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A Wednesday morning hearing held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was largely favorable to the online gaming issue, as numerous casino operators told lawmakers they support the state legalizing and regulating virtual casino games to help them and the state …

Not only did he have to navigate the humungous field, but he also had to contend with a number of top poker professionals deep in this event. The final table featured four WSOP bracelet winners in Mike Sexton, Erick Lindgren, Justin Pechie and David …

PokerStars is expected to be licensed by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and launch its online poker room in conjunction with its partner, Resorts Casino, in the next 30 to 90 days, according to Amaya CEO David Baazov. The impact of …

Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Paul “Eskimo” Clark passed away in April, according to an online posting that has been circulating through the poker community this week. Clark was born on June 2, 1947 in Stockton, Missouri, grew up in Louisiana and …

Hellmuth won his 14th tournament bracelet early Tuesday morning, placing him four ahead of poker's other iconic winners Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan and Phil Ivey. The gold bracelets, poker's version of a Super Bowl ring or Olympics medals, have been …

The NFL reportedly has told several players on the Miami Dolphins that they can't participate in a $94 buy-in poker tournament Tuesday at the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek. AJ Francis, Jason Fox and Jordan Cameron all had agreed to play and were …

FILE – In this July 11, 2011, file photo, then eleven-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth peeks at his cards during the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas. The poker star says his latest World Series of Poker top finish extending his …

This week, it was announced that professional poker player Daniel Negreanu will play a role in Four Kings, a new television poker show. The poker pro is not new to acting, having played the roles of himself in Mr. Dee (2012), X-Men Origins, Wolverine …

Phil Hellmuth has come out on top in a World Series of Poker event for the record 14th time. The 50-year-old poker pro who resides in Palo Alto, CA topped a field of 103 players in the 2015 WSOP $10,000 seven-card Razz Championship to add even more …

Under its previous ownership, Full Tilt Poker sponsored dozens and dozens of players, offering some hourly wages in addition to rakeback. At its peak, there were more than 160 “Full Tilt Pros.” In a typical deal, one poker pro earned around $100,000 in …

The OHV EMS High Card Poker Run is a fun way to raise money that funds supplies provided and used by the emergency services at the park. In its 10th year, the event is Saturday, June 27. It begins with sign-ups at 8:30 a.m. at the park, located 35 …

Hollywood icon James Woods lives a charmed life, and it appears it extends to the poker table as well. Woods is off to a hot start in the 2015 World Series of Poker with two cashes and a seventh-place final table appearance in the $3,000 NLHE Shootout.

“I would describe it as Swingers meets Entourage meets gambling and poker,” Negreanu told PokerListings. “What I've liked about the script so far is that it's not about poker. That's what they do, they play poker for a living; but it's not about the …

poker22 In what way can we compare poker to football? Or rugby, or baseball, or any game which involves getting a pep talk from your team coach, running across a field until your body aches and hearing the excited cheers of your loyal fans? None of the …

On Monday, poker pro Phil Hellmuth entered the final day of the $10,000 Razz Championship third in chips with just 12 players remaining. The deep run is Hellmuth's first cash of the summer and 109th life-time at the WSOP. He has 20 more cashes than …

An Israeli took home nearly half a million dollars in winning a tournament at the 2015 World Series of Poker. Idan Raviv, 24, came in first in the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed tournament, a three-day competition at the Rio casino in Las …

Robert Potter has won Event #18 of the Ante Up Poker Tour series at Golden Nugget Las Vegas. Potter of Haymarket, Va., won a $4,000 PPC Aruba prize package in the winner-take-all $175 buy-in no-limit hold'em PPC Aruba satellite event, which drew 13 …

Shane Warne was still playing in the Indian Premier League four years after he retired from international cricket. AFP. by Lucy Kellaway. In Shane Warne's right hand is my son's cricket ball, which he is throwing up in the air and catching again. As he …