Poker News

Nearly a year ago I received an exclusive from D&B Publishing regarding an upcoming book by Chris "Moorman1" Moorman, who had the distinction of being the first player to win more than $10 million playing online tournaments. Poker strategy books hit …

The biggest online poker tournament in New Jersey over the weekend was the GSSS #13 High – $100,000 GTD NLH. With 472 entrants, this $200 buy-in tournament did not quite reach its $100,000 guarantee, leaving some overlay for the players to feast on.

Former World Poker Tour Player of the Year Faraz Jaka (GPI No. 42) has earned over $4.5M in his eight years on the live tournament circuit. He's earned a pair of significant victories on tour, has totaled seven six-figure scores including a $755,000 …

Deception is a key principle in poker, and being able to deceive others is an important skill when it comes to being a winning poker player. At the tables, players frequently find themselves in situations where they will represent hands other than what …

If you've been keeping an eye on poker news, you know about what Phil Ivey has been up to. The professional poker player, who has amassed millions throughout his career, recently took a London casino to court. But while Ivey isn't making himself any …

I'd just taken a seat in a $5/$10 no-limit hold'em game, and although I'd witnessed fewer than a single orbit's worth of play, it seemed like I'd found a good one. The player on my right had been involved in four of the six pots I had seen, generally …

Season II of the World Poker Tour Alpha8 concluded at the same venue where it all began – the Seminole Hard Rock in Florida. The event was small with just a half dozen players ponying up the $100,000 buy-in, but those players were some of the biggest …

“You can be a professional poker player; you cannot be a professional coin flipper,” Larson told the Lincoln Journal Star. “You can lose a poker game on purpose; you can't lose a coin flip on purpose. You can have the worst hand in poker but be the …

In late December Noah Schwartz finished fourth from a field of 55 entries in the largest ever World Poker Tour Alpha8 super high roller event for $539,550. Roughly a month later Schwartz topped the tour's smallest ever field of only six entrants to win …

The RunGood Poker Series will visit Downstream Casino & Resort in Quapaw, Oklahoma from Feb. 4-8 for five days of poker, five side events, and a $100K guaranteed $675 buy-in Main Event, which will also award the winner a $10,000 seat into the 2015 …

It's no secret that Florida Panthers star goaltender Roberto Luongo knows his way around the poker table. Luongo has long voiced the fact that he loves to play the game and manages to take some time to hang out at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas …

Effective Jan. 12, 2015, WSOP NJ and 888poker NJ, two of the leading licensed online poker sites in New Jersey began to share liquidity across their poker rooms for micro and low-limit cash games and select tournaments. As could be expected, the …

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 January …

The Australian Poker Hall of Fame recently nominated Van Marcus, Joe Cabret, Michael Guttman, Tino Lechich, David Steicke, and Grant Levy as nominees to potentially join the Hall's 14 prestigious members, according to Poker Asia Pacific. The timing …

Season 8 of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) kicked off earlier this month with the $3,000 buy-in LAPT Bahamas Main Event, which ran in conjunction with the 12th annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and saw Josh Kay best Martin Finger in …

Italy's online poker market has been struggling with a constant decline since the government decided to launch a ring-fenced market and separate Italian players from the international player pool in 2007. According to the latest figures released on …

The Sheffield Crown Court condemned World Series of Poker bracelet winner Darren Woods to spend the next 15 months in jail as he was found guilty of a number of frauds against online poker rooms and online payment processors. Woods will also have to …

"The European Poker Awards have set a benchmark of success and the American Poker Awards will follow in its footsteps, featuring a similar structure that employs expert nomination panels and independent juries to decide winners, and best players …