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I mention this by way of inviting every reader of the Chestnut Hill Local to Woodmere this coming Saturday, July 20, from 2 to 5 p.m., for an opening of “The Poker Game” and “Its Circle”, an exhibition on view through Oct. 26 that interprets a special …

Participating in a conference call hosted by the Poker Players Alliance, Barton, who introduced the Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013 last week, indicated that he didn't believe there will ever be a point where enough states pursue regulation to make …

If you're over 16 and you know what the "flop" and "the river" are, you're on your way to winning BONA Foundation's first Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournament. But you'll only win bragging rights with all winnings donated to the foundation in the winner's name.

Officers say they found poker tables, chips, cards and ongoing poker games where the organizer accepted cash for poker chips in an apparent for-profit gambling operation. Several people were playing in the games and were cited and released on …

An Israeli will be one of nine card sharks competing for an $8.3-million pot in November, after making the final table of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas early Tuesday. And with nearly $30 million in chips, Amir Lehavot is sitting pretty in …

They're probably busy learning the game on the bus or train, or they're getting in a few hands of high stakes poker on the airplane. New players and the top female players in the world are all catching PokerStars Mobile fever. It's happening everywhere.

MONTREAL, July 17, 2013 /CNW/ – One of the largest poker events ever to be held on Canadian soil is coming to Montreal this fall. Full Tilt Poker has announced details of the first ever Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival, which features 13 days of non …

Headquartered in Melbourne, Poker Deluxe hosts poker events in all major Australian cities for a number of purposes, including fundraising. Poker Deluxe founder and Managing Director Paul Walvisch said the company was delighted that the milestone had …

With online poker and gambling legislation slowly spreading throughout the U.S., the time seems right for the launch of a new concept in poker broadcasting. Stepping in to fill the void will be a "one-of-a-kind TV poker experience" entitled Poker Night …

LAS VEGAS — The blue and purple lights of the Rio casino facade came to life Monday night as a weary group of card sharks passed the midway point of the last day in the contest for a place at the World Series of Poker's final table. Fewer than 10 …

The day started with 27 players in the hunt. The field had been winnowed to 12 as midnight neared. Play was expected to last into the wee hours of Tuesday morning, as the gamblers became more cautious, wary of losing their shot at poker stardom come fall.

South Florida is one step closer to having its first World Series of Poker champ. Amir Lehavot, of Weston, on Tuesday joined the ranks of the guys still standing after surviving six brutal days where 6,352 players were whittled down to just nine. He …

[Ed's note: Sometimes you get the cards; sometimes the cards get you. We were all set to have Jason Alexander write daily posts about his experiences in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event. Then he busted out on Day 1. Here, he reflects on that …

LAS VEGAS — Youth and online skills dominated as the final table of World Series of Poker was set. The youngest of the six 20-somethings who make up the final table is Ryan Riess, 23, a graduate of Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes and Michigan State, …

The 2013 World Series of Poker main event has reached a final table after seven days of grueling action for the final nine grinders. At around 3 a.m. local time in Las Vegas on Tuesday, an official final table of nine was formed after 2001 main event …

Sergio Castelluccio checks his cards during a round of Texas Hold 'em at the World Series of Poker, Monday, July 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. A weary group of card sharks, exhausted by six days of play in… (Associated Press) …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The blue and purple lights of the Rio casino facade came to life Monday night as a weary group of card sharks passed the midway point of the last day in the contest for a place at the World Series of Poker's final table. Fewer than 10 …

The 2013 World Series of Poker has just about reached it's four-month hiatus until the November Nine, and what an eventful summer it's been. One story that has been lost in the shuffle a bit is that of the Carnivale of Poker, which returned to the …