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On Thursday, March 6, One Step Program will host the 2014 Charity Poker Championship benefitting Children's Oncology Services, Inc. at the beautiful National Hellenic Museum in Chicago. This marks the ninth year of the tournament, which will offer …

Union Gaming Group has estimated Nevada's two operating online poker sites generate between $250,000 and $500,000 in revenue monthly. New Jersey's online gaming market has six Internet casinos and includes other games besides poker, such as …

Florida: Annual 'Poker Run' slated Saturday. Posted: 02/19/2014 01:14:30 PM EST. Updated: 02/19/2014 01:14:31 PM EST. The 12th annual "Fat Bastard" Memorial Poker Run in memory of John Breen will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at Hank's camp, …

Unibet launched its independent poker site today with an eye toward attracting recreational players and making the game fun and rewarding for newbies and grinders alike. With the ability to change avatars and screen names three times each day, as well …

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 …

The legalities of hosting a poker game are currently determined by the individual state, but the U.S. Supreme Court may soon take on the issue to determine whether or not a game of cards is a violation of federal laws. In 2011, Lawrence DiCristina was …

“I'm very excited to begin a new chapter in my poker career as I sign on as the newest member of Team U," Andersen said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to my return to the online poker tables and the first legal online poker site in the United …

TonyBet Poker's open-face Chinese poker Android app offers games in all of the room's regular variants, such as classic, pineapple, turbo and OFC poker. Android users will also get full access to sit-and-gos, tournaments and cash tables with limits …

PokerStars is one step closer to offering real-money poker games to Bulgarian players after the Bulgarian State Gambling Commission (SGC) granted the poker room an online gaming license on Wednesday. "Bulgaria is full of promise," said PokerStars' …

The only change toward the upper echelon of poker rooms and networks saw PokerStars.fr creep into the top ten and bump MPN down to 11th. This has been a common scene in recent months as PokerStars' offering in the French market and Microgaming's …

When it comes to big buy-in poker tournaments, Dan Shak is one of the best performers in the industry. Of his nearly $7,000,000 in live tournament earnings, $4,759,453 of that has come from events with a buy-in of $25,000 or more. It's not just from …

The Black Diamond Poker Open is split into two different schedules. The 100-event Contender Series, which kicked off Feb. 18 is made up of micro and low-stakes tournaments for as little as $3.30. The 100-event Championship Series, which starts Mar.

Last week, Caesars Entertainment released the schedule for the 45th Annual World Series of Poker. The 65-event series kicks off on Tuesday, May 27 with the Casino Employees Event (didn't someone special win that last year?) and concludes with the …

Season 5 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is off and running. Last weekend, Mark Sandness topped a field of 354 players to win the MSPT Running Aces Harness Park for $90,913, which included beating MSPT Team Pro Blake Bohn in heads-up play.

The final start day is traditionally the most popular with poker players as they look to reduce travel and accommodation costs, and the £1,100 buy-in UK Poker Championships (UKPC) Main Event is no different. Early this week, speaking via his blog, Yong …

But this doesn't mean the high-stakes online poker tables were left empty. On the contrary, the action continued and it was time for others to fill in the gap and conquer the games. Others like Doug “WCGRider” Polk. Although he played just seven …

Ronnie Pease It was only fitting that Ronnie Pease became the latest edition to the Card Player Poker Tour list of champions. When Day 1A of the CPPT Foxwoods $1,650 No-Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee Main Event wrapped up, Pease bagged the …

Live poker tournaments may be allowed in Norway next year, which would permit the staging of a 2015 Norwegian Poker Championship. The country currently has stringent gambling regulations that include fines and possible jail time for operating poker …