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The 2015 edition of the iGB Affiliate Awards took place on Sunday, Feb. 1, and PokerNews was awarded the title of Best Affiliate in Poker for the third consecutive year. Held at Chelsea Football Club's Stamford Bridge, London, during the prestigious …

The next few months of poker in North Florida are loaded with guaranteed prize pools. To know the history of NASCAR is to know the history of Daytona Beach. To say the sport has had an effect on the community would be an understatement. The ties …

While it is true that there are a number of fantastic mobile poker apps available to players, it is equally true that mobile poker as a whole is still in its developmental phase and the software manufacturers of such apps are only now beginning to …

Although one may think that the past eight editions of the European Poker Tour in Deauville taught us everything there is to know about this cold spot of Normandy, the first European leg of the circuit in 2015 has already give us several interesting …

It's here! This morning Caesars Entertainment released the official schedule of events for the 2015 Annual World Series of Poker beginning Wednesday, May 27 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The schedule for this 46th running of the …

The whole situation reminded me of one of the simplest but most powerful truths about poker I've ever learned — one which seems obvious once it's pointed out, but which you probably have not thought of on your own. It's about reciprocality. My eyes …

It has been 3 months since Gus Hansen parted ways with Full Tilt, and even by the Danish pro's reckoning his sponsorship deal ending with the poker room probably came at the right time to give him “some breathing space.” After all, the 40 year-old pro …

Archbishop's 2015 Poker Run: Archbishop Thomas Wenski puts on his biking gear as he and members of the motorcycling community participate in 2015 Archbishop's Motorcycle Poker Run on Sunday, Feb. 1, starting at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St.

There's still more than €75,000 to be won in total and you can join in by playing any type of poker: on the cash tables, in scheduled tournaments and in Sit & Gos. An iPad mini and many cash rewards are on offer in each of Poker at bet365's daily €2 …

In 2006, poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton kindled a public relations frenzy when he challenged socialite Paris Hilton to a heads-up match on partypoker. Sexton offered Hilton a chance to win back the Bentley Continental GT she had reportedly lost in a …

Alex Dreyfus, the entrepreneurial force behind the Global Poker Index and its recent offshoot, the Global Poker Masters, has launched a diatribe against French site Betclic Everest over Everest's refusal to release two sponsored pros, Benjamin Pollack …

When poker players lose they blame the poker gods, the dealer, the deck, the wife, the kids, the lack of time, tiredness, the idiocy of other players, and of course – the universe. One of the biggest reasons for failure that I often hear cited is the …

Full Tilt Poker is currently running Gold Rush, a promotion that gives players of Rush Poker ring games a chance to win cash prizes of up to $10,000, Full Tilt Points, and tickets to online poker tournaments. This promotion will be available till …

Alex Dreyfus, the CEO of the Global Poker Index, has launched a withering attack on Betclic Everest for refusing to allow its sponsored players to compete in his forthcoming GPI Global Poker Masters event. The sticking point is that they will not be …

Interested in working in the online poker or iGaming industry, and working for one of the top ranked large companies in the UK? If you answered yes, the Rational Group, the parent company of PokerStars, has 72 job openings listed at JobVite.com and on …

Those changes have happened more rapidly since the poker boom, as organizers have tried to constantly adjust the series to meet the wants and needs of players at the year's most important tournament festival. Last year's changes included a $10 million …

The Rancho Santa Fe Community Center will host a No-Limit Texas Hold'em Charity Poker Tournament titled “Put Your Hearts on the Table” Saturday, Feb. 28, from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m.. The tournament, presented by The Faltinsky family and The Zeps family, will …

The tournament recommenced with German wunderkind Ole Schemion as chip leader, and it was a spectacular day of high-stakes poker from start to finish. Not surprisingly, the first elimination of the day was the short stack. Alex Trevallion was having a …