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An evening full of festive entertainment at the Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas marked the inaugural Howard and Suzie Lederer Celebrity Charity Tourney. 138 players, including many of the game's biggest stars, ventured to the Golden Nug...more

WSOP Europe Caesars Cup Captains Name First Team MembersThe roster of players for the first Caesars Cup, to be conducted at this fall's World Series of Poker Europe, have now been named. Americas captain Daniel Negreanu named Phil Ivey as h...more

While Texans dominated the first several years of the World Series of Poker, a few outsiders did manage to work their way into the mix. One such interloper was Fiore "Jimmy" Casella, a native New Yorker whose willingness to take on the Texa...more

This year's World Series of Poker featured only one 2-7 Triple Draw event, Event #55. The field drew gamblers, lowball specialists, poker authors and even a world champion or two. But by the time Day 3 rolled around, only nine players remai...more

Tony Veckey has won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, triumphing over a 2,818-player field in Event #54, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Day 3 play started at 1:00 p.m. with 28 players remaining. It took less than five minutes to make that...more

Sonya Strength, aka SStrength has been an active member of Pokerspace since January 2009.  Since joining, she's gained a great deal of attention and respect around the community.  She's earned a total of 7 accolades, including the Crew Cu...more

Day 2 of Event #56, $5,000 Six-handed No-Limit Hold'em, kicked off Wednesday with 160 players looking to survive the money bubble and work their way to the final table. Rory Matthews finished as the Day 1 chip leader but a strong field stoo...more

This is the week when celebrities descend upon the World Series of Poker, with the Ante Up for Africa Celebrity-Charity Tournament on Thursday, and the Main Event which kicks off on Friday. This marks the third year for the Ante Up for Afri...more

For the most part the boss gamblers who thrived in Texas in the 1950s and 1960s were congenial to outsiders who wanted to sit in their games. As long as you didn't get caught cheating or shoot anyone, you were usually welcomed with open arm...more

$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo Event #53, Day 2 - Swinford Leads Final 14Day 2 of Event #53, $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo, started with 143 players looking to navigate their way to the final table. Allie Prescott ended Day 1 as the chip leade...more