The highly anticipated World Series of Poker Main Event began this past Sunday, with several marquee players battling for the $8.7 million first place prize. Three players now remain within this highly-contested round table, including crowd and odds-on favorite Ben Lamb.Martin Staszko, Ben Lamb and Pius Heinz are the survivors of two intense days of  Read more »

A winner was finally crowned at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, and that person was Elio Fox.Despite Fox not having many documented results on the live tournament circuit prior to 2010, this young gun from New York City was determined to prove that his talents could stand tall against even the  Read more »

Amidst the controversy and speculation over the future of Full Tilt Poker, one of its most recognized sponsored players, Phil Ivey, has dodged the public eye from the beginning of conversation. Although poker has progressed in the absence of one of the best players in the world, followers can’t help but wonder — Where is  Read more »

For those that still may be confused from the everlasting legal woes of Full Tilt Poker, we’re here at High Stakes Report to lay out a definitive timeline of what’s been going on, along with the details from both Full Tilt Poker, its correlated parties, and specific player opinions on all of these happenings.From the  Read more »

The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe has been set in Cannes, France, and this year employees and tournament organizers expected to generate record-breaking numbers. In terms of celebrities, all of the biggest names in poker and Hollywood would be in attendance, including several U.S. players who have remained modest in terms of media coverage  Read more »

The answer to that question may be a resounding yes, as Full Tilt Poker releases a statement just a day after they were issued license revocations from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. It mentions that they have a financial agreement in place with the Bernard Tapie Group, for the acquisition of the company.In a surprising  Read more »

As the September meetings between Full Tilt Poker and the Alderney Gambling Control Commission have concluded, the AGCC releases information about their decision to end their licensing agreement with the online poker entity.Effective immediately, the governing poker body stated that their decision to part ways with three of the four trading companies of the online  Read more »

Last year, Sorel Mizzi was sent home in second place at the World Poker Tour’s Rendez Vous a Paris High Roller event, after relinquishing a 2-to-1 chip advantage to his then opponent, Freddy Deeb. In 2011, Mizzi would face almost identical circumstances in the Grand Prix de Paris High Roller, only this time ending as  Read more »

This year’s EPT Barcelona was captured by Martin Schleich, a professional poker player from Germany, who won €850,000 and in the process defeated the red hot Eugene Katchalov.Season 8 of the European Poker Tour was going strong with yet another stop at the Gran Casino de Barcelona, and by the time 803 other players were  Read more »