This year's Legends of Poker gets the WPT's seventh season into full swing after two events - the untelevised Spanish Championship and the Bellagio Cup - that were overshadowed by the WSOP.
For some time it was doubtful whether the WPT would have a network contract in hand by the time Legends of Poker kicked off, given GSN's decision not to pick up the show that once buoyed the entire Travel Channel. Eventually, Steve Lipscomb and company secured a deal with Fox Sports to keep the...
As the play-out of the World Series of Poker main event final table nears, the interest in the remaining nine players grows. Card Player TV got an exclusive interview with Scott Montgomery and Craig Marquis of the November Nine to talk about their paths to the final table. The interviews can be......
Phelps heading to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing favored to win another eight medals. His goal, however was to win eight golds and top the record seven gold in one Summer Games held by Mark Spitz.
Phelps' determination paid off as he won six individual events and his teammates helped him win two more for the record. His coach and others have mentioned to the media that he is driven not by a need to win, but by a need to not lose, which makes him an intimidating force in the...
Scheduled for Sept. 6-7 the event will likely garner the attention of PLO masters like David Benyamine, Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius along with online wizards like Tom "durrr" Dwan, Emil "Whitelime" Patel and Brian "Stinger885" Hastings.
Full Tilt Poker pioneered the concept of high buy-in heads-up online tournaments with their inaugural $25,000 No-Limit competition that saw a total of 64 high stakes players battle it out until only one reigned supreme.