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Rounding out the trio of seven-figure winners at the PCA was Vanessa Selbst, who won the $25,000 high roller event for $1.4 million and as a result overtook Kathy Liebert to become the all-time winningest female poker player in the history of live …

One poker player has been the recipient of such Christmas goodwill after a cab driver returned $300,000 – that's right, $300,000 – that they accidently left in his cab earlier this week. The yet unnamed owner of the cash, who the Washington Times …

The new “Poker Tips And Tricks” article created by Minh Tran on the website Vkool.com delivers poker playing tips to become a good poker player quickly. This article is specifically designed for those people who are interested in playing poker and want …

As 2013 ends, I'd like to recap the past couple of months and preview exciting things to come in Mississippi poker. At the IP Biloxi, the WPT Regional just crowned Caufman Talley of Lafayette, La., the champion and sent him home with more than $37K. Capt.

The Bitcoin-only poker Web site Seals with Clubs recently announced that all user passwords were reset after the data center the site had been using permitted unauthorized access to a database server (h/t Ars Technica). As a result, the company says, …

A Christmas gift came 888poker's way when the poker room landed in second place in the worldwide rankings, according to the latest tabulations from PokerScout. It marks the first time 888 has landed in the runner-up position, which was spurred by a 10% …

When Nevada's Ultimate Poker took its first real-money wager it was the first time a poker site sanctioned by a U.S. state was in operation. Both Nevada and Delaware had legal online gaming prior to 2013, while New Jersey authorized the industry in the …

Major live poker tournaments on the horizon (Borgata Winter Open and the WPT Championship) should increase interest. As will the entrance of new operators into the market (Trump brands have yet to come online and several brands – such as Tropicana …

A lot of us never thought we would have seen the day. Just two and a half years ago marked the infamous Black Friday, which essentially shut online poker down in the US. However, times have changed and a number of states took steps to legalize and …

Poker: Quality street ahead of quantity. IT'S A VERY intense time of year – and a game of online poker may be your way of winding down, but if you are one of those who play poker every day, week-in, week-out, maybe a complete break is what you need?

Research institution and consultancy Academicon and market research company PokerScout have claimed in a new study that if California opts to legalise online poker, the US state could generate revenue of up to $263 million (€192 million) in the first year.

My latest anecdotal research around the felt revealed the poker community is mixed when it comes to goal-setting. Some folks don't want to bother. These folks fall into two categories: “I am here to gamble” or “I am here to have fun.” Other folks …

Discipline is important for any player since almost all of us set guidelines before we set foot in the poker room or on the virtual felt. One of these rules normally is we're going to try to not make stupid mistakes. If a playing error occurs, we must …

While in Melbourne escaping the darkness of the cold Lithuanian winter and preparing his run in the European Parliament, the poker pro turned businessman is entirely focused on building a healthier lifestyle and finding some new great challenges for …

While online poker rooms share many similar characteristics, the fact of the matter is that playing poker is extremely different online at Pacific Poker. Online poker is a challenging game to master, however at Pacific Poker we strive to make the …

Most players learn poker's explicit rules pretty quickly: the “one-chip rule,” for example, or “verbal declarations are binding.” But not everyone seems to have digested the game's vast book of unwritten rules, admonitions like “don't berate other …

It's hot and sticky there right now and you could be shipping your chilled bones out to the Southern Hemisphere summer, if you can bag a prize package on sites like Titan Poker (plus other iPoker skins), PokerStars or FullTilt. Remember, Poker's answer …

WHEN you first venture into playing Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments it's best to play passively to begin with and open up as the tourney progresses. By Marbella Slim/ Published 23rd December 2013. poker Don't be too coy about it unless your read of your …