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The winner can donate to the local charity of their choice. Just in case these mayors don't now much about playing poker, WSOP.com offered each of them an optional one-hour coaching session with a professional poker player leading up to the game.

Online poker's nosebleed stakes can bring about some massive swings to a player's bankroll. One regular to the largest games in the world and no stranger to swings is Full Tilt Poker Professional Gus Hansen. Although his name still sits on top of 2014 …

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 …

The Peak to Peak Poker Run is set for May 31. Motorcyclists will register and leave Queen Wilhelmina State Park in Mena from 9-11 a.m. and head to Mount Magazine State Park. Upon arrival at Mount Magazine, riders will trade the five beads they picked …

While poker legends like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth are still in their prime and at the forefront of the current poker scene, it's always fascinating to look at the future superstars of the game. With the World Series of Poker right …

Unbeknownst to most people outside of the state legislature, California's online poker bills are up against a deadline coming at the end of this month. The time limit is legitimate, and requires that all bills must pass their “house of origin” by May …

Despite the WSOP running, there's still a game nearby, you just have to know where to look. BLUEWATER (PARKER): Open every day but Monday, BlueWater Casino's poker room features tournaments on Tuesday ($35) and Thursday ($40) nights, while on …

Since regulated gaming went live in New Jersey nearly six months ago, I'd argue that three of the five poker networks that launched operations have ceased to stay relevant. First to fall off the radar was Betfair, which in all fairness never really …

On Tuesday I stumbled across a radio interview with author Ben Mezrich from WBUR in Boston that purported online poker was a distinct possibility in Massachusetts this year, which would be news to everyone in the iGaming industry. In the intro to the …

The annual World Series of Poker conference call took place last week to offer an opportunity for the media to listen to some WSOP announcements and ask questions. With only days remaining before the summer games begin and poker in Las Vegas gets …

The casino industry's top lobbying group on Capitol Hill will no longer be in support of online gambling in the United States. The American Gaming Association's CEO Geoff Freeman has told The Wall Street Journal that his group cannot continue pushing …

This past weekend, Moorea Beach Club Beachside Casino at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas played host to Tiger's Poker Night presented by the World Poker Tour benefitting The Tiger Woods Foundation. On Friday, May 16, some of the biggest names in poker …

Tom started the site around 2002 when the laws surrounding online poker were still fairly murky. Then, in 2006, two conservative senators attached a sneaky little rider to a port-terrorism bill that effectively gave the federal government the power to …

A coalition of the nation's governors has come out in opposition to Sheldon Adelson's efforts to see online gambling banned nationwide. In a letter from their Economic Development Committee, the National Governors Association (NGA) raised strong …

… that these illegal sites are affiliated with authorized sites.” This could be a major shakeup for online poker in the US, forcing affiliates to decide between promoting regulated or unregulated rooms – a choice between the here and now and the future.

A regular on the international live poker circuit, the Montréal-based poker pro is also often busy playing high stakes games online. PokerNews France's Philippe Baret reached out to Lefrancois to discover more about his evolution as a poker player and …

Online poker regulation in California moved one step closer to becoming a reality as coalitions of a number of the state's powerful Indian tribes have reportedly reached an agreement on drafting an online poker bill. Coalitions headed by the San Manuel …

Jesse Martin In an effort to provide valuable tools and tips that are relevant to even the smallest games, Card Player is pleased to bring you Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us, which will focus on everyday situations that occur against the poker world …