Poker News

On October 31, 2015, an inconspicuous thread popped up in the TwoPlusTwo News, Views & Gossip forum that would alter the poker media news cycle for the rest of the year. That Saturday, the new PokerStars rewards program was published on a …

When you've played poker for years, it's easy to forget that technical poker speak may as well be a different language. Many players just picked up a deck of cards for the first time and are wondering what the hell a reverse implied range merge against …

A poker dealer in the U.K. didn't have a card up his sleeve, but he did have chips in his socks. The dealer at the Cromwell Mint Casino in West London was arrested recently for theft after he allegedly dropped chips into his socks using a secret tube …

BetCoin has announced the launch of its new Bitcoin multiplayer poker platform, which will enable customers to play poker using the virtual currency. The platform is a native HTML5 complete poker suite where players are able to rank up their profile to …

Poker pro Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, last year's biggest winner on the Internet, hasn't started this year in the black. The Swede has dropped $115,000 so far in January, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Through the first nine days of the new …

Research says two parts of your brain — one cautious and the other enthusiastic — determine your risk-taking behaviour, and your poker outcomes. (Source: Thinkstock Images). Can't figure out why you lose every time while playing poker with friends?

It's been just over one year since Ultimate Poker shuttered its Nevada online poker room, effectively granting WSOP.com a virtual monopoly in the state. Some operators in such an enviable position would be content to rest on their laurels and let the …

GRAPEVINE, Texas — A Texas hold'em poker tournament benefiting the Joseph Groh Foundation has been announced for Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at the Winstar Casino Poker Room, 777 Casino Ave., Thackerville, OK 73459. The tournament is being held to …

The book by Molly Bloom chronicles how the athlete and a law student wound up running an exclusive high-stakes Hollywood poker game, with players including Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire….and, unbeknownst to her, members of the Russian mafia.

Members of the Global Poker Link community are being urged to be part of a New Years challenge for Dylan Hortin. The Global Poker Link's Twitch star will try to turn a $5,000 profit from a starting bankroll of $500. The deadline is Feb 10th. He will …

BetCoin recently launched their new Bitcoin multiplayer poker platform, promising a clean user interface with, for a limited time, 0% rake at all tables. Running via native HTML 5, the entire poker site is fast as it is beautiful. Since it is a web …

Sacramento insiders who believe consensus among the politically influential casino tribes is necessary to get an online poker bill through the state Legislature view the recent meetings between members of the rival coalitions as a positive step in that …

Mobile online poker is a favorite of everyone from the casual fan to the professional player. It allows you to play on the go, hopping on to play for a few minutes or a few hours when you have the time. And the mobile apps now offer so much more than …

Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will make his debut as a director with “Molly's Game,” a film about the life of former high-stakes poker organizer Molly Bloom, according to a report from Deadline.com. Sorkin was brought on as the screenwriter …

Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's just the nature of the game. Each week, Card Player will select a hand from the high-stakes, big buy-in poker world, break it down and …

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is all set to make his directorial debut with Sony Picture's poker drama “Molly's Game”. The movie is based on Molly Bloom's memoir and Sorkin, 54, has been working on the script for the project, since 2014 with Gordon …

The $200,000 World Poker Tour event held at the Solaire Resort and Casino in Manilla, which was won by 22-year-old Fedor Holz on Monday, saw three players leave their respective chip stacks unattended in order to play baccarat, according to a “rumor” …

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rush Street Gaming announced today that it has joined forces with professional poker player Matt Glantz to advise and further develop Rush Street's fast-growing poker portfolio. Full-service poker rooms at SugarHouse Casino …