Poker Room Review: Sandia Resort and Casino, Albuquerque, NM

There are many poker rooms in the Albuquerque-Santa Fe area. Each has its charms and special qualities. All are worth visiting if you have the time to do so...

Company Advertises Ease for Poker Players Woes

Poker players looking for a way to put money into their poker accounts can now use a company called Poker eChecks, according to the company’s recent press release...

WPT Event Won by Lee Markholt

A final table that sported players like Phil Ivey, Michael Mizrachi and David Pham could be one of the toughest poker tournamets around, and that was just what Lee Markholt faced when he played in the World Poker Challenge, a World Poker Tour event...

Poker Pro Reportedly Put in Prostitution Ring

A well known high stakes pro poker player has his name on a list of clients run by Kristin Davis, according to various reports...

Inside Poker: 3/30/2008

The primary concept of a value bet on the river is to find an amount of money that will induce an opponent to call with a worse hand. It’s all about getting paid off on your best hands...

The Online Railbird Report: Antonius Stuck, Sahamies Up, and Isildur1 Returns

Full Tilt Pokers high-stakes cash games roared back to life this week, as online poker luminaries Patrik Antonius, Ilari Ziigmund Sahamies, Brian Hastings, Brian Townsend and Gus Hansen hit the virtual felt. $100,000 turn raises and $300,000 pots

The Impact of New Jersey's Potential Legislation on Existing Online Poker Sites

Since bills were introduced in New Jersey a few weeks ago that would offer legalized intrastate Internet poker and sports betting through Atlantic City casinos, many have questioned whether existing Internet poker sites would be allowed to...

The Nightly Turbo: A New Full Tilt Poker Signee, Is Isildur1 Back?, and More

In tonight's Nightly Turbo, we look at a possible Isildur1 sighting, a new Full Tilt signee, a shooting and more. In Case You Missed It 2010 is already shaping up to be a great year for poker with increased numbers at both the PokerStars...

Dwan and Ivey Set New TV Cash-Game Poker Record

Poker on television continues to see an increase inpopularity thanks to the ridiculous pots generated by high stakes aces who are looking to felt their opponents on every turn. Until recently, Tom "Durrr" Dwan and Barry Greenstein held the record...

Company Advertises Ease for Poker Players' Woes

Poker players looking for a way to put money into their poker accounts can now use a company called Poker eChecks, according to the company's recent press release. According to the company notice, eChecks work as fast as credit card deposits, and are as relable and secure as regular paper checks. Players use a regular bank account, from which the funds are drawn for the eCheck electronically, and then deposited in the poker room account...

WPT Event Won by Lee Markholt

A final table that sported players like Phil Ivey, Michael Mizrachi and David Pham could be one of the toughest poker tournamets around, and that was just what Lee Markholt faced when he played in the World Poker Challenge, a World Poker Tour event. Lee managed not only to avoid elimination by this tough table of pros, but went on to win the whole event. He beat out 260 players to win, and managed a first place cash prize of $493,000...

Poker Pro Reportedly Put in Prostitution Ring

A well known high stakes pro poker player has his name on a list of clients run by Kristin Davis, according to various reports. Davis is the high profile madam linked to the former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. Allegedly Davis ran more than one prostitution ring, and is facing charges on prostitution and money laundering...

Poker and Golf Return Together

Last year the World Series of Poker influenced a number of big time poker pros to organize and play in their second favorite game - golf. The 2007 World Series of Golf was a big deal to the players, who teamed up to try and take each other's bankroll down to zero and win all the "chips", like in poker. The game will return to Las Vegas in May, from the 12th to the 15th, as the 2008 World Series of Golf...

Cricketer Retires for Poker

It seems to have been coming a while back, but now Australian cricket player Shane Warne has made it official - he is retiring from cricket for poker. Warne, who represents www.888.com, has already had conflicts with playing poker, despite a leadership position on his team. Now the 38 year old cricket legend has officially backed away from the sport that made his fortune as he tries for a different kind of fortune...