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A regular in the Northeast card rooms and dubbed a 'hometown hero' by those who frequent the poker room at Foxwoods, Paradis took home $81,528 and the title of CPPT champion. Paradis ended day 2 as the chip leader, but did not hold that spot …

This is the idea behind going "all in" at a crucial stage of a poker tournament. Let us say there is a medium sized stack of chips against a large stack of chips late in a poker tournament. If the medium stack pushes "all in," and 100% commits their …

Troubling reports of "black market" ticket scalping have come out of Niagara Falls at the Fallsview Poker Classic on Monday. The series, which culminates this week with a $5,000 World Poker Tour Main Event, began Saturday with a $1,100 buy-in no-limit …

With most of his fortune coming from the real estate sector, Mimran became a known name in the international poker world as he was one of the players included in the initial list for the first-ever Big One for One Drop event, the $1,000,000 buy-in …

RadarOnline.com reported that movie star Brad Pitt hosted a very short poker game where he gave his chauffeur, and others, a $25,000 freeroll. If Pitt lost, he would fork over $25,000 to the winner, but if he won, he could make his opponents perform a …

Earlier this month a federal judge said that evidence collected against high-stakes poker player and wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phua was obtained via shady FBI methods, but the case is still set to go to trial this spring, the Associated Press …

Ten-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Doyle Brunson said on his Twitter early Friday that he will soon be undergoing his 12th major surgery in his life. Brunson will be having a melanoma growth removed. “Got my third melanoma confirmed today,” …

CardPlayer.com is the world's oldest and most well respected poker magazine and online poker guide. Since 1988, CardPlayer has provided poker players with poker strategy, poker news, and poker results. Today, CardPlayer.com is the best poker …

A story by Time.com notes Rep. Jason Chaffetz — the leading Congressman behind a new bill that would ban online poker and igaming in the United States — could be a little closer to casino mogul and online gaming opponent Sheldon Adelson than …

The appetite for legalizing online poker was low this year, which is not surprising given the state's current law on the books that criminalizes online poker play. It might take some time before Washington reverses its stance on web card playing …

A Mississippi online poker bill died in committee this week, ending any hopes for Internet poker players that the game would be regulated in the state this year. The bill, introduced by Mississippi State Representative Bobby Moak (D-Bogue Chitto), is …

I've had a good run of both surfing and poker at home in central California and Costa Rica, and while watching the Pipe Masters online I had time to reflect on two of my favorite hobbies. Both I had learned to do at a young age, and I think when I do …

Nevertheless, the marketers were inspired by poker professional Andrew Robl who offered six key traits that make for a great poker player, which according to the marketing gurus, are six key strengths that can be tied to successful individuals in their …

It was a long day of poker at the Downstream Casino Resort as the RunGoodGear.com Poker Series Main Event saw a total of 233 entrants take to the tables across two flights, with only 39 of them moving on to return Sunday at noon. The total numbers for …

A day after the reintroduction of RAWA, a pair of online poker bills are officially dead. Bills in both Mississippi and Washington were introduced earlier this year but neither really had much of a chance of progressing. They now have become the first …

The Red Bluff Kiwanis Club will be holding its third annual Cards 4 Kids Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament 4:30-10 p.m. Saturday, March 14 at the Red Bluff Community Center. Proceeds from the tournament support the clubs annual youth summer camp, free …

One of the game of poker's elder statesmen, Doyle Brunson, has announced that he will undergo surgery in the near future to remove a cancerous melanoma growth from his head. The announcement, which Brunson made on Twitter, represents a recurrence …

Scott Seiver has just jumped into 2nd place in the Global Poker Index (GPI) due to a 4th place finish in the Aussie Millions $250,000 Super High Roller. This has reignited an old controversy over the validity of the GPI and poker rankings in general …