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A man who killed another man who allegedly was trying to rob a home poker game in Michigan won't face charges for the incident. According to MLive.com, the shooting death of 25-year-old Ramon Vasquez was ruled justifiable homicide. Police said that on …

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will return to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. July 30 through Aug. 19, 2015. The series schedule features a single-flight, single-entry $5 Million Guaranteed Championship, a Charity …

Each week, PokerNews brings you insight into the happenings at some of the major poker sites. Featuring the most popular blog posts, BlogNews Weekly is your one-stop shop for all your poker blog highlights. This week, we bring you highlights from the …

The Unibet Open has been around since 2007 and provides not only a lot of poker action, but also a very fun and friendly player experience. This year, Unibet decided to tackle a unique new location, as their first-ever event in Scotland will be hosted …

He and friends from Centennial High School in Corona played every few weeks, half-wishing they were competing for a World Series of Poker bracelet. Barnette, now 29, won that bracelet Friday, May 29, in Las Vegas after 25 hours of nail-biting …

James Woods is off to quite the start at the 2015 World Series of Poker. With just five events in the books, he's already banked two nice cashes — $28,832 for a seventh-place finish in Event #4: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout and $5,324 for 37th in …

One year ago, Phil Galfond had a pretty decent summer cashing four times for $139,147 in the 2014 World Series of Poker. The biggest of those scores came early on when he finished sixth for $51,538 in Event #5 $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw. As it happens …

Indian online poker provider Thrill Poker has become the first company in the country to go live on Microgaming's new MPN India network. Having established itself in the market since its launch in 2013, Thrill Poker has now opted to join forces with …

A newspaper in Pennsylvania's capital city is calling for lawmakers to legalize and regulate online gaming. The Patriot-News posted an op-ed Friday detailing how the state's current budget issues is a strong reason for online poker legalization this …

Sky Poker has made some positive changes to its loyalty scheme that sees more players become eligible for rewards including tournament tickets, freeroll entries and up to 20% rakeback. From June 1, 2015, players at Sky Poker are automatically opted …

Who is going where is the thing that keeps us going during the summer months, but it's important to remember that it's a poker game underneath it all. Sometimes the teams that play that game the best are the ones that emerge from the close season in …

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Friday in favor of state regulators seeking to impose new restrictions on charity gambling fundraisers known as "millionaire parties," reports the Detroit Free Press, The 2-1 decision reversed an August 2014 ruling …

With the newly increased starting stacks across the board this year at the 2015 World Series of Poker events have consistently been running long. The third tournament of the summer had to add an extra day in order to play down to a champion. Nothing …

The government's improper collection of evidence that resulted in an illegal gambling indictment against high-stakes poker player and wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phau has finally resulted in the case against him being dismissed. According to the …

Aria's Poker Room While the World Series of Poker was running the largest live event in poker history, Aria Resort and Casino on the Strip was hosting a $25,000 buy-in tournament that catered to some of the game's top professionals. It just so happened …

Bart Hanson — who spoke with PokerNews over the weekend about Omaha Hi-Low strategy — also writes excellent columns on poker strategy for Card Player magazine. In a recent one, he discussed the uncommon but happy situation of flopping the nut …

On Dec. 23, 2014, the World Series of Poker announced the debut of The Colossus, an exciting new tournament with a $565 buy-in and a $5 million guaranteed prize pool. Immediately, casual players from around the globe circled May 29-30, 2015, on their …

WSOP.com, the leading online real-money poker website in Nevada and New Jersey, has complimented their offering with the launch of WSOPStats.com, a site dedicated to supporting online poker players with a wide variety of statistics and leaderboards.