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He is one of the top ranked sit-n-go players online and like many poker prodigies, he's only in his twenties. You may not have heard of him but he has already made well over $200,000 playing on PokerStars and is ranked number 1 in any game with 5-6 seated $301-$1000 average profit leader board according to sharkscope.com. read more in pokerworks.com

Playing in online poker room s is a great way to enjoy poker and make money at the same time. But sometimes things happen that can ruin your playing experience and there's nothing worse than having a good game that gets bad because of things that you can't control (and we don’t mean the cards).

We like Courtney Friel. Not did she score the requisite 10 on the attractiveness meter that lands someone a position like Hostess of the World poker Tour, but she was also bright, funny, and approachable during her time on the show. Of course we are biased. Courtney has always been gracious enough to suffer our questions with good humor and is still an enthusiastic source of information. In short, we will always think that it was a mistake for the WPT to let her escape. Their loss is Fox News's gain. With that said, Kimberly Lansing and Layla Kayleigh have just finished their first stint with the World poker Tour. Should they stay or should they go?

There is absolutely nothing wrong with playing poker for free online. Depending upon where you are standing on the planet, this may be the only way you can experience the joys of internet poker. It is important to realize that this is a good way to get introduced to the nuts and bolts of the game, but is a very poor way to prepare for a life of real money games. In a game where no real money is on the line, people will not behave the same as if their hard earned cash is sitting on the table.

This week a list was released from the NBC National Heads-Up Championship detailing how future invites will be handed out. The popular poker show brings pros and celebrities together to play No Limit Texas Holdem poker one on one. The first show was won by Phil Hellmuth, followed by Ted Forrest, Paul Wasicka and Chris Ferguson...

It is not the first time actress Cheryl Hines sat down at a poker tournament, and it won't be the last. The actress from the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm left the set of a movie to come and play in a Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa tournament in Atlantic City. Hines was a favorite on the show 'Celebrity poker Showdown', hosted first by Phil Gordon and then by Phil Hellmuth, both poker pros...

Harry Bowman was assaulted on May 3rd, the day before opening Day Four of an international poker tournament in Lviv. Bowman opened the door to an unknown person who had brought him a package of champagne and sweets, and had Bowman sign a receipt. The delivery man then shoved Bowman to the floor and produce a pistol...

From final table chip leader to champ, Holland's Julien Nuijten went wire to wire at the final table of the first ever PokerStars.com Latin American poker Tour event, held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil...

By now, everyone in poker has heard about the new format for this year's WSOP Main Event. The final table will be delayed several months to be shown "nearly live" on ESPN. It's a bold and controversial proposal, surrounded by rumors....

Doyle's Room has announced a new addition to their lineup of bounty tournaments with a brand new event featuring members of the cast of MTV's "The Real World: Hollywood", one of the longest-running and most successful of all MTV...