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Hang around Vegas a while and you’ll hear many tales of luxurious excess, though few can rival this Phil Ivey anecdote we heard moments ago. Allegedly a group of businessmen…

As the World Series of Poker approaches its 40th anniversary in just one week, PokerListings is looking back in a series of articles at how the event has evolved. This…

Annie Duke was fired from her job on Celebrity Apprentice Sunday night, but at least her charity walked away a winner. Joan Rivers and Annie Duke went to battle for…

There are lots of poker players who consider themselves decent golfers. And lots of athletes who like the challenge of poker. But Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt may be the first to…

As the World Series of Poker approaches its 40th anniversary in just a few short weeks, PokerListings will be looking back in a series of articles at how it has…

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies talks a lot of trash in the chat box playing online. His live persona is a little different. The Finnish nosebleed-stakes player -known for calling out such…

Online gambling is under attack in another state as Minnesota’s Department of Public Safety seeks to block access to nearly 200 Web sites. The State’s Department of Public Safety served…

Hevad Khan is renowned as the Team PokerStars Pro sit-and-go expert, but Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier might have just snatched the title. Fresh off of a third-place finish at the WPT…

Constant Rijkenberg has won the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour San Remo tournament. The 20-year-old Dutch poker pro defeated Finland’s Kalle Niemi in heads-up play to claim his first EPT title…

The first durrrr Challenge is nearly 25% complete and challenger Patrik Antonius is very pleased with where he stands. “I’m very happy with how I’ve played so far,” Antonius told…

The second PokerStars European Poker Tour event in Italy looks to be an unprecedented success and it’s clear that much of the credit must go to Luca Pagano. A member…

With the Vancouver Canucks through to the playoffs, finishing the regular season as Northwest Division champions, the last thing on Mats Sundin’s mind is poker. As 2008 drew to a…

Annie Duke is well-known in poker circles as one of the top women in the game, but she’s reaching a whole new audience now as one of the boardroom battlers…

This is the second of a two-part interview between Amarillo Slim and Nolan Dalla, who was on assignment from PokerListings for this exclusive feature. Part two focuses on the legal…

“Amarillo Slim” Preston has been dubbed many things during his 80-plus years. Gambler, poker ambassador and living legend are the more endearing names. Less flattering terms include hustler, outlaw and…

Just who does this __FullFlush1__ guy think he is? That’s what railbirds and nosebleed players alike have been asking themselves as __FullFlush1__ leapfrogged his way to the top of the…

Pretty girls and poker – they’re not mutually exclusive, but they’re also not something the typical person naturally associates. There are more than a few women in the game, though,…

The fourth day of the Foxwoods Poker Classic is over and Ted Forrest finds himself on the brink of his fifth spin under the mood lighting at a World Poker…

Sandra Naujoks’ victory at PokerStars‘ EPT Dortmund this week was just the latest in a long line of recent successes for German poker pros. Team PokerStars Pro’s Katja Thater is…

Phil Hellmuth has 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, but it is perhaps his Poker Brat image that has done the most to make him such a well-known professional poker…