Professional World Poker Players

In the spotlight: Minh Ly

Minh Ly (born March 24 in Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Temple City, California. He is a regular... 

In the spotlight: Jennifer Harman

Jennifer C. Harman-Traniello (born November 29, 1964) is an American professional poker player. Harman was born and raised in Reno,... 

In the spotlight: Dan Harrington

Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a professional poker player. Harrington chose his own nickname... 

Poker News

Joan Rivers Calls Poker Players Trash

The confrontation between Joan Rivers and Annie Duke was taken to a new level on this week’s episode of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice.... 

Latest Poker Newsfeeds

World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star D...
The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star resmued on Wednesday with 126 players having made it throught to Day 2. After six levels of play, we are in the money and only 27 players remain. Emerging to the top of the chip counts was none other than...
The PokerNews Top 10: The Top 10 Online ...
Think back to the first time you played online poker. Were you on the Moneymaker bandwagon in late 2003? Or riding the WPT wave in 2004? Maybe Joe Hachem inspired you to start playing in 2005 or ?Isildur1?s? run convinced you to ante up three months
The Nightly Turbo: Maxim's Hottest Girls...
It seems like it's ladies night in the Nightly Turbo tonight. We're bringing you the hottest girls of poker as decided by Maxim magazine and a ladies club promotion brought to you by PokerStars. Ok, we won't single out the ladies, there's news...

How to Play Poker

Poker Dictionary: A-K

A Ace-High: A five card hand that contains one Ace, with no straight or flush or a hand with no pair in it. Aces Full: A full house... 

Basic Texas Holdem Poker Rules

The Texas Holdem version of poker is one of the easiest to learn. It is for this reason that it has now become the most popular poker... 

Texas Holdem Rules

Texas Hold’em is one of the most dramatic and popular varieties of poker in the world, and it seems like everywhere you turn... 

Hot Poker Tip Number: 3

Always ask questions
Think before you bet. Question yourself. Have you completed your hand? Are you drawing for a better hand? What does my opponent have? Do they have a draw? What hands can you beat? And what hands would beat you?