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Playing a hand well requires multiple streets of good decisions, which pros refer to as a line. In Card Player's new Finding The Line series, readers will be able to let us know what they consider to be the most optimal lines in hands played by …

WSOP.com has announced a new and more aggressive player rakeback system with the improved WSOP Action Club Loyalty Program, designed to award up to four times the points for Nevada online players. Beginning Nov. 1, the new multipliers are as …

It's a very popular poker show and is now in its 10th season, and the most recent group of players who appeared included Tobias Reinkemeier, Philipp Gruissem, and several other top German pros. The show made me think about first talking to guys like …

The Swedish fashion designer Diana "dianasvensk" Svensk, 25, is one of the regulars in the Women's Sunday tournaments. Even though she's only been playing poker for a little bit over a year, she's already managed to qualify for Ladies Events live …

Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona is gearing up for their 11th annual Thanksgiving Charity Poker Tournament on Nov. 16. The event will be held in the ARENA poker room with proceeds benefiting the United Food Bank Services. The $50+$25 buy-in …

The PokerNews Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin attracted a field of 305 entries and created a prize pool of $305,000 — the largest in state history. The final table was arguably the most accomplished of Season 4 that …

Season XII of the World Poker Tour continued on Monday with the conclusion of the Emperors Palace Poker Classic at The Palace of Dreams in Johannesburg, South Africa. After four days of play, Daniel Brits defeated Eugene du Plessis to capture the …

We were in the money in a $215 World Championship of Online Poker event. Blinds were 1,500-3,000, and the action folded to the button, who opened with a raise to 6,000. I was sure he'd have an extremely wide range for making this play, and with just …

On Nov. 21, Poker Night in America will make its third stop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Poker Open Winter Series is scheduled for Nov 21 through Dec. 2 at the Rivers Casino, and PNIA is billing it as the “first major televised …

The World Poker Tour Emperors Palace Poker Classic reached a final table of six on Sunday, and headlining the sextet is German Dominik Nitsche. Nitsche reached this final table last year in South Africa, winning the event and earning $206,153. Leading …

Our intention is to make The Poker Room at Maryland Live! Casino a place for everyone to play and feel comfortable and we're off to a good start. We offer a full array of games and tournaments to accommodate every level of player from the casual player …

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 November …

Delaware has become the second state in the country with statewide real-money online poker, and the first with play on other games such as slots, roulette and blackjack. Delaware had a soft launch on Halloween, but now all eligible individuals …

To optimize the chance to gains, the online poker room created an academy of poker. The rules applied in the different variants of poker, following the example of Omaha, No Limit Pots as well as the 7 Card Stud are revealed clearly in this online academy.

Those firms include for the new online gambling industy: Geocomply Inc, Securetrading Inc, Xyverify Corp, Pokertrip Enterprises Inc, Dbi Staffing, Locaid LLC, Poker Venture LLC, Player Verify LLC, Certegy Check Services Inc, Cognitive Box Consulting …

LAS VEGAS — A 23-year-old poker pro from Michigan won the World Series of Poker main event late Tuesday, claiming the $8.4 million title after pushing past his last opponent in a brief, dramatic match. Ryan Riess started out behind on Tuesday, but …

Ryan Riess, 23, a poker professional from East Lansing, Mich., poses with his championship bracelet after winning the World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold 'Em tournament at the Rio Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. By Case Keefer (contact).

Preflop, final table, eight handed, with the blinds at 25,000 and 50,000 and a 5,000 ante, Antonius raised to 100,000 from late position, and Vogelsang called in the big blind. On the flop Vogelsang checked, Antonius bet 60,000, and Vogelsang called …