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He is the author of Treat Your Poker Like A Business and Don't Listen To Phil Hellmuth, available at cardoza.com. Schmidt's newest book, Poker In Practice: Critical Concepts, can be found at pokerinpractice.com. His many poker exploits have made him …

“Having an amazing birthday with this wonderful lot, after 2 days at the Grand Canyon. Perfect. Thank you all!” Phil Hellmuth. “Walking around Delafield, Wis chilling out I Suddenly realized I haven't been home since May 24th! #TravelingMan …

All tourney bubbles bring about drama and often some anxiety-producing decisions as well. Somewhat uniquely, the World Series of Poker Main Event features a couple of “bubbles” that never fail to be full of excitement — the one that bursts when …

The WSOP is vanishing in the poker world's rear view mirror as the tournament circuit just continues to charge forward. This week a number of big changes took place in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a …

While online poker revenues have been viewed as a disappointment by many, we believe it's also worth looking at in the context of the overall poker market. Notably, on a combined basis (land-based + online) poker revenues will be up in CY14 in both New …

The seventh stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17 and will host a series of 81 tournaments through August 4 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold'em $500,000 guarantee main …

The group of card rooms, which include entities such as the Hustler Casino and Hollywood Park, penned a letter to California State Senator Lou Correa in the hopes of pursuing a revised online poker bill, similar to that described by a group of 13 …

A player must have played poker against acknowledged top competition; be a minimum of 40 years old at time of nomination; played for high stakes; played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers; stood the test of time; or, for non-players …

Long before poker regulation was discussed in the United States, cash-strapped European countries – Italy, France, and Spain – had ring-fenced their players, charged exorbitant amount to the poker companies to operate in their jurisdictions and …

Roughly one week ago, Luis Velador was eliminated in 10th place of the World Series of Poker Main Event by Mark Newhouse, forming the 2014 November Nine. Newhouse, who vaulted to third in chips with 26 million after his pocket fives held up against …

Alain “Frenchie” Barataud, a regular around the poker scene in Australia, allegedly spearheaded a sophisticated ticketing scam at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, this according to a Sun-Herald investigation. According to Sun-Herald senior investigative …

Each week, PokerNews brings you insight into the happenings at some of the major poker sites. Featuring the most popular blog posts, BlogNews Weekly is your one-stop shop for all your poker blog highlights. In this week's BlogNews report, we bring you …

“The world lost a great guy when James Garner died last night. I met him when him, myself and Gus Hansen were inducted in the Commerce Walk of Fame. He was incredibly nice and we exchanged letters a few times. 86 is a long life and he will be missed.

And all indications are that acquiring this UK licence will require operators to exit some grey markets (markets where the legality of online poker is questionable), meaning that players in those markets – among the biggest in the online poker industry …

The Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) is extremely popular with players that like to follow various poker tours; after all, the locales offer not just the chance to win some poker, but also the opportunity to visit some beautiful countries. On July 23 …

An interesting debate was recently hatched on Twitter (which seems to be the Standard Operating Procedure for an exchange of ideas these days) after PokerNews.com's Donnie Peters questioned the reasoning/logic behind the World Series of Poker policy …

In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from July 21st …

Ed Miller Many no-limit players like to keep the preflop betting small, see a flop, and go from there. They'll limp into pots with hands like A-K offsuit, 8-7 suited, 6-6, and so on. I take nearly the opposite strategy, especially in cash games with …