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Chad Brown, actor, model, baseball player, poker pro, and one of the greatest ambassadors the game of poker has ever had, passed away early Wednesday morning after a long bout with cancer. He was 52-years old. We all like to think we are going to leave our mark on this world, that peoples’ lives will… Read more »
It appears that the four and a half year drama between Two Plus Two Publishing and Russell “Dutch” Boyd may finally be at an end. Last week, Boyd sent a letter of apology for the whole saga to Mason Malmuth, owner of Two Plus Two; Malmuth published the letter on Two Plus Two’s ever-popular poker… Read more »
When it comes to the interpretation of poker through avenues of entertainment, there have been high and low water marks. For every Rounders that came to the theater, there was Lucky You (at least you had Drew Barrymore to look at in that abysmal flick) or, more recently, Runner Runner (again, Gemma Arterton is worth… Read more »
Sometimes we get lost in the frivolity that is the poker world. The outrageous prop bets, the antics of players and, yes, sometimes even the tournaments themselves like the World Series of Poker. News has emerged on two continents to give all of us a moment of clarity amidst the fun we all seem to… Read more »
There’s been plenty of news coming out of Las Vegas over the past week, but the rest of the poker world continues to roll along. In this edition of “In Case You Missed It,” the Global Poker Index is making moves in their drive to become a major player in the industry and Michigan courts… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker is dominating the headlines as it heads into its second week of action, but that doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been some other poker news floating around. With this in mind, it is time for the resurrection of what we like to call “In Case You Missed It!” World… Read more »
So, do we think Tony G will tell a political opponent in Parliament to “get on his bike” after a debate? We can only hope. This week, Antanas Guoga, best known to poker fans as Tony G, was elected to European Parliament after voting concluded in his native country of Lithuania. The election took place… Read more »
If we are fortunate to live a long, full life, we will see and hear all sorts of great things. A bit less than a month ago, we were all treated to one of the most phenomenal stories of all time, one of those stories that makes you thankful to be alive. A porn star… Read more »
A legend of poker that most poker fans simultaneously both knew and did not know passed away last Thursday. Joel “Bagels” Rosenberg, the inspiration for the character Joey Knish in the seminal poker film, Rounders, suffered a heart attack at the age of 58. Rosenberg was the classic poker grinder, plugging away to pay the… Read more »
After tabulating the ballots from the members of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, the Board of Directors and selected media members, two women have earned induction later this year into that prestigious organization. One was an obvious pick by the WiPHoF for induction with the 2014 class. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, the 2012 World… Read more »
And so the opposition’s crusade against online poker gets dirtier. It has been revealed that an op-ed piece published by the Press of Atlantic City in March has been wrongly attributed to Poker Hall of Famer Dewey Tomko. And this attribution was not an accident. The piece, published on March 19, and allegedly written by… Read more »
In a legal battle that has been going on for over four years, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC has won yet another, and perhaps the final, round against poker player Russell “Dutch” Boyd. On Friday, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a March 2012 judgment against Boyd, once again siding with Two Plus… Read more »
In what has been a heavily watched case in both the poker world and the mainstream media, some of the final sentences have been handed down in the 2013 federal indictment of an alleged Russian gambling ring. Two men who were sentenced on Wednesday, Anatoly Golubchik and poker professional Vadim Trincher, will each serve five… Read more »
After taking a break from inducting members in 2013, the Women in Poker Hall of Fame has released a list of nominees for 2014 that arguably is an impressive array of women who have contributed to the game. Each of this year’s nominations has an extensive background in the game of poker, whether as a… Read more »
Recently, both on this site and in the poker community in general, there has been discussion about Phil Ivey and his “edge sorting” exploits at the Borgata in Atlantic City and Crockfords in London. Ivey took advantage of concessions granted to him by the casinos to rack up millions of dollars in winnings in baccarat,… Read more »
Last week, one of the biggest news items in the world of sports was the sale of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA franchise. After 29 years at the helm, former United States Senator Herb Kohl relinquished control of the team, selling it to Wall Street financial mavens Wesley Edens and Marc Lasry for $550 million. For… Read more »
We all know that Phil Ivey is an elite poker player. He would almost certainly win a poll of who is currently the best poker player in the world and would be in the running for greats player of all time. We also know he loves to gamble away from the poker tables. In light… Read more »
In Part One of this story, we discussed the decade-long existence of D&B Publishing and how, even though others have fallen away from the field, they continue to provide outstanding poker strategy books for a voracious audience. While they have an excellent slate of tomes set for 2014, their last three efforts are worthy of… Read more »
While strolling through my local Barnes & Nobles over last weekend, I did what I usually do when I find myself there. I strolled over to the Poker section of the bookstore, but wasn’t able to find the placard that said “Poker” peeking out over the shelf. I asked for some help from a clerk,… Read more »
My mom once told me, “You can’t get something if you don’t ask.” Phil Ivey has apparently taken advice from my mom. Details have come out of how the man many consider the best poker player in the world allegedly took advantage of a defect in the playing cards to win nearly $10 million playing… Read more »
Demonstrating that he may have a competitive career after his current profession ends, tennis champion Rafael Nadal came up short in a heads up poker battle against arguably the #1 female poker player in the world, Vanessa Selbst. In a special charity poker match at the Casino de Monte Carlo on Saturday, Selbst and Nadal… Read more »
Brit Sam Holden, a November Niner at the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 Main Event, announced this weekend that he is “semi-retiring” from poker. He explained what made him come to the decision on his blog at 888poker.com, for which he was a poker ambassador. Holden began by saying that he will be… Read more »
After its dominant approval by players at the recent World Poker Tour L. A. Poker Classic, a version of a “shot clock” – a preset time limit for players to make decisions on their hands – seems to be coming to the popular tour. Poker professional Marvin Rettenmaier, the only back-to-back champion the WPT has… Read more »
As witnessed by two recent events in the tournament poker world (January’s incident at the opening event of the Borgata Winter Poker Open and the “chip pocketing” case last month at the World Series of Poker Circuit event in Palm Beach, FL), there is a great concern over fake chips being introduced into a tournament.… Read more »
According to a New York City media outlet, an underground poker club in the city that harkens back to the storied past of the game has vowed to play on despite being the target of raids by city police and a lawsuit directed at the club. Matthew Katz of DNAinfo New York brought attention to… Read more »
