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Christmas is a time where people make wish lists and hope that someone follows through and gets them everything their heart desires. Of course, poker isn't an industry where we can wish for something and someone buys it for us. Most everything in poker …

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 …

With $1,379,172 in lifetime earnings, Brett Richey is no stranger to poker. The two-time World Series of Poker runner-up has been playing the game for a decade – his first cash came way back in April 2005 when he took third in the 2005 New England …

According to the PokerStars Blog titled Germany Wins 2015 World Cup of Poker, Germany was declared the winner after defeating Kazakhstan in the final. While Germany initially had an edge heading into the match with a 47-to-35 player advantage, …

It wasn't long ago when Phil Ivey seemed nearly unstoppable on the Internet. However, the 39-year-old poker pro lost roughly $3.7 million in 2015, the most in the online poker world. Since assuming his “Polarizing” screen name on Full Tilt in late 2012 …

The introduction of poker on television came with early broadcasts of the World Series of Poker. Those episodes from Binion's of early WSOP Main Event final tables started in the 1970s on CBS and then ESPN. But it wasn't until the late 1990s when Henry …

The game of Tri-Card Poker is played between a Dealer and a Player with a 52-card deck. Tri-Card Poker is two games consisting of the Ante and Raise and Pair Plus. The object in the Ante and Raise portion is to receive a higher 3-card poker hand than …

Online poker players in New Jersey hoping that Santa Claus will be good to them this year needn't wish any longer. An awesome gift of up to $4,500 in bonus cash is theirs for the taking, and BorgataPoker.com is playing the role of Santa Claus.

When you've played poker for years, it's easy to forget that technical poker speak may as well be a different language. Many players just picked up a deck of cards for the first time and are wondering what the hell a reverse implied range merge against …

As a poker player, he had enjoyed a modicum of success in the country, once making the final table of the Marbella Classic, although with tournament winnings of just $37,000 over the best part of a decade, it's reasonable to assume that his “millions …

Delaware online gambling revenue was $182,664.45 during the month of November, according to figures released by the state lotto. That was a slight dip compared to the $182,969.50 won in October. Revenue from peer-to-peer poker was $28,985.11 in …

There have been reports of the 21-year-old Bieber playing poker at a California casino earlier this year. No word yet on if he has plans to ever play at the World Series of Poker. Just this past summer, Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul competed in the main …

The German poker pro entered the final eight with a massive chip lead and never looked back, making quick work of the stacked final table to emerge victorious with the title and the $1,589,219 first-place prize. Holz also earned 600 Card Player Player …

I've played a number of different games over the years. I've studied seriously chess, debate, and poker. I'm presently looking at daily fantasy sports with a similar level of time investment. I've also dabbled in dozens of other games from card games …

“I have seen women wearing nail paint to kaftans depicting poker chips. That is the level of poker rage now. It is an engaging mind game which involves much math and technique,” Sheetal Sharma, a fashion choreographer, told The Economic Times recently.

Anyone who knows how to play poker knows the likely final results of a situation like this. Eventually, with a huge pot of chips piled up as a result of competitive raises, one of the players will see another and show his hand. Then all the others must …

“We started out doing poker camps, but the live and online training business dried up after Black Friday, though it was on the demise before that anyway,” Torina recalled. “We were bringing the big names – Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi – to poker …

Storella grew up in a family that loved playing cards, but she didn't take up poker seriously until 2011. She says she found the blend of math, psychology and strategy appealing — skills she employs when she's negotiating a deal and needs to read the …