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A group of motorcyclists calling themselves Santa's Bad Elves connected with Santa's Hideaway Hollow on Saturday for the seventh annual Santa's Poker Run. The ride raises money so terminally ill children can spend one last Christmas any time of the …

The project was the brainchild of Anish Patel, who enlisted Calvin Innes to illustrate the project. Patel, who hails from the UK, recently sat down with PokerNews for an in-depth discussion on poker's first mainstream comic book, which will launch in …

For poker players, the hand you use doesn't really matter. Some players riffle chips with one hand and look at their cards with the other, while others will interchange, using both their dominant and non-dominant hands. The only problem that can arise …

“I remember my brother Carson was watching it on TV, but I didn't really like it at first,” Pope admitted. “I guess it was because I really didn't understand it. I was so bad at poker that everyone wanted to play with me. That's when my competitive …

They are the stars of a new film about the murky world of unauthorised online poker that could cast an unwelcome spotlight on a fledgling legal market that Sin City's biggest players are betting on. Timberlake is set to walk the red carpet with other …

The Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, which used to be called a Hard Rock, hosts the Big Poker Championship on Sept. 6-8. The $400 buy-in will get you 50K chips, 45-minute blinds and there will be $20K added to the prize pool. Winner of the …

Take Don Bates of Sarasota, Fla., for instance. When word got out that his local poker room at Sarasota Kennel Club was hosting a super-satellite to the Ante Up Poker Tour World Championship, he was so looking forward to playing in it. But then his …

Fresh off of winning a World Series of Poker bracelet this summer in Event #33: $2,500 Seven Card Razz and finishing fifth in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $1 Million Guarantee, young Bryan Campanello sits down to talk with PokerNews about his …

According to the indictment, poker players (those with major tournament cashes) John Hanson, Justin Smith, Abe Mosseri, Bill Edler, Peter Feldman, Vadim Trincher (whose two sons, Illya and Eugene were also named), Eddie Ting and Arthur Azen were …

The ninth annual Memorial Ride and Poker Run in memory of Scott P. Fifield is sponsored by Fifield's friends and family and will benefit the Herkimer County Humane Society. “This (ride) will help with the care of the animals and it brings attention to …

The poker room at the Cordish Companies' Maryland Live! Casino wasn't built just for local players. To be sure, local players will flock there, but the plush card room at the casino, located at Arundel Mills Mall in Hanover, was put together to attract …

Showell began by explaining that online poker gives people the opportunity to play in a less threatening environment. “Not everyone wants to go in and sit down at a casino… online poker made it so anyone who is over 18 can sit in their own home, play …

Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker just had one of the best weeks in the history of online poker. The German won $2 million in the span of just seven days, playing $400-$800 no-limit hold'em, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Those games have been …

Long-running comedy series Leisure Suit Larry is getting a spin-off poker game for iOS later this year, the game's creator Al Lowe told Polygon. Leisure Suit Larry's Casino will be a free-to-play title available only for mobile devices, said Lowe. The …

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

It was the last preliminary event of the 2013 World Series of Poker, a $1,500-buy-in no-limit hold 'em event. We were on level seven, with blinds at 150-300 and an ante of 25. It was shortly after dinner, and I had 10,000 in chips. A new player was …

On Aug. 26, 2013, Season 10 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour will kick off with the first stop in Barcelona, Spain. Since its inception in 2004, when the famed tour opened its doors in the same city as it will this year, the EPT has grown to …

“We have chair massages that will be available for players,” said Weinberg, listing the amenities. “When you're sitting for a long period of time it's nice to get a little stress relief.” Poker operations director Mike Smith looks forward to a little …