College Football Betting Preview: Oklahoma And Texas In A Matinee

It seems like every season in the past decade, the Texas-Oklahoma game has had national title implications. That will again be the case when the teams meet today at high noon.
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Poker legend all-in: Brunson gets HSU honor for sports

Although known around the world because of poker, Doyle Brunson could talk about another side of himself Friday evening.
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Poker gets a full hand this Diwali

Diwali poker parties, poker meet-up groups and informal tournaments, theyre all an inseparable part of the underground social circuit. #8220;It...
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Scotty Nguyen to Play in All-Star Poker Challenge at Spotlight 29 Casino

Youve always wanted a chance to prove your poker skills against one of the best poker players in the world - well, here is your opportunity!
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Party time is poker time this Diwali

For the first Diwali in their new home in Salt Lake, Rana, 29, and Mou, 28, are hosting a poker party. The optimum poker group of six to seven friends are invited...
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Tulsa man earns spot in TV poker match

An Oklahoma National Guard soldier from Tulsa will go head to head against a Playmate of the Year in a nationally televised poker tournament Sunday.
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PokerStars $2k Cash Freerolls in November

Start collecting your points to gain entry into one or all of the $2,000 Cash Freerolls at PokerStars in November...
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The Online Railbird Report: The 7-Game Renaissance

This week, the high-stakes action on Full Tilt Poker moved away from the regular crowds usual haunt at the $500/1,000 pot-limit Omaha tables and onto the $2,000/4,000 7-Game tables. Perhaps in an attempt to exploit some players weaknesses at...
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Phil Laak Wins PartyPokerWorld Open V

The latest installment of the London-based PartyPoker World Open featured a little bit of everything...
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Benefit offers bowling, poker, dinner

A menu of bowling, poker, dinner and auctions will be available to those who attend a benefit for Fort Morgans Sandy Givens on Saturday, Oct.
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MLB Playoff Betting: Yankees And Angels Begin ALCS Tonight

The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels have been the two best teams in the American League for most of the season. Now, the two teams are preparing for what could be an epic American League Championship Series.
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Online Sports Betting Firm To Make Voluntary Racing Payments

The Horserace Betting Levy Board will receive ten per cent of online bookmaker Sportingbet.coms gross profits on British racing wagers.
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Cash and Tickets to $200k GTD Tourney Thanks to UltimateBet

PokerNews players get exclusive access to $1k cash and tickets to a $200k Guaranteed Tourney thanks to UltimateBets $1,215 Freeroll Series...
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PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Day 1b: Climo Leads, Hachem Hits Royal Flush

Day 1b of the 2009 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event brought 128 players to the felt to create a field of 263. This number was down compared to last years but the first-place prize of $209,085 NZD certainly tickled the...
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Pokerstars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Day 2: Jason Brown Holds Massive Chip Lead

Day 2 of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Main Event has ground to a halt with only 32 players left, all of them in the money. The day began just after midday New Zealand time with 130 players returning from the two Day-1 flights...
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iMEGA Readies for Kentucky Supreme Court Internet Gambling Hearing

In one week, attorneys for the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA)...
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PokerNews Op-Ed: Anatomy of the Rail

The rail is the demarcation line that separates the players from everyone else. The term railbird was originally a derogatory nickname for players who just busted or the down-and-...
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College Football Betting Odds: Bulls And Bearcats Tonight

The South Florida Bulls and the Cincinnati Bearcats are the best the Big East has to offer this year in college football and tonight they will battle for supremacy and an inside track to a BCS bowl berth.
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World Cup Sports Betting: Odds Cut On Squad Place For Crouch

A brace against Belarus sees sports betting firms reduce their odds on Peter Crouch featuring in Fabio Capellos World Cup squad.
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The World Series of Poker November Nine: James Akenhead

Although he may not be a household name Stateside just yet, fans in the United Kingdom pumped a triumphant fist in the air at the news that James Akenhead had navigated his way to the WSOP Main Event Final Table. The 26 year old had widely been...
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PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour Auckland Day 1a: Emad Tahtouh Leaps Ahead of the Pack

Season three of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour saw players venture to one of the more remote poker locations on the globe in Auckland, New Zealand for the second event of the 2009 tour. Its a long flight from Las Vegas or London, but...
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Road 2 Recovery Charity Tournament Raises Funds for Injured Racers

The Road 2 Recovery charity group recently held a poker tournament at the M Resort and Spa in Las Vegas to raise funds for professional motocross/supercross racers (licensed by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)) who need financial...
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Online Poker Spotlight: Ryan Welch

Ryan Welch is a 26-year-old professional poker player who lives in Nashville. He left his job as a sales executive to play poker full time. His biggest win was in October 2008 when he won the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up for close to $100,000...
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Ladbrokes Cutting Costs After 15 Revenue Drop in Q3 2009

A recent announcement from the London-based online gaming company Ladbrokes revealed that it is continuing to struggle during the global recession. The numbers in the statement reflect the company #038;...
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2 Months, 2 Million: The High-Stakes Home Game

With only a week left in Las Vegas, Jay Rosenkrantz, Emil Patel, Brian Roberts and Dani Stern were still nearly $1.5 million short of their goal. Though at this point reaching $...
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Mike Sexton 2009 inductee for Poker Hall of Fame

Professional poker player Mike Sexton will be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame after a 30-year playing career that includes one World Series of Poker tournament win and about $3...
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Mike Sexton Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame

The Poker Hall of Fame recently announced that Mike #8220;The Ambassador of Poker #8221; Sexton has become the 38th member of the Hall of Fame...
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NFL Power Rankings: Manning Brothers Keep Giants And Colts On Top

The New York Giants and Indianapolis Colts both had strong performances this past week, so for the first time this year, there are no changes at the top of our power rankings.
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Sports Betting: Platt Set For Notts County Job

Rumours about the identity of the next Notts County manager have shaken up sports betting markets this week.
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Full Tilt Poker Back With Exclusive $1k Freerolls

Full Tilt Poker returns with a $1,000 Cash Freeroll Series running until the end of 2009 - exclusive to PokerNews players...
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