IN a show why he is the reigning champion sprinter, Poker Star, under a brilliant ride from Omar Walker, outbattled rivals in deep stretch to win the $1.2-million Eileen Cliggott Memorial Trophy feature at Caymanas Park yesterday. In the process of …
The cast of hit American sitcom "Friends" set the foundation for their on and off screen friendship by playing a game of poker, at the insistence of their director. James Burrows, the director of the globally popular show, lent his room to the six main …
To say the Global Poker League draft slated to be held on February 25 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., is going to be a pretty big deal is an understatement. Thus far the GPL has over-performed on every metric, particularly when it comes to …
PITTSFIELD >> The news this week that some OPEC members have at least agreed to talk, and possibly freeze production, had traders covering their oil shorts, sending the price of crude up over 15 percent. But why should simply freezing production at …
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website …
Aaron Sorkin is hard at work on his directorial debut, a film based on Molly Bloom's memoir about her time running a celebrity poker ring in Hollywood. Now, according to the Wrap, Jessica Chastain is in talks to play Bloom, a former competitive skier …
The newest effort to regulate and legalize online poker in California was introduced in the legislature on Friday by Assemblyman Adam Gray. The new online poker bill, AB 2863, already has the support of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians. Chairman Bo …
With the inaugural draft of the first-ever Global Poker League (GPL) less than a week away, the 12 franchise managers set to pick their teams at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills are getting ready to participate in an event that could potentially change …
19, online poker players in the UK can add a new poker room to their list of favorites, as Tonybet Poker has added no-limit Texas hold'em and pot-limit Omaha games to their platform's offering. The launch of the new games takes place just in time to …
[The bets of Hollywood actors] paled beside those of some really high-stakes gamblers, according to a regular on the gambling circuit. In one game alone, attended by an L.A.-based investor, the pot rose to $100 million. “Everyone was out of the game …
James Burrows, the director of the US sitcom, lent his room to the six main cast members and forced the clan to connect over the gambling card game, and the real-life bonding exercise was later featured in an episode of the first series of the show.
The 12th season of the European Poker Tour is going to end in style with the 11-day, 79-event 2016 EPT Grand Final taking place once again in Monaco from April 26 to May 6. The festival will be the largest in terms of events' history, with buy-in …
… be kicking off the 2016 portion of Season 4 at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo, Ohio, said HPO Director Bill Bruce of the Toledo stop. "I anticipate another great 11 days of tournament poker to go along with a poker room that will be packed full of …
The former world amateur and professional snooker champion said he has played at many poker tournaments in Ireland and Britain – but never in Las Vegas, where he hopes eventually to compete with the world's high rollers. Ken told the Irish Mirror: “I'd …
The likely reason certain tribes and card rooms might be against online poker probably has to do with their concern over the hefty startup costs, the struggles of New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware, and the belief that if they don't launch an online …
Despite the case, poker players shouldn't worry about Florida poker games not being straight. The August tournament was the first major card-room irregularity since poker became legal in the Sunshine State in 1996. Florida has nearly 30 poker rooms.
The inaugural Unibet Poker UK Tour took place at Brighton's Rendezvous Casino this weekend and attracted 245 players to its £220 buy-in event, surpassing the £40,000 guarantee by £9,000. Claiming the lion's share of the prize pool, and the coveted …
GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. — Authorities say a New York man charged with killing his wife of 51 years admitted using a camping tool and fire poker to beat her inside their apartment. The Leader-Herald of Gloversville reports a detective testified during a …
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