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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. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

The operation was the 12th major surgery of his life, according to the 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. Brunson announced last year that he is done playing in the WSOP due to his age. He said he can't play tournaments that demand that …

When reflecting on my recent live results, including a focused examination of my notes and hand histories, I discovered that I had fallen into playing too straightforwardly, essentially sticking with “ABC Poker” in most situations and thus becoming …

The Norwegian Championship of Poker will take place in Dublin, Ireland, for the fourth straight year. The €800 buy-in event is part of the JP Poker Masters and Norwegian Championships poker festival taking place at the City West Hotel from March 20-29, …

That's according to one of the lawmakers currently pushing an online poker bill in the Golden State. Altogether, there are four distinct proposals on the table right now in California that would lead to licensing online poker sites with a physical …

Now that the first edition of the American Poker Awards is in the the books, it's time for the Global Poker Index (GPI) to head back to Europe to celebrate the best names in the industry with the 14th edition of the European Poker Awards (EPA). To be …

Anthony Zinno is already a two-time World Poker Tour main event champion, but the 33-year-old poker pro from Cranston, Rhode Island now has a chance to join Carlos Mortensen and Gus Hansen as only the third ever three-time WPT winner. Zinno's …

The rules expire this summer, and it's unclear what the charity poker industry in the state will look like after that. Charitable groups in the state want to continue to be allowed to partner up with for-profit groups that have experience running poker …

The 682 poker tables in January is actually an uptick from December 2014's 679 poker tables. December saw poker revenue of $9,233,000. The 679 poker tables were the fewest since the 632 poker tables in March 2005, according to data from UNLV.

The World Series of Poker Circuit, which is in its 11th season, visited the Horseshoe Baltimore for the very first time this week. The 12-ring stop got off to a hot start as Event #2 $365 No-Limit Hold'em Reentry became the largest poker event in …

Card players took home more than $600 during a poker event at Main Street Bar and Grill in Plattsmouth March 1. Big O Poker league hosted the event sponsored by Wickwire Painting. The event drew more than 65 participants from Plattsmouth and the …

In late January, UK & Ireland PokerNews informed you of the new “Babelfish” technology that the MPN believes will revolutionise online poker. Head of Poker for Microgaming, Alex Scott, said in a press release at the time that “a well-known major …

In the United States, there are three states where online poker rooms are licensed to operate: New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada. Delaware and Nevada will soon be sharing player pools — perhaps as soon as March — which should help traffic for players …

SwCPoker, the successor to the world's largest and most used Bitcoin poker network, has relaunched less than three weeks after its predecessor was forced offline by the Nevada Gaming Commission. Seals with Clubs (SWC) unexpectedly went dark on …

Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), 3rd District, seeks to ban states from authorizing online poker. If RAWA were to become law, Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware — the three states that have legalized iGaming — would be forced to give up on their current iGaming …

The European Poker Tour heads to Malta later this month for a first-ever visit to the island country, then next month will conclude another season in Monaco with the Grand Final. If you recall, last year's Grand Final was punctuated by a marathon final …

Niagara Falls may have made headlines last week after extremely low temperatures caused it to freeze, but beginning this Friday, March 6, the place will be heating with great poker action as the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge kicks off at Seneca …

I'm not quite sure anyone truly knew what to expect heading into the 2015 American Poker Conference and American Poker Awards at the end of last week, but the turnout from start to finish was overwhelmingly positive. From the volume of people in …