After eight hours of final table action, Jay Farber and Ryan Riess earned their way to heads-up and the final day of play in the 2013 World Series of Poker. Only 19 big blinds separate the two and when action resumes Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET (on ESPN …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 23-year-old poker professional from Las Vegas by way of Michigan won the World Series of Poker main event late Tuesday, lasting roughly 3 1/2 hours in a dramatic card session to push past his last opponent for the $8.4 million title.
On Monday, the 2013 DeepStacks Poker Tour (DSPT) Oregon State Poker Championships at the Chinook Winds Resort Casino came to an end with the conclusion of the $150,000 guaranteed Main Event. The $1,100 buy-in tournament attracted 157 players …
An Israeli poker player was eliminated early Tuesday morning after beating out thousands of players and reaching third place in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Amir Lehavot was one of nine card sharks competing for an $8.3-million pot at the …
Kondler & Associates, CPAs is a full-service accounting and financial consulting firm with locations in Las Vegas, NV and outside Atlantic City, NJ. The firm, led by President and Owner Ray Kondler, CPA, specializes in individual and corporate tax …
On Tuesday, the World Poker Tour announced a new partnership with DraftKings, a real-money daily fantasy sports website based out of Boston. DraftKings will serve as the WPT's exclusive daily fantasy sports site, running live promotions and contests at …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four finalists in the World Series of Poker busted out in quick succession early Tuesday, leaving a Las Vegas club promoter and a young pro originally from Michigan one heads-up match away from poker's richest prize — an $8.4 million …
Michael Spinetti of Spinettis Gaming Supplies holds a chunk of concrete-covered poker chips from the the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall in Laughlin. The concrete was recovered from a building foundation by an unnamed source and now is sold in his shop …
Ryan Riess, 23, celebrates with family and supporters after knocking out Michiel Brummelhuis, 32, during the final table of the World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in, no-limit Texas Hold 'Em tournament at the Rio on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. By Case Keefer …
A: A proposition player (or prop) is a player who gets paid an hourly rate to start poker games or to help them stay active on any given poker site or in any casino card room. Prop players generally play with their own money, which distinguishes them …
The US State of Nevada made history in online poker by being the first state to formally establish a legal and regulated online poker market in the US. Ultimate Gaming-owned service Ultimate Poker was the first operator to launch in the state, and …
Rounders Poker, a Southern California poker club, is awarding at least two Ante Up Poker Cruise packages through a series of tournaments. The $50 buy-in tournaments will be held in various locations. Each offers an optional $20 add-on. Half of each …
The difference of opinion between Michigan's gambling authorities and organizers of charity poker games has reached boiling point. In the past decade, the state's efforts to clamp down on charity games have increased 20 fold, raising the ire of poker …
Champions were Gwen Bray (front left), Dean Naturale (front center), Valerie Daman (front right), Lee Schut (rear left), Charles Dill (rear right) and Asmeron Abraha (not pictured). The league ran from ran from May 1 through Oct. 30. All six earned an …
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A club promoter and eight poker professionals, including one with a sideline as a tattoo artist, are back in Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Poker main event and lay claim to the $8.4 million prize that goes to the winner.
Explosive growth in the popularity of poker has helped Michigan's charities, churches and civic groups stay afloat at a time of dwindling donations, so the state's efforts to rein in the charitable gambling industry is sparking backlash. The industry …
So he deposited $50 on PokerStars.net, and played four $12 tournaments, winning almost $400 in the fourth. From there, he began bankrolling a poker career, playing the game through the eyes of an engineer. "Poker is analytical, psychological and …
The Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$250,000 High Roller event continued on Sunday with 15 of the original 43 entrants returning. A combined prize pool of HK$10,216,800 was up for grabs, with the top five finishers making the money and the …