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The 13th annual Global Poker Index (GPI) European Poker Awards took place at the Salle des Ambassadeurs in the Casino Barriere de Deauville on Wednesday night and it was a great night for British and Irish poker. Five golden spade trophies were …

The online series of poker turbo tournaments runs until 2nd Feb offering you the chance to hit big money in super fast time. PokerStars has guaranteed $15 Million across all events and there is still plenty left to win! When playing Razz poker, your …

Although Harry Hearns was declared the first-place winner at last Saturday's poker tournament, the real winners were the charities supported by the Hialeah/Miami Springs Rotary Club. Seventy players donated $100 each to play Texas Hold 'em in a …

Rick Trigg, a poker pro who resides in Sheffield, has made a comeback to the list of top ten UK online poker players. Trigg, who plays as “TheClaimeer,” has won the PocketFives Triple Crown, the first in his poker gaming career. Trigg's performance has …

Born in South Africa in 1962, Greg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and is co-author of The Bang Bang Club, a nonfiction book on South Africa's transition to democracy. He has spent 25 years doing conflict, documentary and news photography …

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

The long-running TV series “Survivor” will feature another poker player when it hits airwaves in late February. Cash game professional Garrett Adelstein was selected as one of the contestants on the show, following in the footsteps of Jean-Robert …

The 2014 $3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open continued on Wednesday as the 188 returning players hit the felt for a long and arduous day of poker. After nearly 15 hours of play, the field was whittled down to the final 36. Farid Jattin …

New Jersey's nascent online poker industry continues to impress, with strong promotions and marketing helping to extend the state's enviable, and to date uninterrupted, trajectory of steady growth.

Washington's largest charity poker tournament event to be held at the City Tavern Club on February 22, 2014, will include a silent auction, wine tasting and after party. Chance for Life poker tournament champion will win a seat at the World Series of …

The 2014 GPI European Poker Awards are taking place Wednesday evening at the Salle des Ambassadeurs in the Casino Barrière de Deauville, and PokerNews is on site to provide you with the winners, interviews and highlights from the event!

On Monday, the 2014 $3 Million Guaranteed WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship continued in Atlantic City with players coming out for Day 1b of the prestigious $3,500 re-entry event. A total of 807 entries were recorded throughout the day and …

According to reports from players on multiple forums, the Merge Poker Network is shutting down accounts of players located in New Jersey and Delaware. Merge is home to a number of individual poker sites, most notably Carbon Poker.

The lucky Rewards Club member from San Francisco, Calif., visits Red Hawk Casino often and was enjoying his day playing Pai Gow Poker. He had been playing for less than an hour and was thrilled when he was dealt a seven card, straight flush of hearts.

While Day 2 of the 2014 $3 Million Guaranteed World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship was the main attraction in the tournament room at Borgata on Tuesday, that did not stop action from occurring elsewhere. At 11 a.m. local time, the …

When Luana Mataki shows her 2-year-old son Ezra the fire poker that impaled his tongue, he points at his face and says "mouth". The brave Kaiapoi toddler has been unable to say much else since his freak accident in Hanmer Springs about 11.20am on …

On Tuesday, the 2014 $3 Million Guaranteed World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship kicked off its second day of play. Players from the two starting flights combined and filled the room as each of the 642 returnees were searching for the …

When Luana Mataki shows her 2-year-old son Ezra the fire poker that impaled his tongue, he points at his face and says "mouth". The brave Kaiapoi toddler has been unable to say much else since his freak accident in Hanmer Springs about 11.20am on …