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11, 2014, Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati awarded $270,000 in prize money from a bad beat jackpot — the largest bad beat jackpot of any poker room in the history of the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Tri-State area. The jackpot was struck at Horseshoe …

Rush Poker App, which is compatible with Android and iOS devices, is quickly gaining popularity. Developed by Full Tilt Poker, it is available free of charge and is ideal for players looking for a better mobile gambling experience. The app is ideal for …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Attack Poker and Bellator have announced a multi-year alliance that will kick off at Bellator's Season 10 debut from Mohegan Sun Casino live on Spike TV Friday, February 28(th) . The alliance will …

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — (PRESS RELEASE) — James Calderaro of Venice, Fla. walked away with more than $270,000 after capturing the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on Tuesday.

Poker in New Jersey has designed a new promotion called No-verlay, which actually encourages players to help the online poker room reach its guaranteed prize pool targets. No-verlay will be run from Feb 9 to March 9. Whenever the prize pool generated …

Ultimate Poker's Sunday Major touted similar percentage gains, but not without the assistance of a desperation tactic. WSOP's Majors also boasted noteworthy gains; not via the presence of a gimmicky promotion, but by continuing to provide arguably the …

Online poker brand Flop Turn River (FTR) has announced the introduction of an Open Face Chinese Poker (OFC) gaming portal to its website. Customers will now be able to access OFC and Pineapple OFC gaming formats in the FlopTurnRiver.com website …

The 2014 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open continued on Sunday with Day 2 action at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino in Florida. The day began with 169 of the original 415 entrants still in contention for the $271,103 top prize, and after a …

In May 2008, he scored his first-ever cash in a big live tournament by winning the PokerStars Latin America Poker Tour in Rio de Janeiro for $222,940. Soon after that, Nuijten found himself becoming one of the most familiar faces on the Dutch poker …

Annual wagers via mobiles and tablets on casino-type gambling and poker games is predicted to hit $62 billion by 2018, reports Juniper research. The main cause of this is expected to be the legalisation of certain online gambling services in the US …

Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also ranks the top performers of the year over two six …

First, poker isn't growing fast enough to provide a steady influx of new players. Inexperienced players almost always donate to the poker economy initially (though unwillingly, of course), at least during the learning phase. The boom which created …

It was finally his time! After years of grinding the live tournaments and after several frustrating eliminations including a second place finish in the 2012 World Poker Tour (WPT) Jacksonville Main Event, James Calderaro got his wish and won his first …

Crack open your calendars, poker players. The wait is over. On Tuesday, Caesars Entertainment released the official schedule for the 2014 World Series of Poker. Beginning Tuesday, May 27, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 45th …

Mike McDonald It's been an incredible eight-month stretch for Canadian poker pro Mike McDonald. The 24-year-old from Waterloo, Ontario has been on a tear since May of 2013, making nine final tables and earning over $5.4 million in tournament earnings.

Calderaro outlasted a field of 415 to win the 2014 World Poker Tour Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino for $271,103. The Florida native bested a tough final table that included Shannon Shorr and Keven Stammen, eventually …

With almost two months of operation in the rear-view mirror, we may now be getting an accurate picture of the long-term potential for online poker in New Jersey. That picture is of a market that can handily support two networks. But whether New Jersey …

The Aussie Millions main event, now part of the PokerStars-owned Asia Pacific Poker Tour, boasted a 6 percent increase of attendance and featured one of the most star-studded final tables we've seen in a major. If there's ever a final table that can …