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 Epic Poker League’s $20,000 Main Event brought outstanding play and some familiar faces to the forefront of poker when it needed it most. Few names were bigger at the final table than its eventual winner, Chino Rheem.Though the Epic Poker League’s approval rating is still wavering, few things stood more concrete than the first-ever  Read more »

Although there is certainly another player currently on tour who has earned the attention of every poker follower, there’s a player on the rise whose name is slowly entering the conversation of premier poker players. That player — Jason Mercier.Mercier, who already owns a World Series of Poker bracelet, weaved his way through a field  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 »

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 »

Young budding superstar and Team Pokerstars Pro Jason Mercier added $435,000 to his online bankroll last night in Event #42 of the World Championship of Online Poker, $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’Em.The poker professional already has WSOP, EPT, and NAPT titles under his belt.The rising star outlasted a gargantuan field of 3,122 players, and with a  Read more »