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In 2013 one group of five young German poker professionals absolutely dominated the world of high roller poker tournaments. Philipp Gruissem, Tobias Reinkemeier, Igor Kurganov, Max Altergott and Fabian Quoss cashed for a combined total of $14 million …

January saw the Hollywood Casino attract 440 players to Ohio Poker Championship Main Event, an outstanding event hosted by 2003 world champ Chris Moneymaker. The event chopped four ways with a $42K first prize going to Iverson “Cotton” Snuffer of …

Just one month after New Jersey opened real-money online poker to its residents and visitors, the numbers are coming in and they're pretty impressive. More than 125K people signed up to create an online account within the state. There were around 50K …

Ten years ago, Chicagoland's first major tournament, the Chicago Poker Championship, launched at Harrah's East Chicago. Thomas Doyle won the main event. The next year, Doyle did it again, and remains the only Chicagoland player to win back-to-back …

The game of poker has scored yet another goal in Holland in a match against the state's punitive Gambling Act. In 2010 poker player and tournament organizer, Steve van Zadelhoff won a case in court stating that poker is not a game of chance, but a game …

Borgata staff then checked the chips being used in the Borgata Winter Poker Open and found 160 of the counterfeit poker chips among the genuine casino chips. The compromise forced officials to cancel Event 1 of the tournament, while dozens of …

On Wednesday, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) had reported that the Department of Justice completed its audit of Garden City Group (GCG) petitions and approved the release of $82 million in funds to approximately 30,000 players. On Friday afternoon …

An Iowa lawmaker has come out in favor of online poker legislation less than two weeks after a state gaming association president indicated the likelihood that the Hawkeye State would not be considering such a proposal in 2014. Sen. Brian Schoenjahn …

Earlier this week, the 2014 Merit Poker Winterfest and the 2014 Isle Poker Classic concluded, crowning two winners for nearly $150,000 each. The Isle Poker Classic $1,090 Main Event took place at the Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park in Pompano Beach, …

DURANT, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Okla., home to an upscale, exclusive 30 table poker lounge, hosted over 22,000 players in the fourth World Series of Poker® (WSOP) Circuit event from Jan. 2-20 as part of the official …

The World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship is just two days away, and for the first time ever PokerNews will be providing live coverage of the tournament straight from the luxurious Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. The …

After a seven-year trial, Amsterdam's court dismissed charges against three men accused of violating the national gambling law with a verdict that finds poker to be "first and foremost a game of skill, not of chance". The decision has been based on …

The Rational Group, PokerStars' holding company, has selected gaming company Leander Games to provide a casino gaming platform and game content for the Full Tilt Poker brand. The companies have already begun the technical integration to leverage …

The Poker Heaven skin on the MPN offers players a variety of special promotions and features, including a Bad Beat Jackpot and social gaming-style achievements designed to boost retention and player engagement. Microgaming has also guaranteed funds …

Having spent much of the past decade in the online poker world — first as a professional poker player, then as an operating executive, and now as an investor/advisor — I have witnessed firsthand its extraordinarily volatile ride through hyper-growth …

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 …

It was early in a Colorado Poker Championship high-roller event. Blinds were 250-500 with a 50 ante, and action folded to the button, an amateur player with more than 50,000 in chips from a 30,000 starting stack. He raised to 1,500. My friend Jay, a …

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Lottery has no plans to get into online gaming this year, but at least one lawmaker thinks it might be in Iowans' best interest to offer online poker. Lottery Director Terry Rich reminded lawmakers Jan. 22 that state code …