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According to a PokerStars representative, PokerStars would be the front-facing brand and will not stick to just providing an online poker gaming software platform and online gambling services. Neither the coalition nor the Rational Group has released …

In his first-ever interview as France's gambling regulator (ARJEL) president, Charles Coppolani said that "France's online poker market may have simply reached its peak," explaining that one of the main reasons behind the decline of online poker in the …

The WPT Championship Moved To Borgata This Year The World Poker Tour Championship attracted a field of 328 entries, just shy of what the Borgata needed to meet the $5 million guarantee. As a result, the Atlantic City property had to dip into the rake …

For the first time in the World Poker Tour's 12-year history the climactic season-ending WPT Championship was not held at the Bellagio but made the move to the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event changed it's buy-in from $25,000 to $15,000 …

Stacked Black Logo Hi-Res 300 We've all gotten the unwearable poker shirt from Grandma at Christmas that she found at her local department store – usually featuring some variation of flames or quad aces or both. It was a nice thought from her, but …

The Mid-States Poker Tour announced a groundbreaking new partnership on Friday. The popular U.S.-based tour has teamed up with Delta Air Lines to provide poker players with discounted airfair to and from MSPT tournaments, which are now expanding as …

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has had its hands full lately in combating Sheldon Adelson's Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling as well as assisting players in the Full Tilt remission process. However, the grassroots organization working on behalf of …

Sin Melin close up 2 200×300 Sin Melin: Full Tilt Pokers latest star and her As a teenager, I couldn't think of anything I'd rather do than travel the world to play poker professionally. For a number of years, a friend and I tried. We read the books …

Mikhail Shalamov Credit: Gipsy Team Russian online poker pro Mikhail “innerpsy” Shalamov is just 26, but he has logged around 10 million hands lifetime of online poker. His normal game is $10-$20 shorthanded no-limit hold'em, but he has played as high …

Poker professionals, aspiring players, spectators and party-goers are invited to attend this exciting fundraiser offering entertainment, food and drink, and a grand prize seat at the 2014 World Series of Poker's Main Event (WSOP). The Texas Hold 'em …

Poker pro Patrik Antonius scooped more than $900,000 over the past seven days on Full Tilt Poker, according to data from HighstakesDB. Since starting to play again on the software under his old screen name “FinddaGrind”, Antonius has won more than $2.5 …

Promotional tournaments are a common occurrence across poker rooms and casinos. What better way to reign in players than days of events promising large prizes? If the tournament was a resounding success the first time, then it makes sense to keep the …

… with help of the Tribal Internet Gaming Alliance (TIGA). Now a grassroots campaign by Wisconsin players, which is being supported by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), is taking place to answer the question whether or not poker is legal in the …

To celebrate the launch of Snap Poker, 888's version of fast-fold poker, 888 kicked off a promo on April 24 that will give away $250,000 in cash prizes over the course of four weeks and 48 freeroll tournaments that each boast a prize pool of $5,000. In …

In the latter, she would beckon to the pupils to come behind her screen. The instant they obeyed, she would strike them with a fire-poker. Nine out of ten of them could not escape her beating. The enlightenment: Crazy ass. This has been "Zen Koans …

David Stephens spent six years as a nuclear electronics technician in the Navy before getting into professional poker. In the World Series of Poker last year, he placed 45th, earning him more than $185,000. Now, he's using some of that money to open a …

Cheyne Capital, one of London's most seasoned hedge funds, has swooped on senior employees of Meditor Capital Management, the $3bn fund that closed its European equities fund in December. Martin Glen, a portfolio manager overseeing the deals desk …

After unsuccessful attempts to get back into the U.S. market via Nevada and New Jersey, PokerStars, the world's most visited poker site, is looking at California as the gateway. The firm, which also owns Full Tilt Poker, was kicked out of the American …