Poker News

The ninth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California Sept. 21 and will host a series of tournaments through Oct. 15 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold'em $500,000 estimated …

Chris Moneymaker Begins Tenure As Hollywood Poker Open Ambassador At the beginning of 2014, the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) announced that the 2003 WSOP Champion Chris Moneymaker would be serving as the tour's ambassador during its third …

SAN ANTONIO — Whenever I talk poker with somebody, I won't end the conversation without asking what their best tip/advice is. The answers are typically to the point and always different, yet in some small way, the tips have a way of adding up and can …

According to Belgium's administration, "an individual who plays poker regularly and who devotes enough time and efforts to the game to make it a profession should declare his winnings as if they were any other form of professional income," the news …

Phil Ivey is without a doubt one of poker's biggest names—a name that can bridge the gap between poker and mainstream sports. The other night, Ivey tweeted about Derek Jeter's last game ever game at Yankee Stadium and the former's comment made it …

He may have been upset with an 8th place finish at the Heartland Poker Tour Los Angeles Main Event, but Jeff Madsen still impressed with a ninth Top 10 finish this season, matching his career-best from 2009. Madsen, who remains of the youngest players …

The Global Poker Index (GPI) is excited to announce launch of the Global Poker Conference 2015 (GPC 2015), a pair of single day conferences held in Beverly Hills and Malta respectively, according to a press release issued by the company this past week.

Last week Caesars Palace hosted the 5th annual C5 US Online Gaming Forum and one of the most important moments occurred just after lunch on day one of the conference in a debate over whether online gambling should be regulated or prohibited at the …

Poker is a game of both skill and luck and in a tournament, the latter speaks first. It is pure random chance that governs at which table you'll start on Day One and who else will be at that table with you—or, to paraphrase Mike McDermott in Rounders …

So, instead of your archetypal football article covering the latest breaking news on Arsenal Insider, we thought we'd take our trio of German poker players and see if they would have the traits to succeed in the world of poker like their peers have …

A record number of horses and riders participated in the Robson Valley Backcountry Horsemen's fourth annual poker ride on Sept. 20th. The last weekend of summer had 69 horse-and-rider pairs participating in the Robson Valley Chapter's fundraiser, held …

ONE of the Britain's most-wanted men has been arrested during a poker game in Spain. By: Cyrus Engineer. Published: Sat, September 27, 2014. Robert Knight, National Crime Agency, NCA, Most-wanted, poker game, Robert Knight has been arrested near …

It's not every day players can opt into a tournament for $160 and make a run for their piece of a $1 million guarantee prize pool, but when event 3 at the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino kicks off Sept. 26, players can do just that. Beginning …

The 2014 World Series of Poker main event finally makes it's way to television tonight (Sunday, Sept. 28th) on ESPN. The broadcasts will once again feature commentators Norman Chad and Lon McEachern, who have been the voices of the WSOP since …

Pictured is Aaron Mettis of Miller/Coors Brewery, Mary Brown Grieger JDRF representative, and winner Tom Corrai of Elyria with his Grand Prize check $10,000. The fifth annual FriendShip poker run was held at Margaritaville August 23, in Sandusky, …

Online poker has a popular appeal to gamblers around the world as an alternative to playing at a casino or other venue. The biggest advantage of playing poker online is that the player can enjoy the game in the safety and comfort of his/her own home.

Chris Moneymaker is the new Tour Ambassador for the Hollywood Poker Open. The former World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, who is often credited for being the catalyst behind the “poker boom,” will serve as the ambassador for the Hollywood …

The agency that regulates Detroit casinos and millionaire parties across Michigan is battling church groups and service clubs – from Knights to Kiwanis — to get them to accept a bigger share of profits from charitable poker. With $728 million in play …