On the very first hand of three handed play at the 2011 World Series of Poker main event, Ben Lamb lost a massive coin-flip and was left crippled. He busted a few hands later in third place, earning $4,021,138 for his efforts

The witness lists are out for this week’s two congressional hearings regarding Internet poker. American Gaming Association president Frank Fahrenkopf and Rep.

The general consensus from the final nine players of the 2011 World Series of Poker main event was that the nearly-live coverage, broadcasted on the Internet and on network TV, …

Chris Moorman only arrived in Greece this morning, but that isn’t stopping him from chipping up. Sarah grills him on economics, his stable of poker players and being hacked.

After years of fighting the masses, the Cake Poker network has finally decided to allow its players to use hand tracking software while at the tables.  The new policy went into place on November 9th and the major players in the poker analysis software category immediately jumped right in. Hand analysis software has been the subject of debate since it was first introduced.  Software packages such as PokerTracker and Hold’em Manager allow players to collect data on the hands they play, as they play them.  Everything about the hand – chip stacks, community cards, hole cards (only those shown by the poker room), bets, end results – are automatically recorded on the player’s computer.  The players can then review their hands to find ways to improve their game.  Players could do all of this manually, but it would take great discipline and accuracy; having software that does it automatically makes it easier and faster.  Plus, the software packages are able to generate multitudes of different reports with the click of a button, helping players get an even better read on how they play.

The World Series of Poker’s $10,000 championship is unquestionably the largest poker tournament in the world, with a sizable buy-in and a massive field. As a result, this event has …