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Scott Seiver has just jumped into 2nd place in the Global Poker Index (GPI) due to a 4th place finish in the Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller. This has reignited an old controversy over the validity of the GPI and poker rankings in general …

TonyBet Poker, the largest Open Face Chinese Poker site, has launched a new variant of OFC. A variant of Pineapple OFC, an immensely popular variant at TonyBet Poker, this new game requires players to play mid hands in the Kansas City lowball style.

Mid-States Poker Tour regular Mark Hodge won a huge pot as the night wound down at MSPT Running Aces to lead the 34 survivors of Day 1a. The Minnesota native is a fixture on the tour, having even made the trek to Jacksonville for the first event of the …

By the end of the day, just 16 remained with Darren Attebery and his stack of 250,000 leading the way. Remember, the eventual winner of the tournament will not only take home a nice payday, but also a $10,000 seat into the 2015 World Series of Poker …

Poker professional and Internet playboy Dan Bilzerian and a pal capitalized on Bilzerian's substantial Instagram following Friday to avoid prosecution on felony explosives charges in Las Vegas. Bilzerian's lawyer, David Chesnoff, told a judge his …

LINCOLN, Rhode Island — Poker may be added to the inventory of games available at Twin River Casino, WPRI reported. Previously Twin Casino had hesitated over adding poker but competition from Massachusetts casinos has prompted a reconsideration, …

An online poker bill introduced late last month that aimed to authorize and regulate Internet-based play for Washington State residents has already been abandoned for the current legislative year, according to one of the prominent backers of the proposal.

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global registry services provider and poker fan Afilias announced today the beginning of the sunrise period of “dot POKER” or .POKER: eligible trademark holders can deal themselves in immediately. After sunrise ends on March …

Poker player Phil Hellmuth must've held em when he should've folded em against NBA star David Lee … 'cause the pro card shark tells TMZ Sports the NBA star CLEANED HIM OUT for over $32K at the tables last week. Hellmuth — a 13-time World Series Of …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Poker professional and Internet playboy Dan Bilzerian and a pal capitalized on Bilzerian's substantial Instagram following Friday to avoid prosecution on felony explosives charges in Las Vegas. Bilzerian's lawyer, David Chesnoff, told …

Open-face Chinese (OFC) lovers now have a new game to get busy with, as the biggest OFC online poker site TonyBet Poker launched a brand new pineapple deuce-to-seven variant. The new OFC game is a variant of the uber-popular 'pineapple,' in which …

LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) – Twin River Casino may add poker to its offerings as it works to counter growing competition from new gambling facilities in Massachusetts, the company's chairman revealed Thursday. “Our poker views are starting to change, so …

The Rational Group, the parent company of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, is suing Erick Lindgren in a Nevada federal court for $2.5 million. Lindgren, who was a sponsored player at Full Tilt Poker, had borrowed heavily from the online poker room when …

Still, Moneymaker began playing poker among his friends and, when he brought himself into a poker room, he learned that the game didn't just involve cards. He discovered he was comfortable with the people around him and in that back-room environment, …

“Poker is a combination of luck and skill. People think mastering the skill part is hard, but they're wrong. The trick to poker is mastering the luck. That's philosophy. Understanding luck is philosophy, and there are some people who aren't ever gonna …

Mississippi online poker was always a long shot, but in 2015, a bill to regulate the game in the state never even got close to being considered. The Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2015 is officially dead, having failed to advance past the …

It appears that internet poker regulation will continue to wait in Washington state, as HB 1114 has stalled, and will not be getting a hearing this session. Responding to a constituent who commented on the bill, Rep. Appleton stated, “The bill did not …

In Deauville to play at the European Poker Tour, the former medal-winning Alpine skier and a Magic: The Gathering player sat down with PokerNews to discuss poker in Poland and share some useful advice on bankroll management. PokerNews: Back in …