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Ivey Poker and the Global Poker Index (GPI) have signed a partnership deal, according to the terms of which they will join forces to not only promote players, but also market the existing poker industry. The GPI, along with The Hendon Mob, is the top …

Significant, albeit largely expected, news from the online gambling industry today as Amaya announced the completion of its acquisition of the Rational Group, parent company to PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The announcement comes at the end of a week …

It's probably not the “worst bad beat ever” like mainstream sports journalism has for some reason labeled it, but the Katz vs. Drinan hand that took place at the 2014 World Series of Poker $1 million buy-in “Big One for One Drop” about a month ago was …

With the World Series of Poker coverage on ESPN underway, and with the launch of a new poker show on CBS Sports Network, Poker Night in America, I thought I would offer up a few thoughts on what players who find themselves in the enviable position of …

Cercle Cadet Poker ROom in France I'm currently reading an excellent book titled “Knights of the Green Cloth: The Saga of the Frontier Gamblers” by Robert K. DeArment, and just as when I read James McManus's “Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker” I find …

Mike Otwell, a regular at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Delaware, is the champion of the Ante Up Poker Tour Main Event on the July 28-Aug. 1 Ante Up Poker Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas out of Port Canaveral, Fla. Otwell of …

In a poker run, motorcyclists ride together and stop at several places throughout the ride. At each place they draw a card from a deck of cards; five cards make the poker hand that they play. Money is donated to the Carroll County Ministerial …

Notables in the field throughout the day included Jordan Morgan, fresh of his World Series of Poker bracelet win, six-time WSOP bracelet winner T.J. Cloutier, WSOP bracelet winner Bryan Campanello, World Poker Tour champion Andy Hwang, three-time …

My favorite event at the World Series of Poker is the $5,000 No-Limit Six Max, not only because I won a bracelet taking down that event in 2011, but because I like the way action plays on the smaller tables. At no time during the tournament will you …

There was a long list of prizes for the top hands of poker, the grand reward being a new saddle donated by Greenhawk Equipment and Equestrian. There was also a hearty menu of meals supplied by Joyce Honsell Family Catering. The trail – a three-hour …

The seventh stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17 and will host a series of 81 tournaments through August 4 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold'em $500,000 guarantee main …

One man has been arrested and another remains at large in the slaying of a Houston-area man during a robbery at a private poker game. Eric Norris was being held Friday on a murder charge, with bond set at $500,000. Fort Bend County jail records do not …

The nine final-table players in the World Series of Poker's Main Event have been determined. The leader is Jorryt van Hoof, with 38 million in chips, 5 million more than the second-biggest stack. Last in the field is Bruno Politano, with just over 12 …

Three more men arrested in the Paul Phua sports betting case have been released on bail, thanks to the professional poker player community. The bail money was posted by Phil Ivey and Dan Cates. In total, the two men posted $3 million in bail for the …

STAFFORD, Texas – Texas police have arrested a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a businessman at a poker game. Stafford police made the announcement Thursday. It's unclear if they've charged the man, who they say killed 45-year-old Donald …

STAFFORD, Texas (AP) — Texas police have arrested a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a businessman at a poker game. Stafford police made the announcement Thursday. It's unclear if they've charged the man, who they say killed 45-year-old …

Earlier this year, promoters for Poker Night in America, which taped in March and again this month at Maryland Live! in Hanover, Md., were happy to include Annapolis-based poker pro Christian Harder's name on a press releases and to invite him to play.