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Since I last updated I've done quite a bit of traveling around the US and Canada following the World Poker Tour. I've benefited from having a bunch of my best friends along the ride with me, and we've had a hell of a good time. My lifelong friend Zack …

The 160-foot ship is now sailing twice a day from the Port of Palm Beach to the three-mile international zone with gambling enthusiasts who want, among other things, to challenge poker champ Jamie Gold or wager on sports — Vegas-style. But before the …

The Rational Group has appointed Dominic Mansour as Managing Director of Full Tilt Poker, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Full Tilt brand and business. Mansour is an experienced gaming industry executive who most recently served as …

Nobody ever quits poker. Sure, many players threaten to leave the beautiful game behind but time and time again they come running back to the tournament circuit or allure of online cash games before anybody noticed they even left. The latest supposed …

The fourth champion of Season II on the Card Player Poker Tour will emerge shortly from the field of the $1,100 no-limit hold'em $125,000 guarantee main event at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada. The 31-tournament series kicked off March 21 …

The European Poker Tour (EPT) of Vienna is a real success. More than 900 players were registered in the Main Event at the end of the two departure days. The 341 incomers of the Day 1A were joined by 559 players at the beginning of the Day 1B, making …

With Colorado and Washington recently legalizing marijuana, I thought it would be fitting to discuss pot control — in poker. I recently played a $1,675 World Series of Poker Circuit event in my hometown of West Palm Beach, Fla. Halfway through Day One …

Pahuja was taking the plunge, following the footsteps of his older brother Vinny, who left Wall Street three years prior to become a professional poker player. There were emergency backup plans in place, and variance reared its ugly head to start, but …

The Queen's University Poker Club (QPC), which is now in its second year, not only gives players a chance to have fun, but also raises funds for charity. The QPC, which comprises an executive team of six members, organizes live poker tournaments every …

Tom McEvoy The fourth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa March 21 and will host a series of 31 tournaments through March 30 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold'em $125,000 guarantee main event …

To answer that question, OPR spoke with professional poker player Michael “Gags30″ Gagliano, a high-volume online tournament player in NJ. Gagliano, who is a lead instructor at Premier Poker Coaching and produces videos for PocketFives Training, …

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 …

Sure, I've never watched you play no-limit hold'em. I've never sat behind you and looked over your shoulder as you limped into pots with Q Diamond Suit J Heart Suit or 9 Spade Suit 6 Spade Suit . I've never actually witnessed you calling that preflop …

After launching version 2.0 that had absolutely no effect on the site's ability to process withdrawals, Lock Poker has come up with other ideas to boost their nearly-dead traffic: a new poker site by the name of Superwins.eu joined the Lock network …

Three of the four legendary UK poker players widely known as "The Hendon Mob" have signed a deal with Grosvenor Casinos that will see them return to the locale where their poker careers began by playing in events both live and online. Joe Beevers …

More concerning, earlier this month Pokerstars.com, one of the largest online poker cardrooms in the world, announced Shahade as their new Mind Sports Ambassador, to represent the brand as a celebrity through public appearances and sponsored play.

The Western New York Poker Challenge returns to Niagara Falls, New York this week, and PokerNews will be providing live coverage of seven of the 16 events on the schedule. The series runs from March 28 through April 6, highlighted by a two-day $1,100 …

Green Valley Station Casino. Ultimate Poker parent company Station Casinos recently hosted an earnings call that offered a variety of insights into the company's performance to date in the regulated online gambling markets of New Jersey and Nevada.