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Bryn Kenney isn't afraid of a little hard work. The 28-year-old has been a professional poker player for nearly a decade now and is showing no signs of slowing down his jet-setting lifestyle that takes him from one destination tournament stop to another.

Amaya, the Canada-based owner of sister sites Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, will launch a number of initiatives to promote poker throughout the world, especially in Asia. The company said that it will use PokerStars to promote the growth of the game …

Online poker players in New Jersey can take advantage of bonuses being offered by the state's regulated poker rooms that require no deposit whatsoever. Players with the required valid identification can make the rounds of a handful of sites and wind up …

Up until now, the sites have been operating with temporary continuation licenses and to receive their permanent license, Poker Stars had to prove financial stability, high standards of game integrity, secure payment processing, responsible gaming …

The day was long, the day was tough, but most of all the opening day of the first-ever Global Poker Masters World Cup was extremely exciting. When all was said and done, it was the stacked Team USA who locked up a bye into the semifinal while a very …

A few weeks back in “Practice Active Learning When Off The Felt” — I wrote about how to read a poker book. But I didn't go into much detail about what to read. So let me address that now, with occasional posts on books poker learners should be reading …

The day was long, the day was tough, but most of all the opening day of the first-ever Global Poker Masters World Cup was extremely exciting. When all was said and done, it was the stacked Team USA who locked up a bye into the semifinal while a very …

Macau's casinos may be down on their luck, but at least one part of the gambling industry is thriving. According to "China's Queen of Poker" Celina Lin, poker tournaments have continued to attract prominent players and visitors to the city, despite …

Have you ever wondered why you can play well one day and poorly the next? Many poker players feel like they are on a performance roller coaster where one minute they are on top of their game and the next on the bottom. Every seasoned poker player …

Jackie Glazier Signed As Poker SA Ambassador The Maylands Hotel in Adelaide, South Australia hosts regular nightly poker tournaments and cash games, with the venue describing itself as 'the home of Poker in South Australia'. This week, the Poker SA …

Of course, that didn't stop Colman from playing lots of poker last year, but it did suggest that perhaps he'd like to see more social good come from the game. And what better way to do that then to use his poker skills to give back to the charity that …

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

Over the past seven days on the Internet, poker pro Alexander Kostritsyn won roughly $450,000. The Russian played about 7,300 hands on PokerStars and Full Tilt during the stretch. On Full Tilt, he plays under the screen name “PostflopAction”, while on …

This article continues my three-part explanation of the rules and procedures surrounding poker chips in brick-and-mortar casinos. Today I want to discuss how to handle your chips when making bets and raises. All of the following points apply equally to …

Want to win your way into the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) season-ending Championship Event at M Resort Casino Spa in Las Vegas? If so, one of the best ways to do so is through promotional seats at each Regional stop. Fortunately, the next one is right …

This Saturday, the first edition of the Global Poker Masters (GPM) will begin. The event is deemed the "World Cup of Poker" and will see eight national teams compete against one another in a very uniquely formatted event. Each nation will be battling …

Raise your hand if you were nervous the first time you sat down to play poker at a casino. I was, but then again I get nervous when I enter a building and there is a person trailing me and I don't know whether or not to hold the door for them because …

So far this year, four distinct proposals have been introduced in California that would lead to licensing and regulating online poker sites with a physical presence in the state. Having a handful of bills on the table will lead to a lot conversation in …