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The Genting Poker Series (GPS) posted details of the 2016 tour during the season-ending Sheffield Main Event and it is sure to divide the opinions of the tour's regulars. When the Poker Operations Manager for Genting, Kevin Proctor, spoke to PokerNews …

Rivalries matter in poker. None take on the tone of a Tupac versus Biggie rivalry, but poker players do enjoy comparing stats and performances. Rankings have always been a part of poker in the Internet age, and the Global Poker Index has taken it to a …

Iron Poker started its life as a spin-off site from the popular Titan Poker. Initially intended for the German and Canadian markets, the site has grown thanks to being part of the iPoker Network. The iPoker Network is presently the fourth largest …

The Genting Poker Series posted details of the 2016 tour during the season-ending Sheffield Main Event and it is sure to divide the opinions of the tour's regulars. When the Poker Operations Manager for Genting, Kevin Proctor, spoke to UK & Ireland …

A Wednesday hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss a bill that would ban regulated online poker nationwide was mostly unfavorable to the virtual version of the card game, but that probably didn't come as a surprise to anyone. In the first hearing on RAWA …

After what was approximately a two-month process of qualifying online poker games — 47 to be exact — Breban, a junior majoring in mathematics, was flown to Arizona with the promise of a free trip and no personal expectation of winning. He started out …

Poker Central said it has entered into a comprehensive and long-term agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative. Under the deal, NCTC will offer Poker Central to nearly 850 small and independent cable operators. It's Poker Central's first …

In the craziest of coincidences, Jake Bazeley, who lives in Cincinnati with my cousin Josie Ploehs, won the main event at the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open. On Dec. 2, Jake, 32, beat the nine other finalists, out of 766 entrants, to …

William Hill Poker is one of the oldest names in online gambling and a trusted name in the online poker industry. The company offers fully regulated online poker and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. William Hill has been a prominent sportsbook …

According to the Ipswich Star, Nicholas Salisbury, 27, challenged his opponent, Robert Reed, to a physical fight during a poker tournament in January 2014. Reed declined to step outside for the fight, but a short time later while he was outside having …

"We are thrilled to bring 'Poker Night in America' to Northern California," said Ben Erwin, director of poker operations at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. "This gives our players the exclusive opportunity to compete under the lights, in the Main Event …

I'd claim that I've been a very good boy this year but my editor that's posting this letter would fall out of her chair laughing. (Editor's Note: I would.) But why does it matter if I was a good boy this year. You used fake ID's to play poker, so why …

Portugal has taken steps to legalize and regulate its online poker industry and does not approve of sharing liquidity with other countries around the world. The country wants to ring-fence its poker playing population just as France has done. Online …

KEY WEST, Fla. – Motorcyclists are traveling the Florida Keys Overseas Highway from mainland Florida to Key West this weekend to raise money for charity during the annual Key West Poker Run. The Florida Keys News Bureau reports the trek features a …

Other successful fights between poker pros include Gus Hansen and Theo Jorgensen boxing in 2009, with the latter taking a five-figure sum from Hansen, and Lex Veldhuis and Bertrand Grospellier kickboxing several years ago. Veldhuis won that fight …

The Poker Players Alliance, a grassroots lobbying group on Capitol Hill, said on Twitter that HB 649 will get the much-anticipated House vote. The measure passed a House subcommittee last month. The bill also includes plans for expanding brick-and …

A masked man robbed a poker gaming being held at a firehouse in Union Beach, New Jersey this past weekend, according to a report from NJ.com. The thief was wearing a ski mask and entered the side door of the establishment at around 8:45 p.m. on …

For poker players and enthusiasts, well-known poker players become an integral part of the game. We remember certain hands they played, specific television show episodes in which they were featured, and qualities that made them stand out from the …