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Pahuja was taking the plunge, following the footsteps of his older brother Vinny, who left Wall Street three years prior to become a professional poker player. There were emergency backup plans in place, and variance reared its ugly head to start, but …

The Queen's University Poker Club (QPC), which is now in its second year, not only gives players a chance to have fun, but also raises funds for charity. The QPC, which comprises an executive team of six members, organizes live poker tournaments every …

Tom McEvoy The fourth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa March 21 and will host a series of 31 tournaments through March 30 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold'em $125,000 guarantee main event …

To answer that question, OPR spoke with professional poker player Michael “Gags30″ Gagliano, a high-volume online tournament player in NJ. Gagliano, who is a lead instructor at Premier Poker Coaching and produces videos for PocketFives Training, …

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 …

Sure, I've never watched you play no-limit hold'em. I've never sat behind you and looked over your shoulder as you limped into pots with Q Diamond Suit J Heart Suit or 9 Spade Suit 6 Spade Suit . I've never actually witnessed you calling that preflop …

After launching version 2.0 that had absolutely no effect on the site's ability to process withdrawals, Lock Poker has come up with other ideas to boost their nearly-dead traffic: a new poker site by the name of Superwins.eu joined the Lock network …

Three of the four legendary UK poker players widely known as "The Hendon Mob" have signed a deal with Grosvenor Casinos that will see them return to the locale where their poker careers began by playing in events both live and online. Joe Beevers …

More concerning, earlier this month Pokerstars.com, one of the largest online poker cardrooms in the world, announced Shahade as their new Mind Sports Ambassador, to represent the brand as a celebrity through public appearances and sponsored play.

The Western New York Poker Challenge returns to Niagara Falls, New York this week, and PokerNews will be providing live coverage of seven of the 16 events on the schedule. The series runs from March 28 through April 6, highlighted by a two-day $1,100 …

Green Valley Station Casino. Ultimate Poker parent company Station Casinos recently hosted an earnings call that offered a variety of insights into the company's performance to date in the regulated online gambling markets of New Jersey and Nevada.

Graham landed a high-profile Democratic co-sponsor in Dianne Feinstein, who is going against the interests in her own state of California that want to license and regulate online poker. But his only other support comes from Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and …

Entering a somewhat crowded online poker landscape late in 2013, Full Flush Poker has been quick – and smart – to distinguish itself from the pack. Founded on the idea that online poker has become far too much about the professional grinder at …

Dear Annie: I have played in a local poker league for 10 years and have built solid friendships with these people. Three years ago, a new crew joined our crowd. At first, they were friendly, but in the past two years, one of them began having home …

You play online poker because it's fun… but let's face it, it's a whole lot more fun when you're winning. Of course, how much you win depends on all sorts of things – your experience level relative to competitors, how many people are at a table, flat …

The Paddy Power Poker Irish Open is less than one month away and the Card Player Poker Tour is excited to announce a new partnership with the longest running tournament in Europe. With less than 30 days to go until cards are in the air for the four-day …

After getting kicked out of Navy SEAL training for calling his commanding officer a "pussy," the poker millionaire enrolled at the University of South Florida, where he started gambling … a lot. Within a few years, he was clocking millions at the …

His lawyer, Fabiano Cangelosi, told the court his client had asked a friend who works in senior management at the Launceston casino about the laws surrounding poker tournaments. His friend had said it was legal as long as Bowen was not taking a …