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Poker professionals, aspiring players, spectators and party-goers are invited to attend this exciting fundraiser offering entertainment, food and drink, and a grand prize seat at the 2014 World Series of Poker's Main Event (WSOP). The Texas Hold 'em …

Poker pro Patrik Antonius scooped more than $900,000 over the past seven days on Full Tilt Poker, according to data from HighstakesDB. Since starting to play again on the software under his old screen name “FinddaGrind”, Antonius has won more than $2.5 …

Promotional tournaments are a common occurrence across poker rooms and casinos. What better way to reign in players than days of events promising large prizes? If the tournament was a resounding success the first time, then it makes sense to keep the …

… with help of the Tribal Internet Gaming Alliance (TIGA). Now a grassroots campaign by Wisconsin players, which is being supported by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), is taking place to answer the question whether or not poker is legal in the …

To celebrate the launch of Snap Poker, 888's version of fast-fold poker, 888 kicked off a promo on April 24 that will give away $250,000 in cash prizes over the course of four weeks and 48 freeroll tournaments that each boast a prize pool of $5,000. In …

In the latter, she would beckon to the pupils to come behind her screen. The instant they obeyed, she would strike them with a fire-poker. Nine out of ten of them could not escape her beating. The enlightenment: Crazy ass. This has been "Zen Koans …

David Stephens spent six years as a nuclear electronics technician in the Navy before getting into professional poker. In the World Series of Poker last year, he placed 45th, earning him more than $185,000. Now, he's using some of that money to open a …

Cheyne Capital, one of London's most seasoned hedge funds, has swooped on senior employees of Meditor Capital Management, the $3bn fund that closed its European equities fund in December. Martin Glen, a portfolio manager overseeing the deals desk …

After unsuccessful attempts to get back into the U.S. market via Nevada and New Jersey, PokerStars, the world's most visited poker site, is looking at California as the gateway. The firm, which also owns Full Tilt Poker, was kicked out of the American …

Sharpen your math skills at the poker table. Gaze at the stars. There is surely something to intrigue anyone with a curious mind at the fourth annual citywide Philadelphia Science Festival, a nine-day extravaganza that starts Friday. Led by the …

Jesse Sylvia had been playing poker as a successful, yet anonymous cash game grinder since 2008, but his runner-up finish in the 2012 World Series of Poker main event for a $5.3 million payday thrust him into the unfamiliar territory of the poker …

Whether PokerStars should be barred from participating in a California online poker system became a hot topic at Wednesday's hearing in the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, even if everyone involved went to great lengths never to mention …

Thomas Page had no experience in the tech industry or in venture capitalism when he sat down for his first job interview, a meeting with Sequoia Capital's billionaire venture capitalist Michael Moritz. But he sure knew how to play poker, and that's …

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 …

Basically, it's what bikers call a “poker run.” You visit five places, picking up a playing card at each. When you're done, the five cards make up your poker hand. In the case of Poker & Pints, it's a matter of visiting five south Seattle breweries and …

Soon after Bally's revealed its updated poker room, the World Series of Poker announced the renovated addition to the Boardwalk as its new locale for its national championship. The event is set for May 22-24 in the new Wild Wild West poker room, decked …

A press release issued by The Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the Commerce Club, the Hawaiian Gardens Casino, the Bicycle Casino and The Rational Group laid out the basics of an agreement that will see the group combine forces for an online poker …

The best that a player can do in games of chances like roulette is wager on the bet that have the lowest advantage from the casino and focus on finding the right roulette table. You should lay odds behind your bet once a point is established (more on …