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As tournament poker has exploded in popularity, Herald poker columnist Bernard Lee has enjoyed a prominent place at the table. Lee, who hosts a poker radio broadcast and is also a columnist and co-host for ESPN, this week celebrates the fifth anniversary of his Herald column, The Final Table.SEATING: Small Blind (empty),Big Blind (empty),three [...]

September 5th, 2010 – by Glen FarmerEvery year, ten people are selected as nominees to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Last year Mike Sexton was awarded the honor due to his contributions to the world of poker, this years choices are equally as prestigious.In order to be eligible as a candidate, [...]

September 5th, 2010 7:46 am EST In less than 12 hours (6 hours, 36 minutes, 33 seconds to be exact), the 2010 WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) will get underway on Pokerstars. This is poised to be the biggest WCOOP ever, as Pokerstars is guaranteeing $50,000,000 in total prize money. Last year’s total [...]

Huh?In their ongoing attempt to drag out each World Series of Poker as long as possible, officials have announced that in the next week, all of the paper work will be completed from the 2005 WSOP. That also means the final bracelets will be given out live on ESPN.The network and the WSOP have worked [...]

By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 2:45 AM on 3rd September 2010 Lady Gaga isn’t known for being shy when she hits the dressing up box but she’s outdone herself this time.The controversial singer wore her Poker Face and little else as she struck a pose in the style of the symbolic American figure.The pop [...]

Image via WikipediaUpdate: The champagne corks are popping at Hewlett-Packard headquarters this morning after Dell decided a $33 per share bid for 3Par was too rich.The computer maker will receive a $72 million breakup fee. This morning’s story detailing the endgame of the bidding war follows below.———————————I thought the World Series of Poker took [...]