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The World Poker Tour was back in action on Friday with Day 1a of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino in Florida. The first starting flight saw 183 entries generated, with 75 players advancing to Day 2. At the completion of …

The Seminole Hard Rock posted a tweet on Oct 2, stating that it will host the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown 2014 in April and that the NL Hold'em Main Event will have a buy-in of $5,300 and a guaranteed prize of $10 million. Although Matt Savage …

Unaware the ordinance applied to them, the seniors continued to play poker, bridge, pinochle and other games for cash. In December, the Gambling Commission shut down their game with a letter informing them the games were illegal and needed to end, …

A new app called Bold Poker, created by a German developer called Martin Kavalar, has attracted a lot of attention. It replaces cards so that organizers of home poker games do not have to shuffle and deal. The developer says: “Our poker round was …

Trailing the pack in both regulated online poker markets of Nevada and New Jersey, Ultimate Poker is hoping that the rollout of a new Texas Hold'em variant know as Two Street Hold'em will attract new cash players to its sites. Two Street Hold'em …

Former NFL star defensive end Jevon Kearse, nicknamed “The Freak” for running a 4.43 40-yard dash and having an 86-inch wingspan, will try his hand in poker. The 37-year-old will play in the PPC Puerto Plata Poker Open, taking place from April 1-7 at …

Joe Hachem's interview with Bluff Magazine this week caused quite a stir in the poker community. The 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champ called out several of his peers, and even blamed fellow Main Event winners Jamie Gold and Jerry Yang for …

Another solid week for Viktor “Isildur1” Blom resulted in him padding his profits on the year to $1.8 million, according to data from HighstakesDB. Blom's latest profits came at the pot-limit Omaha and the limit deuce-to-seven triple draw tables. He …

So even though Millicent Berman has dealt at several South Florida poker rooms, she says there was nothing more difficult than having a potential boss' eyes bearing down on her as she pitched the cards. "I've dealt a million hands, but these five felt …

Robert Salaburu is considered a relative newcomer to the world of live tournament poker, but he has made a big impression in very short amount of time thanks to his televised run in the 2012 World Series of Poker main event. The 28-year-old poker pro …

The amendment to a government finance bill has already passed the Senate. The lawmaker behind the proposal is Riccardo Nencini. Those in favor of it cite gambling as being an addictive activity. Italy has a murky regulated online poker industry, one …

A 74-year-old highly-respected former school teacher and part-time accountant entered a guilty plea in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, admitting to pilfering money via his position as an accountant at Eddie Rockets in order to fund his online poker play.

With millions of dollars on the line and two more experienced opponents staring him down, it would have been easy to dismiss Jake Balsiger and his chances to win the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event when three-handed play began. What happened …

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 …

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 …

Ivey Poker has added three more pros to its Ivey League roster, two of whom are best known for teaching mathematical strategies, while the third has appeared on a reality television show. Brian Roberts, Jerrod Ankenman and Bill Chen join the star …

The Black Diamond Poker Open is split into two different schedules. The Contender Series, which kicks off Feb. 18 is made up of micro and low-stakes tournaments for as little as $3.30. The Championship Series, which starts Mar. 22, is made up of mid …