Poker News

While the 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) and the Aussie Millions headline the events taking place in January, the first month of 2016 also offers plenty of live tournament poker throughout Europe. From sunny Cyprus and Malta to freezing …

In poker, the perverse reward that players trade for greater profits often involves ego. You want the other players to recognize that you're a good, smart player. This leads you to show a successful bluff or a difficult fold, thus leaking information …

Antigua and Barbuda is close to resolving a long-term online poker dispute with the US, with the two countries having reportedly agreed to an arrangement over revenue. According to CardPlayer.com, the US early last decade banned the island nation's …

Gustafson took home the top prize of $50,000. Jeremy Berg of Minot was the runner-up and earned $18,000. The state poker tournament is modeled after the annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. This year's tournament drew players from 17 states and …

There would be time enough for counting when the dealing was done, as players found out this weekend during the North Dakota State Championship Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament held at The Vegas Motel in Minot. The 12th annual ND State …

The answer appears to be a resounding YES considering that a hearing on Internet poker regulation is scheduled for January 6 – in the first week of the new year! That comes as welcome news to ipoker proponents who have begun many years past with …

The exodus of team online players from PokerStars continued last week, as one of Internet poker's all-time legends, Ike Haxton, decided to follow Alex Millar's lead and leave his position as a PokerStars Team Online pro, citing the company's changes to …

The Grand Prix Poker Tour will visit Old Trafford, Manchester with Day 1 on Saturday 16th January 2016 and Day 2 plus a host of side events on Sunday 17th January 2016. The Grand Prix Tour will be taking over several major UK football stadiums for some …

As poker took off and prizepools soared, a combination of skill, sponsorship deals, and his general presence at the poker table saw Ulliott compete on the biggest stages. From the WSOP and WPT, to made-for-TV tournaments, Ulliott was featured heavily …

Poker Star (Robert Halledeen) gets the better Campesino (Shane Ellis) to win the St Catherine Cup feature at Caymanas Park yesterday. (PHOTO: JOSEPH WELLINGTON). Record breaking 15-time champion trainer, Wayne DaCosta picked up where he left …

The new year is here and we are just days away from high-stakes, exciting poker action with the 2016 tournament circuit set to heat-up following the holidays. In the calm before the storm we pause and look back at the last year in poker, remembering …

The NFL regular season comes to a close this weekend and DFS players have even more thinking to do than they would on a normal week. The reason for the extra thinking is that this week we have to consider a team's motivation in addition to all of the …

There is one common pet that can teach us a lot about people and the game of poker. Some of might think this would be a dog or cat, while others may take the Phil Hellmuth route and compare poker players to a lion or a eagle. Oddly enough, we can learn …

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 …

The NFL regular season comes to a close this weekend and DFS players have even more thinking to do than they would on a normal week. The reason for the extra thinking is that this week we have to consider a team's motivation in addition to all of the …

After all, there was a time, briefly, around 2005, when televised poker shows were garnering more viewers than baseball. Of course, no one could have expected this to last, and there was much talk even then of poker TV being little more than a fad that …

PokerStars New Jersey is an upcoming online poker site which recently received a license to operate from the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement. It is currently owned by Canadian gaming company Amaya, and it will operate in New Jersey …

While some poker fans speculated that Blom has maybe taken a break from online action, HSDB uncovered that this is not the case. Instead of playing the nosebleed games at PokerStars, Blom has instead been witnessed playing high-stakes pot-limit Omaha …