With the dust barely settled after stepping down as one of the faces of Ultimate Bet, Annie Duke has announced her next title will be Poker League Commissioner.Duke, along with  former World Series of Poker commissioner Jeffrey Pollack, have paired to created the private company Federated Sports + Gaming, which lays the groundwork for a  Read more »

Despite Sunday marking the conclusion of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas, the PCA’s final day left very little on the table to be desired (literally). Stress, anguish, disbelief and liberation were all emotions that filled this ballroom in twenty- four hours, and both the $25,000 High Roller and $5,000 Bounty Shootout events were  Read more »

Although many have probably seen the alias of “refaelamit” playing in some of the biggest games available online over on PokerStars, very few probably have an actual perspective on who’s really behind that screen name. Rafi Amit, who seldom goes by Refael, is an incredibly intellectual and talented poker player who regularly plays in some  Read more »

It may have been impossible for spectators, critics, and poker writers to have envisioned a more unique and twisting tale of joy and utter heartbreak at this year’s PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event.The script presented viewers with a heroic epilogue spotlighting a 24-year-old player from San Francisco. Galen Hall, who was never leading the tournament  Read more »

Last year one of the thriving, premier events at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure was the $25K High Roller event. However, because of the addition and popularity of several other scheduled tournaments, including the nearly invite only $100,000 Super High Roller, many critics, players, and staff alike weren’t expecting a big turn-out for the sister event.Well,  Read more »

Kagome Kagome, formerly known as IHateJuice, played yet another Limit Hold’em session against rival Patrik Antonius, this time finishing in the black for $289K. The pair of players were involved in a session which included 667 hands, and over 2 hours of play.As customary, the battle took place amongst two tables with both opponents pitting  Read more »

The 2011 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event has been cluttered with dramatic moments. Unfortunately for the field of 1500+ participants, most of them have belonged to none other than the current chip leader heading into the event’s final table; Chris Oliver.Oliver has been in utter control of this tournament from the outset, delivering blow after  Read more »

Poker fans who are tired of watching televised events weeks or months after they complete should tune into ESPN on Saturday.The worldwide leader in sports will air same-day coverage of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) final table on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com.  On Saturday, Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. ET, ESPN3 will televise the PCA final  Read more »

The world’s largest poker site tightens its grasp on the online poker community with its latest innovation entitled “Home Games”. What the idea involves, is bringing your weekly, monthly or even non-existent poker game to the forefront, courtesy of the world-class online poker web host PokerStars.As many home game participants may be accustomed to, it’s  Read more »

Despite PokerStars revamping its current software with the latest innovation of “home games” and several other unique creations, the more traditional high-stakes poker action still showed devotion to Full Tilt Poker. In a brief heads-up contest, Gus Hansen held his own against fellow Full Tilt pro and Cardrunners instructor David Benefield, and took his business  Read more »