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The online poker industry saw a 1% decline in player traffic last week, the second week in a row that cash game action failed to reach levels of the week before. One poker room that stands out among the rest in the latest tabulations is the New Jersey …

The Phuas were still in the hands of federal immigration officials, despite poker pros Phil Ivey and Andrew Robl posting bail for them. They were being detained for possible deportation. “We are gratified that our clients are free, and they're looking …

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

The tournament, which was a part of a 10-day poker festival organized by the Beijing Sports Competitions Administration Centre, a division of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports, also set a new PokerStars record for its largest live tournament …

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Lawyers in Las Vegas are asking immigration authorities to release a wealthy Malaysian businessman who was charged in a World Cup betting scheme and remains in custody even after his poker star friends posted his bail. Fifty-year-old …

What we have here is the World Series of Poker's Big One for One Drop, a head-to-head showdown which features a $1 million buy-in. (For non-poker types, that means you have to pay $1 million just to play.) The winner gets almost $16 million, which is …

Chris Moorman, the professional tournament poker player from UK, is now busy writing a poker strategy book, which he plans to release in November. Moorman, who plays under the moniker “Moorman1,” has earned a huge sum of $11,274,978 playing …

The seventh stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17 and will host a series of 81 tournaments through August 4 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold'em $500,000 guarantee main …

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino The highly anticipated Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open kicks-off on Thursday, Aug. 14 with a $350 buy-in Deep Stack no-limit hold'em event featuring a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Included in the series will be …

Whereas lawmakers and financial institutions measure the success of an online poker industry in terms of revenue, players look to liquidity as the benchmark by which they judge a market's worth. In my talks with New Jersey poker players, the majority …

Full Flush hopes the new promotion will attract new players and allow EPN to gain some ground among unregulated U.S.-friendly poker rooms. Currently, EPN is fifth in that player traffic category, looking up at top dog Bovada and the Merge, Chico, and …

Officials have yet to make any decision on Internet poker's legality, but one senior figure believes that changes will need to be made to the bills in order for real money online poker to be accepted. In an appearance at the iExpo summit over the …

An Audubon Lane resident, who told police he is a poker player, reported last Friday that a large amount of cash was missing from his home. He said he had last seen the cache of about $15,000 about two weeks ago. The man said there were several people …

On Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Global Poker Index and Ivey League announced a strategic alliance that will see the two companies "jointly market and promote its players and the poker industry." The venture will allow for many benefits to be offered to …

On Episode #88 of the Thinking Poker Podcast Andrew Brokos and Nate Meyvis break down two hands that were submitted from the audience. One is a cash game hand from an underground joint in New York with a favorable preflop rake, and the other …

LAS VEGAS — Lawyers in Las Vegas want immigration authorities to release a wealthy Malaysian businessman who was charged in a World Cup betting scheme and remains in custody even after his poker star friends posted his bail. Wei Seng “Paul” Phua, …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawyers in Las Vegas are asking immigration authorities to release a wealthy Malaysian businessman who was charged in a World Cup betting scheme and remains in custody even after his poker star friends posted his bail. Fifty-year-old …

“We are excited to reintroduce live poker at Ameristar with the opening of our brand new poker room,” Matt Schuffert, Vice President and General Manager, said in a statement. “We look forward to offering great poker action daily in our new state-of-the …