Welcome to Arena of Poker

June 14, 2006

Arena of Poker is a poker resource website. What that means is that while you can’t gamble here, you can find information about some of the best poker sites on the Internet. In addition, you will also find a ton of news about poker, poker tournaments, poker players, poker tips, poker site incentives, and much more!

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Heads up poker - a psychological battle

June 14, 2006

In heads up poker it’s very important to read your opponent and try to understand how he’s thinking. As you learn texas holdem, you will realize that heads up poker is a psychological battle. The cards you’re dealt are actually less important than in other forms of poker.

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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Matt Graham

July 05, 2008

After more than 17 hours of play on the final day of event No. 53, $1500 limit hold’em shootout, 24-year-old New Orleans native Matt “mattg1983″ Graham bested Jean-Robert Bellande to take home his first World Series of Poker bracelet

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WSOP: Q and A — Beth Shak

July 05, 2008

With all of the mania down at the World Series of Poker, it’s easy to forgot about all of the wonderful things that players do to give back. Card Player sat down with Beth Shak to discuss her recent win at the Budding Ivey charity poker

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WSOP: History — 1996 Recap

July 05, 2008

The 1996 World Series of Poker main event saw the arrival of two rising stars at their very first main event final table. Those two players were aggressive young player Huck Seed, and Vietnamese immigrant Men “The Master” Nguyen.

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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — David Daneshgar

July 05, 2008

You may not know the name, but David Daneshgar has already established himself as a successful live tournament player. In 2006 he claimed a seventh-place finish at the World Poker Tour’s Legends of Poker, and then, only two weeks later,

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2008 WSOP, $10000 NLHE Main Event Day 1A: Mark Garner Early Leader

July 05, 2008

The first day of the WSOP Championship is always a double-edged sword. For as many players that walk through the doors of the Amazon Room, about half as many leave before the day is done. But at the end of Day 1A, Mark Garner didn’t…

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NBC’s "Poker After Dark" Season IV Begins July 14

July 05, 2008

NBC’s popular ‘Poker After Dark’ series returns with its fourth season of episodes beginning July 14th. Season IV of “PAD” promises to break the tradition established by the highly popular late-night series in its first three seasons…

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WSOP: Day 1B of the Main Event

July 05, 2008

As patriotic as America can be on the fourth of July, it’s easy to forget that the World Series of Poker is one of the largest international events of the year in the poker world. As each player entered the Amazon room for day 1B of the

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International Players Continue to Make Mark at WSOP

July 05, 2008

In the year of the Olympics, the World Series of Poker did a fair job representing its version of worldwide unity through the number of international players who cashed, made final tables, and won WSOP bracelets this year.

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Phil Ivey Charity Event Raises $260K for Underprivileged Kids

July 05, 2008

Arguably one of the most talented and recognizable poker players in the world Phil Ivey and the Annual World Series of Barbeque joined forces to throw one big event that included a huge party and poker tournament all to benefit charity

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WSOP 2008 Main Event Day 1b - Lindgren and Mizrachi ends the day

July 05, 2008

The second field of this years World Series of Poker Main Event, started there heat with the current champion Jerry Yang having the honour of calling out the customary “shuffle up and deal” to get things under way.

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WSOP 2008 Main Event Day 1a

July 05, 2008

The Poker tournament everyone has been waiting for has finally started. The World Series of Poker Main Event, a $10000 no limit hold’em world championship that every budding poker player dreams of winning. The first part of the event

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PokerStars announces next WCOOP

July 05, 2008

PokerStars claims this year’s WCOOP will be the biggest online poker tournament series in the world, attracting players from across the globe to collect the millions in cash prizes as well as a WCOOP gold bracelet for winners.

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WSOP 2008 Event 53 - $1500 Limit Hold’em Shoot out

July 05, 2008

Event 53 at the World Series of Poker 2008 was the last event before the big one, the WSOP main event. This was a $1500 limit hold’em shootout event. The event was meant to be limited to 720 entrants, but with a huge amount of players

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