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As promised, the Global Poker League revealed all of its 12 franchise teams for the inaugural GPL that will take place this year. Chris Moneymaker was previously announced as the captain of the Las Vegas Moneymakers to garner excitement for the league, …

British poker is mourning the loss of one of its bravest and most inspirational characters after Neale “The Wheel” Butler passed away on January 8, 2016. Words such as heroic, brave, and fearless are bandied about the poker world to describe players …

In the past year, Aaron Mermelstein has experienced some ups and downs that most poker pros take decades to encounter. In fact, in the span of just 11 months, the 28-year-old Philadelphia native went from needing a stake to grind low-stakes online …

In other news, WSOP.com NJ kicked off its second edition of the Winter Poker Classic with the first of eight events. "DINOSAUR" grabbed a cool $9,000 in the $30,000 GTD Winter Poker Classic Event #1 [Reentry] after finishing on top of the 77-player …

California online poker California is one of the states that has teased poker players with the possibility of legislation year after year. The initial problem with passage of a bill was the varying opinions of tribes and the potential impact on their …

Poker has long attracted celebrity poker players from the world of television, film and sports. Some of the most beloved celebrities are those that portray badass characters. A film really doesn't need a plot as long as there's plenty of gratuitous …

The $1 Million Guarantee for the opening event of the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship has been laid to waste after a huge turnout for the tournament's fourth and final flight at the Crown Entertainment Complex Saturday. Day 1, Flight 4 of Event …

On the third day of the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, Aussie James Obst won the first LK Boutique ring of the series, taking down Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. inside the Crown Poker Room on Friday, defeating a final table full of local legends.

Nebraska residents, especially those residing east of Omaha, would love to play poker in their home state. Unfortunately, for them, there doesn't appear to be much hope on the horizon. Legislative Bill 619 was proposed by legislators last May. If …

It was only a week ago that spokesman Warren Lush revealed Tonybet Poker's new "no balls, no glory" approach to the gaming world, and players are already benefitting from it. After launching rake-free six-handed Texas hold'em and pot-limit Omaha cash …

It was a huge hand and undoubtedly a standout moment of the inaugural season of the cash-game poker show High Stakes Poker. Little did GSN (Game Show Network) bosses know that simply pointing the camera at a game of cards would turn out to be a …

From the 5th to the 7th of February, the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Poker Room will play host to six different tournaments, including a large event with a guaranteed prize pool of $25,000. The format of each tournament will be no-limit Texas Hold'em …

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Aussie Millions, World Poker Tour World Championship, World Series of Poker Main Event, and WSOP Europe Main Event will grow from 2013-2014 — PCA (-215 entrants), Aussie Millions (-20), WPT Championship …

On the surface, this seems like a contender for least surprising story of the year, given that both entities are involved in the business of selling poker as a spectator sport, one as a content-producer and the other as a distributor. On the other hand …

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has been around long enough to know how things work. If he says Gonzalo Higuain is a "great player, who Bayern Munich like" there is a clear calculation behind it. It is the beginning of a game of striker poker at the Allianz …

Mike Watson has won the first European Poker Tour main event of 2016. The 31-year-old Canadian poker pro topped a field of 928 players to win the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $5,300 no-limit hold'em main event. For the win the man known as …

While online poker is legal and regulated online in just three states — New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware — Washington takes it a step further. In 2006, the state passed a law making it a felony to play or operate online poker in the state. The state …

The cash was donated during the second John Law Memorial Trophy tournament – set up in the name of local takeaway owner and first class poker player Cheung Tai “John” Law, who ran the popular Sun Lok Curry House on Beaumont Road, North Ormesby …