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With his winning hand on one side and his first-place bracelet on the other, Wildwood High School graduate Jeff Tomlinson is all smiles after winning more than $500,000 at the World Series of Poker's No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed tournament earlier this …

An urgency clause was included last week in Internet poker legislation being sponsored by California Sen. Isadore Hall, a move one Capitol Hill source said would seem to negate public reports the bill has been shelved for the 2015 session. “I don't …

Bryan Micon, who left the country after federal agents raided his home for running an unlicensed gaming operation that accepted bitcoin, is expected back in Nevada for a court appearance on Thursday, according to The Las Vegas Review Journal.

COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Sunday, July 19 will mark the 2nd Annual South Coldwater Chain of Lakes Poker Run and Boat Show. This mid-season reason to float the chain poker run and boat show isn't just a fun event starting at Coldwater Lake Marina and …

Though he spends much more time these days training in the gym than he does playing poker, former online high-stakes poker regular Terrence Chan decided to take a short break from his life in MMA to compete at the 2015 World Series of Poker. Chan is …

The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced today that is has been acquired by Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. for a price of $35 million in cash. Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. is a Hong Kong-listed corporation specializing in social gaming, with a …

For the past few years Brunson has opted to skip the WSOP (with the exception of the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship) in favor of cash games at Bellagio and ARIA, which allow him to set his own hours and avoid the tournament grind. However, earlier …

At 4 p.m. local time in Las Vegas, the most noble and prestigious event the poker world has to offer will kick off — the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship. This year will be the 10th installment of the event that high-stakes poker players from …

The $1,500 pot-limit Omaha event at the 2015 World Series of Poker drew a field of 978 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,320,300. After four days of action, it was tournament grinder Corrie Wunstel who emerged with the victory, earning $267 …

It's landed her luck in love and work – and now Kerryjane's Craigie's passion for poker has put her in line to win a million dollars. Kerryjane Craigie, of Platt, is now one of the UK's top players, after smashing the competition at the globe's biggest …

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website.

SHERMAN – The Late Night Legacy Motorcycle Club is sponsoring the Cork Memorial Poker Rally on Saturday, July 25, to benefit Hospice Chautauqua County in memory of "Cork" Karges, a Hospice patient. The rally will take place at Murdock's Restaurant in …

Daniel Negreanu, already poker's all-time leading money winner and a six-time WSOP bracelet winner, then went about building a 65,600-chip stack on Day 1 of the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship and will come into Saturday's Day 2 in the …

The ninth installment of The One Step Closer Foundation Raising the Stakes for CP celebrity charity poker tournament begins at 2 pm Friday, June 19 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Registration for the $330 tournament with $100 re-buys begins at 1 pm …

It's almost time! The most anticipated event of the World Series of Poker, the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, will attract some of the biggest and most famous pros from around the world on Sunday, June 21. Luckily for us, we've managed to grab …

Since the World Series of Poker is underway, I want to share a hand from last year's WSOP $1,500-buy-in Monster Stack event. This tournament is different from other $1,500 events in that every player starts with an overly deep stack (15,000). This hand …

Planet Hollywood is also hosting additional daily tournaments with buy-ins of $80, $130 and $65 at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. each day. For more information and to check out the full schedule, check out the PHamous Poker Series homepage.

(Newser) – It's one thing to outlast hundreds or thousands of poker players to win one of the World Series of Poker's 68 events and the Las Vegas tournament's coveted gold bracelet. It's another thing entirely to win a game you've never played before.