Perry Shiao, a 26-year-old poker dealer from South Florida, became the latest to scoop a life-changing and mind-boggling sum of money when he won $1,286,942 Wednesday evening in the $1,500 buy-in Monster Stack event. “I came out here to chase the …
Another out for Seed is if he wins two World Poker Tour events, he wins the bet as well. Seed has won four bracelets in his career, including taking down the WSOP Main Event in a 295-person field in 1996. However, his most recent bracelet win was way …
"I ran pretty good, I thought I played pretty good, and I beat a tremendous human being heads up, so it feels good," Idema said. "I think the first one was a bit more of a prize personally, but this feels great." The event returned for a fourth day …
The F.A.T.H.E.R.S. Motorcycle Poker Run will kick off from Massillon Stadium Park in Stark County on Saturday morning. F.A.T.H.E.R.S. stands for Families Against The Heroin Epidemic Rally in Stark. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The first bike leaves at …
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Most casino poker rooms these days sponsor some sort of promotion or jackpot in an effort to bring in more players. It's definitely worth asking about the existence of any such add-ons either before you sit down to play or sometime soon after you get …
If you still believe that all Italian poker players are just loud, crazy, and don't stand a chance at the table, then you've probably never crossed paths with Mustapha Kanit. With more than $4 million in online tournament winnings (source: PocketFives …
Pennsylvania concluded in a past study that regulated online poker could be worth up to $129 million annually once it reaches maturation. It also found that house-banked online casino games could reach $178 million annually under the same conditions.
The 5th Annual Kayak Poker Event saw over 30 kayaks paddling through the “Buzzard's Glory” section of the Chesapeake Bay, just south of Havre de Grace, Maryland, on the sunny, breezy morning of June 13, 2015, in support of the Harford Land Trust's …
BestPokerCoaching.com coach and student "$teezy" expressed his lack of surprise about this occurring to PokerNews: "First of all, it would be naive to think there is no cheating going on in online poker. If there is money to be made, there's always …
The Poker Hall of Fame (PHoF), established in 1979, honors the game's best players and most influential contributors. Each year either one or two nominees are inducted to join the 48 members currently enshrined in the PHoF, and this year several poker …
Despite his charisma, ease with the media, and formidable poker prowess, major sponsorship deals had previously eluded Trickett. After a relationship with long-time pals Matchbook, he found a new suitor in 2014 in Everest Poker. But that affair, it …
Michael Brain of Anchorage this week became the 16th Alaskan to cash in at the 46th annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Brain finished 78th and won $2,651 in a Split Format Hold 'em event that drew 873 players and required a $1,500 buy-in, …
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New Jersey's "NJMPoker" was this week's biggest winner in the Garden State, finishing on top of the 162-player field in the WSOP.com/888poker NJ Sunday $35,000 Guarantee to win $9,450. The runner-up in this tournament was "RonSwanson", who won …
Event #28 of the 2015 World Series of Poker, the famed $1,500 buy-in Monster Stack – the seventh-largest poker tournament in history with 7,192 entrants – saw the final nine players return Wednesday night to battle it our for a share of the $9,709,200 …
The PokerStars online gambling service sued Lindgren after he failed to return a $2 million payment erroneously deposited into his account by its Full Tilt Poker unit. Lindgren also didn't repay a $531,807 loan, according to papers filed in January in …
Jennifer Tilly has nothing to prove. Moments before busting 14th in the 2015 World Series of Poker Event #32: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed, the Academy Award nominated actress and 2005 WSOP Ladies' Event bracelet winner told PokerNews her …