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A Birmingham family is royal flushed with success after jacking in their day jobs to become card-playing poker champs. The Sheils family – that's mum Michelle, dad Matthew and sons Richard and Brandon – are all aces at the game, honing their skills at …

“@Donnie_Peters: Bill Liapis overcome with emotion after reaching the money in #AussieMillions Main Event. ” Awesome!” Phil Hellmuth. “Visual me running back to security to grab my phone! @philivey woulda flown private @RealKidPoker wouldn't leave …

When we decide to play poker, we are voluntarily putting ourselves in many spots where we have little to no control over the outcomes. Glasser contends that the only thing we can actually control is our own reactions and behaviors — but we have to …

Many believe the Aria Resort & Casino has taken over the Las Vegas poker scene as the top venue to play poker, and that claim was backed even more after a positive turnout of star players for the Aria $25,000 High Roller II event held on Friday. After …

Nail salons come and go, but newly opened Olive's Nail & Spa plans to be a delightful exception to the norm. Owned by Tony Rad — long-time stylist at Pete's Barber Shop in Suniland — and his newlywed wife Jenalyn Avella, the salon quickly stands out …

Brad Pitt Loses $25,000 On Single Poker Hand American actor Brad Pitt lost $25,000 on a single hand of poker whilst attending the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, according to celebrity and entertainment website RadarOnline.com. The 51 year-old star was …

Poker aficionados have been pondering the best strategies ever since the card game was invented. Now along comes the perfect exponent, one who knows all the optimal plays and so always wins in the long run – or so its makers claim. The unbeatable …

The 2015 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open $3 Million Guaranteed Championship Event wrapped up on Friday night at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ. Topping the 989-entry field to win an impressive $712,305 was Philadelphia, …

Online sports betting continued to be the stand out performer in France's regulated igaming sector in the fourth quarter of 2014 with quarterly and annual stakes up 22% and 31% respectively, but online poker stakes for cash games once again fell …

It's been another big week for New Jersey's online poker players. The Garden State Super Series (GSSS) II on partypoker NJ and BorgataPoker.com is now in the books after several big events, including the three main events, wrapped up over the weekend.

The fourth edition of the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) on PokerStars is in full force with 35 of the 50 events in the books, and 15 more fast-action events to be played from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. This year's edition of the TCOOP includes …

Player options range from building up a deck of Power Cards allowing for special attacks on top of the unique Mythic Poker battle system. The stunning 3D graphics and effects of the remastered version will stand out against any of the games available …

After a successful inaugural event at bestbet Jacksonville — a tournament that attracted 421 entries and saw Brian Arbaugh take home the $102,806 first-place prize — the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues its sixth season at Running Aces Card …

Four NASA suborbital sounding rockets leapt into the night on January 26, from the University of Alaska's Poker Flat Research Range. This time lapse composite image follows all four launches of the small, multi-stage rockets to explore winter's …

When the $1 million BIG ONE for ONE DROP was first announced in 2011, I was excited. The seven-figure buy-in, albeit ridiculous, wasn't what did it for me though; even poker reporters quickly became desensitized to large amounts of money. That is …

It was moving day Wednesday at the 2015 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open. The first few hours of the day were dedicated to bursting the money bubble, and as soon as the final 90 were reached it was a matter of jockeying for position going into the …

The game has also spawned a whole host of top notch professional poker players, with World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winners David Williams, Brock Parker, Justin Bonomo and Scott Seiver spending time playing Magic: The Gathering at quite a high …

The Global Poker Index (GPI) has announced the nominees for their first ever GPI American Poker Awards. A nomination panel of approximately 60 poker industry insiders were tasked with submitting two selections in each of the nine categories. Four …