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The difference of opinion between Michigan's gambling authorities and organizers of charity poker games has reached boiling point. In the past decade, the state's efforts to clamp down on charity games have increased 20 fold, raising the ire of poker …

Champions were Gwen Bray (front left), Dean Naturale (front center), Valerie Daman (front right), Lee Schut (rear left), Charles Dill (rear right) and Asmeron Abraha (not pictured). The league ran from ran from May 1 through Oct. 30. All six earned an …

LAS VEGAS (AP) – A club promoter and eight poker professionals, including one with a sideline as a tattoo artist, are back in Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Poker main event and lay claim to the $8.4 million prize that goes to the winner.

Explosive growth in the popularity of poker has helped Michigan's charities, churches and civic groups stay afloat at a time of dwindling donations, so the state's efforts to rein in the charitable gambling industry is sparking backlash. The industry …

So he deposited $50 on PokerStars.net, and played four $12 tournaments, winning almost $400 in the fourth. From there, he began bankrolling a poker career, playing the game through the eyes of an engineer. "Poker is analytical, psychological and …

The Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$250,000 High Roller event continued on Sunday with 15 of the original 43 entrants returning. A combined prize pool of HK$10,216,800 was up for grabs, with the top five finishers making the money and the …

WHEN playing a split-pot game, like Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-Better Hi-Lo, always choose starting hands with a focus on scooping the whole pot (like Ace-Ace-Two-Three double-suited). By Marbella Slim/ Published 4th November 2013. poker The more players …

The Texas Poker Store is reporting another successful year of growth, customer engagement and product line expansion. That success has led Jim Paris, TPS owner, to announce an across-the-board ten percent discount on their entire inventory in stock …

THE early stages of satellites with low level buy-ins are often populated by very fishy players. By Marbella Slim/ Published 3rd November 2013. poker Look to score big nut hands on the flop that can dominate naive or all-out crazy players who won't let …

LAS VEGAS (AP) – A club promoter and eight poker professionals are back in Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Poker main event and lay claim to the $8.4 million prize that goes to the winner. Seven players will become millionaires at the no …

"Poker with Jimmy," a poker tournament to raise money to benefit children battling pediatric cancer, will be held Nov. 9 at the Springetts Fire Company, 3013 E. Market St., Springettsbury Township. Penn State York THON's group, along with Jimmy Clark, …

The 33-year-old Brownsville resident, a native of San Antonio, is quickly making a name for himself as the nation's go-to guy for hand-built, custom poker tables. His tables, all of which are built in Medina's garage, are even earning him recognition …

The 33-year-old Brownsville resident, a native of San Antonio, is quickly making a name for himself as the nation's go-to guy for hand-built, custom poker tables. His tables, all of which are built in Medina's garage, are even earning him recognition …

Sylvain Loosli, 26, enters the final table of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event sixth in chips with 19.6 million (49 big blinds). A French online cash-game player, Loosli rarely plays in live tournaments, and prior to the Main Event he only had …

The charity poker tournament will allow players an opportunity to do something they enjoy while supporting a great cause. Proceeds from the event will benefit the local Angel Tree project. About Angel Tree. The purpose of the Angel Tree is to match …

And now, one of the biggest online poker winners who plays on PokerStars under the nickname “Odd_Oddsen” has just raised all-in. “I challenge all politicians in Norway to play with me a Heads-Up freeroll of one million krone (about $170,000), paid from …

There was also a bit of the “I know that you know that I know” routine, which poker players refer to as “leveling.” I thought he may have read me as being extremely strong, which induced him to fire a dramatic overbet, as he wouldn't expect me to lay …

Explosive growth in the popularity of poker has helped Michigan's charities, churches and civic groups stay afloat at a time of dwindling donations from elsewhere. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that the state's efforts to rein in the …