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The seventh stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma July 17 and will host a series of 81 tournaments through August 4 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold'em $500,000 guarantee main …

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino The highly anticipated Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open kicks-off on Thursday, Aug. 14 with a $350 buy-in Deep Stack no-limit hold'em event featuring a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. Included in the series will be …

Whereas lawmakers and financial institutions measure the success of an online poker industry in terms of revenue, players look to liquidity as the benchmark by which they judge a market's worth. In my talks with New Jersey poker players, the majority …

Full Flush hopes the new promotion will attract new players and allow EPN to gain some ground among unregulated U.S.-friendly poker rooms. Currently, EPN is fifth in that player traffic category, looking up at top dog Bovada and the Merge, Chico, and …

Officials have yet to make any decision on Internet poker's legality, but one senior figure believes that changes will need to be made to the bills in order for real money online poker to be accepted. In an appearance at the iExpo summit over the …

An Audubon Lane resident, who told police he is a poker player, reported last Friday that a large amount of cash was missing from his home. He said he had last seen the cache of about $15,000 about two weeks ago. The man said there were several people …

On Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Global Poker Index and Ivey League announced a strategic alliance that will see the two companies "jointly market and promote its players and the poker industry." The venture will allow for many benefits to be offered to …

On Episode #88 of the Thinking Poker Podcast Andrew Brokos and Nate Meyvis break down two hands that were submitted from the audience. One is a cash game hand from an underground joint in New York with a favorable preflop rake, and the other …

LAS VEGAS — Lawyers in Las Vegas want immigration authorities to release a wealthy Malaysian businessman who was charged in a World Cup betting scheme and remains in custody even after his poker star friends posted his bail. Wei Seng “Paul” Phua, …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lawyers in Las Vegas are asking immigration authorities to release a wealthy Malaysian businessman who was charged in a World Cup betting scheme and remains in custody even after his poker star friends posted his bail. Fifty-year-old …

“We are excited to reintroduce live poker at Ameristar with the opening of our brand new poker room,” Matt Schuffert, Vice President and General Manager, said in a statement. “We look forward to offering great poker action daily in our new state-of-the …

10-time World Series of Poker Champion Phil Ivey helped raise $2.5 million to secure the release of a wealthy Malaysian businessman accused of operating an illegal World Cup betting operation. (Spencer Weiner-Pool/Getty Images) …

On Saturday, August 2, Jay Sugarman Auction Corp. will be holding a massive auction giving poker fans the unique (and last) opportunity to put their hands on over 200,000 Full Tilt Poker-branded items worth approximately $3,500,000. The auction will …

In our recap of the 2014 Genting Poker Series (GPS) Newcastle Main Event Day 2 action on Sunday, we said that a GPS title beckoned for Tim Chung and our prediction came true because it was Chung who emerged victorious on Sunday night to claim the …

Doyle Brunson Endorses Moorman's Book of Poker In November, poker fans will be treated to a strategy book from tournament poker's top honcho Chris Moorman. The UK pro has amassed a huge $11,274,978 playing online under the screen name …

French Online Poker Slips 17% To €112.5m in H2 2014 According to the latest report released by France's online gambling regulator (ARJEL), the country's online gambling market in Q2 was similar to that reported for Q1, with online sports helping to …

Only 12 players remain in contention for the title of 2014 Genting Poker Series (GPS) Newcastle champion after the 87 players returning for Saturday's Day 2 were reduced to two short-handed tables by the time the 20th level of play was completed.

The 2014 World Series of Poker has closed up shop at the Rio in Las Vegas, but soon you will be able to relive all of the excitement of the summer as ESPN is set to begin its coverage of the WSOP this coming Tuesday, July 29th at 8 PM Eastern and …