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A 22-year-old poker player from Texas is behind bars in the state of Washington for allegedly robbing a bank after he dusted off everything he had playing poker, according to a report from Seattle-based KomoNews.com. Ben McClean robbed the Marysville …

The Macau Poker Cup 22 (MPC22) at PokerStars LIVE Macau completed its headline MPC22 Red Dragon Main Event on Friday. Yuguang Li, a 36-year-old businessman, topped a field of 987 unique players to win that event for HK$1,848,000 ($238,000 …

Over $1 million has been awarded in prize pool money to players in the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Spring Classic and there is one final tournament left before the event comes to a close. The main event will begin Mar. 15 at 12 pm PST and will offer …

Taylor Paur has emerged victorious from a field of 708 entries to win the 2"015 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star $7,500 no-limit hold'em main event.":http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/4938-2015-shooting-star-wpt/1107073/results

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan gaming officials are investigating a Rockford elementary school and its parent-teacher council for raising funds with poker parties. Although Cannonsburg Elementary School and the parent-teacher group are …

In early March, the Macau Poker Cup 22 (MPC22) kicked off their 16-event, 17-day schedule from inside PokerStars LIVE Macau. Hong Kong's Eric Fung kicked things off by winning the coveted Baby Dragon, and on Friday the stop culminated with the …

After a week of preliminary events at the Seneca Niagara Hotel & Casino, the Western New York Poker Challenge Main Event kicked off Friday morning in Niagara Falls, NY. The $1,000 buy-in event features a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool and two Day 1 …

The same is true for poker, at least from the fan's perspective. We love narrative. Most of the headlines you see are about tournament wins, and most of the stats we keep refer to tournament results. One reason why is it's impossible to track live cash …

The Italian online poker marketplace continues to be dominated by PokerStars Italy, as the poker room increased its market share in the country by 15 percent. Domination might not even be a strong enough term to describe the online poker market in Italy.

According to the Saginaw Township, Michigan, Police Department Chief of Police Donald F. Pussehl, Jr., a suspected unidentified robber was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at a poker game in Michigan. "There was a poker game occurring at …

As games have gotten more aggressive over the years, you see a lot more reraising preflop than you used to. Years ago, people would confine their reraises to the times they held a really strong hand like Q-Q or A-K. Nowadays, many (but not nearly all) …

Another week brings more losses for Phil Ivey, who was once online poker's most profitable player. The poker pro lost just under $200,000 over the past seven days on Full Tilt. Ivey is down $1.5 million on 2015. He lost $2.3 million last year. Before …

(AP) – Michigan gaming officials are investigating a Rockford elementary school and its parent-teacher council for raising funds with poker parties. Although Cannonsburg Elementary School and the parent-teacher group are embezzlement victims, the …

A group of politically powerful tribes have formally registered their opposition to Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer's bill to regulate online poker in California (AB 167). In a letter sent today to Jones-Sawyer, the tribal coalition urges the …

The company's revenue declines are even sharper in online poker, as represented with a dramatic 28.7-percent decline year over year, with the group reporting €81.7 million in gross poker revenue in 2014 compared to €114.6 million in gross poker revenue …

The final two starting flights for Event 5: $50 No-Limit Hold'em of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge took place on Wednesday. After two more solid turnouts, the field size was pushed into four-figure territory as 1,026 total entries were …

Attendance at Poker Night varied from packed rooms for renowned speakers to a few guys sharing a pizza and chatting about this or that (sometimes even about MS). Last night, I stopped counting at 15, including two new guys and one man whose sister has …

From April 10-11, 2015, Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas will play host to the 2nd Annual Poker For Hope, a night of entertainment followed by a $500 buy-in charity poker tournament that will boast a $60,000 prize pool, award a $25,000 first-place prize …