Poker Pros, Now in TV's Glare, Rarely Pass Up a Game
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Although pitiless when they play a game of Texas Hold 'Em, Doyle Brunson, T. J. Cloutier and Gus Hansen are friends, as friendly as professional card players get.
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NASCAR, college football, college tennis, full-contact poker, jacks and kickball might draw higher TV ratings than NHL games, but there are people who miss the game today.
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Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and ESPN are aiming to capitalize on poker's best-known event by beginning a series of high-profile tournaments across the country next year.
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On a Friday at the Mohegan Sun casino, most of the daytime gamblers are retirees like 73-year-old Mike Sanzo. He&#39;s checking out the day&#39;s races, while his wife hits the slots.
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Tens of millions of people play videogames online; the tricky part is finding your friends--and favorite foes--among them. Michael Cassidy can help. His company, Xfire, runs a Web site that is the TV Guide, ma&icirc;tre d' and instant messenger of the gaming world. Cassidy's service can point you to a buddy who is ready to play the game you want at any moment of the day or night. He already has a lot of friends to prove it. In eight months a million people in 100 countries have downloaded Xfire's software.
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Rolling the dice at a craps table or  wagering a paycheck playing poker may not be the most rational  use of money, but one casino operator is hoping investors will  find its stock a better bet.
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Sure, the players get all the attention at the U.S. Open championship. But hidden in the depths of the tournament stadium, a team of techies and their servers keep the whole event running. Michael Myser reports from New York.
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Now that Drew Barrymore doesn't have to stay in character, the actress says she's ready to learn poker from the pros.
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This new word-game show is relying on the game itself to be the draw, and for the crossword-and-âWheel of Fortuneâ crowd, it might be.
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The gaming industry is increasingly pursuing casual or coffee-break gamers, those who indulge in short-term play of games including puzzles, solitaire and mah-jongg.
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No bluff was needed. The Indians had a pair of aces and didn't care the eyes across the table knew it. They were that confident of their playoff hand.
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Like much of the country, trainer D. Wayne Lukas appears to have gotten caught up in watching the World Series of Poker on ESPN. On Tuesday, he pulled an ace out of his sleeve.
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Some game makers are trying to get players to expand their horizons by reflecting on news events in games
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it&#39;s the sport that won&#39;t die, no matter what. You can have gamblers, psychotic fans, spouses that blab and players who cork.
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Despite the use of night matches at other tournaments, like the Australian Open, most players agree that there is something different about New Yorkâs version.
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Greg Raymer, the 2004 World Series of Poker champion, apparently knows how to wield more than a stack of chips when everything is riding on it.
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OAKMONT, Pa. -- A world away from the US Open equipment trailers of golf's biggest clubmakers, a man hunches over a grinding wheel, quietly aiding some of the game's top players.