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Sacramento's JC Tran has come a long way since arriving in California as a 2-year-old immigrant in 1979. Tran is chip leader going into the final table of the World Series of Poker's Main Event, the man with the best shot of taking home the $8.3 …

The City of Dreams in Macau would be the setting once again for the third day of the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$25,000 Warm-Up as 40 players returned to fight it out on their way to making the final table. Tom Alner would be the overnight …

Ultimate Poker has announced several new promotions available in the coming weeks. It all starts with the 20 Million Hand Milestone promotion. Starting with hand number 19 million, which is about 20,000 hands away at the time of this post, the …

Keys Team Pink, an Upper Keys volunteer team for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, will host a fundraising Poker Run, “Hot Rods for Ta Tas,” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Poker Run will start at mile …

The Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel has hosted five Poker News Mid-States Poker Tour events, and the stop has quickly become one of the most popular tournaments in the upper-Midwest, creating prize pools totaling $1,595,372 since 2012. The next Poker …

SANTA YNEZ, CA – The Chumash Casino Resort will hold its largest poker tournament of the year, the $75,000 Central Coast Fall Poker Classic, at 9 a.m. on November 9 in the resort's Samala Showroom. The entry fee is $200, but players who register on or …

Poker calendar bursting with opportunity. JEEZE, the poker tournament schedule this month has been packed tighter than a Chelsea Charms tank top, hasn't it! By Marbella Slim/ Published 25th October 2013. poker, calendar, tournament, tournaments, …

The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe came to a conclusion on Friday with the final table of the Main Event, and winning the final bracelet of the season along with €1 million was Spain's Adrian Mateos. Mateos, 19, defeated local favorite Fabrice …

Following its successful debut at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York in August, the next tour stop for Poker Night in America (PNA) will be the Peppermill Resort-Spa-Casino in Reno, Nevada from November 15-25. Since PNA will be in the …

On Thursday, the World Poker Tour announced two more stops on the Alpha8 tour — the first taking place at the end of October in London, England, and the second in February 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event in London is planned to be a …

There is a lot of discussion being thrown around about qualifications for the Poker Hall of Fame. It seems that everyone has their own opinion of what would make for the best criteria for players to be voted in the HOF. While players, fans, and …

The issue: Five companies with applications for interactive gaming licenses needed deadline extensions because of a backlog of reviews of their systems for online poker play. Regulations impose a six-month limitation on previously approved licenses.

Canadian poker pro Jonathan Driscoll has WSOP, WPT and EPT cashes to his name, but his living is made grinding the games online. PokerUpdate sat down to talk with him about why he chose Betfair Poker as his online home. PU: What made you choose …

The only thought that matters when they raise you on the river, especially in limit poker, is deciding whether they are bluffing. In this spot, we were being offered a hefty price of 8-1 on our money. This means that if he is bluffing more often than …

This past weekend, the World Poker Tour National Series concluded its most recent tournament at the Casino Campione in the province of Como in Italy. The Gioco Digitale WPT National Campione, which featured a single reentry, attracted 488 entries and …

The following is a guest contribution to PokerNews by poker commentator Lon McEachern, who has been commentating the World Series of Poker for thirteen years. McEachern and Norman Chad will be returning to the Rio All-Suite Casino in Las Vegas on …

The fascinating thing about poker is that it is more than just a card game. It's a metaphor for life. Some 50 million people enjoy the game. It is played by presidents, celebrities, Supreme Court judges, reality stars, gangsters, grandmothers, men and …

“In recent years, poker has exploded in popularity and players have come to expect it at most major casinos,” general manager Scott Just said in a release. “Adding poker further enhances Rocky Gap Casino Resort as a complete gaming destination.”.