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Many poker rooms will reduce the rake (i.e., the fee that the house keeps from every pot as its payment for running the game) under certain conditions, such as a game being short-handed or just starting up. This is done to encourage people to play when …

A week after he won $385,000, poker pro Viktor Blom gave $340,000 of it back, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Blom had a very nice stretch from April 10-17, but since then has lost most of the profits. It took the Swede roughly 1,800 …

Peddler Brewing (1514 NW Leary Way) will be hosting the Ballard stop for the city wide Poker & a Pint event this weekend. The event comprises of five breweries, in five neighborhoods, with attendees collecting poker cards at each stop to play the house …

The penultimate stop on Season XIII of the World Poker Tour (WPT) came to an end on Wednesday night. The $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown attracted 1,476 entrants over the course of three starting flights, but after five days of action, …

888poker Spain has dramatically increased its market share in the Spanish online poker marketplace over the past year. PokerFuse reported, that according to PokerScout, 888poker Spain has increased its market share from 18 percent a year ago to 24 …

Running through May 3, the biggest online open-face Chinese (OFC) tournament series, Tonybet Poker's OFC Grand Prix, starts this Sunday, April 26, with a $10 buy-in OFC poker poker event that features a €1,000 guaranteed prize pool. With 17 events …

The third exciting year of the Hollywood Poker Open is in full swing and heading to the Midwest. Hollywood Casino Columbus will host the upcoming HPO Regional Tournament beginning May 14 through May 25. Once again, regional play features poker …

The world welcomed a new millionaire on April 22, as Russian online poker player "CccpVodka" turned a $5 buy-in into $1 million in a Spin & Go on PokerStars. From the moment "CccpVodka" sat at the table with Greece's "partalios" and fellow Russian …

The Critter Adoption & Rescue Effort, Inc., a nonprofit no-kill animal shelter based in Ruskin, will host a 'poker run' to benefit its shelter on Friday, May 9. The event is the organization's second annual.

On April 26-27, some of the world's best poker players will gather at King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, to join the Celebrity Cash Kings, an incredible cash game that is going to be live streamed on PokerNews. Right before the European Poker …

Poker pro Bryan Devonshire had the opportunity two weekends ago to throw out the first pitch in a Rockies game in Denver. The veteran grinder was offered a chance to perform the honors before the Rockies took on the Cubs thanks to an offer from daily …

House Bill 1013, which was introduced by Rep. Thomas Murt, sits in the House Gaming Oversight Committee. The Committee is chaired by Rep. John Payne, who is pushing for online poker, not against it. So, Murt's bill doesn't have great odds.

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. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

Back in March, the World Poker Tour and Holland Casino announced a four-year partnership that would see both the WPT Main Tour and WPT National events visit the Netherlands. The first event in the partnership, the WPT Amsterdam, will run from May 8-16 …

According to Chris Krafcik of GamblingCompliance, the legislation is considered a “shell” of what would ultimately become law in the Golden State. California isn't expected to legalize online poker this year or next year, but it's likely a matter of …

The 22-year-old poker pro from Calabasas, California also earned 1,440 Card Player Player of the Year points, moving him into 18th place in the overall POY standings when combined with the 84 points he earned for a third-place finish in a small field …

Registration begins at Goldie's Bar at 10 a.m. The run will start at Goldie's and end at the Peacock State Inn in Carlin, with seven stops along the way for riders to complete their hand. A poker hand costs $25. The rider with the highest poker hand …

Over the next week, Philadelphia's SugarHouse Casino will play host to a bevy of poker action. From April 23-27, the $100,000 guaranteed Poker Showdown, a $280 buy-in tournament featuring six Day 1s, will take place, and from April 26-28 a series of …