“To me it's very unfortunate that poker takes place in casinos. It doesn't really belong there,” Engel said. “Poker definitely has a lot of things that are beyond one's control, but it has plenty of things within your control. I don't gamble at all. I …
Poker Community Mourns Sad Loss Of Diamond Flush For years anonymous poker reporter Diamond Flush earned the admiration and respect of the poker community through her insightful and revelatory brand of investigative journalism. Unfortunately, the …
Organization: The Goshen Volunteer Fire Department, a nonprofit organization that supports the community, is made up of Tulare County firefighters who are on-call firefighters. A Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament Jan. 31 will raise money for its Christmas …
It is often said that everyone looks good on the radio. That's because in radio, the pictures are all in a listener's head (as Garrison Keillor once pointed out). Of course, we really have no idea what our favorite radio hosts look like, just what we'd …
MANILA, Philippines — In celebration of its first anniversary, the Solaire Poker Room follows up the success of the recent World Poker Tour Philippines with a five-day poker festival dubbed as "13th Month Bonus". The event—highlighted by a Main Event …
Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …
On the flip side, poker pros Phil “Polarizing” Ivey and Viktor “Isildur1” Blom have started the year off on the wrong foot. Ivey is down about $168,000, while Blom is already in the hole nearly $108,000. Both had horrendous 2014 campaigns. An account …
“After meeting with security experts and hearing from poker players and industry professionals, I have concluded that online poker would be best served by making in-person registration an option rather than a requirement,” Gatto said in a press release.
That's a question I'm asked at least once a week, and unless you live in one of the three states that currently regulate online poker (New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware) my answer is always the same – I don't suggest any of them. The fact of the matter …
The very first edition of the Global Poker Masters, where 40 poker superstars from 8 of the top poker nations will battle for to determine just who is the top country in the World, is set to take place at the Hilton Portomaso in Malta on March 21st and …
Ante Up Poker Cruises will return to Los Angeles in January 2016, with a seven-night sailing to the Mexican Riviera aboard NCL's recently revitalized Jewel. "Ante Up has greatly increased its presence in California over the past couple of years, and we …
Online poker may not have found much traction in the Mississippi legislature over the past few years, but at least you can't say that proponents of the game aren't trying. State Representative Bobby Moak (D-53rd District) has once again introduced a …
A restaurant in England dubbed “All-In Kitchen” is trying a “pay-by-poker” promotion. It's a bit complicated, but according to the Telegraph diners can play poker and win a £50 three-course meal full of poker-themed plates. It's a collaboration between …
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 …
There's a move in poker that is seldom executed, doesn't have a name, is only applicable in one specific situation, and has a rate of success that's near zero. In fact, in my decades of playing poker, I've only seen it work twice. One of those triumphs …
While the €250 buy-in is reasonable to most players, PokerNews is sending as many online qualifiers as possible to its very own live poker series. The 2015 PokerNews Cup Unibet Rake Race is wrapping up today, and we will be hosting a new round of …
While poker revenues have increased for the first time since August 2014, the December monthly figures are still significantly down from December 2013, when licensed New Jersey online gaming operators reported $2.9 million in online poker revenues.
Texas Hold'em tables often serve as less-genteel clubs for blue-chip businessmen. Instead of walking down fairways 30 yards apart from each other, or quietly hunting pheasant or muskie, poker buddies are elbow to elbow all night, competing and talking.