Thomas Gigliotti thought that he and his wife Josephine had a pretty good night after winning $4,000 at the poker tables. The Gigliotti’s were cleaning other players out at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida before heading home to Plantation, Florida. Little did they know, some robbers had a plan to […]
In the world of sponsored poker players, actress Shannon Elizabeth is something like an NBA journeyman……she has bounced around numerous sites without any luck in finding a permanent home. And this is no doubt strange considering the fact that she’s had a few solid poker tournament finishes along with her appearances in American Pie, Scary […]
Hosting illegal poker games is the kind of thing that can cost you some serious money, and even land you in jail if you’re taking a big enough rake. According to Perez Hilton and an anonymous email he received, actress Shannon Elizabeth could be doing exactly that. Hilton decided to publish the entire email he […]
Even though times have changed since the 80’s and 90’s, there still aren’t many female poker players who play in major tournaments. That’s why major poker organizations such as the WSOP have taken steps to ensure that there are ladies-only events where only women are supposed to play. And this has worked for both the […]
It seems a little crazy when you think about how much Tom Dwan has been able to earn from playing online poker this year. I mean, the guy usually plays for pots that are way bigger than most WSOP buy-ins so you’d think he would have a bracelet by now. But he is still in […]
Phil Laak took himself out of the first week of WSOP in order to try and break the poker record for most hours played straight. Phil was attempting to break the record set by Paul Zimmer who played for 74 hours and 20 minutes last year. Laak set his goal to be able to play […]
When you’re talking about poker legends like Billy Baxter and Phil Ivey, Men “The Master” Nguyen usually never comes to mind. I mean, Men Nguyen has been labeled a cheater in the past few years after being accused of cheating in some LA card rooms with players he has mentored. The truth hasn’t been uncovered […]
It seems as though some guys never grow out of their days of chasing tail and getting wasted… Doyle Brunson is definitely one of those guys. You have to give it to the man: at age 76 he is still kickin it like a stud by hosting his third annual Doyle Brunson Beer Pong Invitational […]
Everyone involved in the poker world knows that Phil Ivey is one of the greatest internet poker players right now. Not only is he one of the greatest on the internet, but he manages to remain one of the greatest in casino poker too. All of this combined was enough reason for ARIA to name […]
The team from China played their hands well enough to gain the honor of winning the first World Team Poker event in Las Vegas. As if winning the team event wasn’t satisfying enough, they also had the privilege of taking home $300,000 for finishing first in the international poker tournament. The winning team included Maria […]