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COEUR d'ALENE — The Idaho Constitution outlaws poker, but the Coeur d'Alene Tribe is going all in. “Poker is basically played all around the state every night in people's homes, at family reunions, at nursing homes and in family rooms,” said Helo …

A new bill in the New York Senate – S 6913 – seeks to regulate intrastate online poker for those within the borders of the Empire State. The bill was introduced by State Sen. John Bonacic (R – 42nd) and comes days after Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep.

Cards got in the air at noon local time and after 10 hour long levels, only 12 remain. Damon Shulenberger bagged the most chips at the day's end, bagging and tagging 142,100 in chips. Shulenberger quietly amassed the chip lead and then further extended …

Seneca Poker Room regular Art Demmerley finished in ninth place, and Dean Metzger was eliminated a short while later in eighth. Joe Ciffa's rocky run ended in seventh when he tangled against Hawthorne in a massive pot. On a board of {3-Clubs} …

Just two stops remain in Season 2 of the Hollywood Poker Open Regional Tournament Series. The tour touched down in Charles Town, West Virginia last Thursday and will run through Sunday, March 30. The featured event will be the $1,800 HPO Regional …

“If you want to have online gambling, then come to the Congress. … If you want to have a poker exception, offer an amendment and see if it will pass,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who introduced the bill today along with Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah.

Since I last updated I've done quite a bit of traveling around the US and Canada following the World Poker Tour. I've benefited from having a bunch of my best friends along the ride with me, and we've had a hell of a good time. My lifelong friend Zack …

The 160-foot ship is now sailing twice a day from the Port of Palm Beach to the three-mile international zone with gambling enthusiasts who want, among other things, to challenge poker champ Jamie Gold or wager on sports — Vegas-style. But before the …

The Rational Group has appointed Dominic Mansour as Managing Director of Full Tilt Poker, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Full Tilt brand and business. Mansour is an experienced gaming industry executive who most recently served as …

Nobody ever quits poker. Sure, many players threaten to leave the beautiful game behind but time and time again they come running back to the tournament circuit or allure of online cash games before anybody noticed they even left. The latest supposed …

The fourth champion of Season II on the Card Player Poker Tour will emerge shortly from the field of the $1,100 no-limit hold'em $125,000 guarantee main event at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada. The 31-tournament series kicked off March 21 …

The European Poker Tour (EPT) of Vienna is a real success. More than 900 players were registered in the Main Event at the end of the two departure days. The 341 incomers of the Day 1A were joined by 559 players at the beginning of the Day 1B, making …

With Colorado and Washington recently legalizing marijuana, I thought it would be fitting to discuss pot control — in poker. I recently played a $1,675 World Series of Poker Circuit event in my hometown of West Palm Beach, Fla. Halfway through Day One …

Pahuja was taking the plunge, following the footsteps of his older brother Vinny, who left Wall Street three years prior to become a professional poker player. There were emergency backup plans in place, and variance reared its ugly head to start, but …

The Queen's University Poker Club (QPC), which is now in its second year, not only gives players a chance to have fun, but also raises funds for charity. The QPC, which comprises an executive team of six members, organizes live poker tournaments every …

Tom McEvoy The fourth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa March 21 and will host a series of 31 tournaments through March 30 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold'em $125,000 guarantee main event …

To answer that question, OPR spoke with professional poker player Michael “Gags30″ Gagliano, a high-volume online tournament player in NJ. Gagliano, who is a lead instructor at Premier Poker Coaching and produces videos for PocketFives Training, …

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