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The Poker Battler in Puerto Rico includes: Hotel for 5 days and 6 nights at Waldolf Astoria's beautiful El Conquistador Resort, the chance to meet, mingle and play with some of the best professional poker players in the world, entry into all Battle …

On Tuesday, the Federal Circuit Court for the Second Circuit handed down a surprising decision that some are claiming will have a monumental impact on the online poker industry. DiCristina Case Background. As we previously discussed, early last year …

This afternoon, the Genting Poker Series (GPS) returns to the fray after a three month hiatus when the GPS Southend Main Event commences. With Southend's relatively close proximity to London, we would fully expect a bumper crowd of stellar names …

That is something that can be seen by the amount of money for the One Drop campaign at this year's World Series of Poker. Over $1.32 million was raised during the event for the charity, which was started in 2007 by businessman and poker player Guy …

A thread on 2+2 was started claiming that Phil Helmuth was paid 25k out of the prizepool to attend the Arizona State Poker Tournament. The rumor appears to be untrue, even though Talking Stick Resort has not returned repeated attempts to confirm or …

Massachusetts gaming regulators are hitting the phase of drafting the rules for casino games such as roulette, blackjack and poker, according to The Milford Daily News. “It's whether you want to set how blackjack is played in Massachusetts, or just …

And, in the poker world, it all started with Jack Straus, a hairy degenerate giant who turned a single chip and a chair into a World Series of Poker championship bracelet. Straus was up and walking away from the table when someone spotted a $500 chip …

LAS VEGAS (PRESS RELEASE) — Those fortunate enough to collect shiny WSOP gold bracelets and a share of the $197 million prize pool awarded during the 44th Annual World Series of Poker weren't the only winners at the 2013 WSOP. Through the …

… to its very own Poker Hall of Fame. Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Casino officials announced recently that they're establishing a space “to honor Minnesota poker players and those that have played a key role in the development of poker in the …

It appears increasingly likely that online poker players in both Nevada and New Jersey won't have to wait too long before a deal is brokered between the two jurisdictions in order to create even larger player pools for cash games and tournaments. It …

Two-time WCOOP bracelet winner and Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier said in a statement, “The World Championship of Online Poker is definitely the biggest online tournament series of the year. My goal is to try and play as many events as …

The local VEMA motorcycle chapter will host the Cost of Freedom poker run on Saturday, Aug. 24 to benefit Cpl. Christian Brown, a Camp Lejeune Marine and Silver Star recipient who was injured in Afghanistan . The poker run will begin at the Harley …

Remember the Poker Boom? It started almost exactly 10 years ago. The incredibly aptly named Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker. Not only wasn't he a professional player, but he only got into to the tournament by qualifying via online poker.

Andy says I still have to call Helen and Elissa aside and tell them their poker faces are the worst. Andy says there are at least 19 hours of footage of me going Helen! Talking about Aaryn's HOH basket and the candy she had. Amanda says I like sour stuff.

24:21 – Jim references a movie to pay Hayes a compliment, but it wasn't a musical, so Hayes didn't get it. This is followed by an in-depth discussion of media pickup basketball. 28:27 – Triangle Media Poker. It's happening, people. And Hayes has Jim's …

The maker of the table told Edinburgh Evening News: “This was just a wee hobby to spruce up my mate's poker nights and a year later one of my tables has made it into the home of one of our greatest living sportsmen. All this is definitely not what I …

Yang said that poker tournaments are internationally renowned events. As a host of the widely televised competitions, Taiwan could be seen by the whole world. A tournament is currently being considered for Taipei or Kaohsiung, and it is conservatively …

In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from August …