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Russian poker pro Alex “joiso” Kostritsyn won $710,000 over the past seven days on the Internet, according to tracking data from HighstakeDB. It was the most in the online poker world during the stretch. It took him roughly 9,400 hands to win the …

Registration to compete in the tournament is $75, while spectator tickets are $25 and include access to a "just for fun" poker table. Both tickets will include food and beverages. Tickets for a 50/50 raffle will be held during the evening and prizes …

All existing players at the world's top poker site need only to opt in via their 'Challenges Window' to claim a free ticket to a 90-man Sit & Go satellite. Finish within the top nine to earn a seat to a $1 Million Freeroll on Saturday, March 19 …

The US-facing poker site just announced an addition of $50 Free Tournament Bucks to its welcome package. These free bucks can be used to play in new daily $1,000 and $2,000 guaranteed tournaments at Americas Cardroom that cost just $1 or $2 tourney …

Business is booming for Unibet according the their 2015 financial statement. Almost all of Unibet's operations performed well, but its standalone online poker product saw a sharp drop in revenues, matching the trend of its rivals. Total gross winnings …

According to him, the game of poker is not only an immensely complicated game rich in theoretical puzzles, but it is also one of the ultimate challenges for artificial intelligence. Computer scientists have long tried to build machines to conquer the …

Playphone senior director of business operations Scott Masters added: “Playphone is thrilled to release Jackpot Poker by PokerStars to our users around the world. Getting to work with PokerStars as a developer partner has been extremely fun and the …

The 38th international poker tournament at the Casino de Marrakech at the Es Saadi Hotel Resort has been calling players from near and far with more than 25 degrees Celsius and plenty of sunshine. Flagship tournament of the festival is the 10,000 MAD …

While there are invariably a number of rules to follow while playing live poker, the same holds true for online poker. Miscues such as acting out of turn or bending the cards won't come into play during an online game. Nonetheless, there remains the …

While Rubio may not have been as anti-online poker as some RAWA supporters (he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2015 that its “element of skill” distinguished it from games such as slots), the fact remained that he was backed by Adelson and was …

Pescatori has four World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets to his name, each in a different variant. In 2006, Pescatori won the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event for a career-best score of $682,389. He won the $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha event two years …

The 2016 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event starts tomorrow, Thursday, March 17, at Casino de Marrakech Es Saadi. The PokerNews Live Reporting squad will be on hand fro coverage, and you can check out our reporting section by clicking here. The Main …

This past weekend was the biggest of the year thus far on New Jersey regulated online poker rooms thanks to the conclusion of the fourth-edition of the Garden State Super Series (GSSS) on partypoker NJ and BorgataPoker.com. Ryan "hags021" Hagerty …

Ludovic Geilich has won the 2016 Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic $1,600 buy-in no-limit hold'em main event, outlasting a field of 499 entries to win the title, the trophy and the $150,662 first-place prize. The 28-year-old Scottish poker pro from …

Nathan Farnaby, from Hartburn scooped the cash after triumphing in the Grand Prix Poker Tour at Newcastle's St. James' Park. The 25-year old finished fourth in the High Roller to pick up £3,000 and then took part in the £77-entry main event which had a …

Nathan Farnaby, from Hartburn scooped the cash after triumphing in the Grand Prix Poker Tour at Newcastle's St. James' Park. The 25-year old finished fourth in the High Roller to pick up £3,000 and then took part in the £77-entry main event which had a …

Poker software programs and apps have come a long way since the Moneymaker Boom era of online poker. Handy, non-invasive “click & forget” platforms such as the Sit & Go grinder's TableNinja have given way to a plethora of data grabbers and even an …

While both Stars and Full Tilt are licensed to conduct online poker and casino operations in the state, one vertical clearly outperforms the other, with casino accounting for 81% of the revenue generated by the market since its launch in November 2013 …