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Jilli Dog, a Yorkshire Terrier known as the “World's Only Poker-Playing Dog,” recently passed away by her owner Rick Caran's side. “Her last two days she couldn't stand well,” Caran said, and after a veterinarian determined Jilli's condition wasn't …

From October 15-21, 2014, the PPC Poker Tour will host its season-ending PPC Aruba Championship at the Radisson Aruba Resort. A poker festival that includes a $2,200 buy-in, $200,000 guarantee Main Event that the PokerNews Live Reporting team will …

The barrister accused Mr Ivey, 38 – considered one of the best poker players in the world – of utilising his companion to talk to the dealer in Cantonese, and thus keep the scheme “covert” from the other, English-speaking, staff. Mr Ivey returned home …

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 …

Dan Smith (GPI#1) is spending his fifth consecutive week at the top of the GPI World Poker Rankings. In fact, not much has changed at the top for a while now. While Smith continues to dominate the poker world (he also leads the 2014 GPI Player of the …

I HAVE been requested by some poker players to write about the game since it has been a long time since my last article. Poker and chess are dubbed “distant cousins.” The figures are astonishing. It is estimated that there are more than 60 million …

Poker players from 30 countries discovered some bad news on Oct. 1, as they were informed that they no longer had the opportunity to play at real-money tables on PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The decision to end PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker …

It's time of year again folks, no not almost Halloween or two paydays until Christmas (although both those are true) but instead it is time to cast your vote in the 2014 British Poker Awards. An expert panel of judges, myself included, got together and …

equity-logo Chip dumping is an occurrence in online poker that involves a player intentionally losing chips to another player. The chips are used as a way to launder funds to the other individual or as a way to help the player win a tournament. The …

“The purchase of Main Event Travel is not only a great fit to my portfolio of leisure industry interests, but also a superb fit for my other passion of poker. The company is exceptionally well positioned in the market with a great team who are ready to …

The Global Poker Index (GPI) has one allegiance, and that's to the fans of poker. Chief Executive, Alex Dreyfus, has a vision to not only help create a better product for those fans, but to also help create more fans. To ensure that happens, Dreyfus …

Ultimate Poker is now facing questions about its future, following an exit from the New Jersey online poker market last week. While the company still operates a fairly successful site in Nevada, recent departures from the company have many industry …

The online gambling blacklist filled quite rapidly in the last several years from just a few sites to a total of 97, as per March 12, 2014, including big names from the poker industry like Everest, Titan, 888, Winamax, Betsson, William Hill, Betfair …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two California poker players have filed a lawsuit claiming Iowa State Patrol troopers unlawfully seized more than $100,000 from them during a traffic stop last year. The Des Moines Register reports William “Bart” Davis and John …

He's mysterious, keeps to himself, rarely speaks and instead stares into your soul to decide just how he will get the best of you at the poker table … and don't kid yourself, he will! His peers call him the best poker player on the planet. And next …

UK poker player and convicted fraudster Achilleas Kallakis, 46, has been ordered to pay back just £3.25 million of the £750 million ($1.1bn) he swindled two banks out off, or else serve the whole seven years jail term he has been given. From 2003 to …

A total of 2,142 players turned out for the $5,200 no-limit hold'em main event of the 2014 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. The event featured a $10 million prize pool, which was easily surpassed. In the end the large turnout built a …

If you`re a horse enthusiast looking to get outside before the cold weather, there`s a special event in Lancaster County park that allows you to enjoy the outdoors and raise money for a great cause – the Lancaster city police mounted unit. Here to talk …