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In 2007, Alex Bolotin narrowly missed out on a World Series of Poker bracelet, finishing runner-up to Bill Edler in a six-handed no-limit hold'em event. The New York-resident made a couple final tables in 2008, but it wasn't until Sunday night at the …

Preflop, with the blinds at 800 and 1,600 and a 200 ante, Campanello called in the small blind, Bass raised to 3,600 from the big blind, and Campanello called. On the flop Campanello checked, Bass bet 6,000 and Campanello called. On the turn Campanello …

Garden City Group, the DOJ-appointed claims administrator overseeing the formal remission process for one-time US-based players of the original Full Tilt Poker, has announced a third wave of refunds to be released to players in another two weeks.

The 2013 inaugural running of the World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker event was a huge success, drawing a field of 6,343, but that tournament pales in comparison to this year's 7,977 players, which makes up the second largest live tournament in …

After topping a field of 2,223 in a $1,000 buy-in World Series of Poker no-limit hold'em event, long-time tournament circuit grinder Kyle Cartwright captured his first gold bracelet and a huge $360,278 payday. Cartwright, who already owns five WSOP …

Phil Hellmuth, the current record holder for World Series of Poker bracelets with 13, can add to his legacy Sunday night by winning his 14th title in the $1,500 razz event. In order to do it, he'll have to overcome a stacked final table that includes …

The first $10,000 championship event of the 2014 World Series of Poker came in triple draw lowball and drew a field of 120 entries, creating a total prize pool of $1,128,000. The final 12 players made the money and consisted of some of the game's best …

The World Poker Tour has released the first half of its schedule for its upcoming 13th season, which will span four continents. Many of the announced tournaments were of the “regional” and “national” variety, and not a part of the so-called “main tour.

Did you play poker on the set? Were you even on the set? I'm not normally on the set. I'm a post-production person, so once they shoot everything I go to work and get involved. I haven't actually played as much poker over the last year and a half as I …

Vanessa Selbst poses with the bracelet she won in the $25,000 buy-in mixed-max no-limit hold'em tournament at the 2014 World Series of Poker. By Case Keefer (contact). Published Friday, May 30, 2014 | 5:50 p.m.. Updated Friday, May 30, 2014 | 10:47 …

New California Online Poker Bill Likely Ready Next Week An online poker bill written and backed by powerful California tribal coalitions may be introduced to the state legislature next week. Coalitions headed by the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission …

Equity Poker Network regulated US markets. The Equity Poker Network makes the decision to respect the newly regulated jurisdictions, as a few other sites have as well; will the other big hitters in the offshore US market follow suit? (Image …

Jean-Robert-Bellande-One-Drop-2014 When the subject of poker legalization is brought up poker advocates should avoid turning to the seemingly ironclad argument that poker is a game of skill. As foolish as we find the argument (of course poker is a game …

Already the highest earning female tournament player but some margin, Selbst has now also taken the lead in yet another category: World Series of Poker gold bracelets. The 29-year-old pro topped a field of 131 players in the 2014 WSOP $25,000 buy-in …

In late March I attended the World Poker Tour's Canadian Spring Championship at the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, just outside of Montreal. The moment I got off the plane, I realized that Canadians have loose definition of “spring”; it …

“In the next few weeks I intend to introduce Senate Bill 1386, legislation that would authorize Interactive Gaming in the form of online poker,” Erickson wrote in a co-sponsorship memoranda released yesterday. “A recent study from the Legislative …

The rules from the Michigan Gaming Control Board put greater restrictions on games such as poker and blackjack that charities operate in bars around the state as a way of raising money. One of the biggest changes would restrict operations at any …

An insane poker hand played just yesterday at the PokerStars Canada Cup $3,300 main event at the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec has the poker world buzzing. It went down when the action was four-handed at the final table. Robert Notkin …