World Poker Tour News

The man they call the Ambassador of Poker has been inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

In a ceremony that was heartfelt, emotional and sometimes humorous, Mike Sexton -- aka The Ambassador of Poker -- was officially inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame Saturday night at the Rio in Las Vegas.

Professional poker player Mike Sexton has been picked for the Poker Hall of Fame after a 30-year career including one World Series of Poker tournament and about $3.7 million in winnings.

Drawing dead is an expression used in poker, especially no limit Texas Hold'em poker, that means that there is no way a player can win, regardless of what cards come along the way.

In 1937 Amelia Earhart boarded her modified Lockheed L-10 Electra, flew off into the sunset, and was never heard from again.

Last week's archived shows are now available online and include controversial online phenom Luke "_FullFlush1_" Schwartz whose appearance last week is still kicking up a storm in the online poker forums, World Series of Poker finalist James Akenhead , Phil Hellmuth , Annette Obrestad , Phil Laak , Roland De Wolfe , Nam Lee , and Karl Mahrenholz ...

When the family comes to watch you play poker, you might not expect them to get involved, especially on TV.

Poker is a lot of things. It is a game, it is a profession, it is an excuse to wear dark glasses indoors, and some people think it is a sport.

As we said earlier, a no-brainer way to improve Face the Ace is to give us more Megan Abrigo .

The World Series of Poker was taken over by 2,707 seniors who quickly bought up all of the seats in this year's $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, Event 43.

With over 100,000 Euros in packages to be won, paddypowerpoker.com today launched its biggest summer promotion to date: the Paddy Power Poker Pro, where players at all levels will have the opportunity to live the life of a poker professional.

Located off the orange line in Eastern Market, the Banana CafA© & Piano Bar's main dining room is a sight for sore eyes.

Two high-profile names in the poker world have signed a sponsorship deal. World Poker Tour Enterprises and the World Poker Tour have inked an international TV pact with PokerStars for the World Poker Tour's seventh season that will secure "exclusive gaming sponsorship of selected broadcasts in Europe and the Americas," said the WPT.

Celebrity family the Kardashians will be hosting a poker event for Playboy, and online qualifiers are available at the online poker room Cake Poker.