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Canadian poker player Harnam Matharn, 21, was arrested at the final table of the Fallsview Poker Classic at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario last week for allegedly robbing a fellow poker player in Kahnawake, Quebec in November. Police …

In a notice posted on its website, Seals With Clubs cited security issues but did not disclose the specific events that led to the decision. The site has experienced security problems in the past, having been the target of a database hack in December …

Hooters Casino in Las Vegas closed its poker room early Sunday morning, March 1. The two-table poker room opened at 2pm daily and was often idle. The only game spread at the Hooters poker room was $1/$2 No Limit Texas Hold'em. Tournaments were …

The US online poker scene could welcome another major player in the coming months thanks to a new igaming bill by Pennsylvania's Rep. John Payne. When the news broke earlier this week that HB649 had been submitted to the House Gaming Oversight …

It wasn't a tough decision at all for California native Bryan Paris, who found himself in Amsterdam, where he continued to prove why he's considered to be one of the best online poker players in the world. To date, Paris has racked up more than $7.5 …

TonyBet Poker launches new games on a regular basis. This week, the online poker room, which focuses on Open Face Chinese (OFC) Poker, launched a brand new game called Progressive Pineapple. The new game release is in keeping with the poker …

The Daily Star Sunday got an EXCLUSIVE try wearing the Emotiv headset during a professional partypoker World Poker Tour Tournament, at Aspers Casino in London. After an hour of play against the pros the brain readings gave a great insight into how our …

Preflop, final table, ten handed, with the blinds at 25,000 and 50,000 and a 5,000 ante, Todd raised to 120,000 from late position, and Pfeifer called in the big blind. On the flop Pfeifer checked, Todd bet 130,000, Pfeifer raised to 305,000, and Todd …

Now Cimbolas finds himself at the top of the chip counts in the £1 million guaranteed Sky Poker UK Poker Championships Main Event after finishing Day 1d with a colossal stack of 862,500 chips. Surely he can't go on an win this major event too?

The 2015 World Poker Tour will continue the California Swing in the heart of Silicon Valley when it returns to San Jose, CA. The short series of events, highlighted by the unique $7,500 World Poker Tour Shooting Star main event begins on March 9th and …

As it stands today, poker home games in Maryland are illegal and anyone caught running tournaments or cash games can be fined up to $1,000 and/or thrown in jail. Although the law isn't strictly enforced and the number of people charged with this …

A new name will soon be added to the list of Card Player Poker Tour champions hailing from Choctaw Resort Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. The tour will return to the famous Oklahoma casino Apr. 2-12 for the fourth time since the inaugural stop which saw …

Just a month ago Jose Montes won World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw main event for $352,669. The poker pro based out of Bronx, New York has already found his way back to champion's podium, coming out on top of a 761-entry field to win the 2015 …

Despite widespread belief that this was a bill to regulate both online casinos and poker, due to Payne's constant use of the phrase “Internet gaming,” the publication of the full text on Thursday revealed it, in fact, to be a poker-only bill. While …

On Thursday, Feb. 26, Portugal's Council of Ministers approved a bill that will regulate online poker in the country. The government believes that the new gambling legislation will generate additional fiscal revenues of €25 million. Four years after …

Our weekly rundown of economic stories with Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson includes: the future of Sleep Train Arena, Roseville's push to build a convention center and hotel near the Galleria, new legislation to legalize online poker …

The RunGood Poker Series continues next week at Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which is just across the river from Omaha, Nebraska. The series, which will run from March 4-8, will feature five days of poker, five side events, and a $100K …

The 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner lost $614,528 after 5,600 hands between last Friday and today. Ivey has so far dumped nearly $1.3 million on 2015. He needed 3,200 hands to lose almost the exact same sum the previous week. Last year …