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Dreams can come true at the World Series of Poker, and they did Wednesday when a relatively small-time circuit grinder from Houston, Texas won the biggest tournament in live poker history. Just after 6 p.m. local time in Las Vegas, Cord Garcia took …

Maria Ho, the American poker player who, until recently, co-commentated on the Heartland Poker Tour, is now the new host of poker documentary. Given the title: Poker Night: The Tour, the show will focus on everything that happens when the world's best …

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 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 of 300, visit the official GPI …

There was Nick Luis Damico from Highland, California, who plays Tuesday night poker tournaments in a buddy's garage and snapped photos of pros in the tournament's hallways before taking a seat at his own table and getting knocked out relatively early.

After six days of playing poker and outlasting 22,374 others, Lance "Cord" Garcia of Houston is the winner of the World Series of Poker's Colossus event. On Wednesday his pair of fours turned into a full house making him $638,880 richer against Bradley …

LAS VEGAS (AP) The World Series of Poker's new Colossus event has lived up to its name, attracting a record 22,374 entrants to Las Vegas, each wagering $565 for the chance at an exponentially larger prize. After six days, nine players were left when …

While most of the poker world's attention is on the 2015 World Series of Poker, things are heating up leading into the summer online in New Jersey with the WSOP.com Online Championships just getting underway this past weekend. The WSOP.com Online …

A man who killed another man who allegedly was trying to rob a home poker game in Michigan won't face charges for the incident. According to MLive.com, the shooting death of 25-year-old Ramon Vasquez was ruled justifiable homicide. Police said that on …

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will return to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. July 30 through Aug. 19, 2015. The series schedule features a single-flight, single-entry $5 Million Guaranteed Championship, a Charity …

Each week, PokerNews brings you insight into the happenings at some of the major poker sites. Featuring the most popular blog posts, BlogNews Weekly is your one-stop shop for all your poker blog highlights. This week, we bring you highlights from the …

The Unibet Open has been around since 2007 and provides not only a lot of poker action, but also a very fun and friendly player experience. This year, Unibet decided to tackle a unique new location, as their first-ever event in Scotland will be hosted …

He and friends from Centennial High School in Corona played every few weeks, half-wishing they were competing for a World Series of Poker bracelet. Barnette, now 29, won that bracelet Friday, May 29, in Las Vegas after 25 hours of nail-biting …

James Woods is off to quite the start at the 2015 World Series of Poker. With just five events in the books, he's already banked two nice cashes — $28,832 for a seventh-place finish in Event #4: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout and $5,324 for 37th in …

One year ago, Phil Galfond had a pretty decent summer cashing four times for $139,147 in the 2014 World Series of Poker. The biggest of those scores came early on when he finished sixth for $51,538 in Event #5 $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw. As it happens …

Indian online poker provider Thrill Poker has become the first company in the country to go live on Microgaming's new MPN India network. Having established itself in the market since its launch in 2013, Thrill Poker has now opted to join forces with …

A newspaper in Pennsylvania's capital city is calling for lawmakers to legalize and regulate online gaming. The Patriot-News posted an op-ed Friday detailing how the state's current budget issues is a strong reason for online poker legalization this …

Sky Poker has made some positive changes to its loyalty scheme that sees more players become eligible for rewards including tournament tickets, freeroll entries and up to 20% rakeback. From June 1, 2015, players at Sky Poker are automatically opted …

Who is going where is the thing that keeps us going during the summer months, but it's important to remember that it's a poker game underneath it all. Sometimes the teams that play that game the best are the ones that emerge from the close season in …