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Veterans will be the beneficiary of a poker run Saturday. Trinity Circle Horses Healing Hearts will host the Veterans/9-11 Recognition Poker Run originating from the Undercliff Bar & Grill at Tipton Ford. “The funds will go to help keep the ranch …

Labor Day weekend brought new changes to the NJ online tournament schedule. Find out more in the NJ Briefing. Michael "JohnnyDrama" Haberman is on fire, once again chopping the partypoker NJ/BorgataPoker.com $50,000 GTD. New Jersey's …

Six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu has garnered a lot of mainstream media attention over his poker career, and now the Canadian is part of a brand-new PETA advertisement that is trying to get people to “pledge to go vegan.”.

After the success of the MPN Poker Tour Dublin Main Event, which Daniel Tighe won for €53,845, there were high hopes for the €500 buy-in Mega Poker Series (MPS) Main Event, especially as the organizers claimed the eventual prize pool would be in the …

ALBANY – If New York opens the door to legalized online poker, there will be no shortage of gambling interests trying to get a piece of the action. Representatives from Caesars, MGM Resorts International and the state's racetrack casinos were among …

When you play poker, your long-term results will be determined primarily by the qualitative difference between your decisions and the decisions of your opponents. Sure, in the short run the cards that you are dealt will have a huge effect on your wins …

The New York Senate's Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee held a 90-minute hearing on Wednesday. The hearing's aim was “to discuss the future of online poker in New York.” The hearing was largely favorable to online poker legalization and …

The 10 finalists who have been selected to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame this year are Max Pescatori, David Ulliott, Matt Savage, Jennifer Harman, Chris Bjorin, Bruno Fitoussi, John Juanda, David Chiu, Terry Rogers, and Carlos Mortensen.

Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas arrived in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas early on the morning of Sept. 8, giving the Card Player Poker Tour passengers a chance to explore yet another beautiful stop in the Caribbean. At just 32 square miles, the tiny …

ALBANY, N.Y. — A panel of lawmakers in New York is taking a look at a proposal to legalize online poker in the state. The Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering meets Wednesday to review legislation that would authorize, license …

Sometimes in poker, all you need is one really good hand. At least that's the philosophy of Heather Schneck, who is, as far we know, the world's only, and therefore foremost, one-armed poker dealer. Schneck, 38, lost her dominant right hand in a car …

Maxx Coleman has done it, winning the 2015 River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event! Following 70 hands of final table action, Coleman finished atop the remaining 10 competitors to earn a career best $775,000 first-place prize and the right to be called …

When Italy's Gaetano Preite decided to play a prank on his friend, Nicola Luigi Abrusci, right at the very end of Day 3 of the People's Poker Tour Main Event in Malta, he certainly had no idea the price he'd ultimately pay for it. The incredible …

In addition to GVC beating out 888 for Bwin in a deal worth roughly $1.71 billion and the Paddy Power-Betfair merger, Amaya Gaming Group purchased PokerStars, the world's most visited poker site, last year for $4.9 billion. In February, William Hill's …

The Poker Hall of Fame (PHOF), established in 1979, currently boasts 48 members, but this year at least one player – more likely two – will be joining their ranks. After a public nomination process and vetting by the PHOF Governing Council, this year's …

A recent interview of Patrik Antonius by PokerListings heightened my interest and that of many others when the Finnish poker pro admitted that he has stepped away from online poker due to the proliferation of poker software. That software – such as …

We hear that even on the sets of next film, 'Baar Baar Dekho', Sidharth Malhotra is on the lookout for unit members to play a game of poker. Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who was new to the game of poker, has suddenly developed a strong interest, thanks to …

When Day 2 of the 2015 WinStar River Poker Series $2,500 Main Event began, there were 118 players remaining with Barry Hutter leading the charge. All of them were in the money and guaranteed at least $4,000, but it was the juicy $1 million guaranteed …