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It seems that the Players Choice concept, one that allows players to play a Day 1 online and choose a future Grand Prix Poker Tour leg if they progress to Day 2, is taking some players away from this weekend's DTD leg, but Yong seems to be unfazed by that.

A total of 580 players put up the €1,650 buy-in at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Monster Stack event, creating a total prize pool of €843,900, or $962,932. The top 63 players made the money, earning a minimum payout of €2,785. The eventual …

We're very impressed by Sky Poker's 'Boss?! look busy!!' button. It links to this classic 'don't-disturb-me-I'm-looking-very-busy' fake spreadsheet that every diligent employee should have in case of emergency. We're just hoping our line manager doesn …

Better for us to be able to start delivering $500,000 GTD tournaments more regularly and attracting new players to grow the overall poker economy, rather than decimate our players' bankrolls over the course of six weeks. We hope you understand the …

Erik Audé, the Hollywood bit-part actor who in 2002 was arrested in Pakistan on drug-smuggling charges, has opened up to PokerNews about his unusual poker education. Audé didn't learn to play Texas Hold'em for pennies around the kitchen table like the …

The poker run route goes to Silver City, N.M., and returns to Clifton. The cost is $15 per poker hand and $5 per extra draw. There will be breakfast burros for riders before they start out, and on their return they will be treated to hamburgers. She …

Going into the season finale of CBS' Big Brother late last month, poker pro Vanessa Rousso basically had a 50-50 shot to secure a top-two finish. Unfortunately for the 32-year-old, she ran bad in the last competition and was evicted in third place. She …

Efforts to pass a bill to ban online casino games in America have stalled this year and don't appear to have any momentum, but that isn't stopping billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson from continuing the fight. He might have a new avenue to get the …

French online poker has largely underachieved since the country approved the Gambling Act in 2010, the 20th most populous country quickly realizing that adequate player participation is vital to the game's success not only at land-based venues but also …

Delaware's online poker figures are not that encouraging in spite of the liquidity sharing pact the state signed with its neighbour Nevada. By signing the interstate liquidity sharing compact, both states hoped to improve their Internet gambling …

As part of a nearly industry-wide effort to balance the online poker ecology, PartyPoker and PokerStars have either introduced, or are in the process of introducing, sweeping amendments to their policies regarding third party assist tools. Major …

An Ace on the river sealed the deal for Osmin “Oddie” Dardon. After coming into the final day of the Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Casino $1,100 main event, Darden battled through the final 17 players, the last of which was Florida pro Lily Kiletto to …

Advance registration is open for the Butte County Sheriff's Mounted Posse poker ride, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. This year, parking will be located at the Loafer Creek parking area, off Highway 162 east of in Oroville. Early registration is $25 for each …

It appeared to be a win-win situation for the poker industry. As it turns out, sharing player pools has been about as useful to Delaware as a winter coat in Hawaii. The state's online poker operators generated a mere $24,523 last month, a 21.5 …

Join BOA Editionson Wednesday, October 21, as New York Times-bestselling author James McManus visits Rochester to discuss his new book, The Education of a Poker Player. Held in collaboration with Rochester Arts & Lectures, the program will feature an …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced last week that it is in the process of reviewing its own online poker regulations in order to make sure they are “sufficient to ensure online poker is crime free, fair and open and children and vulnerable …

The Global Poker Index (GPI) is the go-to site for the ranking of live poker tournament players thanks to its unique points scoring system that attempts give an accurate overview of who are the best players in the world at present. However, for many …

The WSOP.com will soon host the Fall Poker Festival for poker players located in Nevada and New Jersey. The event will be hosted separately in the two states as New Jersey has not yet signed a liquidity sharing pact similar to the one signed by …