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Two more starting flights wrapped up on Tuesday in the $50,000 Guaranteed $100 No-Limit Hold'em event from the 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic. After the combined flights of Day 1a and Day 1b attracted 150 total entries on Monday, another 153 entries …

Pennsylvania poker players moved a step closer to joining Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware residents in being able to play online when a bill passed out of its House Gaming Oversight Committee on Wednesday. House Bill 649, sponsored by committee …

He originally financed his poetry muse with his poker winnings, but these days he makes his money as a professional circus acrobat. When he returns to William and Mary on Thursday evening, he won't be dealing Texas Hold 'Em or flying on his aerial straps.

“With the passage of HB 649, the House Gaming Oversight Committee has proven their commitment to providing Pennsylvania residents with a safe and regulated place to play online poker within their own borders,” PPA executive director John Pappas said …

Former poker pro Alex Jacob is set to compete Tuesday in the semi-finals of Jeopardy's 2015 Tournament of Champions. He convincingly won his quarter-finals match on Friday. Jacob is facing off today against Brennan Bushee and Vaughn Winchell.

The largest casino resort in Louisiana will play host to the Winter Classic Poker Tournament this December. The four-event series runs Dec. 9-13 at the Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. The highlight of the series is the $930+$70 buy-in main event …

"I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to host the Hollywood Poker Open tournament series," said Moneymaker. "Each year the HPO continues to grow and further cements its reputation as one of the leading poker tournaments in the country." Last year …

I think a lot of the younger players are destroying poker by taking 40 seconds every time it's their turn to make a decision.” Calling is often better than reraising: If you have a pretty good hand like king-jack suited and your opponent raises, you …

The 2015 Seneca Fall Poker Classic continued on Monday with the first two starting flight from the $50,000 Guaranteed $100 No-Limit Hold'em event. Tuesday will see two more starting flights take place, but the event has gotten off to a fine start with …

Poker is down 20.9 percent on the year, while the other online casino games are up 30 percent. Amaya Gaming Group, the owner of Full Tilt and PokerStars, this fall received New Jersey permission to open those two sites in the Garden State. According to …

A big part of what makes live cash games so engaging to me is the ability to interact face-to-face with your opponents. Unlike most headphones and hoodie internet kids, I believe that it is very important to stay social at the poker table. It increases …

New Zealand's top card sharks will flock to Auckland's Sky City casino tomorrow with eyes on the huge prize pool generated by the countries biggest poker tournament. The Festival of Poker Main Event costs $2,300 to enter and tournament organisers are …

Poker Central, the first 24/7 poker network, launched October 1st with great anticipation. The network did an excellent job of promoting its launch on social media, but kept secret specifics about programming and where it would be available until the …

ATLANTIC CITY – Since Glenn Straub bought Atlantic City's former Revel casino for about 4 cents on the dollar in April, it has brought him nothing but trouble. And he's fine with that. "Give me even more problems," the Florida developer said. "We get …

If you have been following along,you've likely seen a number of different criticisms leveled at PokerStars by poker players. Some of these concerns are easy to confirm or disprove, others are a bit more complicated and nuanced. We've dug through and …

The Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino attracted a record 510 entries to Black Hawk, Colorado to compete for their share of a $494,700 prize pool. On Sunday, the final 87 players returned to the famed poker parlor to battle down to a winner …

Before you can work out how to calculate points in Chinese poker, you have to complete a round of it, meaning that you and your opponent will have a board that looks similar to the one shown in the image below, one that has all 13 cards of the players …

“As the boundary between poker players and strategy gamers continues to blur, it is trailblazers such as ElkY who are narrowing the gap between people who consider themselves gamers, and those who consider themselves poker players. We look forward …