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With Poker Stars planning to attempt a comeback into New Jersey's online poker market, opposition is growing to the idea. Unconfirmed reports predict that Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker could be making an entrance into the market after Amaya Gaming …

Three of the men sat at a three-card poker table, and while one of them distracted the dealer, the other two, seated next to each other, palmed cards and swapped them under the table. The fourth man stood behind the two card swappers in an effort to …

ultimate-poker-online-poker-300×215 Ultimate Poker announced the launch of a series of online and live qualifying events aptly named the Ultimate Poker Live Series. The events lead up to a monthly live event and the inaugural event is a $10,000 …

When dealing with cancer, patients may feel lost, overwhelmed and unsure where to turn. It is essential for cancer patients to know they're not alone in their journey. Time and time again, the Guernsey County community and surrounding areas have united …

The Playground Poker Montreal Festival is underway today as play has begun in Event 1, a $150 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry tournament with four starting flights and a $100,000 guarantee. Players familiar with Playground Poker Club know not to miss the …

Fresh off the successful inaugural event at Downstream Casino in March, RunGood Gear is heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma next month for the second stop on the RunGoodGear.com Poker Series. Hard Rock Tulsa will play host to the series from Sept. 3-7, and …

It's unclear why Gus Hansen doesn't just stick to live poker, the arena in which he is one of the most successful players in the history of recorded card playing. A horrible past seven days on Full Tilt Poker resulted in the Dane dropping nearly $1 …

One of the great things about the World Series of Poker is that the organizers continue to innovate. Each year there are new variations of poker and new structures. A few years ago, the WSOP introduced the ante-only game, and it was a hit with players.

That's more or less what the state's Supreme Court acknowledged this week when it said that a $75,000 minimum fine levied against a poker dealer who stole $200 was unconstitutional, or “constitutionally excessive.” “The fine at issue here, both in an …

PKR Poker, the world's first three-dimensional online poker room, which was launched eight years back, has now upgraded its software and launched mobile poker applications. Jez San, the founder of PKR Poker, told CalvinAyre, “We started from nothing.

Advanced Poker Training has recently launched a full multi-table poker tournament simulator, which creates a wide range of tournament situations to help players improve their tournament play. Revealing details about the simulator, Advanced Poker …

Live poker tournaments first started seeing their numbers explode about a decade ago, when online poker satellites allowed players to earn seats from the comforts of their own homes. Now, with global online poker traffic seemingly falling year-over …

Four men in their 70s are accused of a cheating scheme while playing poker at Canterbury Park in Shakopee last summer. One of the four men, Duane L. Racle, 75, of Lake City, Florida, was arrested Wednesday and is being held in the Scott County jail on …

California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer released a statement officially confirming PokerNews' previous report that he will author a new bill to legalize Internet poker in the state at the beginning of the 2015-16 session, and explaining why his bill …

The Ice Bucket Campaign, which was launched to raise awareness on Lou Gehrig's Disease, has attracted the attention of celebrities worldwide, including famous professional poker players. The campaign was launched to raise funds for research on the …

Tanita's only recorded cash prior to his big win was a $694 haul in 2012 — with that sum representing just over half of the $1,100 buy-in needed to compete in the Arizona State Poker Championship — and his $257,690 payday proved once again that …

Robert Tanita The 10th annual Arizona State Poker Championship at Talking Stick Resort and Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona drew a whopping field of 1,460 players for their $1,000+$100 main event, creating a total prize pool of $1,460,000. A total of 150 …

Olivier Busquet The 2014 European Poker Tour Barcelona €50,000 super high roller set the record for the largest turnout in such an event on the EPT with 77 entries, building a total prize pool of nearly €3.7 million. After three days of play the record …