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The Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki saw Tour Pro Blake Bohn, who was fresh off a 23rd-place finish in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event, best a field of 410 entries to claim the coveted trophy, 101,229 in prize money, and his second MSPT title, …

Less than two weeks ago, Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment accepted a cash and stock deal with 888 Holdings worth $1.4 billion that would result in the two companies merging, with 888 management at the helm. On Monday, the firm that lost out on the hunt …

"A poker game is currently being played. I think there will be a number of candidates, one from Europe," Belgian D'Hooghe told Dutch broadcaster NOS. D'Hooghe said UEFA president Michel Platini would be a good candidate. "Michel Platini has led UEFA …

Poker pro Vanessa Selbst, the most successful female tournament player in history, last week gave a talk on poker and the math behind it to a science camp in New Jersey that she went to as a high schooler, according to a report from dailyrecord.com.

ATLANTIC CITY — Poker pro Phil Ivey is countersuing the Atlantic City casino that accused him of cheating. Ivey filed suit last week against the Borgata, which is in ongoing litigation with the former New Jersey resident about his use of edge-sorting …

Despite not attending the 2015 World Series of Poker, some poker pros, including high-stakes online grinder Viktor Blom, have been enjoying big summers. Blom is leading the way in the online poker world this month with roughly $350,000 in profits, …

Participants paid an entry fee to visit several checkpoints on the North Fork where they received a poker card. At the finish, which was held at Mattituck High School, players with the best poker hands won cash prizes, which they promptly donated back …

Poker has a lingo all its own. Listen to player chat for just a few minutes and sometimes it sounds like they just flew in from a foreign country. In an effort to help some of you newer players become acclimated to the game's lingo, we are starting a …

Funhouse Psychotherapy With Poker Chips. When the casino is a harsh classroom by Walter Kirn. July 27, 2015 at 2:00. Share on Facebook Click me! Share on Twitter Click me! Copy Link. Part 3 of 6 See all › …

Would you like to play poker against some of the game's top players and appear on television on one of the most exciting poker TV shows? 888poker in New Jersey is making it happen! Online poker players within New Jersey can log onto 888poker and …

With the blast of an air horn and a shot from a boat, small boats raced out onto the Kalamazoo River for Dinghy Poker Run on Saturday, July 25. The poker run is one of the most popular events of the Saugatuck's Venetian Festival. Organized by the Cow …

Wearing T-shirts adorned with her name and angel wings, friends, family and supporters turned out with smiles and laughter on Sunday for a fun event organized to keep Kaitlyn Doorhy's memory alive. Kait, a Mattituck High School graduate and former …

Are Electronic poker tables the next big thing in live poker? Constructive critiques of the 2015 World Series of Poker continue to come in. GobboBoy linking to 2005 poker strategy threads. And more.

The following is an excerpt from my book, Poker In Practice: Critical Concepts. This particular concept involves learning how to take advantage of scare cards while you prevent your opponents from taking advantage of you. Scare Cards. When you're the …

“It feels great to have made the final table,” said Beckley, a Cherokee High School graduate, who said he'll also do some non-poker things over the next few months. “It's the biggest tournament in the world and it is every poker players' dream to win it.”.

But this season, the world's second-highest ranked female poker player is in the house and not a single one of the houseguests has recognized her. Vanessa Rousso came into the house claiming to be a DJ, and none of the houseguests has questioned her …

It offers FREE, legal poker play and welcomes U.S. players. Starting July 24, Card Player Poker is running the Rock The Felt II series, a promotion that will award one lucky winner a $580 buy-in into one of the World Series of Poker Circuit events at …

Today I want to look at a situation that comes up frequently on the turn; a scare card comes. Let's first define a scare card as any of the following: an overcard to the board, usually an ace or a king, a card that completes a flush, or a card that …