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Dana, host of the 12/13 show on Radio France and author of a book titled Les invités de la fête (The Party's Guests) that focuses on his long adventure in TV journalism, is also a poker enthusiast who has never made a mystery of his deep passion for …

In other news, it was Australia's James "Andy McLEOD" Obst winning $166,980, after beating 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Cada in a heads-up battle in the SCOOP-10-H: $1,050+R PL Omaha [6-Max]. Cada hauled in $116,506 for …

Amaya, which last year bought Poker– Stars and Full Tilt Poker in a $4.9billion (£3.1billion) deal, has teamed up with UK-listed sports betting and gaming group GVC to make a joint offer worth an estimated £1.1billion for FTSE 250 company Bwin. The …

Kicking off last Friday and featuring some of the biggest stars from the world of poker and beyond, the Las Vegas event featured two days of golf, poker and partying, but in among the money being raised for the Tiger Woods Foundation, the thinning …

"With PokerStars LIVE at City of Dreams Manila hosting by far the most ambitious APPT schedule we've ever had in the Philippines, we anticipate a truly incredible festival," said poker room manager Gerardo "Hill" Alim. "We look forward to providing …

Avoid the syndrome: Fancy-play syndrome is the poker equal to the Harlem Globetrotters' brand of basketball. It's entertaining and the table will get a real kick out of it when you show your opponent the 7-2 after a winning double-barrel bluff. The …

Uncertainty was the name for online Poker for years as players had to deal with uncertainty in processing of payments, withdrawals and more, even at the best poker sites. Instant and easy transactions are features of Bitcoin poker that change the game.

The latest online poker bill in Mississippi died in February after a brief time on the table. “In Mississippi right now, it's just too early for us to look at going to Internet gaming,” Rep. Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach, told the Sun Herald. According …

The measure makes specific reference to poker as a game of skill. “Poker in many instances has been defined as a game of skill and a New York federal court in U.S. v. DiCristina that under federal law poker was predominantly a game of skill,” the bill …

After six epic days of poker in the capital of the Netherlands for the 2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam Main Event, it was poker-tournament debutant Farid Yachou, from the city of Leeuwarden, who came out on top. Yachou defeated a field of 341 entries …

Calvert Hospice invites the community to the 10th Annual Calvert Hospice Poker Run Saturday, June 6, 2015. Hosted once again by Chris Bowen and Heather Scott, the Poker Run raises money for the Burnett Calvert Hospice House. Registration is from …

The World Series of Poker revealed the payouts of the DraftKings-sponsored tournament this summer in Las Vegas, but the event will not really mirror the “50/50″ daily fantasy sports contests that it is named after.

In February of 2014, the New Jersey partnership of Party Poker and the Borgata became the first online poker provider in the US regulated market to release native applications for Android smartphone and tablet devices. Given the technological …

PokerStars might think about renaming the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) to the "Jason Mercier Spring Poker Invitational", at least for the high buy-in events. Since the 2015 edition of the famed online poker series began last Sunday …

There's no doubt that the World Series of Poker Main Event is the world's greatest poker tournament, but with greatness comes great responsibility, and oftentimes immense scrutiny. It's the event that sparked the poker boom with the fairytale emergence …

Garrett Greer is one of the rising stars of the tournament poker circuit, having won more than $2 million since he began to seriously play in 2012. The Newport Beach, California resident has become a recent staple on the World Poker Tour, racking up …

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Carbon Poker sent emails out to affiliates on Friday with bad news. The site decided to stop offering its affiliate program effective June 1. There is a silver lining. Action given by players referred to Carbon Poker before June 1 will continue to …