Things Begin Heating Up For This Year’s WSOP. We Hope to See You There!
Pocket Bullets Paris So as always, we are beginning to feel the excitement of another thrilling World Series of Poker. And as always, there is already a lot of mumbling going on about who will be...
View ArticleHellmuth Makes His 50th WSOP Final Table While Selbst Captures Her Third WSOP...
By: Pocket Bullets Paris Phil Hellmuth is holding strong in Event#7: Seven Card Razz. The battle started at 2:30 pm PST and we’re sure it will be one for the books no matter what happens. This, after...
View ArticleSometimes Dreams Come True – Sometimes Dreams are Shattered
By: Pocket Bullets Paris Everyone knows that Phil Hellmuth has been a reigning champion, perhaps the king of the World Series of Poker for more than 20 years. His dreams of winning the Main Event came...
View ArticleObscene Amounts of Cash Won in Poker Tournaments
By: Pocket Bullets Paris Our eyes and ears at the Rio Hotel and Casino called to tell us how flabbergasted they were at the ludicrous, nearly insane, amounts of money being pocketed at the 45th Annual...
View ArticleWould You Show Mercy At The Tables?
By: The Grinder Last week, I watched Deal –a 2008 poker movie in which Alex Stillman (played by Bret Harrison) ends up playing heads up with his mentor and friend Tommy Vinson (played by Burt Reynolds)...
View ArticleThe Inaugural 2015 Super High Roller Series at the ARIA Resort & Casino
By: Pocket Bullets Paris One of our regular customers just reminded me about the 2015 Super High Roller Series taking place at ARIA Resort & Casino beginning on June 27 and ending on the 4th of...
View ArticleFrom PokerNews … World Series of Zombies and Chad Holloway at the 2015 WSOP
By: Pocket Bullets Paris For any of you who have played poker non-stop through the course of the night and into the wee hours of the morning, this news flash from our favorite poker news source,...
View ArticleWhat’s YOUR Favorite Poker Quote?
By: Queen of Hearts Paris I really enjoy looking at the various poker signs hanging in a person’s poker room or man cave; they help personalize the space. Some are there to loudly proclaim their...
View ArticleWhat is the Global Poker League (GPL) and Why Haven’t You Heard of It?
By: Queen of Hearts Paris On Thursday, February 25th, an exciting Draft Day is set to take place at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills. It’s the Global Poker League’s first-ever draft of poker players to...
View ArticleThe Global Poker League: We’ll Know More When They Want To Tell Us More
By: Queen of Hearts Paris I wrote about the launch of the Global Poker League (GPL) on this blog twice, on February 21st and again on the 26th, the day after the League’s first draft. Since then, I’ve...
View ArticleThe Impact the Global Poker League has had on Me
Lynn “Queen of Hearts” Paris I had no idea how much of an impact blogging about the Global Poker League would have on me, beyond simply enjoying watching the GPL matches. I quickly bought into the new...
View ArticleMore From the 47th Annual World Series of Poker. Who Will Be 2016 WSOP Champion?
Jim “Pocket Bullets” Paris In the four days since our last report, another 10 Events have taken place at the 47th Annual WSOP, with the winners collecting almost four million dollars of first prize...
View ArticleWhat Really Happened Between Fedor Holz and Alex Dreyfus?
Lynn “Queen of Hearts” Paris The story: One of my favorite poker players is 23-year-old multimillionaire, Fedor Holz. His winnings, in 2016 alone, are more than $16 million! In other words, he’s been...
View ArticlePositivity in Poker: From the Final Table to the GPL
Lynn “Queen of Hearts” Paris As most of you know, my primary focus in this blog has been on the Global Poker League. I’m looking forward to the GPL’s Playoffs and Championship to be held in Las Vegas,...
View ArticleAre You a Poker Shark When It Comes to Giving?
Lynn “Queen of Hearts” Paris One of the nicest trends happening in the poker world recently is the desire to give back. Of course, there have always been charitable players, but for the most part they...
View ArticleA Sidekick for Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu
Lynn “Queen of Hearts” Paris One thing I never thought Daniel Negreanu needed was a sidekick! Don’t get me wrong; his pairing with Phil Hellmuth as ESPN analysts during their coverage of the 2016...
View ArticleMeanwhile … Back at The Rio for The 2017 World Series of Poker
Jim “Pocket Bullets” Paris After 72 Events have been completed, the 48th Annual World Series of Poker continues at a break neck speed with the Main Event’s Final table just around the corner; you can...
View ArticleWorld Poker Tour – Legends of Poker
Lynn “Queen of Hearts” Paris In about an hour, the live XVI World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event Final Table will hit the felt with six players remaining. They will be playing live and...
View ArticlePapazyan Beats Hellmuth for WPT Title – UCLA Devastates Texas A&M in Second...
Jim “Pocket Bullets” Paris Just four days ago we wrote about the WPT’s Legends of Poker Final Table. I was rooting for poker icon Phil Hellmuth to finally grab his first WPT Title, but to my surprise...
View ArticleThe Poker Community Comes Together For Las Vegas Victims
Lynn “Queen of Hearts” Paris For the past week, the mention of Las Vegas has conjured up the horrifying sights and sounds from the deadliest mass shooting in history that took place last Sunday night....
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