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Since 2005, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has played host to the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), which traditionally takes place from the end of May through mid-July. The WSOP may not be happening now, but that didn't stop its host …

VENETA — A man accused of choking his ex-girlfriend and striking her with a fire poker was arrested Sunday at an Oak Island Road home. Stanley Wayne Smith, 53, was booked into the Lane County Jail by sheriff's deputies on charges of unlawful use of a …

David Gorr has been a regular feature in the Crown Poker Room over several decades. The loving husband, father and grandfather is best known for his win in the 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event and a year later was inducted into the Australian Poker Hall …

Between PokerStars and Full Tilt in 2014, Maryland native Dan “jungleman12” Cates topped the online poker world with $3.43 million in winnings, according to tracking from HighstakesDB. He is now up roughly $11.43 million lifetime playing online poker.

'Short slate' is the term daily fantasy sports (DFS) players use to describe this weekend's set of games to select players from in NFL contests. We normally have between 13 and 16 games being played which really increases our options in terms of …

carbonicon Online poker players who frequent Carbon Poker will be happy to hear the online poker site is offering their popular online poker series once again this February. The Carbon Online Poker Series will take place started in February and will …

Having given up his full-time occupation as a poker player, Aguiar is now director of customer experience at leading DFS site DraftKings, possibly explaining why he has found such a compelling connection between the two seemingly unrelated activities.

It's official. Dan “jungleman12” Cates finished as 2014's biggest online winner with $2,805,751 in winnings on Full Tilt Poker. Cates actually won more than that as he managed to win $631,288 on PokerStars to bring his total winnings up to $3,437,039 …

Currently, Bluff Magazine, the Global Poker Index, and CardPlayer Magazine are doing an excellent job at ranking poker players, but Poker News Daily feels that one big win can drastically alter the results. Daniel Colman is definitely a great player …

Ari Engel Cleaning Up At The Tournament Poker Tables Ari Engel's Orthodox rabbi father may not have initially approved his son's decision to become a full-time poker pro, a career for the most part indistinguishable from gambling as far as the …

Bitnplay is a new European Bitcoin site, hoping to make a splash in the fledgling e-currency poker market when it goes live on February 1. Bitnplay offers a way for players to avoid the standard issues with funding online gaming accounts, a typical …

A new year is upon us, and with it comes the usual activity of making resolutions — for life and for poker. Many life resolutions fall by the wayside pretty quickly, particularly if they involve food (i.e., consuming less of) or exercise (i.e., doing …

On New Year's Eve 2014, a man was, not surprisingly, injured playing “bull poker,” which involves a group of people seated at a poker table in the middle of a bull fighting ring, according to reporting from koin.com. The game is apparently won by the …

Each year the staff at PokerNews picks what we feel are the top stories of the year in the poker world based upon a vote of each of the staff members. For a little more than a week, we've been counting down those stories and today our No. 2 story of …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is currently in the process of establishing links among high-roller junkets in Macau, high-stakes poker games, and online sports betting. In July, the FBI conducted a raid on luxury villas at Caesars Palace, a …

PokerUpdate is currently looking for poker players interested in participating in a survey about poker and the poker industry. All players are welcome and the survey will take only a few minutes of your time. This is a great way for you to have your …

Over the years, PokerStars has experienced plenty of changes, from the explosive growth of its early days — fueled by online satellite entries to the World Series of Poker and a man called Chris Moneymaker — to its historic purchase of fallen rival …

End 2014 Top 5 in the Global Poker Index- I remained in the top 5 for most of the year, but failing to put up any points at the WSOP APAC saw me fall from the top 10 and finish the year ranked 47th. It will be difficult for me to maintain a high …