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The open-face Chinese (OFC) poker community has its own world champion, now that Norway's Mikal Blomlie took home the title of the first-ever Open-Face Chinese Poker World Championship. To win the event organiszd in Prague, Czech Republic, …

We as poker players seek out expected value (EV) as if it were a resource sustaining our very existence. For the professionals among us, it is. We seek to master a domain, such as a poker variant, game type, or even locale, and when we perceive that …

World-renowned gambling portal, Titanbet, recently launched their UK poker site. Titanbet have always had a strong online presence, and many UK-based players, which means the UK site will be welcomed by many. This new UK-only site comes after …

Here's another entry from the giant game companies that Westerners have never heard of. Crazy Panda is announcing today that it has surpassed 110 million registered users for its entire game portfolio, which includes the flagship poker game World Poker …

According to reporting from Bloomberg, Paul Phua and his son, Darren Phua, are the only defendants remaining in the criminal case stemming from this summer's raid on a villa at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The other defendants have pleaded guilty.

Poker player Bilzerian arrested at LAX on Las Vegas warrant. Image. John Shearer/Invision for Entertainment Weekly/AP Images. Dan Bilzerian arrives at Entertainment Weekly's Annual Comic-Con Closing Night Celebration at the Hard Rock Hotel on …

When you see a poker reality show, are you amazed by the amounts of money involved? Does it seem like poker pros must be worth tens of millions of dollars to be playing in $100,000 high roller events and the million dollar One Drop? The most well-known …

In a new partnership with World Tavern Poker (WTP), 888 seeks to bring the league's substantial base of registered Garden State players to its online card rooms. Although it's not clear how many accounts World Tavern Poker has in the New Jersey, 888 …

Dan Bilzerian has been arrested for possessing an explosive or incendiary device with the intent to manufacture it. The 34-year-old actor and poker player was arrested after he touched down at LAX on Tuesday (December 9). Dan is currently being held in …

The record-breaking field also featured some big poker names including the two-time World Series of Poker WSOP bracelet winner Konstantin Puchkov, WSOP Player of the Year George Danzer, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller champion and …

According to what Koldborg said to the local media, "A 32-year old player, who is part of the Danish poker elite" is currently under investigation and was officially notified about it in October. Police also explained that, to date, the man has not …

Carbon Poker's recent spate of server disruptions and disconnection issues have sparked fears of a DDOS attacker deliberately disrupting games in order to steal pots. Concerns were raised on the TwoPlusTwo forums following a series of unexplained …

Legalizing online poker in California has been a long, slow grind and borne scant results. In Sacramento online poker has been sheer gridlock for over five years. California legislators, tribal factions, card rooms, and other interest groups have …

In January 2013, Laurent Polito won the World Poker Tour National Paris for €74,500, and a little over a year later he captured his second WPTN title by taking down the 2014 PMU.fr World Poker Tour National Cannes for €86,000. Amazingly, Polito took …

“It hasn't even set in yet,” Bazeley told WSOP.com. “I've been working so hard to get a win and been so close. Poker, you can get close and you still get paid well, but you don't get that fully satisfied feeling until you win. Hopefully when this sets …

The Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) recently kicked off Season XI at the Iowa-Prairie Meadows Racetrack Casino Hotel in Altoona, Iowa. The $1,650 Main Event attracted 176 entries and created a prize pool of $255,720. In the end, Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) …

“In general, poker has, since 2006, become steadily less profitable for Nevada casinos. The win per table has fallen dramatically to early 1990s levels. The large number of tables, however, indicates that it is still an amenity that many choose to …

Some poker players in Mexico are hopeful that this delay could give them a chance to speak up about why the bill's segregated player base and high tax rate could be less than optimal for players, operators, and the government. The former President of …