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Nov. 9: Winston touts Phillips for deep run
Single, no kids, a guaranteed $900k and the big stack entering the 2008 World Series of Poker final table. Sound good? Sounds fantastic to Dennis Phillips.A 53-year-old truck salesman from St. Louis,...
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Election 2008: Will Obama help online poker?
One issue important to the poker community, however, has not been addressed by either of the major candidates - the prospects for Internet gambling, specifically online poker.Because neither has...
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Nov. 9: Russian a retiring sort of rounder
Take a bit of advice: always beware the Russian mathematician.Although we're pretty sure he's not likely to win the Fields Medal any time soon, Ivan Demidov is about to take the second-largest chip...
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Mercier credits destiny for quick success
Mercier earned his first live tournament cash this April in San Remo, Italy, when he took down the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour's fourth season tournament there. As if that weren't enough, a few...
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Nov. 9: Canadian brings psychotic aggression
Scott Montgomery won't be the only mathematician among the World Series of Poker Main Event finalists on Nov. 9, but odds are he's going to be among the most difficult players to knock out of the...
View ArticleElection 2008: McCain hard to pin down
Because neither of the two major party candidates, Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama, has come out either in favor of or against online gambling, we are looking at their past record, their comments and their...
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Nov. 9: Killer skills trump Rheem's past
You know what I'd be thinking if I saw my opponent's cards hangin' out heads-up? It would probably go something like, "Aw yeah, I'm gonna' rob this mofo blind." And I've got kids and a day job.Poker...
View ArticleElection 2008: Where do third parties stand?
Nevertheless, PokerListings wanted to look at the various major third-party presidential candidates and their positions with respect to the issue of Internet gambling in the final part of the Election...
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Nov. 9: Eastgate to carry Danish torch
It might just be time for the Danish to break their WSOP Main Event donut.Peter Eastgate is from Odense, Denmark and at just 22 years old is already one of the country's most winning players. Known in...
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EPT suits Martin right down to the felt
Recent EPT London winner Michael Martin is among that group. Before his big win earlier in the month, the 24-year-old from Pennsylvania had two major European final tables to his credit, including a...
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Nov. 9: Ten reasons Schwartz has to take it
Let me just come out and say this right now before we get any further: I want Ylon Schwartz to win the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. The reasons for this complete abandonment of the pursuit...
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Nov. 9: Kim short on chips, long on cool
When conversation turns to the 2008 World Series of Poker final table, it's usually Kelly Kim's name that gets the least attention.Sure, Kim is by far the shortest-stacked player remaining at the...
View ArticleNov. 9: Marquis saves luck for Main Event
Sick poker. That's what 2008 World Series of Poker Final Table player Craig Marquis is all about.As one of the two remaining players who could break Phil Hellmuth's record as the youngest WSOP Main...
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Nov. 9: Suharto may be next Moneymaker
Remember those "choose your own adventure" books back in the day? You know the ones where every few pages you have to choose between a number of scenarios, and they determine the direction of the...
View ArticlePoker gift ideas for all bankroll sizes
For the past three years, poker has topped the Lycos list of top 25 most-searched toys for the holiday season. It dropped to No. 2 this year, but that's still a lot of people looking for poker-related...
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Year in Review: ElkY pounds PCA in Jan.
This is the first in a 12-part series taking a month-by-month look at what happened with poker in 2008. The series will publish every other day until the end of the year, covering the major happenings...
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Evidence in: Poker game of skill
But the lower court judge concluded that poker was a game of luck, summarizing it simplistically: "In the end, no matter how skillful or cunning the player, who wins and who loses is determined by the...
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Year in Review: Ivey, Black rack up big wins
Poker had a big year in 2007 as it bounced back from the ugliness of the UIGEA, setting the stage for an even bigger year in 2008. With December now drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at...
View ArticleHoliday tree decorating for the poker junkie
Chances are, if you're that poker junkie, you've got dozens of decks of cards, more than a couple sets of poker chips and various other poker paraphernalia that you don't really know what to do with....
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Year in Review: Tourney, legal action heat up
Poker had a big year in 2007 as it bounced back from the ugliness of the UIGEA, setting the stage for an even bigger year in 2008. With December drawing to a close, it's time to take a look back at...
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