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Frank Patti cooked the opposition at Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar Kansas City as he dominated the final table, holding the chip lead most of the way through en route to a $103,326 payday. The $1,650 event drew 312 runners through three Day 1 flights, …

A new study by academics in England and the Netherlands could convince the UK Government to begin taxing poker winnings after the research suggested that poker requires a certain level of skill in order to win. Researchers from the University of …

The third stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nev. Mar. 20 and will host a series of 19 tournaments through Mar. 29, culminating with a $1,080 no-limit hold'em $250,000 guarantee main …

Acting New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman said a Jersey City man has been indicted on charges he stole over half a million dollars from clients of his investment firm and spent the money on personal expenses, including playing poker at casinos …

Brian Rast didn't exhibit the demeanor of a man who'd be playing poker for more than $1.2 million in a mere 12 hours. But then again, why should he? He'd already won over $7.73 million in tournaments by that point, which included three seven-figure scores.

The Hollywood Poker Open's (HPO) next Regional stop will kick off this Thursday at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania. From March 26 through April 5, 32 events — 11 of which are HPO-sanctioned "featured" …

Every year, starting in late May, the poker world descends upon Las Vegas for this biggest event in the industry, the World Series of Poker. However, not everyone can afford to pony up tens of thousands of dollars to play a series of high-profile …

In Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, there is a scene in which the White Queen claims to Alice that she's “one hundred and one, five months and a day.” “I can't believe that!” responds Alice, but the White Queen insists she “Try again: draw a …

On Wednesday, there will be a hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss a bill known as RAWA (Restoration of America's Wire Act) which seeks to ban online poker nationwide. A list of witnesses was recently released. Scheduled to testify are John Kindt …

The second and final day of the Global Poker Masters started with seven nations after Team UK had been knocked out in the playoff round on Day 1. One team, Team USA, had a bye in the quarter finals, as they accumulated the most points in the playoff …

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 March 23rd …

Professional poker player Phil Ivey saw his request to get the Borgata's $9.6 million lawsuit against him thrown out denied by a judge last week. The 10-time WSOP bracelet winner used a technique called “edge sorting” with playing partner Cheng Yin Sun …

Former University of Tennessee Police Department Cpl. Robert Ed Cummings was sentenced Monday to three years probation, including six months home confinement, for his role in protecting a high-stakes poker game. Cummings was the first officer to be …

The third stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nev. Mar. 20 and will host a series of 19 tournaments through Mar. 29, culminating with a $1,080 no-limit hold'em $150,000 guarantee main event …

Caesars recently announced that it would be lobbying with PokerStars, which is under the ownership of Amaya Gaming Group, for regulated online poker in America. PokerStars doesn't have a potential partner yet in Pennsylvania. Caesars has ventured into …

This paradox is worth pondering because in tournament poker the countdown of a running clock governs the game's very progression. As each level bleeds into the next, the passage of time applies increasingly pronounced pressure to surviving players.

Each week, the Talking Poker series will highlight a particular poker term. We'll give you a clear, to-the-point definition of the term and an example of the strategic concept to which it refers, so that you can start using the term and implementing …

While few think they should be in every single event, many in the poker community have argued that having a set time limit for players would both speed up the sometimes glacial pace of play that occurs as players start to spend minutes on every …