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Anyone who knows anything about poker history can see there are serious flaws with the list of people in the Poker Hall of Fame after a cursory glance. Wild Bill Hickok is in, yet his contemporaries, Doc Holliday, Alice “Poker Alice” Ivers, George …

The World Series of Poker announced their 10 hand-picked finalists for the 2014 Poker Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Leading the group is first-timer and likely shoe-in Daniel Negreanu, who turned 40 this year, and he is accompanied by four other first-time …

For those who continue to play at Lock Poker and may be unaware of the risk involved, the PPA issued a statement about two months ago warning of the danger of depositing, perhaps winning or earning a deposit bonus, and never being paid. Here is that …

Welcome to the second edition of Hold'em with Holloway, my weekly strategy article here on PokerNews. Last week I highlighted the importance of making reads and trusting them. This week I'm going to shift gears a bit and talk about playing in poker …

A proposed bill in Singapore contains language that could mean jail time for poker players caught grinding on an unauthorized site, news.asiaone.com reported. The bill was introduced this week and is incredibly far-reaching. The most striking component …

The list of 10 nominees for the 2014 Poker Hall of Fame was announced by the World Series of Poker on Tuesday. The finalists, which were nominated by the public for the sixth straight year, include five returning candidates and five first-timers, with …

Ultimate Poker Predicting A Brighter Future The USA's first regulated online poker site, UltimatePoker.com, may currently be suffering from disappointing traffic numbers but the gaming operators' new chief marketing officer, Tom Kobrin, is predicting a …

The finalists for the 2014 Poker Hall of Fame have been named. This year's class consists of five repeat nominees and five new candidates. Daniel Negreanu headlines the list of nominees. Joining him are Humberto Brenes, Jennifer Harman, Bruno Fitoussi, …

URBANA — Champaign County Board members defeated a proposal to levy a $25 poker run license fee Tuesday night. The fee was voted down in a show of hands at the board's committee of the whole meeting. A new state law allows counties to license …

NEKOOSA – Ho-Chunk Gaming Nekoosa will add a silent auction to the fourth annual Pulse Pounding Poker Tournament. The silent auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday in the Poker Room at Ho-Chunk Gaming …

The finalists for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame this fall have been announced. They are, in no particular order: Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Harman, Humberto Brenes, Mike Matusow, Chris Bjorin, Huck Seed, Bruno Fitoussi, Bob Hooks, Ted Forrest …

This Sunday, Sept. 14, PlayersOnly will kick off the Poker Maximus 10, a two-week series that will feature 79 different events and over $2 million in guarantees. The tournament series boasts a minimum of four events per day with buy-ins ranging from $1 …

Event #1: Big Stax No-Limit Hold'em Reentry of the Borgata Poker Open, a $560 buy-in $2 million guarantee, attracted 4,158 runners, and after five days of play, Jonathan “Nolte” Evans defeated Aaron Massey in an intense heads-up match to win the title …

2012 World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop winner Antonio Esfandiari and high stakes poker veteran Phil Laak are set to star in an all-new TV show this Wednesday on the Discovery Channel. Dubbed “Underground Poker,” the pilot episode will air at …

Zynga's stock may go back north of $10 again if it gets aggressive with real money gaming. The U.K.-only Zynga Plus Poker real money business ought to be expanded to other countries. PokerStars generated more than $1 billion in revenue last year even …

In August of this year, Nevada and New Jersey casinos went live with a series of progressive slots, spread over hundreds of machines, that pool jackpot contributions from players in both states. While obviously not identical to a slot machine, online …

The World Poker Tour will be expanding its presence in the Garden State even further in Season XIII. On Monday, the tour announced that Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ will play host to four separate WPT events over the next eight …

In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from September …