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The RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which took place just across the river Omaha, Nebraska, kicked off their headline event on Friday night. Day 1a of the $675 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Main Event surpassed …

The state of Pennsylvania is looking at legalizing and regulating online poker within its borders at a time when the federal government is considering a nationwide ban on real-money online gambling. To prevent a hairy situation from arising, Keystone …

Back in February, Saied Moradi topped a field of 328 players to win the 2015 RunGoodGear.com Poker Series Main Event at the Downstream Casino Resort, which is located on the outskirts of Joplin, Missouri. As part of a four-way chop, Moradi took home …

German poker pro Cort “thecortster” Kibler-Melby had a rough week at the online poker tables on the Full Tilt software. He has lost more than $400,000 so far this month, after logging nearly 1,000 hands over a handful of unique sessions, according to …

For the past week, the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO), which is in its third season, has been hosting a dozen "featured events" at the Hollywood Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. On Saturday, March 6 at 12:00 p.m. local time, the stop will culminate with a …

Anthony Zinno added his name to the poker history books this week when he emerged victorious from a field of 538 players to win the 2015 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 no-limit hold'em main event and $1,015,860. Winning a WPT main event …

If you want to make it in the dog-eat-dog world of poker, you simply must work on your temperament. Being calm, cool, and collected, no matter what happens, is the name of the game. I remember a hand from the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event that …

There has been little change in either the United Kingdom or Ireland Global Poker Index rankings with the top 20 of each country remaining almost exactly the same. But, and here's the but, the top 10 of each country's leader board are so tightly packed …

“Bringing social elements to the real money poker economy in Italy will strengthen our customers' ability in marketing, retention, and profitability. We have successfully offered this innovation in other parts of the world and are enthusiastic about …

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

The operation was the 12th major surgery of his life, according to the 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. Brunson announced last year that he is done playing in the WSOP due to his age. He said he can't play tournaments that demand that …

When reflecting on my recent live results, including a focused examination of my notes and hand histories, I discovered that I had fallen into playing too straightforwardly, essentially sticking with “ABC Poker” in most situations and thus becoming …

The Norwegian Championship of Poker will take place in Dublin, Ireland, for the fourth straight year. The €800 buy-in event is part of the JP Poker Masters and Norwegian Championships poker festival taking place at the City West Hotel from March 20-29, …

That's according to one of the lawmakers currently pushing an online poker bill in the Golden State. Altogether, there are four distinct proposals on the table right now in California that would lead to licensing online poker sites with a physical …

Now that the first edition of the American Poker Awards is in the the books, it's time for the Global Poker Index (GPI) to head back to Europe to celebrate the best names in the industry with the 14th edition of the European Poker Awards (EPA). To be …

Anthony Zinno is already a two-time World Poker Tour main event champion, but the 33-year-old poker pro from Cranston, Rhode Island now has a chance to join Carlos Mortensen and Gus Hansen as only the third ever three-time WPT winner. Zinno's …

The rules expire this summer, and it's unclear what the charity poker industry in the state will look like after that. Charitable groups in the state want to continue to be allowed to partner up with for-profit groups that have experience running poker …

The 682 poker tables in January is actually an uptick from December 2014's 679 poker tables. December saw poker revenue of $9,233,000. The 679 poker tables were the fewest since the 632 poker tables in March 2005, according to data from UNLV.