Although there were several big stories concerning the top professionals in the game in 2010, the hidden gem was definitely Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates.  The online superstar not only finished 2010 with the biggest earnings for online play, but he’s also gained a tremendous amount of notoriety for taking on the world’s best players in the  Read more »

Well, it seems like Ultimate Bet is cleaning house to close 2010.Just hours after Annie Duke announced she was leaving UB, Phil Hellmuth has confirmed that he and the online poker site have agreed to part ways.  This ends UB’s 10 year run as sponsor to the most decorated player in World Series of Poker  Read more »

As the game of poker evolves, both recreational and professional players alike have begun to search constantly for ways to improve their poker aptitude. Whether it be through the newest implementation of poker training videos, hiring an extremely knowledgeable poker coach, or following the more traditional method of reading text, there’s a plethora of information  Read more »

After nine years of rocking a UB patch, poker pro Annie Duke announced on her website that she has left Ultimate Bet.Duke, who has a 2004 Omaha Hi/Lo WSOP bracelet to her name, along with over $4 million in career earnings, didn’t point towards recent UB scandals or allegations as reasons for her departure.  Instead  Read more »

If you didn’t get that iPad or iPod Touch under your tree this year, Everest Poker is giving away a bunch of Apple prizes and cash during Winterfest.Winterfest runs through January 7th, 2011, and Everest Poker has great deals all over the board.  To get your hands on a shiny new iPad, iPod touch or  Read more »

It’s official.  PokerStars will ring in 2011 with a second SuperStar Showdown.  This time, new PokerStars Pro “Isildur1” will square off against the infamous Tony G.The second SuperStar Showdown will take place on January 2nd, 2011, at 4 p.m. ET.  Like the first showdown, which saw Isaac “philivey2694? Haxton take $41,701 from the unknown Swede,  Read more »

Last night on Full Tilt Poker, the Finn Patrik Antonius closed his 2010 similar to the way it began, playing against the skillful German limit specialist IHateJuice at the new $3K/$6K Limit Hold’em tables.The pair has been playing constantly for many months, regularly exchanging six-figure earnings on a nightly basis. While the action between the  Read more »

For the small stakes grinders out there … PokerStars has got your back.MicroMania is here, an entire month dedicated to the smallest games on the world’s biggest poker site. If you’re a micro-stakes player, PokerStars will be throwing awesome deals your way in December and January.For cash game players out there, sit at the special  Read more »

Dates have been released for the 42nd running of the World Series of Poker.For 50 straight days, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., will play host to the biggest poker series in the world.  Event #1 will kick off on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, and action will continue daily until Tuesday,  Read more »

Just days after coming up short in the highly publicized Superstar Showdown, newly signed Team PokerStars Pro Isildur1 had some harsh words for his opponent Isaac Haxton.With countless railbirds sweating the special event, the pair sat at four $50/$100 heads-up NLHE tables for 2,500 hands, or a $150,000 stop/loss, whichever came first.  At the end  Read more »