a series of daily freerolls from June 7th through 27th leading to an online Main Event freeroll tournament that will award the winner with a $12,000 World Series of Poker Main Event prize package. That means that Ultimate Bet players have a shot at [...]

The 2010 WSOP is here, and on June 20 at 16:30 ET, PokerStars‏ will be holding a WSOP Mega Satellite to the Main Event which will award a phenomenal 200 packages guaranteed. For one week only, the Mega Satellite will take the place of the regular Sunday Million tourney. You can buy-in direct for just [...]

Full Tilt Poker is now offering a variety of 2010 World Series of Poker qualifier tournaments with a range of buy-ins to suit all players, from our $1 Main Event Seat tournaments to the massive 150 Seat Main Event Guarantee. If you qualify for your 2010 Main Event seat at Full Tilt Poker and cash [...]

Full Tilt Poker, the world’s leading online poker site, has signed online poker phenomenon Annette Obrestad to its roster of professional players. Better known by her online poker handle “Annette_15″, Obrestad is one of the most prolific and successful players in the history of online poker. She is also a flourishing star on the live [...]