Full Tilt pro Erik Seidel began his career playing backgammon at the Mayfair Club in New York, where he and other famous players, including  fellow Full Tilt pro Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow  and Dan Harrington, were first introduced to poker.

The third and final leg of the Full Tilt Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge was completed yesterday in London with Tom “Durrrr” Dwan scoring a second victory in this event against Sammy George. Tom Dwan, who bought in for $250,000, busted George repeatedly, winning $750,000 and ending with exactly $1.000.000 in chips.

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has launched a new campaign in pro of the legalization of online poker called "Tweet for Poker" and that allows poker players from all over the United States to contact their respective Congress and Senate representatives and ask them to support a two legislation bills introduced by Rep. Barney Frank and Senator Robert Menendez and that will finally regulate online poker in the U.S.

One Step Closer Foundation and the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino are inviting players and poker fans to take part in  the second annual All In for CP Charity poker tournament, which is set to take place on Saturday, December 12th,  at 2:00 p.m  at the Hard Rock casino.

Day Two of the Full Tilt Poker Million Dollar Challenge played out in London, with Tom “durrrr” Dwan scoring his first victory at this event against Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies.

The PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour is getting ready to end its third season with the $6,300 buy-in APPT Grand Final, which is set to take place from December 1-6 at the Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia.

California-born Erick Lindgren is a World Series of Poker winner, two-time World Poker Tour winner and a member of Team Full Tilt. The poker professional's total live tournament winnings exceed $7,300,000 and he was the first Full Tilt pro to win an FTOPS event hosted by the online poker room.

Full Tilt pro and heads up specialist Tom “durrrr” Dwan has suffered his first loss against on Italian sports bettor Marcello “Luckexpress” Marigliano during the Full Tilt Durrrr Live Million Dollar Challenge currently running at Les Ambassadeurs in Mayfair, London.

Poker Kings is looking to make your next reload at the online poker room extra-profitable for you with a 100% Bonus up to €500. This reload bonus is good for all deposits between November 18th and November 22nd.

Known for his role as host and poker commentator at the Celebrity Poker Showdown and the World Series of Poker, Phil Gordon is an accomplished poker player, adventure traveler, sports fan, and successful businessman.

In the game of Hold‘em, especially No Limit, aggression is usually rewarded. By being aggressive, you are putting your opponent in an uncomfortable situation and forcing him to either make a hand or make a bluff. You take over control of the pot and put yourself in the driver’s seat.

PokerStars.net "Million Dollar Challenge" will be back on Sunday, November 22nd, with a brand new episode featuring two more contestants playing their way to the $1,000,000 grand prize

Stop playing like a teenage girl and start betting like a real woman. That's the message author Ellen Leikind wants to transmit though her new book PokerWoman: How to win at Love, Life.

Online poker site AbsolutePoker.com is adding some extra gravy on your Thanksgiving Day feast with the Turkey Tourney promotion, which is offering players the chance to enter the Sunday $200,000 dollar guaranteed tournament for as low as $2.00+$0.20.

Known as the only woman to have won two WSOP open event bracelets, Team Full Tilt Pro Jennifer Harman is one of the most respected female poker players in the world. Harman is also recognized for her charity work and for authoring the Limit Hold'em chapter of Super System II.

Born as Johnson Juanda in Medan, Indonesia, John Juanda is one of the most successful members of Team Full Tilt and is probably one of the most profitable and respected players in the world.

Jeffrey Pollack, who served as World Series of Poker Commissioner since 2005, has announced that he's stepping out from his role with the tournament to "explore new business challenges".

Full Tilt pro and online heads up specialist, Tom “Durrrr” Dwan  has written and published his first post on his new Official Blog. The new "durrrr blog" will provide fans and poker enthusiasts with updates on the “durrrr Challenge”, as well as insights on the “FullTilt Poker Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge” heads up show in London, and other highlights from his poker career.

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is known to be one of the most academic poker players in the professional circuit. As the son of two mathematicians, Ferguson has used his natural abilities to write several publications and also to turn $0 into $10K in only 18 months in the Chris Ferguson $10K Challenge at Full Tilt Poker.

UltimateBet.com and the Starlight Children's Foundation, in conjunction with C3 Events, are teaming up for the inaugural UltimateBet Starlight Poker Challenge, a special charity event set to take place from  November 14th-18th at the historic Gare Windsor (Windsor Station) in Montreal, Canada.

Known for his fierce style and for playing massive pots at Full Tilt's High Stake tables, Phil Ivey is considered by many fellow pros and poker experts as one of the most consistent and probably the best all-around poker poker player of his generation.

Over the weekend, Team Everest's Antoine Saout came in third place at the 2009 WSOP Main Event and took home a welcomed $3,479,670. Antoine placed higher than any other poker player in Team Everest history and to celebrate his WSOP run, Everest Poker will hold a week full of Freerolls at the online poker room.

Table image can be a very powerful tool at the poker table, especially in ring games where you can expect to play a long session against the same opponents. But when it comes to tournament play, trying to project a certain table image can often times prove to be a futile endeavor. Your attempt might end up costing you precious chips now without gaining a later advantage, since you may be at a different table against different opponents a few minutes later.

Known as “The Professor”, Howard Lederer is one of the most dedicated and encouraging poker players around today. The Team Full Tilt Player boasts a career spanning over 20 years and winnings of more than $5 million from his poker playing.

Full Tilt Pro Tom Dwan is bringing his “durrrr Million Dollar Challenge” to London next week to meet  three of the toughest challengers in the region in a special 500 hand live heads up match.