Like all the people in the world, poker players love making New Year's resolutions and, just like everybody else, they often struggle to keep up. With poker often being very solitary and poorly understood line of work, it may be even harder for players …
Day 5 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event is in the books, ending with an incredibly tough field of 69 players remaining to battle it out for the title, the bracelet and the $7,680,021 first-place prize. Among the final eight tables are …
Jewel restaurant in Melville hosts a Texas hold 'em poker tournament on July 17 to benefit Baiting Hollow Farm Horse Rescue. The fundraiser, dubbed "The Mane Event," starts at 6:30 p.m. You must be 21 years old or older to attend. The donation for …
The 2015 World Series of Poker main event kicked of the second of three Day 1 flights at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Monday and welcomed 1,761 players – an 18 percent drop from 2014's Day 1B flight. The event felt bigger as players were spread …
With less than 150 players remaining during the late afternoon on Sunday on day 5 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event, the only former winner of the tournament still alive was Jim Bechtel, who took gold in the 1993 no-limit hold'em championship.
Kelly Minkin was one of eight remaining women as the dinner break approached on Day 4 of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. She already locked up a cash of at least $24,622 and she picked a bonus by winning a $500 last longer bet with other …
In the years since Black Friday, the poker landscape has changed considerably. Progress has been made on the legislation front, but things have been slow. Perhaps what poker needs is a champion like Jeff Platt. Winning the Main Event of the World …
The World Series of Poker is the top event on the poker calendar, attracting about 90,000 poker players to Las Vegas for the summer. The series of tournaments, which began in May and will end for the summer July 14, takes place at the Rio, where …
We are still waiting for New Jersey to join Nevada and Delaware in the Multi State Poker Network so that WSOP.com players from both the Silver State and Garden State can compete in one festival. But until that time, players will be seated at tables …
LAS VEGAS (AP) Poker pro Phil Hellmuth's chances at a second World Series of Poker championship have been vanquished as the field in the No-limit Texas Hold `em main event has shrunk to 237 players from nearly 1,200 on Friday evening. The field …
From a field of 6,420 entries now only 237 remain in the 2015 World Series of Poker main event. One of them will be poker's next world champion. The chip leader at the end of day 4 is Joseph McKeehen. The poker pro from North Wales, PA bagged up …
While thousands of bikes fill Sioux Falls, a collection of them took part in a poker run to remember a Sioux Falls man that was killed on a motorcycle last year. It was a better than expected turnout at the event for Jason Rollings. The bikers paid for …
WELLSVILLE A local bar will be participating in a poker run this Saturday for a special cause. My Bar, located on Main Street in Wellsville, will hold a benefit poker run in conjunction with the Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) from 1-5 …
Phil Hellmuth had a chance this year in the main event, but the 14-time bracelet winner fell by the wayside at around 5:30 p.m. local time on Saturday in 417th place. According to the WSOP live updates, Hellmuth's last hand began with him betting 20 …
For the second time ever the Card Player Poker Tour will stop at Hollywood Park Casino in Southern California, this time as part of Season III. Play begins Oct. 16 with a $160 no-limit hold'em $15,000 guarantee and a $230 no-limit hold'em $25,000 …
One of the remaining players during about the mid-point in play on Saturday on the fourth day of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event was high-stakes poker pro and bracelet winner Phil Laak. By making the top 1,000 yesterday, Laak recorded his …
Walk by any table during the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event, and chances are you'll see a player or two sipping a brew. Double that toward the end of the night when players celebrate the bag and tag early. Nathan Hall is a man accustomed to …
Champions are fearless, resolved, focused. With everything on the line, the greatest heroes consistently conjure victory out of seemingly hopeless situations. At the poker table, the willingness to risk it all is confounded by the uncertainty of what …