While two of the brightest minds in poker may share the same alias, at the 2012 World Series of Poker it’s likely that the goals of Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth were very distinct.Phil Hellmuth has been dedicated to winning his 12th WSOP bracelet, and although there were several close encounters during the 2011 WSOP,  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 »

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 »

Monday marks the return of everyone’s favorite short-handed, late night card game; Poker After Dark.The new season kicked off on Monday, January 3, in its normal 2:05 a.m. EST (11:05 p.m. PT) time slot on NBC.   Season seven opens with a $100,000 freezeout titled “Big Heat,” pitting Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Erick Lindgren, Huck Seed,  Read more »

Daniel “jungleman12″ Cates has had a very successful year in many respects. The newly-turned 21 year-old spent the latter part of his year traveling across the United States, spending time with both friends and family while enjoying the liberties of his new-found legality. While the month of December is certainly the time of year where  Read more »

According to the reports posted on the web site Twoplustwo.com, there has been a slew of professional players taking place in some of the largest cash games in recent history in Macau. Chau Giang, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Phil Ivey have all been mentioned to be taking place in the action,  Read more »

Viktor Blom, the Swedish poker pro who’s rumored to be the infamous Isildur1, is one of the biggest names left in the thick of the £10,000 buy-in WSOP Europe Main Event. Going into Day 3, Blom was leading the event in chip count, but has recently taken a slight fall. As of 10 a.m. EST,  Read more »