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The World Series of Poker released the candidates for the 2013 Poker Hall of Fame Class last week. Over the next ten days BLUFF will make the case for each of the nominees in a series of stories on the 2013 HOF ballot. The series continues by making …

In their third iteration of shutdown poker, House Republicans eagerly seized on a new approach: to demand the removal of all subsidies for members of Congress and their staffs for health insurance. They framed this as treating Congress just like other …

The state of Iowa has decided not to pursue any charges against a high-ranking U.S. military official for allegedly using fake poker chips at Horseshoe Council Bluffs, even though such an act would be considered a felony in the state, according to the …

According to state's Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, Maryland Live! brought in an additional $20 million more last month than it did in August of 2012 and $17.7 million of that came from table games. The poker room alone brought in $350,000 in their …

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, the Garden City Group (“GCG”) — the group named as the Claims Administrator by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York to oversee the repayment of Full Tilt Poker players — issued an update on their …

Some poker pros, like World Series of Poker champ Carlos Mortensen, are well-known for their elaborate ways of stacking their chips. Some others make crazy castles out of their ammunition at the poker table. However none can compare to a miniature city …

Vinny Pahuja is among the leaders on Day 3 of the Full Tilt Poker Montreal Main Event, and is looking to add even more to his already impressive poker résumé. Pahuja has nearly $1.5 million in career tournament earnings, with his largest score coming …

A whole lot of people were hurt by the old leadership at Full Tilt Poker. The remission process for victims of Full Tilt Poker is underway, and according to Garden City Group, the firm hired by the government to facilitate this massive cash-out process …

Brad Albrinck The Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati had it's grand opening in March of 2013, and already it has played host to a World Series of Poker Circuit stop. The first ever WSOP Circuit $1,675 no-limit hold'em main event to be held in Ohio drew a …

Over three starting days 1,695 players each paid $1,000 to enter the Full Tilt Poker Montreal Festival Main Event, smashing the CA$1,000,000 guarantee to smithereens. By the time Day 2 got underway on Monday just 478 players remained in contention for …

The Caribbean Poker Tour will take place five weeks from now on Nov. 8 with seven tournaments on the beautiful island of Punta Canta. The feature event is a $1,500 no-limit hold'em William Hill Poker Open event, but that's not all. Just one week later …

GEObet.com players are loving the popular online gambling site's fast new poker room. Its new Instadeal Speed Poker game means lightning fast game play and no downtime between hands. GEObet.com Poker (http://www.geobet.com/poker) is now totally …

Online poker players who enjoy leaderboard races will get to double their pleasure starting this month as the Winning Poker Network (WPN) has announced that its 'The Beast' progressive points race will be running twice monthly. Previously formatted to …

Danielle Andersen Credit: Jay Newnum In an effort to provide valuable tools and tips that are relevant to even the smallest games, Card Player is pleased to bring you Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us, which will focus on everyday situations that occur …

In July, Zynga announced that it was ditching its real-money online gambling plans in the United States. Recently, the firm officially filed to withdraw its online poker license in Nevada, and Silver State gaming regulators have said OK to the move.

Jeremie Trepanier Heads FTP Montreal Main Event Jeremie Trepanier heads the chip counts in the Full Tilt Montreal Poker Festival after an eventful Day 2 from which only eighty-four players remain. The Full Tilt Poker-sponsored Montreal Poker Festival …

patrick-st-michel Local poker player Patrick St-Michel has a narrow advantage in the Full Tilt-sponsored Montreal Poker Festival Main Event as the three Day 1 fields combine. After three Day 1s of the Full Tilt Poker Montreal Poker Festival Main Event …

Dermot Blain is among the three Tour Ambassadors still fighting on Day 2 of the Full Tilt Poker Montreal Main Event. Martins Adeniya and Sin Melin are both working towards Day 3 as well. During the last break, Blain was kind enough to step aside with …