June 06 2012, PokerNews Staff

With the World Series of Poker now under way, PokerNews has released a free mobile app that will let you follow all of the action in Las Vegas straight from your phone.

The PokerNews app is available on iPhone and Android devices and offers nearly everything you’ll find on the world’s leading poker news resource. When you open the app, you’ll have the option of following tournament updates from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team, read the latest news and strategy articles, watch videos, and much more.

PokerNews is the official live reporting team of the WSOP, and all of the live updates, chip counts and results can be found in the Live Reporting section of the app. We’ll also have live coverage of the European Poker Tour and other tournaments around the globe throughout the year, and all of the action will be available right at your fingertips.

All of the news and strategy articles provided by our talented team of writers will be available on the app as soon as they are published. Get the latest poker news in the Nightly Turbo, find out the week’s biggest winners and losers in the Online Railbird Report, and read Rich Ryan’s take on all things poker in his weekly Five Thoughts piece.

The PokerNews Mobile app will also have the latest videos featuring on-camera personalities Lynn Gilmartin, Kristy Arnett and Sarah Grant. Watch interviews, tournament recaps, and fun features like Seat Open, Calling the Clock, Versus and Explain This. You’ll also find episodes of the PokerNews Podcast and Strategy with Kristy podcast – perfect for a trip in the car or long flight.

Last but not least, you can follow your favorite poker players with the PokerNews Twitter Tracker. Find out how they’re doing in every WSOP event, how they spend their nights out on the town, and which crazy prop bets they’ve engaged in.

Visit the iTunes store or the Google play store and download the app now!

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June 03 2012, Lynn Gilmartin

Each week we will be handpicking our favorite four videos from around the hallways of the 43rd Annual World Series of Poker.

Being that it’s just the first week, not everyone has made it into town yet. If you’re still planning your trip to Sin City, or if you’ve never been and find yourself wondering how exactly the Rio is laid out for the “poker event of the year,” then check out Kristy Arnett and Sarah Grant’s guided tour.

Before the WSOP kicked off, Shaun Deeb was a name on many people’s lips, tweets and thread posts when he accumulated some outstanding PokerStars SCOOP results. A new segment we’ve started on PokerNews is “Explain This,” where players explain various pictures or articles we find after trolling through their Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, etc. Without a doubt, Shaun Deeb was a perfect candidate.

She is super hot, and she’s off to an excellent year in poker, so why wouldn’t Kristy Arnett call the clock on Xuan Liu?

On Friday, myself and Kristy Arnett joined together on the secondary feature table on the stage of the Pavillion at the Rio to bring you all the highlights that came out of the first week of the WSOP. You can check that out in the PokerNews Weekly. Fellas, be sure to wait for the little “gift” at the end.

To view more videos from the 43rd Annual World Series of Poker, check out the PokerNews video page.

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