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Young, whose online handle comes from the character Shooter McGavin in the film Happy Gilmore, is participating in his first event of the summer, and while he may not be the most familiar name in the field, he's certainly not new to poker.

The increasing diversification of the online poker industry continued this week after Playtech, the software provider for the iPoker Network, announced that it was taking control of forex trading platform, Plus500. Currently in the midst of a money …

In 2013, the World Series of Poker rolled out the very first $1,500 buy-in with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool, and 6,343 entrants flocked to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to participate. After a four-day grind, Benny Chen emerged from what was …

Scott Davies has been on an action-packed ride around the world since taking down the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific $10,000 AUD main event in October of 2014. That score, the largest of his career, earned him $744,781 and the bankroll to play some …

A radio ad campaign paid for by the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians and republished by the Online Poker Report strongly requests that California citizens fight against the inclusion of "corrupt companies like PokerStars" in online poker legislation.

In this column, I want to explore the dynamics of what happens when the action folds to the button. Let's suppose we are playing with antes, and the antes add up to at least one big blind. Let's first look at how the small blind and big blind react to …

Accounts suggest he was introduced to poker during the Vietnam War, where he served as a medic. Initially a cash game player, his name began to appear on records of tournament cashes around 1988 and 1989, when he had deep finishes in a couple of …

“My proposal would allow the PGCB [Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board] to authorize online poker only after conducting a study to determine the impact online gaming would have on existing brick and mortar casinos,” said Wiley last week. “This would …

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they'll come up with dozens of different opinions. That's …

According to the most recent revenue figures released by the Delaware Lottery, Delaware's online poker industry is in the midst of a rare period of extended growth. Collectively, the state's three poker sites brought in $48,552 in April, marking the …

Poker players from around the world have been enjoying the 888Live Local tournaments taking place in over a dozen countries throughout 2015. There are 25 different stops this year on the schedule in over a dozen different countries, providing many …

On June 3, the European Poker Tour (EPT) released some new details about their upcoming Season 12, which was originally announced in May here on PokerNews. With a memorable Season 11 in the books — which concluded after 20-year-old Adrian …

Phil Ivey, winner of 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, is not yet in Las Vegas for this summer's festival. He's rumored to still be in Macau, and while he has been there Ivey lost around $340,000 playing online poker over the past week, according to …

PokerNews also spoke with a Czech poker writer Martin Kuchařík and Tony Felfel, the former manager of the Ambassador Casino, who claimed Coca had been caught marking cards, labelled a cheat in Prague, and barred from major casinos there. Coca also …

They also donate a portion of the proceeds to an Angleman's research organization called FAST, The Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics. It's the poker run's sixth year. Larson says depending on the weather 50 to 100 bikers show up.

Brandy Winfield Memorial Poker Run canceled. Ohio 1:53 p.m. EDT June 4, 2015. 19 CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. MARION – The Annual Brandy Winfield Memorial Poker Run has been canceled for this year. This annual motorcycle …

Maria Ho, the female professional poker player from America, is going to host a new poker documentary. She was recently the co-commentator of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT). The documentary, which is titled “Poker Night: The Tour,” will give viewers a …

Players in the 2015 World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up Championship have suspected an opponent of cheating his way to a fifth-place finish in the event and both a Prague reporter and former casino manager said the player in question has a history …