The most distinct noise in a large poker tournament room is the clinking of chips. At every table players stack, sort, tap their chips nervously until all the clicks and clacks coalesce to create a pleasing, cicada-like din. It's the sound, in most …
Her next broadcasting career moves brought her to the attention of poker aficionados everywhere on “Poker Night Live,” the European Poker Tour (EPT), and as a sideline reporter for the World Series of Poker (WSOP). More recently, Scott left a five-year …
During the past few months, regulated online poker in the state of New Jersey has been on the rise, reversing a trend of several consecutive declining months. Part of this reason is due to the Garden State Super Series II held last month on partypoker …
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 …
Police raided a house on Kryptonweg in Amersfoort and arrested twenty people suspected of taking part in an illegal poker tournament on Tuesday night. The police received a tip that there were hard drugs at the location, and visited the home, according …
Poker chip counterfeiter Christian Lusardi, 42, the man responsible for introducing fake chips into last year's Borgata Winter Poker Open Event #1 $500 No-Limit Hold'em, was supposed to be sentenced last week — albeit for bootlegging charges — but …
One year ago, Ireland's Patrick Clarke won his seat through a €4 qualifier and went on to win €250,000 – not a bad return as far as anyone is concerned! This year, the Irish Open comes with an increased buy-in of €3,500 and at Paddy Power Poker they …
From May 20-31, 2015, the Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) will host the APPT Macau at the PokerStars LIVE Macau poker room at the City of Dreams. The poker festival, which has been moved back a week from previously announced dates, boasts a 12-day …
This past weekend brought some excitement to New Jersey online poker players with partypoker NJ/BorgataPoker.com doubling the guarantee and transforming the weekly $50,000 Guarantee into a $100,000 Guarantee. At the same time, 888poker NJ also …
Season 3 of the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) continues this week in Tunica, Mississippi. The Hollywood Poker Open Tunica will host a dozen “featured events” from Feb. 26 through March 8, culminating with the two-day $1,115 HPO Regional Main Event on …
Hosting a poker game would no longer be punishable by a maximum $1,000 fine and jail time. The criminal statute is not strictly enforced, however. Some poker pros have talked openly about private poker games they've played in within Maryland's borders.
TonyBet Poker keeps pampering its players with new games, as the online poker site solely dedicated to open-face Chinese (OFC) poker released a new game this week called progressive pineapple. This follows the site's strategy of expanding its OFC …
Mark your calendars for March 4-17, 2015, and get ready for some high-quality poker action as the World Poker Tour heads to Montesino Poker Club in the fabulous city of Vienna, Austria. The spectacular poker festival will be highlighted by the €3,300 …
The winners of the Unibet-sponsored British Poker Awards were announced on the evening of Feb. 23 at the Hippodrome Casino, with a lavish ceremony attended by some of the United Kingdom's most recognizable names in poker. Victoria Coren Mitchell …
One year ago, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed off on an agreement that would allow for the two states to join together for online poker. This would see the two states be able to share liquidity and online poker player …
One of my poker-playing friends often asks me how on earth I can dedicate my free time to playing multi-table tournaments (MTTs) online. He often refers to them as “donkaments” and says that they frequently descend into a “shove-fest” where players …
The car that British poker pro Sam Trickett bought with his 2012 Big One for One Drop winnings is not looking good this week, as Trickett ended up crashing it and posting the photo to his social media accounts. The Ferrari F458, which reportedly cost …
“The more people there are on a poker site at any given time, the more likely they will be able to find a table that fits their game style at a time that fits their schedule,” Delaware Gov. Jack Markell said in February 2014 at a press conference with …