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Poker author and coach Tommy Angelo has some advice to poker players heading to the 2014 World Series of Poker. Really, he does. You might know Tommy from his two highly-regarded books, Elements of Poker and A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker …
According to Molly Bloom, who was dubbed the “Poker Princess” for hosting high-stakes underground games that catered to celebrities, actor Tobey Maguire is terrible to have at your home poker game. The New York Post reported that in an excerpt from her …
Canada's Amaya Gaming will buy the company that owns PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker for $4.9bn, in a deal that will create the world's largest publicly-traded online gaming company, according to a statement. The unlisted Oldford Group is the parent …
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 …
According to a press release issued by PokerStars on Thursday, "Amaya believes the transaction will expedite the entry of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker into regulated markets in which Amaya already holds a footprint, particularly the U.S. Additionally …
The all-cash transaction entitles Amaya to all issued and outstanding shares of Oldford Group for an aggregate purchase price of $4.9 billion, meaning PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker have been sold to Amaya in an unprecedented acquisition within the …
According to the first quarter report released by France's online gaming regulator ARJEL about the country's online poker regulated market, the number of regulated cash game players is shrinking significantly. Cash game traffic dropped by 19 percent …
As every poker player knows, there's nothing quite like a tournament. Every participant in the field — from the underdogs to the overwhelming favorite — begins play with the same sense of hope and optimism, knowing that few fortuitous plays and a …
PokerNews' Antonio Martìn met with Spanish poker veteran and partypoker pro Tomeu Gomila to relive the emotions of Gomila's World Series of Poker debut and discuss how the game of poker has evolved during the past few years. Among Gomila's most …
"We want the whole poker community, players and industry stakeholders, to work together to bring poker to another level. We need to build new avenues for competition, and create more recognition for players at every level, not only just the very top …
Agents seized eight poker tables, several televisions, surveillance equipment, computers, records, cell phones, a revolver, ammunition and more than $2,000 in cash, according to the release. The evidence suggested multiple violations of various …
More than a third of the tournaments at the 2014 World Series of Poker are in the books, and so far poker players from the United States have been dominating the action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Twenty-three WSOP bracelets have been …
You might know Tommy from his two highly-regarded books, Elements of Poker and A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales, as well as for the numerous poker articles he's written for many different outlets over the years. Those who he's coached — and …
Matt Glantz, center, jokes around with others at the no-limit Texas hold 'em table, including, Greg Merson, left, and Gavin Smith, at Maryland Live Casino on March 24 in Hanover. “Poker Night in America,” a TV show, will be filmed over two days in July …
The poker room at the Palms Casino Resort, which had less than 10 tables, shuttered yesterday, the casino confirmed with Card Player. The casino said it wouldn't comment on the future of live poker at the Palms, or the specific reasons for its closing.
Former “Spider-Man” actor Tobey Maguire — a regular winner in high-stakes poker games — “was the worst tipper, the best player, and the absolute worst loser,” according to Molly Bloom, who organized illegal games for Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio and …
Currently, online poker faces a Prohibition in California. New legislation would legalize the game, but with myriad restrictions. The always cash-starved state wants to profit — and sees a potential $800 million in additional revenues by 2020, based …
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson). In his new book, “The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death,” Colson Whitehead recounts his 2011 trip to the World Series of Poker. Whitehead was reporting a piece for Grantland, which paid for him to enter the competition.
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