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If you have been following along,you've likely seen a number of different criticisms leveled at PokerStars by poker players. Some of these concerns are easy to confirm or disprove, others are a bit more complicated and nuanced. We've dug through and …

The Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino attracted a record 510 entries to Black Hawk, Colorado to compete for their share of a $494,700 prize pool. On Sunday, the final 87 players returned to the famed poker parlor to battle down to a winner …

Before you can work out how to calculate points in Chinese poker, you have to complete a round of it, meaning that you and your opponent will have a board that looks similar to the one shown in the image below, one that has all 13 cards of the players …

“As the boundary between poker players and strategy gamers continues to blur, it is trailblazers such as ElkY who are narrowing the gap between people who consider themselves gamers, and those who consider themselves poker players. We look forward …

The winner over the Tournament of Champions gets $250,000. Jacob's poker winnings amount to $2.6 million, so he still has a ways to go on Jeopardy before outdoing his poker success. The first runner-up gets $100,000, while the second runner-up receives …

Since 1992 the Master Classics of Poker is taking place and calling the Holland Casino in Amsterdam its home. The highly popular destination in the heart of Europe always welcomes players from near and far, many well known pros of the international …

Amaya Inc, the company that owns the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker (FTP) brands completed its third quarter call and gave investors an update of the company's current position in the global online poker market. PokerStars, the biggest online poker …

If you've clicked on the webpage link to read this article, then chances are you are seeking advice on how to work through a poker downswing. Play long enough, and you'll find yourself in the middle of one of these. There is a LOT of content on the …

As play moved forward on Day 2 of the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, 888 Poker Ambassador Dominik Nitsche found himself in a rather familiar position: building a stack of chips and competing for a WSOP bracelet. In 2014, Nitsche won the …

"We will be the first major online poker brand on the platform and the move underlines our strategic intentions to explore new avenues for our games. This is just one of a number of steps that we're taking to find new audiences and we are excited about …

In my last column, I introduced you to the idea of floating. I described floating as calling in position on the flop in a heads-up situation with the intention of trying to win the pot on a later street with an aggressive action. I also discussed this …

Canadian Poker Company Amaya Inc., also known as Amaya Gaming Group, has been the center of a lot of news recently. With its return to the United States as well as its forays into the growing Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) business, you are sure to hear …

Joe McKeenthan is $7.68 million richer after winning the 2015 World Series of Poker's Main Event on Tuesday night. The champion is a native of North Wales, Pa. according to The 700 Level. More importantly, though, he won it all wearing an old school …

All three men are within sight of the grand prize of $7.68 million and the World Series of Poker championship title, a distinction awarded every year since 1970 when the contest started at Benny Binion's Las Vegas casino as an invite-only affair, where …

The 71-year-old Belgian player who got his start as a board game maker before becoming a vice president of Hasbro's European division is out in seventh place at the World Series of Poker's Main Event. Neuville's chips had a few million chips left when …

Out of the 10 months of 2015 already passed, October ranks 7th in online poker revenue. When analyzing year-over-year totals, we find revenue from Internet poker down 2.8%. October 2014 saw the two New Jersey networks collect $1,967,905.

Friday nights at RunGood Poker Series events are a mere appetizer before the two-course meal served on Saturdays, and it was Hasan Haq emerging with the biggest stack after Day 1b/c at Downstream Casino in Joplin, Missouri. He finished with 211,500 to …

A special reality TV poker documentary is being put together by VAMN-TV and will cover the lives of eight women who will player poker in Macau and Las Vegas. The “Girl Got Game” reality TV show is being produced by Katrina Lim and will take a close …