A recent study concludes that 4 out of 5 poker players use to their advantage a number of illicit as well as legal drugs to better their chances of winning.
The Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researchers observed that together with energy drinks, caffeine, and guarana, players of various skill level and throughout the world are using [...]
The U.K. Poker champ accused of the 1997 murder of his wife, Sabrina, is inches closer to being escorted back to the United States, where the crime took place. Despite his barrister’s desperate efforts to convince the judge in the extradition hearing that facing a life sentence for murder was “inhuman” and “grossly disproportionate,” the [...]
UB poker pro Liv Boeree is the latest winner of the European Poker Tour. The EPT stopped in San Remo recently and the main event of the stop had a field of 1,239 players competing. In the end it was Liv Boeree who outlasted the field and earned the million plus first place prize.
PokerStars North American Poker Tour held their first ever tour stop at the Venetian in Las Vegas. The main event of the tour stop had a field of 872 and it was twenty two year old poker pro Tom ‘kingofcards’ Marchese who outlasted the field to down the first place win.
Carroll L. Mayfield age sixty six was arrested on January 29th just minutes after he opened fire on patrons at a Gresham Poker Parlor. Mayfield hit two people who were playing cards and missed many others. It was just thirteen minutes later that Mayfield was arrested by police.
This past Saturday night, twenty people were arrested at The Ramada Plaza Hotel in Kentwood, Michigan for participating in an illegal poker tournament. The Michigan State Police had been running an undercover operation to try and bust the illegal poker tournaments and this past weekend they made their move.
2007 World Series of Poker winner Sally Anne Boyer is suing Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker Academy for using her name and likeness in their advertising without her permission. She says that they are saying she endorses the academy.
She filed her suit on Monday at the Clark County District Court in Las [...]
The bubble is the stage in an online poker tournament where the last player that must leave the table will go home with nothing while the rest of the players is in the money. If you’re playing a Sit’n'Go with 10 players the first three usually are getting paid while the fourth place gets nothing. [...]
It’s hard to imagine you could start out with absolutely nothing in the way of an online poker bankroll, and end up with a padded virtual wallet. Honestly, it’s not that uncommon. But with a little skill and a solid poker strategy, you can do just that.
Take famed female poker pro Annette Obrestad for example, [...]
Moorman, Corkins, Kelly, Jaka and Kessler continue to hold strong in Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada – June 2, 2010 – DoylesRoom.com pros and members of The Brunson 10 continue to be the ones to watch at this year’s World Series of Poker. As events #5, #6 and #7 continue today, several players and pros outfitted in [...]
Daniel Kelly and David “Doc” Sands to Fight for next spot on Doyle Brunson’s team of elite pros in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada – May 25, 2010 It’s not just the Main Event bracelet at this year’s WSOP that will decide poker’s next big legend. A new contest announced today by DoylesRoom.com will shift [...]
Parnell Poker Palace is a charity gambling casino located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that has been operating since December 2008. The casino offered blackjack, poker, dice games and roulette to raise money for the nonprofit organization White’s School of the Arts Community Development Programs. The casino has been under investigation for over a year now by the Indiana Gaming Commission and now charges have been filed.
Knowing what you personally want from a slot machine is the very first thing a player should determine before choosing which online casino they’ll be using, and furthermore, which slot machine they’ll be playing on. If you’re after a large jackpot, then why not look at playing a progressive slot machine? It’ll suit your game, [...]
As the online casino world has grown, so has the variety of games on offer, and this is particularly true in the world of online slots. Just like in the standard ‘bricks and mortar’ casinos, there’s a variety of slots in the online casinos, however, the popularity of the virtual game means there’s now more [...]