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There's a reason why poker pros make a living playing poker and the rest of us write articles pretending we know what they're thinking. They have knowledge and skills we lack. Knowledge we often ask them to impart. There's a limit on how much they'll …

Where are the best places to play online poker this weekend? If you're into sites that are running some hot promotions – and why wouldn't you be – take a look below. It's your guide to maximizing your time on the virtual felt and grabbing some bonus cash!

Greg Raymer is seeking backers for his 2016 poker play on YouStake, a crowdfunding site for athletes and poker players. The 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, in his YouStake post, stated not having any guaranteed income as his reason for …

On Tuesday the Global Poker League announced the first of its 12 franchises along with a few other tidbits of information on the fledgling poker league. The GPL has revealed that 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker will be …

A recent article, dubbed “Effects of Testosterone Administration on Strategic Gambling in Poker Play”, published by the prestigious journal Nature, laid out evidence that higher testosterone levels could negatively affect a person's ability to win at …

Poker players residing in Nevada and New Jersey are looking forward to the Winter Poker Classic II, which will be played at WSOP.com. The event includes six tournaments, the first of which will be played on Jan 10, Sunday. The Winter Poker Classic II …

The first week of 2016 was set to have an online poker bill in California considered in a hearing, but the proposal unfortunately has been pulled from the hearing's agenda. Lawmakers in the state's Governmental Organization Committee will have a …

But this is where poker is so much different and thereby better than the other casino games. In the other casino games (with a few narrow exceptions that we will ignore here), the house always has an edge. The only way a gambler wins is in the short run.

Recently, we've looked at some of the top player in Canada and in Australia. This time around, we take a look at some of top player from the United Kingdom. Prior to the Poker Boom, poker was beginning to explode in the UK thanks to shows like Late …

Can somebody please let Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, know that he doesn't represent the prosperous suburbs around Indianapolis that already have plenty of state largesse showered on them? Soliday is the clout-heavy chairman of the House Roads and …

Moneymaker has been announced as the first-ever team manager for the Global Poker League (GPL) by the concept's creator, Alex Dreyfus. The league is set to kick off its first season next month. Chris Moneymaker, he of 2003 World Series of Poker …

Match Poker has appointed investment banking firm Turnstone Securities as its financial and placement agent for a new capital raise. Run by the International Federation of Poker (IFP), Match Poker is a variance of the game that is based on team …

The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma has announced plans to launch an online poker site that will be available to players overseas as well as in the three U.S. states were online gambling is regulated. The tribe currently has two brick-and-mortar casinos located …

Sorel Mizzi handedly beat fellow poker pro Brian Rast last week in a boxing match in Las Vegas, which was organized to raise money for charity. They were scheduled for four two-minute rounds at Syndicate MMA Gym in Las Vegas. In the first round, Mizzi …

Revenue from Nevada's live and online poker tables was $8,973,000 during the month of November, according to a report released last week by Silver State gaming regulators. The amount was a 3.87-percent decline compared to November 2014.

The Grand Prix Poker Tour will visit Old Trafford, Manchester with Day 1 on Saturday 16th January 2016 and Day 2 plus a host of side events on Sunday 17th January 2016. The Grand Prix Tour will be taking over several major UK football stadiums for some …

The 22-year-old German poker pro has now cashed for more than $5 million in the last three weeks, having won the 2015 WPT Alpha8 Las Vegas $100,000 buy-in event on Dec. 20th for $1,589,219. The event ran over the course of two days. At the end of day …

A Genting Casino Cromwell Mint London-based poker dealer, working at the chi-chi British casino, has been sacked after an investigation found that the Romanian dealer had allegedly been stealing chips over a sustained period of time. Unnamed in the …