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BestPokerCoaching.com coach and student "$teezy" expressed his lack of surprise about this occurring to PokerNews: "First of all, it would be naive to think there is no cheating going on in online poker. If there is money to be made, there's always …

The Poker Hall of Fame (PHoF), established in 1979, honors the game's best players and most influential contributors. Each year either one or two nominees are inducted to join the 48 members currently enshrined in the PHoF, and this year several poker …

Despite his charisma, ease with the media, and formidable poker prowess, major sponsorship deals had previously eluded Trickett. After a relationship with long-time pals Matchbook, he found a new suitor in 2014 in Everest Poker. But that affair, it …

Michael Brain of Anchorage this week became the 16th Alaskan to cash in at the 46th annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Brain finished 78th and won $2,651 in a Split Format Hold 'em event that drew 873 players and required a $1,500 buy-in, …

PaddyPower Poker is home to some of the best games, softest players, and most amazing promotions that you can find anywhere on the Internet. How would you like to try everything this amazing room has to offer with up to $525 worth of free bonuses and …

New Jersey's "NJMPoker" was this week's biggest winner in the Garden State, finishing on top of the 162-player field in the WSOP.com/888poker NJ Sunday $35,000 Guarantee to win $9,450. The runner-up in this tournament was "RonSwanson", who won …

Event #28 of the 2015 World Series of Poker, the famed $1,500 buy-in Monster Stack – the seventh-largest poker tournament in history with 7,192 entrants – saw the final nine players return Wednesday night to battle it our for a share of the $9,709,200 …

The PokerStars online gambling service sued Lindgren after he failed to return a $2 million payment erroneously deposited into his account by its Full Tilt Poker unit. Lindgren also didn't repay a $531,807 loan, according to papers filed in January in …

Jennifer Tilly has nothing to prove. Moments before busting 14th in the 2015 World Series of Poker Event #32: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed, the Academy Award nominated actress and 2005 WSOP Ladies' Event bracelet winner told PokerNews her …

A number of players are saying changes to the format of this Sunday's $50,000 Poker Players Championship will force them out of the action, and at least one is willing to bet the turnout for the prestigious event will be the lowest ever. "This will be …

Yet, despite the operator's best efforts to encourage online play, Nevada's last remaining online poker room (with all due respect to Real Gaming) has yet to experience the same kind of growth that it did in 2014 – at least as far as cash games are …

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will return to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida July 30 – Aug. 19, 2015. The series schedule, available on www.SHRPO.com, features an exciting line-up of tournament play, including …

Poker Industry PRO, the only premium news service & data source dedicated to the online poker industry, with in-depth features, analysis and data, is now accepting Bitcoin. Poker Industry PRO, the only premium news service & data source dedicated to …

A poker player appearing on a reality TV show isn't unprecedented. Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle were both contestants on The Amazing Race, while players like Jean-Robert Bellande, Garrett Adelstein, and Anna Khait have either appeared or are rumored …

British poker superstar Sam Trickett is on the lookout for a new sponsor after he and Everest Poker parted ways by mutual consent. Trickett signed with Everest Poker as a brand ambassador in March 2014, which was something of a major coup for the …

According to DLA Piper's gaming lawyer Giulio Coraggio, Italy may be about to introduce an all-new set of norms that will lead to the creation of an international regulated online poker market with the hope that this will bring people back to the …

Wading through three mind-boggling fields in near succession might seem like a crazy feat for a WSOP rookie, but O'Hara has actually been playing poker professionally since he was 18, which is especially impressive in the post-Black Friday era. To date …

Just 17 players remain in Event #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low at the 2015 World Series of Poker, including standouts like Irish pro John O'Shea and bracelet winners Jeff Madsen, David "ODB" Baker, Rami Boukai, Robert Mizrachi, Josh Pollock, and …