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Machinists Union Local 751-C members raised more than $12,000 for charity at the third “All In for Guide Dogs Hold 'Em Tournament” on Feb. 15 at the Tulalip Resort Casino. This year's tournament drew 125 players. All proceeds go to Guide Dogs of …

That brought his career poker winnings to $1.3 million — a feat he never imagined when he started dabbling in poker by playing with pretend chips on the Internet back in 2004. Zinno, 32, said by about 2007, he started playing professionally. It was …

To say that Scott Blackman's 2014 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event has gotten off to a good start would be an understatement. After finishing atop Day 1 as the chip leader, Blackman maintained his lead throughout Day 2 and will enter Day …

Ed Miller Many of my students are successful small stakes no-limit hold'em players who have tried and failed in tougher games. These students often rely on a short list of bread-and-butter plays to succeed. These plays tend to work brilliantly in small …

Poker players are always looking for new and improved ways to keep track of their poker sessions, take notes on opponents they play against, and remember the general tendencies of those players and how they may react in specific spots. This is …

Seven months into his tenure as chief executive of Zynga, Don Mattrick is making some bold moves. Today, he is announcing three major mobile titles based on Zynga flagship franchises Words With Friends, FarmVille, and Zynga Poker. A month ago, he …

Zynga is leaving its cartoon roots behind with a big redesign of its flagship Zynga Poker, which still makes more money for social game giant than any other title, for mobile players today. The design is more realistic, using player photos and a more …

In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from February …

The tournament begins at 6:15 p.m., with late registration open through 8:15 p.m. Players start with 7,500 units and levels last 20 minutes. First-place wins an Ante Up Poker Cruise oceanview package for up to two people on the July 28 sailing out of …

Internet poker promoters point out that the industry already exists in offshore sites. The state should regulate and tax it, or so the argument goes. Adding to their contention that Internet poker is inevitable, proponents cite New Jersey, Nevada and …

Lindsey Graham (RINO-S.C.) is preparing to introduce a federal online poker ban – working against efforts by Senate majority leader Harry Reid to carve out an exemption for the popular online hobby. Online gambling is already technically illegal under …

The World Poker Tour traveled to Los Angeles, CA for the latest stop on the tour, and the 2014 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event kicked off on Saturday. On Day 1 of the event, over 500 players came out to action. Under 400 of them survived to Day 2, …

On Saturday, the 2014 Hollywood Poker Open Grantville Regional Championship kicked off at the Penn National Race Course in Pennsylvania. The $1,800 buy-in Main Event attracted 37 players, but after 12 one-hour levels of play, just nine remained with …

That brought his career poker winnings to $1.3 million — a feat he never imagined when he started dabbling in poker by playing with pretend chips on the Internet back in 2004. Zinno, 32, said by about 2007, he started playing professionally. It was …

That brought his career poker winnings to $1.3 million — a feat he never imagined when he started dabbling in poker by playing with pretend chips on the Internet back in 2004. Zinno, 32, said by about 2007, he started playing professionally. It was …

It's a day that will go down in poker history, and many in the industry have dubbed it "Green Friday." (Why does this stuff keep happening on Fridays, anyway?) In place of my usual Tweets of the Week column, I've decided to join in the celebration by …

That brought his career poker winnings to $1.3 million — a feat he never imagined when he started dabbling in poker by playing with pretend chips on the Internet back in 2004. Zinno, 32, said by about 2007, he started playing professionally. It was …

Ronnie Pease For the first time since early September, a new name now rests atop the Card Player Poker Tour leaderboard. A $91,347 payday from the CPPT Foxwoods $1,650 no-limit hold'em $300,000 guarantee main event for Ronnie Pease catapulted …