Expect Fireworks at 2010 WSOP Main Event Final Table

We're getting close! The final table of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event -- a.k.a. the "November Nine" -- is just a little over a week away. On Saturday, November 7th, the nine...

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Short-Stacked Shamus

28 Oct 2010

Poker, in So Many Words

"Neighbor, you sure have a funny way of saying things." So said "Amarillo Slim" Preston to a reporter from England during the heads-up portion of the 1973 World Series of Poker Main Event. The two...

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Short-Stacked Shamus

22 Oct 2010

Age and the Poker Hall of Fame

Voting for the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame has now concluded, and we presently await news of who among the 10 nominees will be elected as this year's class. As part of the "November Nine"...

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Short-Stacked Shamus

15 Oct 2010

Poker & Pop Culture: The Thanatopsis Pleasure and Inside Straight Club

Following the first world war came a period of relative growth and prosperity in the U.S. which saw a number of social and cultural changes occur. Schoolkids learning American history are taught to remember the...

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Short-Stacked Shamus

8 Oct 2010

Debates over the World Series of Poker Europe

The 2010 World Series of Poker Europe has concluded, at which five more WSOP gold bracelets were awarded. Phil Laak and Gus Hansen each claimed his first ever bracelet, and 2009 WSOP Player of the...

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Short-Stacked Shamus

1 Oct 2010

October 2010 - Bloggers

Expect Fireworks at 2010 WSOP Main Event Final Table

Poker, in So Many Words

Age and the Poker Hall of Fame

Poker & Pop Culture: The Thanatopsis Pleasure and Inside Straight Club

Debates over the World Series of Poker Europe