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The main games played at the Aviation club were baccarat, poker and backgammon. According to reports, numerous members of the French poker community tried to keep the poker room open, but to no avail. Some are worried about the fate of other French …

Organised by poker magazine Bluff Europe and sponsored by Unibet, the ceremony will take place tonight at the glamorous Hippodrome Casino. EPT champions Liv Boeree and Victoria Coren Mitchell, as well as London-based World Series of Poker finalist …

The saga of the local poker game raided last summer in Camanche, Iowa, continues. The motion to dismiss based on the prosecutors taking longer than allowed to file an indictment was denied. Most of those charged then pleaded guilty to a lesser charge …

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is set to host Maryland's first World Series of Poker Circuit event starting Thursday. The event consists of 14 separate tournaments and is set to end on March 9. Employees said it's unknown how much cash the event, which …

Today I want to discuss one more hand that from that same European Poker Tour Vienna Main Event final table — one occurring just a few minutes after the one discussed last time — illustrating another important lesson about how preflop play can affect …

Even if you don't play poker on a regular basis, there is no doubt that the history and characters of the game can captivate an audience. There is an endless supply of colorful tales that can best be described in three categories: possibly, probably or …

In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from February …

The bill is Rep. Jason Chaffetz's (R-Utah) H.R. 707, which has been dubbed the “Restoration of America's Wire Act”. It aims to undo the progress made in December 2011 when the U.S. Department of Justice re-interpreted the 1961 law to allow for states …

The fourth annual Winter Poker Classic Championship returns to Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 21. For just a $400 tournament buy-in, players can compete for an estimated $68,000 prize pool (based on 200 players).

After the completion of 12 levels, Sky Poker online qualifier Andreas Olympus was the best stacked played in the Main Event, having turned his starting stack into a most impressive 474,000. Only 12 others managed to punch their Day 2 ticket, among them …

High-stakes poker player Todd Brunson played billionaire Texas businessman Andy Beal at Bobby's Room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas over the weekended and took Beal for $5 million, according to at least one observer. Brunson later confirmed the reports …

Caesars and Amaya Gaming Group, which bought PokerStars last year for $4.9 billion, actually have done business together before, so this new alliance on online poker probably would not have happened if PokerStars wasn't acquired by the Canadian …

Over the last decade, poker (specifically Texas Hold'em poker) has emerged from the back rooms of smoky taverns, exited the underground gambling dens of low-level mobsters, and announced itself to conventional society as being a legitimate contest …

Imagine how many more people would try poker if they could essentially be seated next to a friend who helps them decide their move and strategy. The app's instructional configuration, ease of play, Android and iOS availability, and overall design …

For the win the 33-year-old poker pro from Cranston, Rhode Island earned $399,579 CAD ($252,420 USD). He was also awarded 1,440 Card Player Player of the Year points, catapulting him into ninth place in the overall POY standings. Zinno came into the …

Mark Hodge banked the biggest score of his career this month at Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces when he finished fourth for $25,539, and it looks to have only made him hungry for more. He bagged 315,500 at the conclusion of Day 1b of the MSPT …

If there is one poker tournament you play this year make it the 2015 New Caledonia Poker Open – no other event mixes a great-value poker tournament with a must-visit holiday destination like the NCPO. Find everything you need to know here at Poker Asia …

Bovada, the U.S.-facing Bodog Poker Network skin, continues its seemingly impossible ability to process speedy cashouts to U.S. players. Bovada offers three payout methods that are processed in less than one week. Two of these are available as a free …