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Heather Reese, an optometrist from Gulf Breeze, Fla., got lucky at all the right times, especially when it was four-handed, to work herself into a position to be included in a four-way deal that ended the $250 buy-in event at Pensacola Greyhound Track …

New Jersey's biggest winners over the weekend came in a two-way chop in the partypoker NJ/BorgataPoker.com $50,000 Guarantee, with "Heres_Starks" winning $9,000 and "RCM77" taking home $8,000. New Jersey poker player "treeetop" rounded out the …

The guest list reads like a who's who of Silicon Valley's true elites: from Yammer founder David Sacks, SurveyMonkey's Dave Goldberg and Inside.com's Jason Calacanis to professional athletes and poker players, including the World Series of Poker …

Real Gaming is offering Nevada players affected by the closure of Ultimate Poker a bonus offer called the Ultimate Match. Former players at Ultimate Poker that make a deposit at Real Gaming will receive a 100% match in bonus funds. The maximum bonus is …

Amaya's plan to turn PokerStars from the world's biggest online poker site into an all-around online gaming hub will enter its most delicate phase, as the company announced the launch of sports betting and casino games on a global scale. In a note sent …

Steve Wolansky's year got a little bit better. At the end of last week, the 2014 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner, who hails from Cooper City, Florida, captured first place in the 2014 Borgata Fall Poker Open $1 Million Guaranteed Championship.

For now it seems that this Congress won't be taking any action on any of the efforts to reinterpret the Wire Act of 1961, but there also won't be any action on bills in the House of Representatives to pass online poker regulation. Still, we have to be …

The guest list reads like a who's who of Silicon Valley's true elites: from Yammer founder David Sacks, SurveyMonkey's Dave Goldberg and Inside.com's Jason Calacanis to professional athletes and poker players, including the World Series of Poker …

UK Poker Champ Neil Channing Now A Sky Poker Ambassador British poker legend Neil Channing has just been unveiled as Sky Poker's newest Ambassador, and will work alongside fellow British star Julian Thew in promoting the site. The varied duties the …

Here, I go through the probabilities of drawing each five-card poker hand from a deck of cards. These probabilities are handy to have in the back of your head in a poker game, and they are the reason why hands are ranked the way they are: a straight …

The new poker client launched with hopes that it would allow Unibet to better attract recreational players and offered a completely redesigned playing experience. Since the launch of the new client, the poker room has been increasing in popularity …

“While online poker is still new in regulated environments and faces some challenges, we remain dedicated to delivering innovative products and are confident in the success of online poker in the Nevada market,” said Lawrence Vaughan, co-founder of …

Before this summer, 27-year-old Martin Jacobson was already one of the top players on the tournament circuit, having racked up nearly $5 million in live tournament earnings. Then the Swedish poker pro went to Las Vegas and won the 2014 World Series of …

WASHINGTON, D.C. —A criminal investigative report obtained by The Associated Press says the Navy admiral fired last year as the No. 2 commander of U.S. nuclear forces may have counterfeited $500 poker chips with paint and stickers. Although Rear Adm.

Rafa Nadal defeated Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo in a charity poker match organized by PokerStars, winning $50,000 for his charitable cause, the Rafa Nadal Foundation. Nadal emerged victorious at the end of a 20-minute session that tied up with one …

Do you use a Heads Up Display (HUD) while you are playing online poker? What statistics does it relay to you? More importantly, do you know what this information means and how to interpret it? By the time you have finished reading this article you will.

Last week, Jorryt van Hoof returned to Las Vegas, Nevada, to compete in the final table of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. The Dutchman took third for $3,807,753, and starting today he'll be back in action in his home country's largest poker …

Season 3 of the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) kicked off last week at the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg in Indiana, and tomorrow — Saturday, Nov. 22 — the stop will culminate with the $1,115 HPO Regional Main Event, which will feature 2003 World …