I’ve been in a pissy mood lately when it comes to card games, but I’m being nice here. Kinda.

The day didn’t start well for Ivey. Entering the final table as the chip leader with a little over 4 million in chips, he lost almost half of his stack on the very first hand of the evening [...]

A U.S. congressman has introduced a bill that would exclude poker and other “skill games” from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which was passed in October 2006 and effectively bans gambling on the World Wide Web by prohibiting financial institutions from transferring funds to and from online betting sites.
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) presented his [...]

Jamie Gold was eliminated Monday, and as we enter Day 3, Gus Hansen is on top with over $600,000 in chips. Six former champions remained at the start of the day.

From our Made Hand Poker blog by Mark Scalia:
Phil Hellmuth Jr. won his record-breaking 11th World Series of Poker bracelet June 11, winning Event #15, a $1,500 No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament.
With the win he broke the three-way tie of 10 WSOP bracelets between himself, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson.
Along with the bracelet Hellmuth took home [...]