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Two different bills regarding the legislation and legalization of online poker were introduced just before the deadline to submit bills for this session of the California State legislature. Friday afternoon saw the submission of two bills intended to …

Pastor Al Marks of Vallejo's First Baptist Church filled in for his brother in the final round of a Texas Hold 'Em Poker tournament during a cruise to the Caribbean and won with a pair of Jacks. Marks had never played Texas Hold 'Em before and looked …

It's not as if Pastor Al Marks at First Baptist Church in Vallejo whimsically entered a Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament on a Royal Cruise to the Caribbean. At least that's what he's telling friends and family. And, perhaps, The Big Card Dealer in the Sky.

(PRESS RELEASE) — Caesars Entertainment Atlantic City and The World Series of Poker (WSOP) are changing the face of poker and entertainment in Atlantic City as Bally's Atlantic City announced today the expansion of amenities in its Wild Wild West …

On the day of the session deadline for the introduction of bills, two efforts to regulate online poker in California surfaced from the legislature. The first is effectively a re-introduction of SB 678, which was backed by the San Manuel Band of Mission …

As we approach the one year anniversary of licensed online poker in the US (ok, we still have a couple months to go) there are still a lot of unanswered questions regarding how online poker will shake out, but we've also started see some cold hard truths.

The latest stop of the Hollywood Poker Open Season 2 is already underway at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, PA. The 10-day poker festival will culminate in a $1,800 HPO Regional Main Event on Saturday, March 3, …

Horses with sleighs line up for the start of last year's Edmund Jack Memorial Horse Poker Run. The eighth annual run is set for Sunday, March 2. Sleighs will be leaving from 443 Back Settlement Road, near Tignish, at 2 p.m. There's space available in …

On Thursday, Mike Leah took down the opening event of the World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic for $118,982. The victory in the $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em tournament marks Leah's second six-figure score of 2014 after he won the $5,000 NL Hold'em …

South Point's entry in the online poker arena, Realgaming.com, has started operations, becoming the third company to offer real-money play within the state. Known corporately as Real Gaming, the site is owned by longtime casino executive Michael …

Thanks to his second place in the poker tournament World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open, which has awarded him a bonus of $190,039, Shannon Shorr is from now on in the top 10 of the ranking Global Poker Index 300 (GPI). He has won 7 …

The state welcomed it third Internet poker site this week. Real Gaming will be competing in Nevada with sites run by Ultimate Poker and the World Series of Poker. Gamblers must by physically present in the state, and can only play against other people …

PokerStars said its obtaining of a licence in Bulgaria showed its “commitment to be among the first companies to enter regulated markets when licenses become available” and added that “so far, no other online poker site has been given permission to …

Unibet today released its long-anticipated standalone poker platform, designed to follow the industry trend to attract recreational players. The new software was developed by Relax Gaming and showcases a simplified lobby, a social focus and a variety …

The state welcomed its third Internet poker site this week. Real Gaming will be competing in Nevada with sites run by Ultimate Poker and the World Series of Poker. Gamblers must by physically present in the state, and can only play against other people …

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 …

Yet at the poker table, I'm capable of anything. I'll check-raise bluff four players on the flop if I think no one has a set. I'll bluff twice the pot on the river if I think I can get you off of your set. In my first World Series of Poker main event …

There's a sense of irony in Chris Moneymaker's professional poker career. Winner of the 2003 World Series of Poker main event, Moneymaker was nearly gobbled up by a new culture that he was largely credited with creating. Moneymaker, who will play in …