Ratings rise for NBC poker show

The third season may be the charm for NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship as the poker show saw a 15% increase in ratings from last year. According to NBC Sports, the show earned an overall 1.7 rating with a five share Sunday.

\’Best of British\’ crowned over River Thames

It's Paradise Poker's biggest-ever British promotion, and its finale is fittingly grandiose - a dramatic live final table on the Tower Bridge Walkways, 50 metres above the River Thames, for £50,000 in prize money.

Annie Duke hosts Hold’em on the green

Annie Duke is stepping up to the tee for charity next month when she helps host the Ladies First Celebrity Golf Classic in Cabazon, Calif.

Easter bunny delivers $25k for Bodog.com winner

Decorated eggs and baskets of candy are the usual find on Easter Sunday, but 729 players headed to Bodog.com's $100k guaranteed instead to hunt for some cash. The lucky winner was flex674 from Delaware.

Arieh sends five flying from Bodog.com

Josh Arieh is reaping the benefits of his recent focus on his online poker game. The pro is dominating Bodog.com's weekly tournament leaderboard heads-up play by winning five consecutive games.

Laak, Esfandiari launch prop bet show

It's proved to be a successful and entertaining concept before: Film two poker pros squaring off in a series of progressively more outrageous prop bets with their own cash on the line. This time, however, it'll be Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari doing the score settling.

Pros lose sponsorship from online sites

There will be some poker pros looking for new online homes after Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet decided to dump some of its high-profile team members.

Judge arrested in Georgia poker bust

For the second time this week, police have busted an illegal gambling hall in the Atlanta area. This time, one of the persons charged with misdemeanor gambling is a magistrate judge.

Another one bites the dust in Mount Pleasant poker case

As more time goes by, more and more players are choosing to plead guilty and end their fight in the Mount Pleasant, S.C., poker bust case.

Journalist best WSOP Academy pupil

He came to the table thinking he had nothing to learn, but after winning the World Series of Poker Academy tournament for a 2007 Main Event seat last week in Indiana, journalist Michael Kaplan is backpedaling.