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Vanessa Rousso entered Wednesday's finale of the 17th season of Big Brother with a 50-50 chance to be able to pick who got evicted in third place, but she ended up hitting the rail in third herself and left with no money. The winner received $500,000 …

Matt Smith had an excellent summer at the World Series of Poker, making two final tables and running deep in the main event to cash for a total of more than $110,000. In total, the former online poker specialist who goes by the name “SamENole” has …

These reads were confirmed by checks on the turn, so I could bet with fairly high confidence that the pot would be mine. Ed Miller is the author of nine poker strategy books with more than a quarter-million copies sold. Check out his latest book, “The …

In my last “Casino Poker for Beginners” article, I started introducing you to the various employees you'll meet in a casino poker room — or, more accurately, the various roles you'll see being performed by the employees, since tasks may be combined in …

Golden Nugget announced on Monday that its free-play poker site will cease operations on September 30. Golden Nugget does not offer real money online poker, even in New Jersey, where it operates a licensed casino site.

Alex Dreyfus penned a very interesting editorial last week in the Huffington Post sharing his thoughts on the current state of poker. With the glory days of the poker boom a distant memory at this point, the discussion about how poker can adapt to the …

The World Series of Poker Circuit is currently at the Palm Beach Kennel Club and poker players in the region are having a blast in the tournaments leading up to the main event. The $1,675 re-entry main event has two starting flights on Friday and …

The final episode of the 17th season of CBS' “Big Brother” airs tonight at 9:30 EST. Among the final three competitors is poker pro Vanessa Rousso, winner of more than $4.5 million lifetime in poker tournaments. Also alive are houseguests Steve Moses …

Police in Naperville, Illinois seized $25,000 along with three luxury cars as part of a raid on an alleged poker game operating out of a former pain clinic located in a strip mall, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune. The raid happened late …

My game of choice has and always will be poker. Although the house always wins thanks to the rake, it's the only game where you play against other people and your decisions really matter. It's a beautiful marriage of mathematics, psychology and intuition.

The vast majority of the free poker strategy articles here at PokerNews assume that the reader has some experience of playing this amazing game. But what if the reader is completely new to poker, having never played the game before and is sat asking …

Partypoker and Borgata Poker announced the schedule for the third edition of the Garden State Super Series. New Jersey's "GaiusMarius" was this week's biggest winner in the Garden State, outlasting a field of 235 players in the partypoker …

AMA interviews allow anyone to ask the subject a question, and Hellmuth's appearance followed in the footsteps of other poker pros such as Phil Galfond, Jason Mercier, and Antonio Esfandiari, just to name a few. Hellmuth joined AMA to celebrate the …

The share prices of Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment and GVC Holdings, which won the bidding war for the former early this month, have fallen significantly in the weeks since the deal was reached, and that has cast “doubt” over the takeover, according …

Many people start playing poker with the assumption that their bankroll will last forever because they have the “skills” needed to play profitable poker. These players receive a rude awakening once variance hits or they get careless with their bankroll …

High-stakes poker pro Jason Les is widely regarded as one of the top heads-up no-limit hold'em players in the world, and just this summer he had his breakout year at the World Series of Poker. He recorded a runner-up finish and a third place for nearly …

SIGA, also known as the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, is all set to host the upcoming SIGA Poker Championship, which boasts a $230,000 estimated prize pool for their $500+$50 main event. The event kicks off Oct. 3. Players will enjoy a …

Ho has amassed over $2.6 million in poker tournament winnings including 32 World Series of Poker (WSOP) cashes, three WSOP final tables, four World Poker Tour (WPT) cashes, and seven additional final tables. Ho's best cash was a second-place finish in …