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One of the great things about poker, for most people, is the fact that it's a game that brings friends together. It's a good excuse to catch up with someone you haven't seen for a while, or to have a group of mates over for a chilled out, fun night …

The Nevada Gaming Control Board gave preliminary approval to a deal between Nevada-based Golden Gaming and Gibraltar-based online poker site 888 Holdings. The arrangement would allow customers at Golden Gaming's taverns across the Silver State …

I should have been out of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event late in Day 7. We were on Level 32. The blinds were 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante. I got into a hand with J.C. Tran, someone I have played against often, and I made a bad call.

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (OTC:GLXZ) and World Poker Tour® announced an exclusive licensing agreement in conjunction with the launch of a new table game that both companies believe will enjoy …

Former baseball slugger Jeff Conine will soon host his third annual charity poker tournament in South Florida to benefit his Conine Clubhouse at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. The event is at Calder Casino & Race Course. The event asks for a $300 …

Lady luck won't be the only woman visiting Talking Stick Resort on Sep. 14-16, thanks to the 8th Annual Arizona State Ladies Poker Championship. Women of every skill level are welcome to sign up for the $355+$45 buy-in tournament in the ARENA Poker …

There reportedly are some ruffled feathers over a bill in California – which was just passed on Wednesday — that will allow the owners of Southern California's Hollywood Park Casino to continue offering card play, after shutting down its racetrack …

Eric Baldwin The inaugural Ultimate Poker Challenge at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, NV drew 245 players for its $1,100 no-limit hold'em main event, building a $235,392 prize pool and blowing away the event's $100,000 guarantee.

The road to Nevada offering online poker to residents of other states is long and tortuous and gaming regulators took a step in that journey Wednesday when the state Gaming Control Board conducted a workshop meeting on a proposal for companies to offer …

The U.S.-friendly Winning Poker Network (WPN) has announced a software upgrade that allows for On Demand tournaments, which are best described as SitNGos combined with multi-table tournaments (MTTs). On Demand tourneys commence when a …

A former Umno leader warns of 'certain vultures' who are hoping for another financial crisis in the Asean region to exploit the situation. by Jema Khan. PETALING JAYA: The nations of the world and their citizens are all involved in an unending poker …

The man-legend Hollywood crafted in reams of movies and TV shows reinvented himself over and over as he moved from one dusty boomtown to the next. Aspen. Bodie. Denver. Dodge City. Goldfield. Gunnison. Prescott. San Francisco. Tombstone. As these …

For years journalists have questioned whether the poker bubble has burst. The World Series of Poker's main event drew more players in 2006 (8,773) than in 2010 (7,319) and 2013 (6,352). And cable TV is no longer flooded with poker TV shows 24/7.

Carbon Poker has turned out to be the first US friendly online poker room to offer real money mobile poker services to US players. So far, none of the online poker sites accepting US players have launched real money mobile poker apps for US residents.

Will Failla has just signed his fifth Borgata Poker Open title. Thus, he is the only poker player who holds 5 titles of this event. Failla won indeed the victory of the Event #6 of this series of tournaments, currently held within the Borgata casino of …

Genesis Gaming Solutions Incorporated recently announced that it has installed its table management system, called Bravo Poker, at the Mandalay Bay Poker Room, a facility that was recently renovated. The owner and operator of Mandalay Bay Casino …

If so, then you will want to check out PokerWinners.com – a free UK training community where you can access the skills and know-how of top players like WSOP 2008 Main Event winner Peter Eastgate, Sky Poker pro Julian Thew (winner of EPT, GUKPT, SPT, …

Every Saturday before Labor Day for the past nine years, soldiers from the 727th Transportation Company of the South Dakota Army National Guard and those who were deployed as members of the 727th put on a Poker Run that starts and ends in Brookings, …