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The World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open kicked off on Sunday as 400 entrants turned up for Day 1a action. After eight levels of play, just 172 advanced to Day 2 with Ben Bianco and his stack of 389,000 leading the way. Also sitting with healthy stacks …

The US has been slow to regulate online poker since the Department of Justice effectively closed down the market in 2011 when it indicted executives of the three largest online poker sites in the world. In the three and half years plus since “Black …

Daniel Negreanu may be on the nominee short list himself this year, but when the latest Poker Hall of Fame finalists were unveiled this week, it caused an unexpected uproar from “Kid Poker” and certain members of the poker pro community. As word of the …

“How often do u have dreams about poker? Used to happen to me a lot more but I probably still have 1 per week.. Last night (in my dream), I misclick opened c/o to 20k at 1/2k with QJo (200k stack)… Button jammed 80k… BB called all in for 70kish… B4 …

Yet across the world, online poker and many other forms of gambling have turned into a valuable market for many countries. Despite the popularity and potential for a steady stream of revenue, the US has only grudgingly embraced online poker in recent …

Ben Bianco battled with Allyn Shulman for the chip lead during the last level of the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open. Bianco won a giant pot with pocket kings in the closing minutes of the final level to end the day with the chip lead with 389,000 …

The occasion was a poker run and pool tournament to raise money benefiting Rachel “Ladybug” Lukasik, an 11-year-old girl badly injured in a fiery single-engine plane crash Sept. 2 near Showdown Ski Area in the Little Belt Mountains. It was organized by …

The 2014 Poker SA Diamond Series drew to a close on Sunday evening. A massive week of poker was capped off by Henry Szmelcer winning the $2,400 Diamond Event and Bruno Portaro winning the $3,700 Diamond High Roller. It's been an absolutely …

Jeffrey Gross is a 50 year-old semi-professional poker player from New Jersey that won a satellite on partypoker.nj for his seat in the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open. He turned a $100 investment on the site into a seat worth $3,500 and has …

The One-Eyed Jacks poker room at Sarasota Kennel Club will award five Ante Up Poker Cruise packages to the top finishers in the main event of its Fall Classic tournament series. The Fall Classic will run Oct. 3-12 and feature eight events, including a …

Ameristar East Chicago reopened its poker room on July 24 and Jeremy Smith, who has been involved with every northwest Indiana poker room opening, again managed a smooth, problem-free opening, with an experienced staff. After opening, Smith was …

New Jersey State Sen. Ray Lesniak indicated he has reason to believe that PokerStars will be approved to offer online poker in New Jersey in the next few weeks. “It's going to be soon and it's going to be huge,” Lesniak said in a phone interview with …

NetBet, a Malta-licensed gaming operator that recently rebranded poker network, has finished migrating Poker770 players to its gaming platform. The move will enable NetBet Poker players who previously played at Poker770 to also enjoy games at NetBet …

Daniel Negreanu has final-tabled the 2014 Poker Hall of Fame (PHOF) after reaching the minimum age requirement of 40 in July. In a press release sent out earlier this week, the WSOP revealed the names of ten players being considered for the honor, and …

After another terrible week online, Gus Hansen is now down more than $20.3 million lifetime on Full Tilt Poker, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Hansen has dusted off roughly $921,000 online this month, bringing his losses to a new all …

The feds were tipped off to the whereabouts of the underground poker game after a plainclothes detective with the NYPD happened to spill the beans about the Staten Island gambling club while wearing a wire. Twelve other suspects were arrested in …

Kornuth walked away with $18,000 for winning the $1,100 no-limit hold'em main event on Card Player Cruises Allure of the Seas Sept. 10. Kornuth, a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, now has more than $1.77 million in live tournament winnings.

18, Poker Run participants are to ride Overseas Highway from Miami to Key West, stopping at designated points to draw cards. Entrants who draw the 10 best poker hands are eligible to play in a winner-take-all round of Texas Hold 'Em, competing for a …