With a prize pool of $2.34m, the $5,300 buy-in Texas Poker Championship saw former WPT Winner James Carroll win the top prize of $455,860. Carroll, a hugely popular pro, beat Nicholas Howard heads-up to claim the title after an entertaining final table.

Hosted by PocketFives President and Editor in Chief Lance Bradley and poker writer Matt Clark, The Fives runs each week and covers the latest poker news, preview upcoming events, and interview players and industry leaders. The premiere episode includes guest Justin Hammer, the Tournament Coordinator from the Commerce Casino, talking about their recently announced “Social… Continue reading Introducing “The Fives” – A PocketFives Podcast

At one point or another in your live poker travels you’ve probably found yourself at a table full of players wearing some combination headphones, sunglasses or hoodies all with their heads buried in their phones. Well, the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles has announced an experiment that might be right up your alley. As part… Continue reading Commerce’s #TheSocialExperiment: No Devices, Hoodies, Sunglasses