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Next month, the exotic island of Punta Cana will play host to seven poker events on the Caribbean Poker Tour. The first stop is set as a $1,500 no-limit hold'em event at the William Hill Poker Open. Later in the month, the tour will venture to St …

Imagine a poker table. At one seat, China's President Xi Jinping studies his cards. At another, Russian President Vladimir Putin is stroking his chin. Asian leaders fill the other seats, each trying to win the pot, which is filled–not with poker chips …

(PRESS RELEASE) — American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC (ACEP Interactive, LLC ), owner of Las Vegas' Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower & controller of the acePLAY Poker free-play online poker portal, has revealed Christina Lindley as the …

The Breeders' Cup announced today that it would reinstate the entry fee benefits to the connections of Silver Max and Poker Player, winners of Challenge races that lost that designation when the races were taken off the turf at Keeneland last weekend.

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six-month …

Devilfish Poker Sold for £1. The Weather Lottery plc have reportedly arranged a deal to sell off Devilfish Gaming for just £1 to gaming subsidiaries boss Jeff Williams, accepting a huge loss from their original purchase of the asset for a whopping …

Great poker stories feature two types of heroes: bold players with impeccable instincts and mathematical geniuses capable of performing amazing calculations. You may have heard tales of Doyle Brunson running over his opponents no matter what cards he …

THE “World Series of Poker Europe” has thrust itself northwards from Cannes to Paris this year and runs until 25th October. By Marbella Slim/ Published 11th October 2013. poker The women-only event is the first of the World Series of Poker Europe dates …

While many poker fans may be looking forward to the World Series of Poker Main Event at the beginning of November, fans have another way to interact with their favorite players right now, thanks to Konami's introduction of a Legends Tournament in its …

So… even though poker seems to drive you bonkers at times, it may actually help stave off the likelihood of you getting Alzheimer's. Judging by the number of times I've “come to my senses” on one of Poker's back streets and not known what I am doing …

I can't begin to describe what a huge validation this is for my poker career. The nomination means that I've succeeded, throughout my whole career, at the game itself and at portraying a positive image for poker. I can honestly say that for me, being a …

Vice Admiral Tim Giardina was previously the No.2 officer at Strategic Command, a highly senior position in the US Navy, when it was discovered that he was the subject of an investigation. The investigation is centred on allegations that Giardina used …

The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT), one of the longest-running brands in poker, will be hosting a new stop on its popular tour with a nationally-televised event at Indigo Sky Casino in northeast Oklahoma. The new stop paces a record year for HPT. The …

UK poker pro is so apt. With all the terrific EPT action taking place in London and the impending WSOPE in Paris, its easy to forget about other events taking place elsewhere, such as the “WPTN Barcelona” in Spain and the “APT Asian Series Manila” in …

People who think that poker has nothing to do with the money will have no interest at all to know that the winner of EPT London this week will take home £560,980. They won't care that the top 87 players of a field of 604 will earn a return on their £5 …

The EPT has also partnered with the regional Eureka Poker Tour for the second time, meaning there will be a €1,100 Eureka Main Event along with 47 other tournaments and a variety of cash games of all disciplines. Other events on the schedule include a …

Commenting on my previous column, reader Jordan Pine remarked, “I read somewhere the thesis that America won the Cold War because the Soviets were playing chess but we were playing poker. They read the 'board,' we read the people.” The analogy …

Club One Casino in Fresno, CA played host to the latest stop on the Heartland Poker Tour, attracting a field of 246 entries and generating a prize pool of $354,930. Hometown player James Jeff emerged victorious to earn the $85,184 first-place prize and …