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Dogs Playing Poker – Bluffing Dogs That Conquered the Art World (and Poker Culture)

May 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM |
Discover the story behind Dogs Playing Poker – iconic, bluff-filled dog paintings worth up to $658,000 that became a true pop culture phenomenon.
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Enjoy a Game of Red Dog at William Hill

November 7, 2013 at 6:44 PM |
Take a break from poker and take a look at William Hill’s casino games portfolio. Have you ever heard of Red Dog?
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Leading Pros’ Laptops Hacked at EPT Barcelona

September 7, 2013 at 4:00 PM |
PokerStars Head of Poker Communications Lee Jones has confirmed that at least two high stakes pros’ laptops hadbeen hacked and got Troyans installed in the Arts Hotel in Barcelona, during the European Poker Tour festival.
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World Record Attempt at Montesino

August 13, 2013 at 5:58 PM |
The Montesino Casino in Vienna, Austria is organising an attempt to break the world record of poker endurance. The current record is 120 hours and 20 minutes, held by Barry Denson.
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David Sklansky to Alter Holdem Games

August 12, 2013 at 4:03 PM |
Even though Hold’em continues to dominate the poker popularity charts, David Sklansky has recently proposed alterations to the game, receiving mixed reactions.
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The Big Game VII Streamed Live from Cyprus

August 8, 2013 at 3:10 PM |
The Big Game VII has been announced to take place during the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic stop. The 12 hours long cash game extravaganza will be streamed live on 15 August from the Merit Crystal Cove Casino and Resort, North Cyprus.
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FIS Disallows Athletes to be Sponsored by Gaming Companies

June 20, 2013 at 4:30 PM |
The International Ski Federation (FIS) prohibits its athletes to be sponsored by Gaming/Betting companies. Marcus Hellner PokerStars pro is affected.
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$1,500 Exclusive Forex Race - June 5 - July 5

June 4, 2013 at 8:57 PM |
We are introducing a brand new forex trade promotion for the first time in the history of Rakerace.com. we offer $1,500 up for grabs to the top 5 players who achieve the highest profit percentages. Only players who register to the forex broker via Rakerace.com's link.
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Table Ninja II Too Pricey for Players

May 21, 2013 at 3:40 PM |
Many players complain that the Table Ninja 2 software released in May is much more pricey due to the subsciption pricing model introduced.
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Poker Pros Skrill Accounts Attempted to be Breached

May 20, 2013 at 6:43 PM |
A number of middle and high stakes regulars have reported via the 2p2 forum that their Moneybookers (Skrill) accounts have been attempted to be breached. At least two players lost funds to the scammers.
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Holdem Manager Moves to the Cloud - New App Coming Soon?

April 25, 2013 at 6:54 PM |
Holdem Manager's develpoment team introduced a new cloud-base database, which will enable players to access statistics remotely, on any number of computers without the hassle of installing databases.
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High Stakes Pros Arrested on Charges of Organising Illegal Gambling Activity

April 18, 2013 at 1:32 PM |
WPT champion Vadim Trincher, WSOP champion Abe Mosseri and Justin ‘BoostedJ’ Smith, among others, have been part of a syndicate possibly owned by the Russian mafia.
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Online Poker Documentary Launches in June

April 12, 2013 at 8:48 PM |
High stakes poker players Jay ‘pr1nnyraid’ Rosenkrantz and Taylor Caby, together with filmmaker and player Ryan Firpo, have announced to release their feature length documentary on online poker in June. The film analyses the rise and fall of online poker with guest appearances from the likes of Dani Stern and Daniel Negreanu.
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Bitcoin Payments Arrive to iPoker Network

March 8, 2013 at 4:40 PM |
WinPoker, a skin of the iPoker network, has introduced the Bitcoin digital payment solution for deposits and withdrawals. What is Bitcoin and what does it have in store for poker players?
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What Happened to the Ex-FTP Leaders?

March 1, 2013 at 3:42 PM |
While having to part with a couple of millions of dollars, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson and Rafe Furst have nothing else left to fear concerning the FTP scandal. Ray Bitar’s case is still under investigation.
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Open Face Chinese Poker: Is It the Future?

February 27, 2013 at 4:54 PM |
PocketFives has interviewed Open Face Chinese Poker application creators Joseph Michael and Martin Tyson. OFC has been becoming immensely popular lately; familiarise yourself with its basic rules below, as it might become the next big hit in poker shortly.
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Liv Boeree Analyzes Lance Armstrong's Doping Admission

January 23, 2013 at 7:23 PM |
The British paper The Telegraph asked Liv Boeree, PokerStars pro to analyze Lance Armstrong's interview With Oprah. You can read her opinion below.
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2012 Retrospective – Part 6

December 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM |
In the final part of our annual retrospective, we take a look at the highlights of November and December, 2012. We had FTP reopening, Teufelberger arrested, Bwin’s player pool merging with PartyPoker and more.
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2012 Retrospective – Part 4

December 30, 2012 at 9:00 AM |
In the fourth part of our annual retrospective, we take a look at the highlights of July and August, 2012. We had Big One, Ray Bitar arrested and even a scandal involving a motorcycle gang.
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2012 Retrospective – Part 2

December 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM |
In the second part of our annual retrospective, we take a look at the highlights of March and April, 2012. We had a long due rematch, Fast Poker hitting the online rooms and PokerStars shocking the poker community with some news.
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Online Gambling Evolves Dynamically on the Mobile Market

November 30, 2012 at 1:49 PM |
The Mobile & Tablet Gambling Summit was for the first time organised last week, concentrating on the present and future of the rapidly growing industry.
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Cyber-magic - Unique Card Trick by Marco Tempest

November 7, 2012 at 12:23 PM |
The Cyber-Illusionist Marco Tempest amazed the crowd at the TED conference with an extraordinary show with a deck of playing cards. Virtual Reality, the power of cards.
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How to Delete Your Browser's Cookies

August 16, 2012 at 4:37 PM |
In case you already have a client of a given poker room installed on your computer, it is advised to uninstall it first. You can do that by going to Start --> Control Panel --> Programs --> Uninstall a program, and click on the poker software you want to uninstall and delete it.
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Significant Drop in Zynga Shares, Real Money Gaming Comes 2013

July 28, 2012 at 5:35 PM |
Zynga’s Q2 financial reports have been released earlier this week, showing a disastrous drop in the value of the social gaming company’s shares, contrary to optimistic predictions. However, this seems to have a positive effect on Zynga opening to the real money market.
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WSOP Game by EA for the iOS Platform

July 16, 2012 at 6:33 PM |
Electronic Arts division EA Mobile TM and Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. teamed up to launch a WSOP-themed poker application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, which they promise to be “the most authentic poker game on the planet.”
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Ray Bitar Says Sorry, Not Much Else

March 7, 2012 at 2:00 PM |
One of the main defendants of the Full Tilt Poker scandal Ray Bitar gave an interview in which he said sorry to all the players affected by the Black Friday, but he didn't reveal anything of importance.
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PokerStars' CEO Gabriel Campos Resigns

January 17, 2012 at 12:01 PM |
The news broke yesterday that PokerStars' Chief Executive Officer is leaving his post at the largest poker room in the world. He is resigning to "pursue other opportunities".
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2011 Retrospective – Part 12

December 31, 2011 at 3:00 PM |
In the final part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in December, 2011.
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2011 Retrospective – Part 11

December 31, 2011 at 1:00 PM |
In the eleventh part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in November, 2011.
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2011 Retrospective – Part 10

December 30, 2011 at 1:12 PM |
In the tenth part of our end-of-the-year retrospective, we revise what happened in October, 2011.
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