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Preflop, final table, nine handed, with the blinds at 250,000 and 500,000 and a 50,000 ante, Lehavot raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack seat, and McLaughlin called in the cutoff seat. On the flop Lehavot bet 1,250,000, and McLaughlin called. On the …

MADISONVILLE – The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum will host a Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament on Dec. 7. Doors open at 5 p.m. and tournament play runs from 6 p.m. – midnight. The event will benefit the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime …

(PRESS RELEASE) — The World Series of Poker (WSOP), in partnership with Australia's Crown Melbourne, has modified the tournament dates for the second WSOP Asia-Pacific. World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC) is expected to take place on …

More than 20 "new and improved features" are now available compliments of the revamped software that enhances the poker-playing experience at Sky Poker. Those features include redesigned tables that are resizable, as well as preferred seating options.

The online poker rooms currently running in the Garden State include PartyPoker, which has teamed up with the Borgata for a BorgataPoker.com, the World Series of Poker, which is owned by Caesars and utilizes the software of 888, and UltimatePoker.com, …

Full Tilt Poker was nudged back into third place and is now tied with 888Poker in that slot with 2,300 weekly ring game players on average. The reason for Full Tilt's tumble was the conclusion of its Big Bonus promotion that saw player traffic decrease …

Rafael Nadal has conquered tennis, now he's looking to dominate a second sport. The number one ranked tennis player in the world will play in his first live poker tournament on December 12. Nadal, 27, picked up the game of poker a little over a year ago.

LAS VEGAS — Wynn Resorts, Limited Chairman Steve Wynn said Monday he's undecided whether New Jersey's decision to legalize online gaming will have a major impact on efforts in Congress to pass any federal legislation legalizing online poker. “I'm not …

I fully support the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) in its attempts to lobby Congress and state legislatures to legalize and regulate online poker. The PPA is, in my opinion, the best lobbying group available to online poker players. I do not always agree …

When we make decisions, our motivations come from two conflicting angles. In one direction, we are driven toward positive results, and in the other, we are pushed away from bad ones. At the poker table, trying to avoid a bad outcome while forgetting to …

IF you've only ever played poker tournaments online, it's about time you tackled the live arena! By Marbella Slim/ Published 26th November 2013. poker Get the right amount of chips for a call or a raise ready before you push any chips across the line …

After concluding a multi-day “soft play” period with relatively few incidents of note, New Jersey regulators have decided to go ahead with the full launch of regulated online gambling in the state. Six casinos have been issued approvals by the NJ …

You are at the final table of a very small, elite, nose bleed stakes poker tournament. You are eight-handed, but only five people are paid due to the small number of entrants. The blinds are 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante. You have just over 24 big …

We'll (momentarily) set aside thoughts of turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce to focus on something else – a trip back in time for a look at stories from online poker's past. Looking back at This Week in Online Poker History, we revisit a scandal …

The World Series of Poker, owned by Caesars Entertainment Corp., already has an online poker product running in Nevada, and just last week began a trial run for brand new online games in New Jersey, based out of struggling Atlantic City. The games are …

The second day of the 2013 Seneca Niagara Fall Poker Classic $1,500 Main Event came to a close Sunday night. The returning 46 players from Day 1 were joined by 10 new entrants at the beginning to the day to comprise the Day 2 field. By the day's end, …

The Poker Hand Critic is a brand new series by online pro “gutter23,” one of the top mid-stakes players in the game today. The Poker Hand Critic will break down a hand, street by street, offering up his analysis on all of the action. The following hand …

The event will get underway in Manila on December 13 under the billing of the Asian Poker Tour Resorts World Manila (APT-RWM) Iron Man Poker Challenge. While the $700 buy-in Main Event will be the tournament in which the new record will be attempted, …