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Explaining the dramatic fall of its poker financials, a statement to the London Stock Exchange read: “Our year-on-year performance for the first quarter confirms the challenging environment in European poker. Net revenue was down versus the previous …

Preflop, with the blinds at 6,000 and 12,000 and a 1,000 ante, Haxton raised to 31,000 from the button, Seidel reraised to 75,000 from the small blind, and Haxton called. On the flop Seidel bet 113,000 and Haxton called. On the turn Seidel checked and …

Star poker players Phil Ivey (pictured), Stanley Choi and Johnny Chan played a charity game at Sands China Ltd's Venetian Macao on Friday to launch a new Poker King Club promoted by Macau VIP junket room investor Suncity Group Ltd. Suncity's Poker …

Last week, CBS wrapped up their 30th season of Survivor as Mike Holloway outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted the competition to win the $1 million prize. While there were not poker players in the latest season – remember Jean-Robert Bellande famously …

That take might come as a disappointment for lawmakers like state Representative Bobby Moak (D-Bogue Chitto) who have been pushing for online poker in Mississippi. Moak has introduced Internet poker legislation three times, though the bills never went …

Each week, the Talking Poker series highlights a particular poker term. We'll give you a clear, to-the-point definition of the term and an example of the strategic concept to which it refers, so that you can start using the term and implementing the …

Day 1a of the Hollywood Poker Open Columbus $1,115 Regional Main Event is in the books. The first of two starting flights attracted 152 entries, which swelled the prize pool well past the $100,000 guarantee even before the end of level one. With a …

At just 27 years old, it would be easy to dismiss Isaac Baron as a beginning player, but the California native has actually been playing poker for the better part of the last decade, having won more than $8 million in combined live and online tournaments.

A Dawsonville man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with the brutal beating of a family member. Nathan Benjamin Ortega, 29, is accused of repeatedly hitting the woman with an iron fire poker Sunday afternoon at a home on Fern …

The Sheldon Adelson-backed Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling is sending out mail in Pennsylvania that contains anti-online poker propaganda, according a representative from the Poker Players Alliance, a lobbying group on Capitol Hill. The bulk mails …

“A few things I'm going to try and focus on this summer @WSOP & I hope all other pros do too! #ActFaster #BetEvenAmounts #BeNiceToEveryone”. Matt Waxman. “WSOP starts in a week which means in less than 2 weeks 93% of us will be miserable and …

The 17-day poker extravaganza boasts a $150,000 guarantee and a diverse schedule. The festival kicks off with the $20,000 guarantee $100 Accumulator Event on July 8 and culminates in the $60,000 guarantee $1,100 MCC Main Event on July 25.

There's no doubt Ohio Bike Week has a “Born to be Wild” flavor where riders can enjoy the open scenic road of the Sandusky area during the day while being entertained in the evenings. However, the annual affair has a charitable component that has grown …

A man paralyzed by gunfire over 10 years ago can shake hands, drink brew and play “rock, paper, scissors” by controlling a mechanical arm with his thoughts, scientists reported. Two years prior, specialists in California embedded a couple of little …

Keeping score in poker couldn't be any more straightforward: You are either winning money or losing it. The people who play tournament and cash games at the highest limits get the most attention, for obvious reason. When a single pot holds enough cash …

Several states have been working on bills to legalize and regulate online poker in the United States, with legislation in New York, Mississippi and California. Here's a brief roundup of what's going on in all those states.

The 2015 World Series of Poker is just over two weeks away and speculation is running rampant on which players will take home the gold. We've decided to fire off our own predictions and let you know which hotties we think will perform well this summer.

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) The American Legion Riders Memorial Day annual Poker Run is being held tomorrow, May 23. Registration takes place at the American Legion Post 8 at 9:00 am and the sign up fee is $15.00. The Poker Run starts at 11:30 am …