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Nor could you be said to be “living the dream,” which in the eyes of poker players everywhere is the ideal of wealth and excitement without the need to pursue a conventional job. Going pro has certainly become tougher in recent years, largely because …

The 12th annual North Dakota Texas Hold 'em Championship is being held at the Vegas Motel starting Wednesday night. The event is modeled after the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. North Dakota tournament co-founder Wendy Rupert expects …

Entering the year, there was the hope that online poker would progress at the state level — particularly in California and Pennsylvania. That didn't happen. However, there was also the very real fear that Sith lord Sheldon Adelson could undo what had …

Initially, the website will offer poker, but also has plans to include bingo, blackjack, pull-tab, slots and baccarat games. An arbitrator ruled in November that the venture is not a violation of federal or state law and falls under the Oklahoma Tribal …

Now that 2015 is almost done and dusted, poker players from across the world are gearing up for a new year and the first major tournament in 2016 is the popular PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) that is scheduled to take place in the Caribbean …

Our biggest poker winners round-up for 2014 was an easy one last year, because that was the year that Daniel Colman went on the most mind-bending run in tournament poker history, without apparently breaking into a sweat. Or a smile. The $22,389,481 he …

AB 167 was one of three online poker bills that has been floated in the past year — this legislation was introduced in January — and by some accounts it features the approach most likely to result in success in bringing together California's varied …

Of course, the world's top female poker players were cashing consistently (when they weren't appearing in Celebrity Big Brother), but there was nothing on the scale of 2014, when Victoria Coren Mitchell became the first back-to-back EPT winner, for …

The fun and the money continues into the new year at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Frank Foti, the man in charge of poker room operations will make sure 2016 is a year full of valuable promotions for players in this first-class poker …

“I only became a poker pro because I messed up the final interview for the job I wanted after university and decided to play poker for a year and then re-apply. It was one of those interviews where you have to tell a story where you have shown good …

I resolve to play more online poker in 2016! I can keep that resolution. For those interested in doing the same, check out the promos going on at some online poker sites over the first weekend of 2016. Let's start the New Year out right by playing more …

The final ten days of the 2015 calendar year have been busy for poker's all time tournament money leader Daniel Negreanu. Aside from being crowned The Most Popular Poker Player of The Year by The Hendon Mob database, the $32.3 million live …

In order for other states to pass legislation, the first states need to show legalizing online poker could lead to economic growth. However, that simpleywasn't the case for New Jersey this past year. The state's results show that Internet gambling …

Alex Dreyfus, the CEO of Mediarex Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the Global Poker Index (GPI) has worked really hard during 2015 to promote a number of new initiatives such as the American Poker Awards and the concept of a Global Poker …

Poker has grown in popularity over the years and it has sparked an increase in the number of poker related movies such as Rounders (1998), Lucky You (2006), Casino Royale (2006), The Grand (2008), The Poker Club (2008), Poker King (2009) and Runner …

The 12th annual North Dakota Texas Hold 'em Championship is being held at the Vegas Motel starting Wednesday night. The event is modeled after the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Advertisement. North Dakota tournament co-founder Wendy …

Blom won the year's top hand, a pot worth $365,000. That figure was slightly less than 2014's largest online poker pot, which was roughly $382,000. Poker pro Phil Ivey was also a player in many of the year's largest pots, but things didn't go his way …