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The last year was an incredible ride for 28-year-old Mukul Pahuja. During that stretch the New York native made five major final tables and earned more than $2.2 million en route to becoming the World Poker Tour Player of the Year for Season XII. Much …

California is seen by many as the next target for the online poker market in the United States. Any potential profitability in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware is hindered by the population size of those states; particularly Nevada and Delaware, which …

Online poker pro Ben Sulsky had a horrid first week of June at the online poker tables. On Full Tilt Poker, the New Hampshire native dropped $582,000 over the past six days, according to data from online tracking site HighstakesDB. This year on Full …

The 45th World Series of Poker began last week at Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, where 65 "bracelet events" will be contested over the next month. The Main Event begins July 5 and runs through July 14, when the "November Nine" final-table players …

Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu has presented a unique concept of poker that might lead to the game being accepted as an Olympic sport in the future. The fact that several countries are still unable to decide whether poker is a luck-based or …

Following the announcement of a unified online poker bill supported by 13 California tribes, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Commerce Club, Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Bicycle Casino and The Rational Group released a statement today ripping the …

After acquiring the European Poker Awards and setting the stage for the all-new American Poker Awards, the Global Poker Index is ready for the next level. With less than a week away from the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the ranking company …

On Friday, the Global Poker Index (GPI) announced the launch of the Global Poker Masters, a brand new $10,000 buy-in invitation-only poker tournament set to bring the best 36 players in the world to represent their countries in what GPI's CEO Alex …

"It's a long journey; it's a very ambitious and arrogant mission, but it's really needed by the whole poker industry." Only few days after the announcement of the first-ever Global Poker Index (GPI) paper magazine, French businessman Alex Dreyfus is …

Over the years there have been certain poker hands that attained legendary status. Aces and eights became known as the "Dead Man's Hand" after Old West gunfighter and lawman Wild Bill Hickok, who supposedly held that hand just before he was gunned …

During a World Poker Tour main event this year, players were asked whether or not they felt that poker tournaments should use a shot clock to speed up the decision making process. An overwhelming 80 percent of the players polled believed that a shot …

Lost in the excitement of the 2014 World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker event was event no. 9, a $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament that drew a more than respectable 1,940 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,746,000. In the end, the …

Just days ago, Justin Bonomo finished runner-up, yet again, at the World Series of Poker. The 28-year-old took second in the $10,000 triple draw lowball event, once again falling short of his first career bracelet. Bonomo has been consistently listed …

However, Pennsylvania's poker players have cause to be optimistic this week, following the news of State Senator Edwin Erickson's efforts to legalize the online game in the state. Erickson has formally announced his intention to introduce Senate Bill …

Russ “Dutch” Boyd became a bit of star in the poker world during the early stages of the Poker Boom thanks to his deep run in the 2003 WSOP Main Event which he then parlayed into even more coverage the following year when he showed up to the WSOP …

Cash-game traffic on New Jersey poker sites was down for what seems like the umpteenth consecutive time this week, with 7-day cash game averages falling modestly from 325 to 320. This, despite the presence of the WSOP Online Championship Series and …

“We are honored to inform you and your colleagues that for the first time in five years, the undersigned tribal governments are united in support of the attached unified language that would authorize intrastate Internet poker in the State of California …

Local Olympic Champion David Wise will play in a poker tournament on Friday, June 6, benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada (BBBSNN). The tournament, hosted by the BBBSNN Young Professionals Committee, is held at Grand Sierra …