The 9 finalists for this year’s Poker Hall Of Fame were announced today.  The special Induction Ceremony will take place at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on November 9th during the dinner break from the WSOP Main Event final table.

If you've ever dreamed of going heads-up against some of the world's greatest poker players, then the new "Face The Ace" poker show might be for you. The new show, hosted by Steve Schirripa ("The Sopranos"), will premiere on Saturday, August 1 (9-10 p.m. ET) on NBC

The latest instalment of this patent pending event will have a $560 buy-in per player ($1,680 per team) and the first 300 to register at dreamteampoker.com will receive their very own personalised jersey for the tournament.

Everest Poker are offering a unique bonus to all it qualifiers for this years World Series Of Poker.  Everest Poker are the official sponsor of the WSOP this year and to mark the event they will match the total WSOP winnings by its players and split it evenly among player that qualifies for the tournament through their poker room.

With the World Series Of Poker less than 3 months away, Full Tilt Poker have begun running regular qualifiers for this years event which kicks off on May 27th.  By signing up with Full Tilt Poker, players can now can qualify now for 1 of 150 Main Event prize packages worth $12,000 in a a $500 + $35 buy-in satellite tournament.

As part of its 10th Anniversary celebrations, UltimateBet is offering players a chance to win a seat at this year's World Series Of Poker (WSOP) and convert the $0.10 entry fee into a  $10 Million sponsorship deal with the poker room.

William "Kai" Landry, an amateur player from Biloxi MS, has won the World Series Of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Tunica. Landry took home the first prize of $183,974 as well as a diamond laced gold WSOPC ring and a $10,000 entry to the 2009 WSOP Main Event next July.

The schedule for the annual World Series Of Poker (WSOP) 2009 has been announced which will run May 26 – July 15 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. To mark its 40th anniversary, the WSOP will run 57 bracelet events, 2 more than last year.

ESPN's ratings for this week's World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table were up about 50% to almost 1.9 million households, compared with 1.25 million households in 2007.

Peter Eastgate has defeated Ivan Demidov to win this years World Series of Poker (WSOP) to become the youngest champion in the history of the no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event.

The poker professional who is sponsored by UK gaming provider bet365 won his first bracelet in Las Vegas this summer by finishing first in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. That victory resulted in a prize money of $610,304.