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Jennifer Shahade is a name that poker players have become familiar with over just the last few years, but she has long been a famous face in the world of chess. Before she became the Mind Sports Ambassador for PokerStars or became known for her Open …

The very popular Empire State Hold'em Championship is returning to the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York this August, with Poker Night In America set to host the main event. Beginning Aug. 3 and running through Aug. 16, the Empire State …

Just like in poker, second-best hands may be tolerable if, when you went all-in, you did not leverage your house, empty your kid's college fund or pawn your mother-in-law's cat. Even if you lost your money, you will live to play another hand — maybe …

PokerStars has unveiled details of its 'Let California Play' Pro Tour online poker initiative that has been launched in an effort to legalise such gambling activities in the US state. The Pro Tour will feature a host of tournaments, demonstrations, and …

Bryan Micon, pursued by Nevada gaming officials for his involvement with an unlicensed gambling website, pleaded guilty to the charge against him today. Micon appeared this morning in District Court to enter a guilty plea to one felony count of …

By entering the Danish market, Tonybet joins one of the best-performing poker industries in Europe. As reported on PokerNews earlier this year, the official data released by the Danish Gambling Authority (Spillemyndigheden) show that the country's …

“Make it rain” took on a more sinister meaning in Las Vegas Monday night, as play at the World Series of Poker's Main Event had to be briefly paused due to a rain delay. Severe storms in the area—State of Emergency Alerts rang out on the hundreds of …

Today, let's look at a spot that comes up frequently in the middle to late stages of tournaments. Often when you are in a later position, one or two seats off the button, and the action folds to you preflop, you will raise with a reasonably wide range …

LAS VEGAS — As the 2015 World Series of Poker main event kicked off at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday, 741 players showed up for Day 1A, a little emptier than usual. Sunday was the smallest Day 1 flight for the main event …

It's the most prestigious event in the game, but it also sports a huge field and what has consistently been the biggest prize pool of the year since the poker boom of a the early 2000's. The field features the best poker players in the world sat side …

The turnout Sunday afternoon at the Rio was sparse for the $10,000 buy-in tournament's standards, but still at least 10 times larger than the 104 total entrants when O'Dea debuted in the event. The 66-year-old Irish professional poker player has …

The 2015 World Series of Poker featured a new event that partnered with their online poker platform WSOP.com to award the first ever bracelet for an online poker tournament. A total of 905 entrants put up the $1,000 buy-in, creating a total prize pool …

You never know who you'll see walking around the World Series of Poker during Main Event time. For instance, last year Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul was spotted on the rail sweating his buddy. On Sunday, during Day 1a of the Main Event, another …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The bluffing and betting began this afternoon for thousands of poker players in Las Vegas risking $10,000 each in hopes of winning several million dollars and being crowned the next champion of the World Series of Poker's Main Event.

The $1,111 Little One For One Drop event at the 2015 World Series of Poker was a huge success, drawing a massive field of 4,555 entries and creating a total prize pool of $4,099,500. While the charity raised a lot of money, those who played had their …

Registration for the 15th Annual Mike Beasley Memorial Foundation Poker Run on Smith Lake will be held Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Saturday, July 18, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Beasley family's boat dock …

Poker players have the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold 'em Main Event. Starting Sunday in Las Vegas, several thousand players — among them pros, amateurs, celebrities — will risk $10,000 each for the chance at several million dollars, one …

While the Las Vegas strip was alive with July 4 celebrations, Saturday was a relatively quiet day at the 2015 World Series of Poker with no new events on the schedule. There was two bracelets awarded, one event that hit the hard stop with just three …