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It would have been hard to imagine in the fledgling days of Florida poker that this peninsula would become such a worldwide focal point for the game. A large factor in that boom was when the limits changed, but another one of the pillars of that …

Forgive United Auto Workers officials if they are wary of the trademark sweaters worn by Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne. They're worried that he might be hiding some cards up his sleeve. The two sides continue to be engaged in a …

It heralds a rare month-long break in the main World Poker Tour schedule. The next stop will be the “bwin WPT Grand Prix de Paris” at the Aviation Club in the French capital. That's always a great event and worth hitting the Party Poker / bwin …

Poker dealers at Dania Jai Alai found grim news posted in the employee lockerroom when they arrived for work over the weekend: They'd be out of jobs on Sept. 23. Dania Jai Alai will close its poker room and sports bar next Monday as the fronton embarks …

After a summer of planning and preparation for a groundbreaking event featuring a guaranteed $10 million prize pool, officials of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open were ready for a large portion of the tournament poker world to arrive in South Florida.

John Hannigan didn't wake up Wednesday to dreams of pocket aces. But he did have poker on the brain before daybreak. Hannigan, a restaurant worker from Bowie, wanted so badly to become one of the first people to play in Maryland Live Casino's shiny …

No, they're not brothers! This isn't, although it may look like it in the photo, the Copenhagen Theatre Circle's version of 'The Krays'! But they are kindred spirits and the main stars of the CTC's forthcoming production of 'Oscar and Felix: A New Look …

Internet poker has brought the World Poker Tour back to the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. In this 2003 file photo, Mickey Seagle of Las Vegas plays in the World Poker Tour at the Borgata. / NJ PRESS MEDIA …

Those lucky enough to be amongst the first 1,000 online satellite qualifiers under the Golden Chip promotion stand to win up a bonus £50,000 DTD Sponsorship package if they win the Grand Prix, or a ‚¬7,500 Caribbean Poker Tour Package if they at least …

LINCOLN – Thunder Valley Casino Resort is proud to serve as the official host of the Heartland Poker Tour running now through Sept. 30. The Heartland Poker Tour Main Event is the first nationally televised poker event at Thunder Valley and the first …

On Friday, the final six players of a 1,189-player field returned to battle down to a winner in the 2013 World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open. It took nearly eight levels of play, but eventually 32-year-old Anthony Zinno, a poker pro from Cranston …

Anthony Zinno defeated Vanessa Selbst for the WPT Borgata Poker Open. (Photo c/o WPT). Day 5 of the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open saw six players return to play for the championship and the right to have their name on the Champions Cup.

In less than two months, on Nov. 8, the Caribbean Poker Tour will launch with seven tournaments on the beautiful island of Punta Canta. The headlining event is a $1,500 no-limit hold'em William Hill Poker Open event, and later in the month the tour …

One week before it opened, we visited the new 52-table poker room at Maryland Live Casino just minutes away from Baltimore-Washington International Airport. It was every bit as nice as we expected it to be, and to no one's surprise, crowds started …

The Fifth Annual Monaghan-Koehlar Charity Poker Crawl begins tomorrow at 11:30a.m., at the Cabildo in Jackson Square. The Marching Crusaders, Roots' 120 dedicated students, will perform to wake everyone up. Once the crowd is feeling lucky, the day of …

Cong Pham enters the TV final table as the chip leader. (Photo c/o WPT). Day 4 of the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open began with 36 players preparing for a long day on the felt with the schedule requiring the field be trimmed to six players for Day 5.

Next time you are playing live poker, when you place chips in the middle, try to keep all your actions smoother than a supermodel's legpit in lingerie fashion week. By Marbella Slim/ Published 21st September 2013. poker, hand, confidence, smooth Keep …

The eyes of the poker media were on WSOP.com this week, as the site became the second to offer regulated online poker to players within Nevada's borders after launching in the early hours of September 19th. And while the launch of real-money poker at …