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The World Poker Tour has announced the second-half schedule for Season XIV, which includes a major change. The WPT Championship is out, and the WPT Tournament of Champions – a $15,400 buy-in invitational reserved for Season XIV champions and …

“Nelson is famous for smoking new friends to oblivion and then challenging them to a few hands of high-stakes poker,” Wil S. Hylton writes in this week's piece which delves into Willie's battle with 'Big Pot' as he pursues a new venture as legal pot …

Dwyte Pilgrim may have a difficult time finding another poker player to stake him. According to a fellow poker pro, Pilgrim doesn't pay back loans. Aaron Massey, a successful tournament pro, has accused Pilgrim of refusing to pay back a $7,500 loan …

The first running of the GPI took place in March and was known as the Global Poker Masters. Sporting a new name and a number of other changes at the suggestion of players and fans, the sophomore edition of the GPI World Cup will take place sometime in …

Mian Wei has won the 2015 World Poker Tour UK High Roller event, a title that came with a coveted winner's trophy and £100,000 in cash. Wei was one of 48 players to exchange £5,000+£250 for 50,000 tournament chips and the chance to become a WPT …

For the better part of the past two years, online poker sites across the board have been toning down their promotions and rewards programs that have disproportionately benefited high volume players, eliminating high-stakes games, and placing new …

Buy-ins for the action-packed tournaments range from $230 on up to $2,700 for the headlining championship event. Online poker players in New Jersey can qualify online for as low as $5 for a number of the scheduled tournaments at BorgataPoker.com.

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The former operator of the bitcoin online poker site "Seals with Clubs" was fined $25,000 and placed on up to two years' probation on Tuesday for operating an unlicensed interactive gaming system. Bryan Micon also surrendered 3.0996 in …

Poker champion Daniel Negreanu has written a letter to Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort, the largest casino brand in America, asking Senior Vice President and General Manager Brooks Robinson to add his voice to an ongoing call for the retirement of the …

Unfortunately, the foundation of the poker world is built upon money, and while many pursue it fairly, others deceive and cheat. Oftentimes such swindlers run a ruse for years, either knowingly or unwittingly building a house of cards that inevitably …

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) – Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg will host the first stop of Season 4 for Penn National Gaming's Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) Regional Tournament Series. The 11-day series will run from Thursday, Nov. 12 through Sunday, Nov.

This week, the Pittsburgh Poker Open returns to Rivers Casino for several weeks of tournaments, along with the Poker Night In America cash game TV show, which is broadcast on CBS Sports. The poker series begins Nov. 5 and features 48 events, …

By playing this hand of Texas hold 'em, he had fulfilled his dream of playing poker in all 50 states. Oregon was the finish line. The milestone, years in coming, arrived Sunday at a small tournament at the Wildhorse Casino. Adams, professional poker …

The Global Poker Link (GPL) is taking that a step forward. Now you can invest in that poker player, watch him or her play with full hole cards and communicate directly with them. It turns an interesting pastime into an absorbing one, and the man behind …

Don't miss the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic from Nov. 13-23, 2015, with a $200,000 guaranteed Main Event. The 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic will return to Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel from Nov. 13-23. The series will feature six events, and …

A Cleveland poker dealer was indicted by a Cuyahoga County grand jury for allegedly cheating during a September night while working at the city's popular Horseshoe Casino. Robert D. Brown was accused of removing a card from the deck and hiding it up …

With wins earlier in the year in the $10,000 World Series of Poker six-max no-limit hold'em event and two $25,000 high roller events at the Aria, he now has accumulated 5,342 POY points, securing his hold on the number-four spot on the Player of the …

In poker, a chart can help you decide which hands you should elect to play preflop, which is especially important in poker because you can fold for free preflop in all but two positions on the table. Some casinos do allow surrendering in blackjack …