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10-time World Series of Poker Champion Phil Ivey helped raise $2.5 million to secure the release of a wealthy Malaysian businessman accused of operating an illegal World Cup betting operation. (Spencer Weiner-Pool/Getty Images) …

On Saturday, August 2, Jay Sugarman Auction Corp. will be holding a massive auction giving poker fans the unique (and last) opportunity to put their hands on over 200,000 Full Tilt Poker-branded items worth approximately $3,500,000. The auction will …

In our recap of the 2014 Genting Poker Series (GPS) Newcastle Main Event Day 2 action on Sunday, we said that a GPS title beckoned for Tim Chung and our prediction came true because it was Chung who emerged victorious on Sunday night to claim the …

Doyle Brunson Endorses Moorman's Book of Poker In November, poker fans will be treated to a strategy book from tournament poker's top honcho Chris Moorman. The UK pro has amassed a huge $11,274,978 playing online under the screen name …

French Online Poker Slips 17% To €112.5m in H2 2014 According to the latest report released by France's online gambling regulator (ARJEL), the country's online gambling market in Q2 was similar to that reported for Q1, with online sports helping to …

Only 12 players remain in contention for the title of 2014 Genting Poker Series (GPS) Newcastle champion after the 87 players returning for Saturday's Day 2 were reduced to two short-handed tables by the time the 20th level of play was completed.

The 2014 World Series of Poker has closed up shop at the Rio in Las Vegas, but soon you will be able to relive all of the excitement of the summer as ESPN is set to begin its coverage of the WSOP this coming Tuesday, July 29th at 8 PM Eastern and …

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 …

DESOTO, MO (KPLR) –On Saturday, friends and loved ones held the 8th annual Dana's Dream poker run. The poker run made stops in DeSoto, Festus, Leadington, and Valle Mines for bikers and cruisers who made the trip in honor of Dana Haverstick …

PokerScout.com has posted worrying statistics relating to the global online poker world. According to analysts, the size of the market has shrunk 13% and operators were disappointed that the predicted growth in online poker that was due around the …

On a Saturday afternoon with some free time on my hands, I decided to see if I could get some answers from Lock Poker regarding the almost $1 million owed to players. As most are aware, 2 + 2 poster 'IHasTehNutz' has dutifully compiled a list of 392 …

The global online poker market is down 13 percent from this time last year, according to the latest traffic report from industry observers PokerScout.com. In an assessment that will make for uneasy reading for the industry, PokerScout noted that online …

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is currently hosting a $1,100 Main Event at the Meskwaki Casino in Tama, Iowa – which you can follow in our Live Reporting Section – but in less than a week the next Main Event of Season 5 will kick off at Majestic Star …

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 …

Let's get started with the most important and least exciting play in poker: the preflop open-fold. You fold before the flop, so the only two cards you're going to look at are your two hole cards. After you look at them, you might do a little thinking …

ELIZABETH JACKSON: In South Australia there's been a call for a plebiscite on poker machines. Welfare organisations say $12 billion dollars has been lost on pokies since they were introduced to pubs and clubs in South Australia two decades ago.

Nevada's online poker industry brought in $1.037 million in revenue during June—the largest amount since the state launched online poker in the spring of 2013. Just three firms offer online poker in Nevada. The record revenue was likely due to the …

The 24-table Showboat poker room will be gone with the rest of the casino, meaning that in a span of just one year, nearly 20 percent of the poker tables in the city will have disappeared, reducing the number from 343 to 279. There would now be more …