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I'm standing in a casino parking lot, being roasted alive by an unrelenting sun — I'm told it's 104 degrees in the shade today, but I wouldn't know since I'm NOWHERE NEAR ANY SHADE — and trying to remember how much I love the World Series of Poker.

Poker pro Darren Elias is having a very solid 2014 World Series of Poker, cashing a total of four times through the middle of June. The performance has been good news for the L.A. native, as he was short changed a bit after a poker tournament at …

Debbie Motycka, a scan coordinator from Orland Park, Illinois, played in the $1,500 no-limit hold'em event on Thursday at the WSOP. While poker has always been a large part of her life, the Illinois native by no means considers herself a professional …

Just days after placing 12th in the 2014 World Series of Poker $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship, Tommy Hang went all the way in the WSOP $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, topping a field of 743 entrants to win his first gold bracelet and the $230,744 first-place …

Poker pariahs Chino Rheem and Dutch Boyd are in contention for WSOP bracelets, both looking to put their shady pasts behind them in pursuit for glory. Rheem, a World Poker Tour champ and WSOP November Niner, will be eyeing his first career bracelet, …

Though South Dakota may have a small population, big-city crimes like sex trafficking still occur in the state. This is something Tiospaye is hoping to raise awareness of with the organization's first Poker Run. The group of motorcycle riders started …

In this Friday, June 13, 2014 picture Spanish team soccer fan looks at a giant display showing the soccer game between Spain and The Netherlands in Madrid. Football fans in Spain are in shock after watching the national team's 5-1 humiliation in its …

If you're like most people, the drive home will be filled with a lot of self-talk, going back and forth between calling yourself a donkey, cursing the poker deities and an occasional healthy, rational thought. The last thing you want to do when you get …

To go deep in tournaments, you're going to have to win some coin-flips. That doesn't mean you always should be willing to enter into a coin-flip. Certainly, there are times when you will welcome one. There are other times when you may push the action …

Maryland Live Casino will host the Live Summer Series of Poker, a 21-day series that begins July 7 and has 19 events. There will be more than $800K in guarantees and the main event will have a $2,200 buy-in. At the end of the Summer Series, Poker Night …

Need a new ride? Normally the best plan of attack would be to check online, maybe ask some friends if they know of any affordable cars in the area. Then again, if a Ford Shelby GT500 is what you've got your eye on, maybe you can just play Zynga Poker …

Andrew Brown has been one of the most successful Omaha specialists in the game during the last six years. The New York City resident burst onto the scene in 2008, winning a World Series of Poker bracelet in a Omaha eight-or-better event along with …

In this combination of Associated Press photos a Dutch fan, left, celebrates a goal scored by the Netherlands, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and, right, a Spanish soccer fan in Madrid watches on a giant display as the Netherlands defeat Spain during a …

Kevin Eyster had a breakout year on the live tournament circuit in 2013, making four final tables and winning his first World Poker Tour main event title. The 24-year-old looks to be continuing his good form into 2014. Eyster topped a field of 541 …

MikeMatusowWinsWSOPBraceletNumber4 The 2014 World Series of Poker is in full swing, with excitement in every event. One pro recently may have shown a little too much excitement and ended up with a penalty during game play. Event #25, the $2,500 …

Most of the game's best players are in Las Vegas this month for the World Series of Poker. However, a notable absence is online high-stakes star Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. Blom, who works for Full Tilt Poker as a sponsored player, has been doing his usual …

… poker players." Baazov mentioned also the beta version of PokerStars Play, the Zynga Poker-like social free game Rational has recently launched on Facebook, and added that the product will be developed with a strong focus on the mobile market in mind.

Thursday evening, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers invited their Luxury Suite Members to the annual Luxury Suite Poker Tournament. The night began with a welcome reception from Head Coach Lovie Smith and General Manager Jason Licht. The top ten …