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Brazilian football star Ronaldo and worldwide tennis champ Rafa Nadal are set to compete in a heads-up poker contest on Nov. 6 in London. The two sports stars are both PokerStars ambassadors and the upcoming match, dubbed "The Duel" by PokerStars …

Andrew is still grinding the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker in Montreal, so he and Nate break down a few hands he played in a PLO eight-or-better event and a 2-7 triple draw event.

July 25 — Be aware of players buying the button, posting dead and kill pots in live games. There is a lot of money out there to steal. Whenever someone comes to me for a general “game plan” of preflop strategy I often tell them that it is OK to limp …

In November, the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) will return for its third season, which will feature more regional stops, qualify more players for the Championship Event, and see 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker return as tour …

Poker Players have a chance to win their share of the $230,000 prize pool including a seat at the 2015 World Series of Poker during the annual Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) Poker Championship event on Oct. 4-5. With a $500+$50 buy in, …

Illinois, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Colorado have all flirted with the idea of legalizing online poker before. Massachusetts and New York are in the midst of gambling expansion in the form of brick-and-mortar casinos, and thus will likely need to wait a …

Toronto Maple Leafs star winger Phil Kessel revealed, amid "controversy", that he didn't spend much time thinking hockey in the off-season, but rather talk about fishing, golf and … poker! Now we say "controversy" because a report that claimed that …

Former WPT World Champion David Williams (GPI#226) was one of six players invited by the World Poker Tour and Monster Products, makers of the official headphones of the WPT, to Atlantic City to participate in a special made-for-tv event that will be …

A poker run is an organized motorcycle event where each rider travels a prescribed route, stopping at checkpoints along the way to draw a card to complete their poker hand. At the end of the run, the best hand will receive $100 and the worst hand $50.

“I can watch endless hours of poker on TV, however, for whatever reason watching Poker night in america is painful to me.. Idk why..sorry Nolan.. If this esfandiari show underground poker gets picked up for more than another 2 episodes, I will eat …

WYOMISSING, Pennsylvania — (PRESS RELEASE) — More stops, more players and more winnings can be expected from Penn National Gaming's 2014-15 Hollywood Poker Open tournament series, which kicks off this Fall with the first HPO Regional …

The club for women pilots will hold its 22nd annual Cross Caper and Poker Run on Oct. 11, taking off and landing at local airports. Pilots may fly to any or all of six regional airports – French Valley, Hemet-Ryan, Fallbrook, Gillespie Field in El …

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa of Atlantic City was hot until the early hours with the Day 2 flight of the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open. As a reminder, Day 2 battle concluded at 02:30 (local time). 150 players entered the game, but only 31 of …

New Jersey online poker revenue rose by almost 5 percent in August over the same period in July, according to numbers released by the NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE). Garden State poker players generated $2.25 million for the cash-strapped …

When Michael Howard ended Day 1c of the 2014 Genting Poker Series (GPS) DTD Main Event with 381,000 chips I didn't think anyone would be able to match his colossal total. I was wrong, because on Day 1d seasoned pro Stuart Fox turned his 25,000 …

Beginning Sept. 21, the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California will host one of the final stops of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour. Sure to be one of the largest tournament series of the season, the focal point will be the $1,100 no-limit …

(Las Vegas, NV) — Friday marks one year since the World Series of Poker kicked off online poker in the United States and created WSOP.com. It now claims to be the largest in Nevada, with over 100,000 player accounts. WSOP.com is celebrating a …

The Card Player Poker Tour will soon crown a new champion when it stops at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California Sept. 21 through Oct. 15. The winner of the $1,100 no-limit hold'em main event is likely to take home one of the largest first …