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Shankar Pillai: Winner of Event 28, $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em June 20, 2007

But not Shankar Pillai. After winning his very first WSOP bracelet in his very first WSOP event at his very first WSOP tournament, this guy was happy – on the…
A New Don: Don Baruch (and His Shirt) Take the Shootout June 14, 2007

It took just three victories to earn Don Baruch the No-Limit Hold’em Shootout bracelet. Once in a field of 900, once in a field of 90, then one last win…
Daniel Negreanu: Germaphobic Poker Idol June 3, 2007

There is no denying it – people love Daniel Negreanu. It’s easy to see why – singing and dancing his way to a huge chip stack through most of the…
Business and poker: Johnny Chan’s in it to win it May 8, 2007

Minutes before the cards are shuffled up and dealt at Event 2 of the Johnny Chan Poker Classic in Richmond, B.C., the man of the hour is outdoors, leaning against…
Eric Hershler – The 2007 LAPC Champ! March 2, 2007

The 2007 LAPC main event is over and it was South African newcomer Eric Hershler who made it to number one. Beating out WPT final table veteran J.C. Tran in…
Johnny’s World: John Hennigan is Champion at Borgata January 31, 2007

It was, in every way, an unusual end to an unusual tournament.
‘Poker After Dark’ worth staying up for January 29, 2007

It’s on in the wee hours of the morning on NBC, but “Poker After Dark” is a little different than your average poker show and certainly worth the caffeine intake…
Silence is Iron: Dennis Perry Quiets the Critics (And Everyone Else) January 18, 2007

Dennis “Ironman” Perry is the winner of the World Series of Poker Circuit event at the Grand Casino in Tunica, Miss.
Ryan Daut and Isaac Haxton: PCA Champion and Runner-Up January 10, 2007

It was a long final table threatened by gale-force winds, rain clouds and extremely slow play, but after nine hours of poker, 22-year-old New Jersey native Ryan Daut emerged victorious…
Nenad Medic, Winner of the WPT World Poker Finals Season 5 November 16, 2006

Nenad Medic, the winner of the World Poker Tour’s World Poker Finals for Season 5, is just another one of those highly-skilled, highly-successful, big-stakes poker players who has flown under…
WPT Season 5 World Poker Finals – Jason Sagle: The Interview November 13, 2006

www.pokerlistings.com first met Jason Sagle at the last World Poker Tour event, the North American Poker Championship in Niagara Falls, where he was excruciatingly close to his first WPT title…
Scott Clements Crushes Competition October 31, 2006

www.pokerlistings.com was in Las Vegas this past summer when Scott Clements won his World Series of Poker bracelet in Omaha Hi-Lo and tonight he has added a No-Limit Hold’em title…
Bush Signs Online Gambling Bill October 13, 2006

President George W. Bush signed the SAFE Port Act into law today which includes the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) preventing banks and other financial institutions from allowing people…
Online petition against gambling ban has more than 8,000 signatures October 12, 2006

Jim Perkins, a corporate/finance attorney in Santa Monica, Calif., is helping poker players take a stand against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), recently passed as part of the…
Jamie Gold: ‘I Deserve to be World Champion of Poker’ October 11, 2006

The first few months as World Champion of Poker have been both hectic and dramatic for Jamie Gold. He has been sued for half his $12 million prize money, and…
2006 WSOP – Jamie Gold crowned Main Event champion August 11, 2006

Tonight we saw what proved to be a truly action-packed final table with Jamie Gold personally knocking out seven of the other eight players. Gold certainly had some help from…
The Jamie Gold Story – A Different Kind of Fairy Tale August 11, 2006

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came to the final table hoping to create a great piece of drama and to cause another classic upset. Instead they found themselves in…
Allen Cunningham: One Step Away from WSOP Main Event Title August 10, 2006

Allen Cunningham is no stranger to final tables at the World Series of Poker, but he’s never been as close to a win in the Main Event as he is…
2006 WSOP – Ricki Nielsen making all the right decisions August 7, 2006

It is assumed that all young players at the WSOP are Internet kids. They’ve seen very little live play, and they’re uncomfortable playing in anything other than their underwear in…
Exclusive Interview with Day 4 Chip Leader Jamie Gold | 2006 WSOP August 6, 2006

Jamie Gold was, quite simply, unstoppable on Day 4 of the Main Event. He was either bluffing people out of their money or busting them out of the tournament with…

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