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Esteemed California gaming attorney I. Nelson Rose recently told The San Francisco Chronicle that since 2014 is an election year (there will be a battle for the governor's seat) online poker legalization likely won't happen within the next 12 months …

Be careful poker players. A card table sold at Wal-Mart is being recalled after reports of the item causing finger tip amputations and one full finger amputation. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released a posting to its website on Thursday …

Beginning in February, Southwest Poker News will merge into Ante Up Magazine, one of PokerNews' established partners. The merger, announced by Ante Up Poker Media LLC and Arizona Poker News LLC on New Year's Eve, is expected to increase Ante …

Arthur Pfeiffer, a local software engineer who's lived in Palo Alto since 1968, created his own version of poker years ago but plans to launch an upgraded version next year called Texas Block 'Em. The new game is very similar to two other poker …

Global Poker Index declares Negreanu 'best poker player of the past decade' on live tournament circuit. Daniel Negreanu, a member of Team PokerStars Pro, has been recognised as the best poker player of the past decade by independent poker ranking …

Most people recognize me from my deep run in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event, where I finished 12th, good for lots more money than 13th and equal to 10th minus the heartache of bubbling the Final Table. Regardless of how recognizable you are …

The poker tournament World Series of Poker (WSOP) is indisputably the greatest global appointment of poker enthusiasts. For its 45th edition, the WSOP will take place for the ten successive times in the premises of the sumptuous Rio All-Suite Hotel …

A: Having six to twelve months of living expenses saved up would be a good start, as that will put you on an even keel and will lessen the pressure to earn so you can just focus on playing your best poker. You should have a bankroll of at least 100 buy …

Many professional poker players would jump at an opportunity to be a sponsored pro at a major poker site such as Full Tilt. Some would not mind bending over backwards in adhering to contractual obligations tied in with being the face of such a site.

2013 was a strange year in the effort to license and regulate Internet poker in the United States. There were long stretches with few developments on the legislative front. Yet, quietly, more was accomplished in 2013 than in the sum of the previous 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 …

Season 4 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) recently came to a close at Canterbury Park near the Twin Cities in Minnesota with Pat Steele being named the Player of the Year. Now in preparation for Season 5, which kicks off in February 2014, the MSPT …

Legal online poker will re-emerge in California, say experts With online poker having re-emerged in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware in the past year, some legal experts are of the opinion that "legal online poker" is apparently on the cards in …

PLACERVILLE, CA–(Marketwired – Dec 30, 2013) – Red Hawk Casino is pleased to announce the addition of Bonus Spin Pai Gow Poker to its already exciting variety of table games. Red Hawk is the only casino in Northern California to offer this exciting …

Suppose you're playing the daily Razz 100 GTD Freezeout on BetVictor Poker; you've raised on third street and now you are heads-up with one other player. By Marbella Slim/ Published 30th December 2013. poker, gambling, poker hand, poker tournament, …

While seven of the 12 licensed casinos in Atlantic City are offering online poker, two have been dominating the market in the first full month of business. According to PokerScout.com, partypoker owns more than 50% of the market share, averaging 240 …

WPT Poker magazine have teamed up with Winamax to offer readers an exclusive satellite tournament in which one €150 seat in the Winamax Series Million Event and an additional €380 worth of tournament tickets will be up for grabs. The €2 buy-in …

A recent article at the site Instash.com has been getting a lot of attention from the poker community on social media –a lot more than it deserves anyway. The article was obviously meant to be entertaining, and “Hot Poker Chicks” headlines generally …