The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is returning in 2025 after a 12-year hiatus, and it is an undeniable victory for fans of the game. The NHUPC was one of the most iconic and widely watched poker events during the height of the poker boom, airing annually on NBC from 2005 through 2013. At a time…
Aug 17, 2019; Dallas, TX, USA; Enemies point guard Gilbert Arenas (0) and Killer 3s point guard C.J. Watson (32) during the game at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Former NBA All-Star guard Gilbert Arenas and five other defendants were arrested Wednesday on a federal indictment alleging they operated an illegal…
The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) wrapped up in Las Vegas this month, delivering another summer of historic achievements and remarkable moments. In this column, we recap four of the most impactful stories from this year’s series in Las Vegas. 4. Table Talk Frenzy It wouldn’t be a proper poker list without a bit…
A high-stakes poker player is taking the World Series of Poker by storm this summer, and his name isn’t Negreanu or Hellmuth or Ivey. Martin Kabrhel, a 42-year-old from the Czech Republic, has been all over social media and livestreams since the series started late last month, attracting fans and detractors alike for his incessant…
A running joke for years at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas was that players spent more time waiting in line to register for a tournament than they did actually playing in it. That certainly held true for massive events like The Colossus, a smaller $500 buy-in tournament that has attracted as many…
From its humble origins in a smoky Las Vegas casino in the 1970s, the World Series of Poker has become one of gambling’s biggest attractions. The opportunity to compete for a gold bracelet is on every serious poker player’s bucket list, as is a chance to sit down with some of the game’s biggest stars….
