The commissioner of the World Series of Poker commissioner said Tuesday that he thinks that cardplayer Annie Duke's presence on reality show "Celebrity Apprentice" will be good for the game, despite repeated insults thrown at Duke and the profession by Joan Rivers...

After months of rumor and speculation, Bodog Poker has revealed the schedule and structure for the return of their popular online poker tournament series, the Bodog Poker Open III. The series kicks off on April 26 and wraps up on May 3 and will feature three different tournament buy-in tiers, offering online poker players of every level the opportunity to get in on the action and an amazing $280,000 in added prize money...

The biggest event on the Irish poker calendar culminated in Dublin last night when a former electrician trumped a journalist to take home a cheque for €600,000. After 37 hours of play, Swedish poker professional Christer Johansson defeated Kara Scott from Brighton in England to claim the Irish Open title at the Citywest Hotel in Co Dublin...

PartyGaming Plc, the owner of the PartyPoker.com gambling brand, said its sales are being hurt by competition from offshore Web sites that still solicit customers in the U.S., where Internet gambling is barred...

This Sunday, after the first games of the 2009 NCAA Final Four have been played and the world knows whether it will be UNC or Villanova playing against Michigan State or UCONN for the 2009 NCAA Championship, Bodog Poker will be hosting the "Flight Club - Main Event - 4 Seats" Semifinal to see which four online poker players will win a guaranteed seat to the 2009 WSOP...