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Police in Naperville, Illinois seized $25,000 along with three luxury cars as part of a raid on an alleged poker game operating out of a former pain clinic located in a strip mall, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune. The raid happened late …

My game of choice has and always will be poker. Although the house always wins thanks to the rake, it's the only game where you play against other people and your decisions really matter. It's a beautiful marriage of mathematics, psychology and intuition.

The vast majority of the free poker strategy articles here at PokerNews assume that the reader has some experience of playing this amazing game. But what if the reader is completely new to poker, having never played the game before and is sat asking …

Partypoker and Borgata Poker announced the schedule for the third edition of the Garden State Super Series. New Jersey's "GaiusMarius" was this week's biggest winner in the Garden State, outlasting a field of 235 players in the partypoker …

AMA interviews allow anyone to ask the subject a question, and Hellmuth's appearance followed in the footsteps of other poker pros such as Phil Galfond, Jason Mercier, and Antonio Esfandiari, just to name a few. Hellmuth joined AMA to celebrate the …

The share prices of Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment and GVC Holdings, which won the bidding war for the former early this month, have fallen significantly in the weeks since the deal was reached, and that has cast “doubt” over the takeover, according …

Many people start playing poker with the assumption that their bankroll will last forever because they have the “skills” needed to play profitable poker. These players receive a rude awakening once variance hits or they get careless with their bankroll …

High-stakes poker pro Jason Les is widely regarded as one of the top heads-up no-limit hold'em players in the world, and just this summer he had his breakout year at the World Series of Poker. He recorded a runner-up finish and a third place for nearly …

SIGA, also known as the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, is all set to host the upcoming SIGA Poker Championship, which boasts a $230,000 estimated prize pool for their $500+$50 main event. The event kicks off Oct. 3. Players will enjoy a …

Ho has amassed over $2.6 million in poker tournament winnings including 32 World Series of Poker (WSOP) cashes, three WSOP final tables, four World Poker Tour (WPT) cashes, and seven additional final tables. Ho's best cash was a second-place finish in …

The Week 2 Coaches Tape has been released and we'll cover players and plays throughout the week. Quickly combing through the game, there was one play that stuck out and reminded me of a play from Todd Haley's 2006 Dallas Cowboys playbook.

New York State isn't going to see online poker in 2015, and it's realistically further off from passing a bill than other states like California or Pennsylvania. But that's not stopping at least one lawmaker from continuing to revise his Internet poker …

Troy Repp dealt with some adversity heads up, but he ultimately prevailed to take down RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa Main Event, pocketing $33,998 and a $2,000 Blaycation package to the season-ending championship in New Orleans.

There are 40 poker rooms in Las Vegas with nearly half of those on the Las Vegas strip. That doesn't include the poker room at the Rio Las Vegas just off the strip on Flamingo Road and home of the World Series of Poker. The Las Vegas poker pond is …

“We are upping the ante this year, in addition to all our preliminary events we will feature three championship events,” said Poker Room Manager Kevin Castora. “This will include a $1,500 PLO championship, the $550 Heads-Up Championship with best two …

There's been plenty to talk about in the online poker world lately with the 2015 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) in full effect, but Monday afternoon held a special place amongst all the happenings. The $51,000 Super High Roller …

Poker Central, soon to be the world's only 24/7 poker TV network, announced Monday that poker star Maria Ho has signed on to host “Poker Central Live with Maria Ho”, a new interactive, live show on Poker Central's Twitch TV channel. Ho, who was once on …

Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, has always been a hotbed for poker, and the recent Commerce Poker Series proved no different. Several well-attended events took place, but the schedule was highlighted by the $1,650 Main Event that attracted …