World Series Proves Poker Game Of Skill

I. Nelson Rose
The final table of the World Series of Poker’s main event shows, once again, that poker tournaments are games of skill.

Courts have developed tests over the last couple of hundred years to determine whether a particular game is predominantly chance or skill. If courts and prosecutors were honest in applying these tests, at […]

WSOP Hands

Paul ‘Dr. Pauly’ McGuire
I decided to play in one of the threeday long, $1,500 buy-in, no-limit hold’em events at the 2007 World Series of Poker. The fields are massive and range anywhere from 2,400 to 3,000 players.

I survived the first day of play in that event, and also cashed, finishing 119 out of 2,778 players. […]

EPT Price Rise

Jonathan Raab
When the European Poker Tour (EPT) launched three years ago, the buy-in for the first event was a very modest ?1,000 ($1,360), rising to what seemed like a very natural level at ?5,000 ($6,800) for the events in its most recent third season. At a press conference held in Barcelona last September, founder John […]

Perks and Picks - Where to Play in Pahrump, Nevada

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Entertainment Report - Lance Burton at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas

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Let’s (Not) Go Crazy

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48 Days in the Desert

John Caldwell
Alas, the final card has fallen, and the 2007 World Series of Poker is in our rear view mirror. Some thoughts as I reflect on my seven weeks at the Rio.

Jerry Yang: The latest to wear the title of World Champ will be an interesting ride for the poker world. How long has it […]