Poker players are leaving the U.S. in such droves after the federal government cut off their connection to online poker sites that even financial watchdog Bloomberg Business Week is taking notice. The U.S. is losing a lot of money from many of its wealthy and/or spend-thrifty citizens abandoning ship, and all at a time when […]

The newest member of the gambling lobbying organization FairPlayUSA is Poker Hall of Famer and the reputed Ambassador of Poker Mike Sexton. They don’t call Mike Sexton The Ambassador of Poker for nothing. He is the long-standing commentator for the World Poker Tour, the headlining poker pro at Party Poker, and a highly successful professional […]

There’s another rake race underway at William Hill Poker with a $10,000 prize pool guaranteed for WilliamHill’s VIP Level 5 and above players. The October Rake Race at William Hill Poker is underway, running from October 4 to 31, 2012. To participate in this VIP Rake Race, you must be a VIP Level 5 or […]

When playing poker, it is important that you study your opponents and classify them so that you have a rough idea on how you will play against them and how they will react to your moves. Studying one’s opponents doesn’t have to be so difficult, especially since you can do it when you’re not doing anything […]

The Ultimate Bet Mini-UBOC 2011 is on now, running April 10 – 17 and promising 27 events for a total guaranteed prize pool of $650,000, including a $100,000 guaranteed main event. UB.com’s Mini-UBOC 2011 is happening now, from April 10th through 17th, offering cash and prizes totaling $650K guaranteed, including a main event with a […]

If you’re a new player at William Hill Poker, then you’ll receive a New Players Experience Package that includes a New Player Bonus, Weekly Races, New Player Tournaments, First Deposit Freerolls and Poker School. Plus a whole lot more! If you’re not already a player at William Hill Poker, now would be a really good […]

William Hill Poker has two promotions going on this month that both offer a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool: a $10,000 Double Up SNG Race and a February Frenzy $10,000 Freeroll Tournament. William Hill Poker players can take part in two $10,000 promotions this February 2013, with the February Frenzy $10,000 Freeroll Tournament and the $10,000 […]

Poker is a game of skill and strategy.   A part of it depends on luck, but it’s not a particularly large part. Some even say that poker is 90% strategy, 10% luck. And with the birth of the newer variations, poker has just become much more challenging. Take Texas Hold’em for example. Unlike the original straight poker, the players […]

Poker is a game that is often favored by the weirdest of players. This is where you’ll find players who wear sunglasses indoors, who have beards that rival those of the Norse Gods, who take a stuffed toy along with them while they play. Really, there’s no limit to the absurdity of some of the characters you […]

William Hill Poker is now holding satellite tournaments awarding free seats in the upcoming Irish Winter Festival of poker in Dublin, Ireland this October. Head to the Emerald Isle for this year’s 2012 Irish Winter Festival of Poker to compete live for a share of an estimated €600k prize pool, courtesy of William Hill Poker […]

One of the biggest parts of the William Hill Springfest 2013 is the $25,000 Spring Cash Race. Plus there’s the latest $10,000 Double Up SNG Race and $600,000 Spring Sales. Opt-in to the 2013 William Hill Poker Springfest and you’ll be eligible to compete for a share of $25,000 in the Spring Cash Race. Eligible […]

SmartLive Poker is introducing a new line of tournaments to its regular schedule: X2 Tournaments, in which players compete in 2 multi-tale NL Hold’em tournaments simultaneously. Multi-tabling has become such a popular pastime at poker sites that SmartLive Poker has decided to make it a sort of competition of its own: a chance to play […]

William Hill Poker’s $50,000 January Kick Start promotion features two big races: the Double Up SNG Race and Speed Poker Races. Earlier in the week we brought you word of William Hill Poker’s $50,000 January Kick Start promotion, which includes the $16,000 Cash Battle for cash game players. It also includes 2 big races: Speed […]

SmartLive Poker offers over $3.5 million in weekly guarantee tournaments and X2 Tournaments as well as daily freerolls. On any given day at SmartLive Poker tournament players can enjoy 70 opportunities to vie for guaranteed prize pools totaling $3.5 million per week. Among the special tournaments SmartLive Poker regularly offers its players are X2 Tournaments […]

