The table was set in Los Angeles for another online poker pro to pick up a big live tournament win.Chris DeMaci, who plays online as ‘DeMaci’ and the ‘RuberbandMan’, entered the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour LA final table with a massive chip lead.  Second in chips was Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier, while another  Read more »

Obtaining a World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet just became a little bit easier, thanks to Peter Eastgate.The 2008 WSOP Main Event champ shocked the poker world back in July by doing something Brett Favre has never been able to do and announced his retirement.  This week, Eastgate, now 24-years-old, washed his hands of  Read more »

The poker world has a new champion, as Jonathan Duhamel outlasted John Racener in heads-up play Monday for the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event crown.Duhamel, plastered in PokerStars patches, entered the one-on-one confrontation with a 6 to 1 chip advantage over the pro from Florida.  But after 43 hands under the lights of  Read more »

A variety of variables, such as thrill, monetary value, and most importantly the skill, have all contributed to the demotic nature of poker today. The popularity of poker has taken off incredibly since 2003, when many whom hadn’t even heard of the game of Texas Hold’Em, tuned in to the World Series of Poker to  Read more »

On December 4, free cash is up for grabs in our first of three private $500 freerolls.Kick off three consecutive monthly freerolls on Saturday, December 4, at 3 p.m. ET. The trio of tourneys will be hosted by PokerStars and are only open to qualified players.If you signed up for PokerStars and entered ‘MPONLINE’ as  Read more »

The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event field has been trimmed from 7,319 players down to just two.The Penn and Teller Theater in the Rio saw the November Nine battle it out for more than 12 hours on Saturday.  When the dust settled, only Jonathan Duhamel and John Racener were left holding onto chips.   Read more »

After leaving us with a nearly five month cliffhanger, the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet will be given away on Monday, Nov. 8, beneath the lights of the Rio’s Penn and Teller Theater.One hundred and ten days have passed since Brandon Steven raced his AK against QQ to finish 10th in the  Read more »