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  • Poker News Bytes: November 14, 2008

    Friday, November 14, 2008, Haley Hintze
    South African Internet-Gambling Regulatory Bill Released Rules governing the planned legalization of online gambling within South Africa have now been released. Up for public comment after being released by South Africa's Minister of Finan...more
  • College Poker Life: University of Notre Dame, West Bend, IN

    Tuesday, April 29, 2008, Matt Wehner
    Classes come to a close this week for students at the University of Notre Dame, with finals just around the corner. Summer break is just a week away, leaving most poker games taking place around campus dried up for the year. But Notre Dame ...more
  • College Poker Life: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

    Wednesday, April 23, 2008, Matt Wehner
    The school year is almost over for University of Chicago students, bringing the end of many regular campus poker games. Student poker players enrolled in the small, private school have seen a reasonable amount of poker action this year, ran...more
  • The Other Side of the Felt, Vol. 9: 2002 WSOP, Before the Boom, Part 1

    Tuesday, April 22, 2008, Matt Savage
    Way back in 2002, before Moneymaker, the internet explosion, and the World Poker Tour, I was offered the Tournament Director's job at the World Series of Poker at a time that the world's most prestigious tournament was in trouble and needed...more
  • College Poker Life: Washington State University, Pullman, WA

    Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Matt Wehner
    Student poker players attending Washington State University have witnessed a roller coaster of a ride when it comes to poker. Though the state has 23 casinos, and Washington's state law specifically allows poker to be played, students saw a...more
  • College Poker Life: Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg,VA

    Wednesday, April 9, 2008, Matt Wehner
    Though there isn't a single licensed poker room in the state of Virginia, students attending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, otherwise known as Virginia Tech, still have plenty of different ways to enjoy poker. Whet...more
  • The Other Side of the Felt, Vol. 8: Tournament Tipping an Issue

    Tuesday, April 8, 2008, Matt Savage
    This issue has been a very difficult one for me to write about but I think that it is a topic that currently deserves discussion. I like to think that my reputation was built on integrity and that money has never been the most important fac...more
  • Women's Poker Spotlight: Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher on Poker in Singapore

    Thursday, April 3, 2008, Tina Bergstrom
    When one hears the names Linda Johnson and Jan Fisher, they're almost as common as water and ice. The two names are so synonymous with poker one expects them to be in attendance at any major poker event. Linda and Jan are currently trying t...more
  • College Poker Life: New York University System

    Wednesday, April 2, 2008, Matt Wehner
    With just a few weeks left in the school year for students attending New York University, those students have enjoyed a healthy year of poker options, ranging from many campus-sponsored events to local home and dorm tournaments, and occasio...more
  • The Other Side of the Felt, Vol. #7: Dewey Tomko, Part 2

    Tuesday, April 1, 2008, Matt Savage
    A Great Storyteller I always enjoy spending time with Dewey as we have the same interests for the most part -- poker, golf, and as it turns out we are equally picky about food, although it doesn't look that way. He has some of the grea...more