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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 …
When Italy's Gaetano Preite decided to play a prank on his friend, Nicola Luigi Abrusci, right at the very end of Day 3 of the People's Poker Tour Main Event in Malta, he certainly had no idea the price he'd ultimately pay for it. The incredible …
In addition to GVC beating out 888 for Bwin in a deal worth roughly $1.71 billion and the Paddy Power-Betfair merger, Amaya Gaming Group purchased PokerStars, the world's most visited poker site, last year for $4.9 billion. In February, William Hill's …
The Poker Hall of Fame (PHOF), established in 1979, currently boasts 48 members, but this year at least one player – more likely two – will be joining their ranks. After a public nomination process and vetting by the PHOF Governing Council, this year's …
A recent interview of Patrik Antonius by PokerListings heightened my interest and that of many others when the Finnish poker pro admitted that he has stepped away from online poker due to the proliferation of poker software. That software – such as …
We hear that even on the sets of next film, 'Baar Baar Dekho', Sidharth Malhotra is on the lookout for unit members to play a game of poker. Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who was new to the game of poker, has suddenly developed a strong interest, thanks to …
When Day 2 of the 2015 WinStar River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event began, there were 118 players remaining with Barry Hutter leading the charge. All of them were in the money and guaranteed at least $4,000, but it was the juicy $1 million guaranteed …
When Cristiano Ronaldo signed up to promote PokerStars.com earlier this year, it was safe to assume that he had sampled the online gaming site's offerings. The football star had previously posted photos of himself playing poker, and spoken at length …
Freddy Deeb nearly captured his third career World Poker Tour title this weekend, but it was not to be. Instead, Mike Shariati captured the largest win of his poker career, earning $675,942 by taking down the WPT Legends of Poker event at the Bicycle …
All told, the 118 returning players are in the money and will be back at it on Monday at 12 p.m. local time. That's when our coverage will resume right here on PokerNews, so be sure to stay tuned. Want to stay atop all the latest in the poker world? If …
Vanessa Selbst has spent the last seven years slaying her competition at the poker table. Now she wants to eradicate social injustice. Implausible? Not for the Brooklyn native who is not only the highest earning female pro poker player with $11 million …
playing cards Remember when you didn't know what rockets were in Texas Hold'em or when you didn't know the difference between a C-Bet and a check-raise? Every poker game has its own unique set of poker terms that you must acclimate to or risk …
In high school, some buddies of mine had a poker game. We used to play for quarters; I had never heard of No Limit Texas Hold 'em, and I'm sure none of them had either. Crazy eights was our game. I can still picture the kitchen table we used to play at …
Five hundred or more riders are expected to hit the road at noon for the 11th annual 727th Disabled American Veterans Charity Poker Run. While any type of vehicle – car, pickup, van or SUV – is welcome at the fundraising event, it'll be mostly …
The ship, among the largest cruise ships in the world, will stop in Nassau, Bahamas, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas and Philipsburg, St. Maarten and offer plenty of poker action along the way in conjunction with Card Player Cruises as part of the Card …
On PokerStars, the 3-man hyper-turbos and their randomized prize pools (Spin & Go's) have proven particularly impactful, contributing to an 11 percent year-over-year revenue surge for Amaya's online poker arm in Q2 2015. Yet, with the launch of Spin …
There was a dramatic new development in the case pitting Phil Ivey against the Borgata in Atlantic City in late July that involved the poker pro countersuing the casino that originally sued him in April 2014. In 2012, Ivey and playing partner Cheung …
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