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Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

However, the ease with which the bill worked its way through the committee is still encouraging to those hoping for Internet poker to become legal and regulated in California, as just days ago it was unclear whether the votes were there to support the …

For the second year running the World Poker Tour Championship was held at the Borgata Casino Hotel and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The 2015 WPT Championship $15,000 no-limit hold'em main event drew a total of 239 entries and in the end …

The Altered Classics Car Club kicks off its 2015 season Friday with the Cruisin' the Drag Poker Run at 6 p.m.. The event includes five stops around Great Falls and a party from 9 to 11 p.m. at Montana ExpoPark featuring The UpRoots, food and drink …

One night, about a year and a half ago, sophomore James Alessandrelli found himself itching to play some poker. He took to the Class of 2017 Facebook page to gauge interest and within half an hour he had more than 25 people on board. The response was …

Poker Central is currently gearing up for the 2015 Super High Roller Bowl which will take place this summer at the Aria Resort & Casino. The $500,000 buy-in tournament, which takes place July 2-4, will feature some of the greatest players to ever …

It was another bad week for online poker traffic, a trend that is not so much a trend as it is just the norm nowadays. According to internet poker cash game traffic monitoring site PokerScout.com in its Weekly Online Poker Traffic Update, traffic …

On Sunday we speculated that Daniel Negreanu may have a prominent role at the soon to launch Poker Central. We can now confirm this is the case. On Tuesday, Poker Central contacted PokerUpdate and other media sources directly to inform us that Daniel …

The Borgata in Atlantic City hosts some of the biggest poker tournaments in the northeastern United States every year, and spring is the time when some of the most notable take place. This coming week will see the World Poker Tour's World Championship …

Continuing divisions among Inland gaming tribes threaten to again scuttle legislation that would legalize Internet poker in California. Tribes such as the Morongo Band of Mission Indians have been pushing for years to allow online poker, which many …

I am a poker player. But I am not as good as I can be, despite studying both the mathematical intricacies of the game and the psychological tendencies of others. Something is missing. I need you tell me what it is." Sensei Quiet River just looked into …

The $1,650 no-limit hold'em $200,000 guarantee main event of the Card Player Poker Tour St. Maarten series begins April 30. The tournament will run for four days with two starting flights, a play-down day and the final table day. Players will begin …

Full Tilt has announced it will sponsor the popular International Poker Open Tour, taking over from Irish outfit BoylePoker with immediate effect. The initial schedule shows seven stops planned between May and November of this year, including visits to …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada gambling regulators, led by state Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt, announced a first-of-its-kind prosecution Tuesday of a man they say ran an unlicensed online poker website from Las Vegas using the Internet currency bitcoin.

The fifth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Casino Royale in Maho Bay, St. Maarten April 24. The series will continue until May 3 and feature a $1,650 no-limit hold'em $200,000 guarantee main event April 30 – May 3. Here is …

The poker world is about to find out if men are stronger than machines when it comes to playing no-limit Texas hold'em, as four professional poker players are putting their games to the test in a two-week heads-up battle against "Claudico", a poker bot …

Each week, PokerNews brings you insight into the happenings at some of the major poker sites. Featuring the most popular blog posts, BlogNews Weekly is your one-stop shop for all your poker blog highlights. This week, we bring you highlights from …

THIRTEEN-time World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuth Jr. headlined a high-stakes celebrity poker showdown at SugarHouse Casino (1001 N. Delaware Ave.) last night. The Fishtown casino hosted its first major cash poker tournament this past …