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At the start of November 2014, the Genting Poker Series (GPS) unveiled the stops in its 2015 tour. The announcement had mixed reactions with the removal of the Nottingham leg at Dusk Till Dawn, Grand Final and reducing the guarantees to £100,000 …

Back in October, PokerStars drew the ire of the poker community when it announced new strategic changes including a rake increase. Now, the world's biggest online poker site has reversed course and cancelled all previously announced rake increases, …

March 21, 2015 is going to be a great day for poker because it is the date that the 2015 Global Poker Masters kicks off in Malta. The inaugural event, dubbed the World Cup of Poker, is set to run during the eagerly anticipated European Poker Tour Malta …

John Bonacic introduced companion online poker bills in 2014. You can view the full bill text here and a summary here. At the time, Bonacic told OPR that he viewed the bill's introduction as a way to “start having a discussion on the issue” rather than …

Over the last 10 years or so, Engel has grossed about $5 million playing poker. The son of an Orthodox rabbi, Engel, 31, has become one of the world's best professional poker players — ranked No. 23 worldwide by the poker magazine Bluff — and …

Last year brought some of most exciting and memorable hands at Full Tilt Poker, the home to some of the biggest nosebleed online poker games. It isn't surprising that the top hands of the year were all played at Full Tilt. What might be surprising …

Have you ever heard of the man with a plan? Well, that's the antithesis of Billy Pappas. The 30 year old who recently finished fifth in the 2014 World Series of Poker main event, prefers to keep things loose and with as many options as possible. Pappas …

2014 was filled with some interesting storylines related to the world of poker including Phil Ivey's baccarat lawsuit, the closing of Atlantic City casinos (thankfully the iconic Taj Mahal was saved for the moment) and continued buzz about the …

The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table (seen virtually live on ESPN and ESPN 2) was an absolute clinic. Viewers from around the globe were able to tune in (or in many cases, tune-in and tune-out at their leisure) and watch experts …

Check out the Card Player Poker. It offers free, legal poker play, welcomes U.S. players, and just announced the massive $25,000 prize tournament series – the 2015 $25,000 Poker Summit. This is an eight-step tournament that will award $25,000 cash in …

Poker news website PokerNewsDaily has announced plans to introduce a PokerNewsDaily Player of the Year (POY) race. Whilst bestowing some heady praise on the ranking systems of Bluff Magazine, CardPlayer Magazine, and the Global Poker Index …

According to Mr Engel, who at only 31 is ranked among the top 25 poker players in the world by a well-known poker magazine, his yarmulke is a signal to others around the gaming table that his poker skills are not top-notch. But the kippah is no bluff …

When you've played poker for years, it's easy to forget that technical poker speak may as well be a different language. Many players just picked up a deck of cards for the first time and are wondering what the hell a reverse implied range merge against …

Check out the Card Player Poker. It offers free, legal poker play, welcomes U.S. players, and just announced the massive $25,000 prize tournament series – the 2015 $25,000 Poker Summit. This is an eight-step tournament that will award $25,000 cash in …

I was frolicking around on YouTube the other day when the website brilliantly recommended a treasured blast from the past. A poker hand played between Brad Booth and Phil Ivey — perhaps the best player in the world — that continues to rank among 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 fourth edition of the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) is back at PokerStars with an event-heavy calendar that is going to distribute a guaranteed prize pool of $15 million over 50 different tournaments from Jan. 22 and Feb. 1, 2015.

ONCHAN, Isle of Man — (PRESS RELEASE) — The fourth edition of the Turbo Championship of Online Poker will take place from January 22 to February 1, featuring 50 events and $15 million in guaranteed prize money, PokerStars.eu revealed today. TCOOP …