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Poker tables opened Friday at Rocky Gap Casino Resort near Cumberland in Western Maryland, state lottery officials said. Stephen Martino, director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, signed an operations license for poker Friday after a …

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has shortlisted 10 poker personalities who have the potential to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame this year. Nominations for potential inductees have been carefully checked by the Poker Hall of Fame Governing …

Q: I'm in the first level of a tournament and I'm just not catching any good cards. Is my tactic to play my position and raise more? By Marbella Slim/ Published 5th October 2013. poker Survival is generally the top priority in a tourney [GETTY]. A …

TORONTO — All that glitters is not only gold. There are also diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, pink diamonds – even solid silver looks pretty good in the right setting. Tastefully combine these elements, pile on the carats, give them a casino …

For the ultimate challenge, check out the Rush Poker tourneys on FullTiltPoker or Zoom MTTs on PokerStars where you get moved to a different table of players after every hand! Related articles. Moroccan role in big poker month · Poker Clinic: Check or …

Ideally, I hope the House of Representatives stands firm against demands from the Senate and White House to rubber stamp a so-called “clean” continuing resolution — one that will allow funding for Obamacare to take effect. That they hold the line even …

CONGRATULATIONS to the UK's Chris Moorman — officially the most successful online poker tournament player after notching up $10,000,000 in lifetime online MTT earnings. By Marbella Slim/ Published 5th October 2013. Poker Brit Chris Moorman is the …

The players who have made it to the final stage of selections are; Chris Björin, Humberto Brenes, David Chiu, Thor Hansen, Jennifer Harman, Mike Matusow, Tom McEvoy, Carlos Mortensen, Scotty Nguyen and Huck Seed. Two of those final ten players will …

The European Poker Tour returns to London this week for their second visit to the UK this year. After nine seasons at the Grosvenor Casino (better known as The Vic), the EPT has relocated to the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London. To mark the …

Runner Runner, starring Affleck and Justin Timberlake and written by Rounders scribes Brian Koppelman and David Levien, is the first full-length feature film centered on online poker. The plot is (very) loosely based on the Ultimate Bet cheating …

Poker is not just a game of money in which players are attracted by the lure of profits. Since last year, the World Poker Tour offers to its regulars to play differently and support a good cause with the World Poker Tour Association Foundation. Each …

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 …

The Full Tilt Poker Montreal Main Event is about to come to a close, but before it does we thought we'd share some of the best photos of the week with you from the Playground Poker Club. You can still check out the action here on the PokerNews-hosted …

The introduction of legalized online poker in Nevada, coupled with the growth of online poker sites such as Seals With Clubs that deal in Bitcoin, have piqued my interest, and I've finally begun to waddle my way back to the computer. I'm finding it …

After just under nine hours of play on Day 5, the Full Tilt Poker Montreal Main Event is complete, and the winner of the largest tournament in Playground Poker Club history is Henri Balcazar. After three-handed deal with Mike Linster and Eric Despres, …

The World Poker Tour announced on Thursday that it will be returning to Mainland China to host a National Series tournament for a second straight year. Starting on Nov. 5, 2013, at the MGM Grand Sanya Resort, the WPT® National China Tournament will …

Recently there seem to be a lot of debate over the first card off the deck rule and how it affects the social aspect of the game off the table. Thankfully I won't be joining in that debate but rather share the outcomes & benefits my friends and I have …

FLINTSTONE — The Rocky Gap Casino near Cumberland is demonstrating its poker tables for Maryland gambling regulators. General Manager Scott Just says the controlled demonstration for the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency is set for …