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September was the coldest and rainiest September in Moscow for the last 100 years. It kept me inside more than I prefer, but it gave me a chance to recover from a knee injury I suffered earlier this year. Part of what I love about the poker life so …

Other notables who made deep runs include World Poker Tour champion Carter Phillips (35th – $4,278), Jonathan Roy (25th – $5,704) and Anthony Zinno (4th – $38,500). This was Zinno's sixth final table showing of 2013, including a win in the WPT Borgata …

Having worked a regular nine-to-five job, I feel very privileged to have a level of freedom now that I previously could not have imagined. As a professional online poker player, I have the ability to work wherever, whenever and for as little or as …

Considering “set-mining” — i.e. cold calling preflop with the aim of hitting a set on the flop? Like crossing a busy road, first you need to check that you can proceed. Look to your right to assess the player that opened the pot. As you will only flop …

This was high-stakes poker. Every fibre of my being was telling me to lean back and relinquish control of my facial muscles. I had a flush … of hearts, and what's worse, I was playing someone who knew my tell. What I eventually noticed about the …

He's done it again. German poker pro Philipp Gruissem won his second straight World Poker Tour Alpha8 title on Sunday, taking down the $100,000 buy-in WPT Alpha8 St. Kitts event for $1,086,400. Gruissem outlasted a tough field of 23 players (28 total …

Philipp Gruissem German high stakes poker pro Philipp Gruissem has emerged victorious in the 2013 World Poker Tour Alpha8 St. Kitts $100,000 super high roller less than a month after winning the £100,000 WPT Alpha8 London. This was Gruissem's third …

The World Poker Tour Aplha8 St. Kitts $100,000 High Roller kicked off on Saturday as 23 players flocked to the beautiful Caribbean island for 11 levels of play. During that time five players busted and re-entered the event, which brought the total …

The 2013 Adelaide Poker Championship Main Event came to a close on Thursday evening at the Adelaide Casino Poker Zone. In the end the champion was Piyush Gupta. Beginning on Monday, the 2013 Adelaide Poker Championship Main Event saw 64 …

Secrets of Professional Tournament Poker Volume 1 is a dangerous book because it has the potential to lull inexperienced readers into a false sense of understanding. Only the simplest of concepts are explained in clear and straightforward fashion, with …

Today's update from the NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement only addressed new vendors and new ancillary companies. It did not address the transactional waiver (or 92a(1) license) that PokerStars would need to consummate an online gambling partnership …

The first event of the 2013 Borgata Fall Poker Open concluded on Saturday. The kickoff event featured four starting days, a buy-in of $560, and a massive $1 million guarantee. The event allowed entrants to play as many Day 1s as they would like, no …

… Poker Scramble with the overall chiplead. (Photo c/o World Poker Tour). The first domestic World Poker Tour stop in two months is now in full swing in Florida, with both Day 1 sessions of the 2013 WPT bestbet Jacksonville Fall Poker Scramble in the …

Participants enjoy a game of Texas Hold 'Em on Saturday during the freeze-out poker tournament at the Indian-Métis Friendship Centre. Eighty-six people competed in the tournament, which takes place monthly from September to April and represents a major …

LASH yourself to the log of Destiny and let's float down the fast-flowing river of meant-to-be, as we pick and squeeze today's choice plums from the poker tourney tree. By Marbella Slim/ Published 17th November 2013. poker MicroMillions #32, the $11 …

The Master Classics of Poker has been held every year in the Netherlands at the Holland Casino dating back to 1993, and it is one of the favorite stops for poker players along the tournament circuit. Since its inception, top players such as Surinder …

Online poker is legal in three U.S. states, but some banks and payment processors are still rejecting deposits into online poker sites in those jurisdictions. The ban is a remnant of the antiquated 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which …

After that deadline passes, the majority of players will lose their best chance at seeing their Full Tilt Poker balances – frozen since Black Friday – returned. Anyone can file a petition. You do not need to have received any notice from the GCG. If …