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A number of players are saying changes to the format of this Sunday's $50,000 Poker Players Championship will force them out of the action, and at least one is willing to bet the turnout for the prestigious event will be the lowest ever. "This will be …

Yet, despite the operator's best efforts to encourage online play, Nevada's last remaining online poker room (with all due respect to Real Gaming) has yet to experience the same kind of growth that it did in 2014 – at least as far as cash games are …

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will return to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida July 30 – Aug. 19, 2015. The series schedule, available on www.SHRPO.com, features an exciting line-up of tournament play, including …

Poker Industry PRO, the only premium news service & data source dedicated to the online poker industry, with in-depth features, analysis and data, is now accepting Bitcoin. Poker Industry PRO, the only premium news service & data source dedicated to …

A poker player appearing on a reality TV show isn't unprecedented. Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle were both contestants on The Amazing Race, while players like Jean-Robert Bellande, Garrett Adelstein, and Anna Khait have either appeared or are rumored …

British poker superstar Sam Trickett is on the lookout for a new sponsor after he and Everest Poker parted ways by mutual consent. Trickett signed with Everest Poker as a brand ambassador in March 2014, which was something of a major coup for the …

According to DLA Piper's gaming lawyer Giulio Coraggio, Italy may be about to introduce an all-new set of norms that will lead to the creation of an international regulated online poker market with the hope that this will bring people back to the …

Wading through three mind-boggling fields in near succession might seem like a crazy feat for a WSOP rookie, but O'Hara has actually been playing poker professionally since he was 18, which is especially impressive in the post-Black Friday era. To date …

Just 17 players remain in Event #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low at the 2015 World Series of Poker, including standouts like Irish pro John O'Shea and bracelet winners Jeff Madsen, David "ODB" Baker, Rami Boukai, Robert Mizrachi, Josh Pollock, and …

The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino welcomed thousands of gamblers last month who are taking their chances at this year's World Series of Poker. The 51-day event matches skill with luck in 68 different versions of the game. By far the biggest event at …

The World Series of Poker is taking place right now in Las Vegas, and while most attention goes to the millions-at-stake "Main Event," there are another 67 WSOP tourneys scattered across the schedule. Christian Pham, a 40-year-old professional poker …

The 26-year-old poker pro from El Dorado Hills, California also has experienced considerable short-handed success at the WSOP, twice making final tables in six-max events. Paur finished fifth in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Championship in …

Pham ended both the first and second days as the chip leader, and at the end of the third day, he was the proud owner of a brand-new World Series of Poker bracelet and a cash prize. “Now, I love this game,” Pham said, per WSOP.com. Considering that he …

A seasonal dip was fully expected as the weather improved and the holiday season began, and this was reflected in a 2.9 percent fall from April, but the 15.2 percent drop, year on year, tells a more alarming story: that the New Jersey online poker …

Poker is an emotional game that is increasingly competitive, with players constantly seeking new and different things to do to help them win. One of the biggest places elite player's today are finding that edge is by working on their mental game as a …

bill rini We're proud to bring you this special interview with Bill Rini, Head of Online Poker at WSOP.com. Bill has been working in the poker industry for many, many years and brings a wealth of experience to his current, prestigious position. Bill …

Australia's central bank said it was appropriate to leave interest rates steady this month while it assessed the impact of past easing on the economy. In minutes of its June 2 meeting, where the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate …

LUCK OF THE DRAW: Christian Pham celebrates during a bracelet ceremony after he won the World Series of Poker No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Draw tournament Friday, June 12, in Las Vegas. Pham accidentally entered the No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven …