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The following hand is from a 2015 World Series of Poker event. I had been card-dead, playing only two pots that went to the flop in the first three hours of play. If you're getting no playable hands, it's probably a good idea to attempt an intelligent …
Poker-loving Hollywood A-lister Tobey Maguire is currently on the promotion trail for his for upcoming chess biopic Pawn Sacrifice. During a recent interview, the star well-known for his love of Hollywood nosebleed home games spoke about the connection …
The hit reality TV show Big Brother is now down to a final three and still alive in the competition is poker pro Vanessa Rousso. The 17th season of Big Brother began with 17 competitors. There's a $500,000 prize for the last person standing, with $50 …
Preparation and the luck of the draw proved the keys to success for Dwight Bryan and Terrance Phillips aboard their 38-foot cigarette boat, Unexpected. The duo and their six friends won the second annual USVI Stars & Stripes Poker Run, which took place …
But despite the demanding schedule her profession requires, Minkin has never strayed away from her other passion of poker. She burst onto the scene in August of 2013, finishing runner-up in the $1,000 buy-in Arizona State Poker Championship for …
As soon as you buy in, everyone, before skill and variance get involved should be on an equal footing to maintain the games integrity. Ideally both online and live poker should have all of its players start out on an equal footing, but that is not the …
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 …
New Jersey's "KINGDONK99" was this week's biggest winner in the Garden State, banking a cool $10,000 after outlasting a field of 237 players in the partypoker NJ/BorgataPoker.com $50,000 Guarantee. The runner-up in that tournament was …
Getting firm traffic figures for Delaware's online poker operations is a difficult task, as the state network shares a player base with WSOP.com in Nevada. The combined poker room has averaged about 150 cash game players over the past week, according …
Two dealers at three-card poker tables in Genting Group's Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore received jail time on Wednesday for their roles in a cheating scheme. According to a report from The Straits Times, Chinese national Zhang Zhijiu, 40, and …
The Heartland Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour in Black Hawk, Colorado attracted 721 entrants to its $1,650 Main Event, which created a $1,059,870 prize pool. It marked the ninth consecutive million dollar prize pool at the stop. The …
A local fundraising group will hold a poker run motorcycle ride to benefit the ALS Association. Sandy's Cruisers holds the annual event in memory of Sandy Wright. “She was full of life,” Christine King said of Wright. Sandy Wright was a Redskins fan …
Games-maker Zynga has acquired Rising Tide Games, a rival social casino games company, Zynga announced in a company blog post on Monday. A price tag was not disclosed. Rising Tide Games is a startup from former Zynga and Playtika executives.
Negreanu is just one in a long list of poker pros who actively give their time to charity and do their part to change the world for the better. Today we look at some of other pros who donate their time to charity, their causes and what they do to make …
A couple of days ago I was asked by one of my readers to cover the World Poker Fund Holdings (OTCPK:WPFH) in one of my articles, discussing their shares, chances, risks and business outlook. I never heard about them before, so it got me interested.
Each week, PokerNews brings you insight into the happenings at the major poker sites. Featuring the most popular blog posts, BlogNews Weekly is your one-stop shop for all your poker blog highlights. This week, the BlogNews Weekly brings you highlights …
An Italian gambling bill that would effectively ban all forms of online poker advertising could heap further misery on the country's underperforming poker market. The bill, which seeks to implement a complete ban on all forms of gambling advertising …
One year has passed since the Card Player Poker Tour awarded more than $2.3 million to poker players across Los Angeles. Action this year begins Sept. 21 when the first tournament of the 2015 CPPT Los Angeles swing gets underway at the Bicycle Casino …
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