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The ninth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California Sept. 21 and will host a series of tournaments through Oct. 15 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold'em $500,000 estimated …

If you're fairly new to poker, there's a good chance you might place too much emphasis on poker tells. Beginning poker players often think that winning poker is about being able to “soul read” your opponent by picking up on small gestures, expressions, …

The Poker Players Alliance will be fighting to stop any legislation to prohibit online gambling from passing in the lame-duck session of Congress, even if it contains a carve out for poker. "I think the way the industry is developing, our best-case …

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 …

(Newser) – A London judge ruled yesterday that a professional poker player used a croupier "as his innocent agent or tool" to cheat a London casino out of $12.4 million, Bloomberg reports. Phil Ivey—described on the World Series of Poker website as …

Charles Coppolani, the president of French gambling regulator ARJEL, has agreed to sit down with a delegation of poker players to discuss the future of the country's online poker industry. The meeting will be held on Oct. 22 and comes as Coppolani's …

London (AFP) – A professional US poker player on Wednesday lost his case against a London casino that accused him of sneaky tactics after he won £7.7 million (9.8 million euros, $12.4 million). Crockfords Casino said the player, Phil Ivey, used a …

A different version of this question was put before a British court after American poker pro Phil Ivey sued a London casino. In 2012, Ivey was accused of cheating at Punto Banco, a form of baccarat, by Crockfords, which withheld Ivey's $12.4 million …

The game of poker attracts people from all walks of life, and all of those wildly divergent personalities come together for a shared experience at the table. For each one of those people, there's also a story behind what brought them into poker in the …

A different version of this question was put before a British court after American poker pro Phil Ivey sued a London casino. In 2012, Ivey was accused of cheating at Punto Banco, a form of baccarat, by Crockfords, which withheld Ivey's $12.4 million …

And yes, this is the same Phil Ivey who is by consensus the best poker player alive. He's won 10 World Series of Poker gold bracelets, more than $21 million in tournaments around the globe, and many millions more in nosebleed-stakes cash games.

With a notice published on Tuesday, Oct. 7, PKR Poker announced its decision to cease operations in Italy and abandon the country's regulated online poker market. "We regret to announce that PKR's Italian platform will be closed starting from October 7 …

LONDON — Ten-time World Series of Poker winner Phil Ivey has lost his case against a British casino he accused of improperly withholding his winnings. Britain's High Court ruled Wednesday that Genting Casinos UK does not have to pay him the 7.7 …

Online poker is still alive and well in the United States, but each site in the market has its positives and negatives. See which online poker rooms make our list as the top options and which sites players should avoid. Editor Note: If you live in …

“These defendants operated an old-school gambling club, complete with cash cage, poker tables, and a wide-screen TV for patrons to watch the sports on which they gambled,” Attorney General John J. Hoffman said in a press release. “[The state will] make …

Nevada's online poker industry is set to undergo some major changes in the coming months. Quarter 4 of 2014 is supposed to see the launch of two new online poker rooms in the state, an 888-branded site and a TI (Treasure Island)-branded site that will …

ESPN actually gave Rystadt some significant coverage, even interviewing him for a short segment. Perhaps there is a revamped effort to focus on the wacky characters in poker—a TV strategy that arguably contributed to the poker boom itself a decade ago.

After the final whistle was blown on Monday Night Football, it was none other than poker pro Matt “SamENole” Smith who came out on top, earning a $1 million payday. Smith, who was one of the original online poker superstars, racked up 235.26 points …