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During a media call, officials from the World Series of Poker provided a preview of their ambitious plans to merge the live WSOP experience with the online poker experience available at WSOP.com. This year will mark the first WSOP where online play is …

Bringing Suarez aboard should give the company quite an exposure amongst those who love football but may not share the same interest for poker. The football star was presented during a press conference held today in Barcelona where he talked about this …

The list of unregulated poker sites willing to serve customers in regulated American markets just got shorter by one. In an email sent to players today, the Winning Poker Network (WPN) announced that they are suspending the ability of customers from …

By putting together a string of successful cashes on the tournament circuit, Calderaro has transformed himself from a gambler into a bona fide poker pro. Since May of 2012, Calderaro, who now resides in Florida, has made four final tables, including …

Players could use the yellow plastic cut card to trim off as few as 13 cards. Most casinos require cuts be at least a deck-wide. But the dealers at this joint were sloppy. They often failed to cover the back card of the deck, leaving it exposed after …

WSOP AT THE RIO: Today's preview of the 45th Annual World Series of Poker, which runs May 27 through July 14 at the Rio, is expected to feature 65 gold-bracelet events. But more importantly the most money ever awarded in one WSOP event: a whopping …

A poker player from Bergen lost his court case against the state last week, and has been ordered to pay NOK 91,000 in punitive taxes for failing to declare his poker winnings. Such winnings often are tax-free in Norway, as are lottery gains, but not …

The World Series of Poker held its annual preview conference call at 2 p.m. EST today and offered members of the media to ask questions regarding this year's series. WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart and WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel discussed …

Poker star Mike Matusow will see his 2012 autobiography “Check-Raising the Devil” made into a motion picture, Variety reported Monday. Matusow's book details his struggles on and off the felt, which include drug addiction, going to prison and depression.

Cash-game traffic on New Jersey poker sites continued to evaporate last week, bottoming out at its lowest point since early last December. Historically speaking, April and May are slow months for online poker. But compared to the global market, cash …

The Equity Poker Network recently welcomed PokerHost to its network, and it didn't take long for controversy to arise when players began to report the closing of their accounts due to “aggressive behavior.” PokerHost has explained that the site caters …

As he head down the home stretch of Survivor Cagayan, we are bringing you some additional bonus coverage with Poker Pro, Jason Somerville. Jason is one of the rising stars in the poker world and teaches people how to play on his youtube channel. Jason …

The sixth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at bestbet Jacksonville May 1 and will host a series of 12 tournaments through May 12 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold'em $300,000 guarantee main event May 9-12. Here is a look …

Nine poker players were added this morning to Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte's $1-million buy-in the Big One for One Drop charity poker tournament that starts June 29 at the Rio. That makes a total of 32 players, including the first female …

His new book, Straight Flush – "The College Kids Who Dealt Their Way To A Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire – And How It All Came Crashing Down" – is about the rise and fall of AbsolutePoker.com, which was set up in 2003 by a group of frat brothers …

The Full Tilt Poker Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS) is set to kickoff in two weeks, and there's more than $1,000,000 in combined guarantees up for grabs. The MTOPS begins on Sunday, May 25 with a $50,000 no-limit hold'em freeroll.

“With cybercrime on the rise, it is only a matter of time before hackers attempt to use malicious software to target poker players,” said Brian Corlisse of PokerSites.com, a leading guide to online poker sites. “Some poker pros have considerable …

The world's largest online poker site is about to descend upon Montreal, Canada, as the PokerStars Canada Cup kicks off at the Playground Poker Club on Friday. The 12-event series will run from May 16-28, including a $3,300 buy-in Main Event with a $2 …