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I came across the following quote: “The trouble with war is that it frequently consumes the things you are fighting for – justice, decency, humanity!” I'm not sure where I saw it or who said it, but I thought that, since poker is like a mini-war, it …

The three sites in Nevada collected $693,000 in rake and fees during September, according to figures released this week by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The state began releasing official online poker revenue figures in February. The state's three …

It's where a boy borrowed $100 from a friend, lied to his parents, snuck into a poker club and doubled down on his future. It's where Pat McAfee turned $100 into $1,400. It was the money he needed to buy a plane ticket to Miami to prove to college …

Looking deeper at the numbers, online poker showed a slight uptick in year-over-year comparisons for the last quarter. From July through September, Nevada iGaming has pulled in $2.39 million, up $3.79. Since October 2013, Nevada online poker has …

Poker is a game that revolves around deception. So use of various psychological techniques that help you ascertain information from your opponent about their hand are run of the mill. Some, for example, observe their opponent's body language and try to …

The recent announcement that Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland are to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame has once again got my mind ticking. How long is it going to be before a member of the online poker fraternity is inducted? I don't know the …

In keeping with the recent trend of online poker sites parting ways with their sponsored pros, Full Tilt Poker has confirmed that it will not be renewing the contracts of its two “Professionals.” Rumors started flying over the weekend, when the …

“@RandyDorfman: Good night Ivey Poker.. operations shut down..Is the Aria High Limit room still called Ivey's Room?” rename both after JRB?” Jean-Robert Bellande. “While I'm thrilled about attending my 1st baseball game in 25 yrs tomorrow… It sucks …

Poker players have often proven that you don't have to wait until Halloween to get dressed up. Whether it's a lost prop bet, something done to get attention, or Phil Hellmuth being Phil Hellmuth, you're almost certain to see a player dressed in costume …

Social gaming giant Zynga has revealed that it is to make the original version of its free-to-play poker product available to players, just over a month after the launch of the long-awaited revamped version of the game. The company's vice president of …

Real Gaming is set to launch the real version of its poker site, as the company run under the auspices of Las Vegas' South Point Casino is finally ready to take the training wheels off and move full steam ahead into the Nevada online poker market. For …

No poker buddy is going to sympathize with your plight. At the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, a classic blowup situation was produced in a hand between Curt Kohlberg and Phil Hellmuth. The tournament was winding down with 17 players …

Pat McAfee has become one of the best punters in the NFL. Some would even say that he IS the best. But his NFL career may have actually never happened had it not been for a big gamble that included an underground poker game – as published in a …

Season 2 of the PPC Poker Tour came to a close last week when Aristoteles Neto topped a field of 138 entrants to win the 2014 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,200 Main Event for $62,764. Not too shabby considering he qualified for the event via a $65 …

The final day of the 2014 Card Player Poker Tour Westside Poker Championship main event at the Hollywood Park Casino is set to begin today at 2:00 PM local time, with the final table to be live streamed right here on CardPlayer.com! The overall chip …

Back when it was known as the Minnesota Poker Tour, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) hosted its first-ever event at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. That property will be the last stop on the MSPT Season 5 schedule come December, and it seems …

"Full Tilt will celebrate the excitement, fun, and intrinsic enjoyment of playing our poker, blackjack, roulette, and slots games," the spokesperson went on, hinting at some of Full Tilt's future plans. "A new TV campaign will launch imminently …

The penultimate leg of the 2014 Genting Poker Series (GPS) commences on Wednesday 29 October in the beautiful Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The five-day festival sees five events take place, with the £125,000 guaranteed Main Event being its focal point.