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Announced only few days after the introduction of a new currency exchange rate, the two changes are part of what PokerStars Head of Corporate Communications Eric Hollreiser called PokerStars' commitment " to keeping poker exciting, fresh, and relevant …

Preflop, with the blinds at 3,000 and 6,000 and a 1,000 ante, Tazon went all-in from the button, Miettinen called in the small blind, Mroczek went all-in from the big blind, and Miettinen called and was all-in.

Poker Night in America's Joe Sartori Dies Aged 55 On Wednesday, October 29th, Joe Sartori, 55, passed away following a brief battle with inoperable stomach cancer. The long time poker industry stalwart and much respected member of the TV show 'Poker …

I've made this argument before but it bears repeating after this past Thursday's outrage: Poker sites made a major miscalculation when they allowed break even and slight losing players to still grind out a living thanks to rakeback and VIP rewards – in …

Joe Kuether represents the last of a generation. The Wisconsin native was among the final players to emerge from the pre-Black Friday online poker era and, as a result, at 25-years-old, he is one of the younger American pros on the tournament circuit …

The regulated online poker markets in the US may have suffered greatly due to competition from offshore online poker operators in the initial stages, but now most of the biggest US-facing offshore online poker rooms have announced that they no longer …

AN ACE poker player is celebrating after taking his total career winnings past the £1 million mark. Craig McCorkell, 26, scooped £178,000 at one of the biggest poker events earlier this month. His third-place finish at the Pokerstars European Poker …

At the end of a long day it was Scott Hosbach claiming the title after a four-handed deal at the final table. Hosbach, who also won a tournament at the 2014 Seneca Summer Slam, claimed his second title in four months inside the Seneca Poker Room.

As panel moderator, I had the honor of surveying four very active members of both the PocketFives community forums, and of the Garden State's online poker scene in general: Andrew Balok, Blake Havekes, Jack King and Dennis Lopez. Listed below are my …

A legend in the realms of football, Pearce admits he's a complete novice when it comes to playing poker, but that he is intrigued by the game, especially the psychology behind poker. Pearce now knows a little more about poker thanks to taking part in a …

Poker pro Phil Ivey received preliminary approval this week to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Ivey was one of 26 who were approved by city officials. According to the report, city …

The annual Seneca Fall Poker Classic is back in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and once the PokerNews Live Reporting team is on site to provide live coverage for each of the five events on the schedule. The series will run Nov. 1-9, highlighted by next weekend's …

After paying taxes and investors, Michigan-native Ryan Riess had about $2 million left from his $8.4 million World Series of Poker main event win last year. According to an interview he recently gave with CNBC, Riess put basically all of it into the …

Led by our Student Government group, this total will be added to the already growing figure our student body has raised this past week. Our goal is to present the TMH Cancer Center with a check for $15,000 at our Pink Out Pep Rally on Nov. 7. Our …

Players in both those events, as well as all the others on the 2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic schedule, will be able to utilize our patented MyStack App which will allow them to directly update their chip counts in the PokerNews blog using their iPhone …

The typical professional poker player of today is much more health conscious, and most of today's poker rooms around the world are smoke-free. Eating well and staying hydrated have become two of the most important mental facets professional poker …

Those of you who are fans of tournament poker may want to keep November 2 through November 9 free because Sky Poker is running the 11th edition of its popular UK Online Poker Series (UKOPS) during those dates. Featuring 41 events, with combined …

American poker star Dan Smith (GPI No. 1) makes it 10 straight weeks standing at the top of the GPI World Poker Rankings. The 2012 Poker Player of the Year also maintains his lead atop the 2014 Player of the Year race as the Global Poker Index released …