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The World Series of Poker was conceived at Binion's Horseshoe Casino in 1970, gradually growing in popularity from its original seven participants to several hundred players. During the early installments, the majority of the field was comprised of …

Fink's Harley Davidson will sponsor a Poker Run on Saturday June 13 as part of the first annual Veteran's Appreciation Weekend. The run costs just $15 and includes a free T-shirt. The last bike will leave Terry's Tavern at 1:00 p.m. that day and you …

A Michigan poker player who shot a man dead during a home game robbery will not face criminal charges, after a prosecutor ruled it was justifiable homicide this week. Ramon Vasquez, 25, was killed during a masked home invasion in March 11, during …

Turning Stone Casino This June, the Turning Stone Casino in central New York will host the Summer Poker Classic, a nine-event series that culminates with the $500+$50 buy-in $75,000 guarantee main event. The main event begins Friday, June 26 with the …

Dreams can come true at the World Series of Poker, and they did Wednesday when a relatively small-time circuit grinder from Houston, Texas won the biggest tournament in live poker history. Just after 6 p.m. local time in Las Vegas, Cord Garcia took …

Maria Ho, the American poker player who, until recently, co-commentated on the Heartland Poker Tour, is now the new host of poker documentary. Given the title: Poker Night: The Tour, the show will focus on everything that happens when the world's best …

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 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 of 300, visit the official GPI …

There was Nick Luis Damico from Highland, California, who plays Tuesday night poker tournaments in a buddy's garage and snapped photos of pros in the tournament's hallways before taking a seat at his own table and getting knocked out relatively early.

After six days of playing poker and outlasting 22,374 others, Lance "Cord" Garcia of Houston is the winner of the World Series of Poker's Colossus event. On Wednesday his pair of fours turned into a full house making him $638,880 richer against Bradley …

LAS VEGAS (AP) The World Series of Poker's new Colossus event has lived up to its name, attracting a record 22,374 entrants to Las Vegas, each wagering $565 for the chance at an exponentially larger prize. After six days, nine players were left when …

While most of the poker world's attention is on the 2015 World Series of Poker, things are heating up leading into the summer online in New Jersey with the WSOP.com Online Championships just getting underway this past weekend. The WSOP.com Online …

A man who killed another man who allegedly was trying to rob a home poker game in Michigan won't face charges for the incident. According to MLive.com, the shooting death of 25-year-old Ramon Vasquez was ruled justifiable homicide. Police said that on …

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will return to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. July 30 through Aug. 19, 2015. The series schedule features a single-flight, single-entry $5 Million Guaranteed Championship, a Charity …

Each week, PokerNews brings you insight into the happenings at some of 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, we bring you highlights from the …

The Unibet Open has been around since 2007 and provides not only a lot of poker action, but also a very fun and friendly player experience. This year, Unibet decided to tackle a unique new location, as their first-ever event in Scotland will be hosted …

He and friends from Centennial High School in Corona played every few weeks, half-wishing they were competing for a World Series of Poker bracelet. Barnette, now 29, won that bracelet Friday, May 29, in Las Vegas after 25 hours of nail-biting …

James Woods is off to quite the start at the 2015 World Series of Poker. With just five events in the books, he's already banked two nice cashes — $28,832 for a seventh-place finish in Event #4: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout and $5,324 for 37th in …

One year ago, Phil Galfond had a pretty decent summer cashing four times for $139,147 in the 2014 World Series of Poker. The biggest of those scores came early on when he finished sixth for $51,538 in Event #5 $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw. As it happens …