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David Eller defeated Hong Lin heads-up to win the third annual Card Player Poker Tour Caribbean Cruise main event. The event, hosted in conjunction with Card Player Cruises, featured a $1,100 no-limit hold'em main event, which drew a field of 30 …

Heather Schneck, the only one-armed poker dealer in the world, is of the opinion that all one needs to win at poker is one good hand. The 38-year-old dealer lost her right hand in 2009 in a car accident, but she does not let this prevent her from …

New Hampshire is not new to charity poker tournaments. In fact, the state has organized a large number of charity poker events to raise funds for worthy causes. However, the state's charity poker laws have now been slightly changed. While previously …

Italy's Gaetano Preite, who has lifetime tournament earnings of nearly $700,000, was deep in the People's Poker Tour main event in Malta when he says he decided to try to have some fun with his friend, Nicola Luigi Abrusci, who was also still alive in …

“I think the reason poker players seem to do well at DFS is that DFS isn't as much about knowing football, basketball, or baseball, but more about figuring out how to beat the game,” said Steinberg. “Poker players learned how to do that with poker, and …

Christopher “NigDawG” Brammer is still ranked first in the United Kingdom for online poker tournaments by PocketFives.com and the next five players in the chasing pack remain the same, but there has been something of a reshuffle of the remainder of the …

Veterans will be the beneficiary of a poker run Saturday. Trinity Circle Horses Healing Hearts will host the Veterans/9-11 Recognition Poker Run originating from the Undercliff Bar & Grill at Tipton Ford. “The funds will go to help keep the ranch …

Labor Day weekend brought new changes to the NJ online tournament schedule. Find out more in the NJ Briefing. Michael "JohnnyDrama" Haberman is on fire, once again chopping the partypoker NJ/BorgataPoker.com $50,000 GTD. New Jersey's …

Six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu has garnered a lot of mainstream media attention over his poker career, and now the Canadian is part of a brand-new PETA advertisement that is trying to get people to “pledge to go vegan.”.

After the success of the MPN Poker Tour Dublin Main Event, which Daniel Tighe won for €53,845, there were high hopes for the €500 buy-in Mega Poker Series (MPS) Main Event, especially as the organizers claimed the eventual prize pool would be in the …

ALBANY – If New York opens the door to legalized online poker, there will be no shortage of gambling interests trying to get a piece of the action. Representatives from Caesars, MGM Resorts International and the state's racetrack casinos were among …

When you play poker, your long-term results will be determined primarily by the qualitative difference between your decisions and the decisions of your opponents. Sure, in the short run the cards that you are dealt will have a huge effect on your wins …

The New York Senate's Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee held a 90-minute hearing on Wednesday. The hearing's aim was “to discuss the future of online poker in New York.” The hearing was largely favorable to online poker legalization and …

The 10 finalists who have been selected to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame this year are Max Pescatori, David Ulliott, Matt Savage, Jennifer Harman, Chris Bjorin, Bruno Fitoussi, John Juanda, David Chiu, Terry Rogers, and Carlos Mortensen.

Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas arrived in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas early on the morning of Sept. 8, giving the Card Player Poker Tour passengers a chance to explore yet another beautiful stop in the Caribbean. At just 32 square miles, the tiny …

ALBANY, N.Y. — A panel of lawmakers in New York is taking a look at a proposal to legalize online poker in the state. The Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering meets Wednesday to review legislation that would authorize, license …

Sometimes in poker, all you need is one really good hand. At least that's the philosophy of Heather Schneck, who is, as far we know, the world's only, and therefore foremost, one-armed poker dealer. Schneck, 38, lost her dominant right hand in a car …

Maxx Coleman has done it, winning the 2015 River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event! Following 70 hands of final table action, Coleman finished atop the remaining 10 competitors to earn a career best $775,000 first-place prize and the right to be called …