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It looks like the final chapter is being written in the Full Tilt poker saga. The ordeal is coming to an end for U.S. players as the Garden City Group has announced that September 3 is the final day that players will be able to file for refunds from …

California Just yesterday it was reported at 4flush that one of two online poker bills in the state of California was withdrawn from consideration for the current legislative session. The bill was one created by California State Senator Lou Correa and …

From November 10-11, Jorryt van Hoof will return to Las Vegas to as the chip leader of the 2014 World Series of Poker November Nine. Just eight players stand between him and a $10 million first-place prize, but no matter the outcome, the Dutchman has …

sealofCalifornia For all intents and purposes the proposed California online poker bills are officially dead according to one of the sponsors and a coalition of tribes in California. With time running out on the legislative session there was little …

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will continue its fifth season this weekend at the Grand Falls Casino in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Starting on Saturday, Aug. 9, the series will kick off a weeklong schedule qualifiers before culminating on a $1,100 …

It's been a busy week for Alex Dreyfus and the Global Poker Index (GPI). On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the GPI and the World Poker Tour (WPT) announced an expansion of their already existing partnership. Dreyfus also revealed that the GPI inked a strategic …

After Full Tilt Poker introduced the $50 Jackpot Sit-and-Gos, it did not take long for three players to find themselves with the lucky chance to split the maximum $100,000 top prize. Since the new Jackpot Sit-and-Gos were just introduced on June 24 …

Frenchman Alex “Alexonmoon” Luneau has returned to the online poker tables in a huge way. So far in August, he is up roughly $1.2 million, according to tracking site HighstakesDB. Luneau, who has opted out of having his long-term online results tracked …

Russian Poker Tour Rolls Into Occupied Cyprus The latest stop on the Russian Poker Tour (RPT) was held in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus, a self-declared state recognized only by Turkey since the 1974 invasion of the Mediterranean island.

It was probably not the finest moment of the former Premier of Tasmania Paul Lennon's career when he was hurled out of the Crown Casino in Melbourne earlier this week after becoming “tired and emotional” at a poker game. According to witnesses, 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 …

Grab a neighbor, friends and family and enjoy the great outdoors during the annual Poker Walk next Tuesday. Presented by Southern Valley Health Watch and the United Way of Richland-Wilkin counties, the walk is in its 18th year. Participants will walk …

Early in my involvement in advocating for state-level Internet poker legislation, what became clear to me was that the biggest hurdle to getting legislation enacted was not opposition from those against an expansion of gambling, but rather opposition …

Editor's note: In early July, Corwin Cole checked in from the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, where he was preparing to play in the Main Event. So far at the 2014 World Series of Poker, I've cashed in three tournaments, and I feel razor-sharp in …

Widely lauded as the model online poker room by poker players around the globe, PokerStars has found US lawmakers and regulators far less enamored with their product, due in large part to PokerStars' decision to remain in the US market following the …

A representative of Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer told PokerNews today that his bill to legalize online poker in California will not have enough time to pass this legislative session, which concludes at the end of the month, but that a new bill will …

Most poker fans recognize Mike Sexton as the folksy Word Poker Tour commentator who has taught millions of viewers the game through his combination of knowledge, wit and self-deprecating sense of humor. The 66-year-old poker Hall of Famer also is a …

On Wednesday, PokerStars unveiled the schedule for the 2014 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The annual series will offer a wide variety of games and formats in 66 events from Sept. 7-28 with $40 million in guaranteed prize money.