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Esfandiari And Laak Go Way Back

They’ve made many TV shows together and they’ve played against each other at countless poker tables, in a variety of environments, from the most dangerous underground poker venues to WSOP in Las Vegas and WPT across the USA.

Phil Ivey Asks UK Court to Decide Exactly What Is Cheating

On a trip to London, UK, Ivey visited the upmarket private casino Crockford's, an exclusive outfit in Mayfair, to play the game Punto Banco, a form of Baccarat.

World’s Best Heads Up Players

What better way to prove your worth than to challenge the best of the best in a head-to-head match? But who are the best of the best?

Top 3 Funniest Players

In intense situations, people need to blow off steam. When there is great risk, humor and silliness act as a social defense mechanism.

Best OFC Tips and Tricks

​Open-faced Chinese poker is one of the fastest-growing variants in the card-playing world at the moment, so it’s about time we looked into a few tips for how to deal with this game.

Missing the Mark (Quiz)

Who are the players with the most second-place finishes in WSOP history? It’s a quiz, and you’ll be given clues along the way, so see how good you are at spotting our second-best battlers…

Top 5 Poker Pros Who Went Broke

Poker genius and massive wins are the stuff of legend, but it brings with it a downside - the opportunities to gamble at huge stakes and lose it all.

Hellmuth Can't Put Dwan Down

When Phil Hellmuth lost a heads-up match to Tom Dwan his parting shot was “we’ll see where you are in 10 years buddy!” But it turns out that he's said it a few times, and Dwan just keeps sticking around.

Hold'em Hand Slang

Following on our previous look at poker hand nick-names, we are bringing you a test, so get your thinking caps on and see how well you know your cards!

Tom Marchese's High-Roller Results are Unbelievable

The high-stakes pro has won close on $4million in the last year alone, and has jumped to number 16 in the all-time tournament winners list, with a staggering $$13,153,970 to his name.

Top 3 Worst Pro Mistakes

The world’s best aren't free from the blunders which plague the game at lower levels. Even the biggest names in poker produce some howlers!

Lost Champions of the WSOP

Winning the World Series of Poker Main Event, with the millions of dollars, the fame, and the lucrative future it promises, would seem to many of us a poker professional’s dream. For some, however, it has been the start of a nightmare.

Biggest Poker Blow-Ups

In the world of poker there have been umpteen instances of players throwing it all away with the Main Event title, bracelet and millions of dollars just within grasp.

Dan Bilzerian Survives the Poker World’s Craziest Prop Bet

Dan Bilzerian survives his crazy ride from L.A. to Las Vegas.

Joe McKeehen's Angry Tirade

Last year’s WSOP Main Event winner, Joe McKeehen, has launched an astonishing attack on the media, claiming that they are responsible for the earlier start times for many of this year’s events.

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