William Hill Poker and William Hill Sports have teamed up to offer players a new ongoing promotion in which they can win a share of a £500 free bet prize pool each and every week…for nothing. The WilliamHill gaming franchise has combined the forces of its poker and sports betting sites into one great weekly […]

Doyles Room Poker is hosting the Punta Cana Online Extravaganza, a chance this June for 30 players to win prize packages to the Punta Cana Poker Classic in the Dominican Republic in November. From June 15 – 19, 2011, Doyles Room Poker will be hosting the Punta Cana Online Extravaganza, an online poker promotion with […]

lWilliam Hil Poker now offers a series of New Player Exclusive Events, with more than $4,500 monthly in freeroll tournaments, sit ‘n’ go tournaments and multi-table tournaments specially designated for new players only. William Hill Poker has just sweetened the pot for new members to enjoy when they sign up. Now, in addition to the […]

One of the things which people commonly underestimate when it comes to poker strategy is table position. The average player would just employ a strategy and use it throughout the game, regardless of who the dealer is and who the blinds are. But an expert poker player can adjust his game according to his table position, and […]

Poker is indeed one of the most enjoyable card games you can play with several people. There are many different variants of poker, with varying rules and styles. The game has been around for ages now and if ever you’re planning on starting to play, you’d best learn the basics first.   The most important thing you […]

This August you can take part in William Hill Poker’s Exclusive Rake Race and win a share of a guaranteed $10,000 cash prize that includes a top prize of over $2k. William Hill Poker is currently holding a rake race with a $10,000 guaranteed cash prize pool. They’re calling it the Exclusive $10,000 Rake Race […]

Thomas Austin Preston, aka Amarillo Slim, winner of the 1972 World Series of Poker Main Event, passed away yesterday, Sunday, April 29, 2012, while in hospice in Amarillo, TX. Amarillo Slim was already a living poker legend early in his life, but now, as of Sunday, April 29, 2012, he passes into true legend, as […]

Staking in Poker :

Staking in poker is common practice in today’s global poker scene. Many players might be surprised to hear that many professional poker players will take a piece of each other as a stake. Staking is paying for a percentage of a poker players buy-in in order to take a percentage of their winnings. For the […]

William Hill Poker is serious about the World Series of Poker, with a bevy of 2012 main event satellites as well as Jackpot Sit ‘n’ Gos, Side Event Satellites, Experience Package Satellites, and more. All to get you to Vegas to play live against the world’s finest in the game. The 2012 World Series of […]

This January 2013, William Hill Poker is holding a $50,000 January Kick Start promotion, made up of a number of rewarding promos, including a Cash Battle that offers cash game players at William Hill Poker the chance to win a share of $16,000 in the site’s Cash Battle, on throughout this month of January 2013. […]

Keeping it simple in poker   When starting to play poker, you will most likely play low-limit games. Beating these games does not involve you to develop into a master in poker. It means that you are able to beat poor opponents. It gets rather difficult when playing with good players at high limits. Nevertheless […]

Emotional side of Poker     Jumping for joy, you really shouldn’t be! Whenever you find yourself jumping for joy, fist pumping or cursing your bad luck, insulting your opponents via the chat box, slamming your mouse, firing a pen across the room or any other such show of exuberance or frustration with events, then […]

A new poker tour has been announced and this one doesn’t take after the myriad of poker tours like the World Poker Tour (WPT) already in existence but rather is to more resemble the PGA Tour of golf, and its first Commissioner will be Annie Duke. In an era of online poker satellite tournament filling […]

In life, one cannot avoid meeting jerks. Jerks are facts of life. They’re as real as cockroaches, and just as pesky too. When these jerks sit on the poker table, they automatically attract all the negative energy from the other players. When the jerks lose a game, all the other players are secretly smug. When he wins, all the other […]

William Hill Poker is holding a February Frenzy made up of 4 different promotions: the $7,5000 MTT Top Gun, the $10,000 Freeroll, the Level Up Bonus, and another month-long $10,000 Double Up SNG Race. There are 4 huge promotions in one this February 2013 at William Hill Poker, with a $7,5000 MTT Top Gun promo, […]

UB.com holds Pro Bounty Madness tournaments five times each week, giving 5 players a chances to win special bonus prizes independently of how well they finish in the tournament. Five times each week at Ultimate Bet (better known these days as UB.com) players can take their shot at some of online poker’s best, and win […]