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Earlier this week, I relayed information about the problems poker superstar Daniel Negreanu has with the Poker Hall of Fame election process. In that article, I briefly hit on a point about which I disagreed with Negreanu. Today I thought I'd take a …

Registration for the motorcycle ride begain at eleven in the morning. Nearly 80 bikes participated in the Poker Run. For just $10 a single rider had the chance at winning $500 if they got the best poker had after a single five card draw. But the main …

Borgata Poker is offering a 100% up to $500 reload bonus between now and September 21, 2014 at 11:59pm. The bonus code is RELOAD914. The bonus clears at a rate of 8 iRPs for every $1 in bonus. This is equivalent to 25% rakeback. It releases in 10 …

During the five or so years that I spent teaching people to play poker, the number one thing I would stress to my students is the importance of position, a precept I'd often emphasize with a simple saying: “position is power.” This statement is a core …

Over the past week, Isaac Haxton won roughly $346 per hand that he played on the Internet. The American high-stakes star scooped $712,954 after just 2,063 hands played during the stretch, according to data from HighstakesDB. In 2014, Haxton is up …

Although its entrance into the New Jersey online poker market is not yet official, Poker Stars is already putting out the word that it intends making a splash when the time is right. It was reported this week that Poker Stars held a number of 'meet and …

India, a country with more than 1.25 billion people, is currently taking a look at the legality of online poker for real money. According to financialexpress.com, on Wednesday, the Indian Supreme Court continued to hear arguments about whether the …

French online gaming regulator ARJEL has issued a report stating that poker is a fad and that it's “over,” based on numbers indicating that active accounts continue to decline. In a public report issued by ARJEL President Charles Coppolani, who …

An unfortunate milestone for the nascent regulated U.S. online gambling industry, as Ultimate Gaming announced today plans to wind down the operations of their New Jersey online poker site and casino. The changes do not in any way impact the operations …

Nitrogen Sports believes that betting should be fun, not stressful! They're the largest bitcoin sportsbook, and now, they're entering the poker market with ambitious goals. The Nitrogen Sports poker interface is fully integrated with their sportsbook …

The Seneca Fall Poker Classic returns to Niagara Falls, N.Y. in November, and once again PokerNews will be there to provide live coverage for each of the five events on the schedule. The annual series will run Nov. 1-9, highlighted by a two-day $1,000 …

“PIC: President Clinton, Jack Black & I at an event I MCed for the Clinton Foundation. #PokerAndPresidents http://moby.to/qigi70”. Bryan Micon. “@Darthpeppa: @BryanMicon what do you think of the whole Mike Matusow not paying Ted Forest situation?

Kane Kalas began Day 4 of the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open in the middle of the pack but bagged up the chip lead with 14 million heading into the final table. The day fell into two halves – the march from 31 players to seven and then seven to …

In this edition of Inside Gaming we focus on a history-making week as far as U.S. online poker is concerned with the one-year anniversary of WSOP.com, plus news from Party Borgata's ongoing online series. Meanwhile, as anticipated, the Trump Plaza …

The following hand took place in the $10,000-buy-in 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Around 33 percent of the players who started the tournament remained in contention. The blinds were 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante. Everyone folded …

The World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open began with 1,226 entrants, and after an intense week of play, just six players remain in contention for the title and $843,744 first-place prize. On Thursday, 31 players returned for Day 4 action with the hopes …

American poker pro Olivier Busquet (GPI#7, +2) has finally cracked the Global Poker Index World Rankings Top 10 for the very first time of his career. The New York native has been a consistent player on the live tournament circuit for more than five …

Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the WSOP-branded online poker site launching in the state of Nevada. To mark the occasion, the WSOP, owned by Caesars, announced that it has signed Maryland-native Greg Merson to be its first site-sponsored pro …