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After paying taxes and investors, Michigan-native Ryan Riess had about $2 million left from his $8.4 million World Series of Poker main event win last year. According to an interview he recently gave with CNBC, Riess put basically all of it into the …

Led by our Student Government group, this total will be added to the already growing figure our student body has raised this past week. Our goal is to present the TMH Cancer Center with a check for $15,000 at our Pink Out Pep Rally on Nov. 7. Our …

Players in both those events, as well as all the others on the 2014 Seneca Fall Poker Classic schedule, will be able to utilize our patented MyStack App which will allow them to directly update their chip counts in the PokerNews blog using their iPhone …

The typical professional poker player of today is much more health conscious, and most of today's poker rooms around the world are smoke-free. Eating well and staying hydrated have become two of the most important mental facets professional poker …

Those of you who are fans of tournament poker may want to keep November 2 through November 9 free because Sky Poker is running the 11th edition of its popular UK Online Poker Series (UKOPS) during those dates. Featuring 41 events, with combined …

American poker star Dan Smith (GPI No. 1) makes it 10 straight weeks standing at the top of the GPI World Poker Rankings. The 2012 Poker Player of the Year also maintains his lead atop the 2014 Player of the Year race as the Global Poker Index released …

Like in poker, you are competing against other users and not any corporation or sportsbook. For every sport, pre-determined lineup restrictions are set, and you are allotted a salary cap. The players whose teams are playing that day are all assigned a …

Most beginners at poker know they should pay attention. They understand that poker is a game of information and that they should gather as much of it as possible. To recognize this is an accomplishment; to cultivate the discipline actually to do it is …

Players can, however, correct their petitions through the Full Tilt Poker Claims Administration website between now and Nov. 24. The request for updated information was also posted by the GCG on the website in case those contacted via email either didn …

The criticism expressed during the past months by many in the poker community against software such as trackers and heads-up displays (HUDs) led a number of poker rooms open to the idea of implementing various bans and introducing different …

The poker industry lost a valued member this week after Joe Sartori passed away unexpectedly at the age of 55. Sartori previously worked at both Palace Station and The Palms in Las Vegas before spending the last two years working full-time on the …

PokerStars, the world's largest online poker room, recently changed its terms of service to allow the site to charge a 2.5% fee for financial transactions made by its customers involving currencies unsupported by its client. This change should have no …

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

The Poker Walk started and finished at the Knights of Columbus Clubroom. Participants began registering there at 6 p.m. From there individuals were sent out to get their cards signed at the following participating stops: the Perry County Sportsman Club …

High Plains Scuba will host the Underwater Poker Tournament and Silent Auction on Nov. 7 and Nov. 8. The annual fundraiser benefits Veterans Helping Veterans Now. The public is welcome to attend, but poker space is limited. Guests do not need to be …

Legal company Garden City Group (GCG), which is responsible for administering remissions to US customers of online poker brand Full Tilt Poker, has warned petitioners that submitted incorrect or incomplete information may not receive their claim.

The guy on the small blind is miles away, seemingly more interested in the fit blackjack dealer at the far edge of the room than the poker game. It's on you. The dealer brings his attention back to the table, he has another look at the cards, 'two …

According to the report: “Provinces have the competence to issue licences and rely on gambling as a source of revenue, whereas national government is responsible for formulating the national policy framework.” The online poker issue there has …