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Maybe working 24-hour shifts prepared him for the grind. Maybe facing work-situations far more serious than matching wits with poker pros left him immune from intimidation. Or, maybe Cedar Rapids Fire Department captain Donald Maas simply played …

Actor James Woods tweeted he was OK after an apparent medical scare on Sunday at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. About 8:55 p.m. Eastern Time, Woods tweeted that he was resting comfortably in an emergency room. Thanks to the great Rio …

The World Series of Poker $3,000 six-handed no-limit hold'em event needed an extra day to wrap things up, but in the end, Belgium's Davidi Kitai picked up his third career gold bracelet and became the first non-American player to win a title at this …

Normally a cash-game grinder, Sacramento, California's Todd Bui stepped out of his comfort zone in the World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in triple draw lowball event and finished off a three-day run with his first gold bracelet and the $124,510 first …

Dennis Phillips may be one of the oldest players in any tournament area, but he without a doubt has stamina as good as any to wade through huge no-limit hold'em fields. The St. Louis native became poker famous in 2008 after finishing third in the WSOP …

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 …

USA Poker Legal online poker is currently available in three US states, Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey, and it may soon be coming to a state near you thanks to the 2011 reversal of their interpretation of the Wire Act –after declaring the Wire Act …

USA Poker Legal online poker is currently available in three US states, Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey, and it may soon be coming to a state near you thanks to the 2011 reversal of their interpretation of the Wire Act –after declaring the Wire Act …

The Global Poker Index (GPI), which ranks poker players according to their performance in various poker events, has acquired the European Poker Awards and plans to hold the first ever American Poker Awards in Feb 2015. The venue for the inaugural …

The World Series of Poker $1,500 Omaha eight-or-better event drew a field of 1,032 players, just enough to eclipse last year's field of 1,014, creating a total prize pool of $1,398,600. After three days of play, the final table was stacked with …

On Thursday, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour released schedule information for the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP), a series of 21 tournaments which will be held at PokerStars LIVE Macau from Oct. 24 through Nov. 9. Spread across 17 days of poker …

Online poker room, Poker Stars, has reacted angrily to the news that 13 California tribes are supporting a unified online poker bill that could bring legal and regulated poker to the Golden State. Poker Stars, together with the Morongo Band of Mission …

Today any introduction of Woods typically begins with the tagline "actor and poker enthusiast," as he has transformed his old hobby into a new way of life, travelling the circuit alongside full-time pros and grinders while testing his mettle against …

Poker pro David Diaz had a rough summer last year. He was banned from all the remaining World Series of Poker events in early June after a drunken night out at a Caesars nightlife venue. He explained that he got into hot water because he “was so drunk …

Sheldon Adelson's stance against online poker is no secret by now, and his strong and very rich opinion has some people nervous. Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sands, makes it very clear just how far he's willing to go to “protect” the US from online gambling.

2014 WSOP Gives Nevada's Leading Online Poker Room A Boost Prior to the 2014 World Series Of Poker kicking off at the end of May in Las Vegas, the organization announced a cross-promotional campaign to give its online poker room, WSOP.com, …

Caesars Palace reopened its poker room today at 4PM. It has been closed since May 22. The new poker room is located next to the sports book. The former poker room, located behind Pure, was taken over by the nightclub for an expansion. The new Caesars …

As much as a group of tribes would like lawmakers to believe a consensus has been reached among California's gaming interests, the stalemate on language for an online poker bill remains as steadfast as ever. Thirteen California tribes sent a letter to …