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It may not have the glitz and glam of Las Vegas but Luton is a special place for poker players. Over the years, dozens of players have won major events there and gone on to become stars of the game, something the winner of the upcoming Genting Poker …

Daniel Negreanu has achieved incredible things in poker. The 40-year-old Poker Hall of Famer leads the all-time live tournament earnings money list with $29,942,773 in cashes over his career. He is a two-time Card Player Player of the Year award winner.

"He's played and interacted with me enough to realize I have potential as a poker player and realize I'm a very depressed and tortured soul. I think his extreme success has gotten to his head. He has made millions upon millions, and the cornerstone of …

Kelly Minkin A total of six female poker players entered day 5 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event with the hopes of advancing, but only one, 28-year-old Kelly Minkin survived the day. As a result, Minkin joins the growing list of women such …

There is a guarantee of sorts that a super-tight player that makes every decision “by the book,” is likely to have a bankroll or individual playing session last a long time. This style comes with the caveat that in addition to keeping your losses small …

With a little more than 50 players remaining in the 2015 World Series of Poker main event, 32-year-old poker pro Andrew Moreno has a shot at making poker history. This is the fifth year Moreno has played in the main event, although he's spent the …

Like all the people in the world, poker players love making New Year's resolutions and, just like everybody else, they often struggle to keep up. With poker often being very solitary and poorly understood line of work, it may be even harder for players …

Day 5 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event is in the books, ending with an incredibly tough field of 69 players remaining to battle it out for the title, the bracelet and the $7,680,021 first-place prize. Among the final eight tables are …

Jewel restaurant in Melville hosts a Texas hold 'em poker tournament on July 17 to benefit Baiting Hollow Farm Horse Rescue. The fundraiser, dubbed "The Mane Event," starts at 6:30 p.m. You must be 21 years old or older to attend. The donation for …

The 2015 World Series of Poker main event kicked of the second of three Day 1 flights at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Monday and welcomed 1,761 players – an 18 percent drop from 2014's Day 1B flight. The event felt bigger as players were spread …

With less than 150 players remaining during the late afternoon on Sunday on day 5 of the 2015 World Series of Poker main event, the only former winner of the tournament still alive was Jim Bechtel, who took gold in the 1993 no-limit hold'em championship.

Kelly Minkin was one of eight remaining women as the dinner break approached on Day 4 of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. She already locked up a cash of at least $24,622 and she picked a bonus by winning a $500 last longer bet with other …

In the years since Black Friday, the poker landscape has changed considerably. Progress has been made on the legislation front, but things have been slow. Perhaps what poker needs is a champion like Jeff Platt. Winning the Main Event of the World …

The World Series of Poker is the top event on the poker calendar, attracting about 90,000 poker players to Las Vegas for the summer. The series of tournaments, which began in May and will end for the summer July 14, takes place at the Rio, where …

We are still waiting for New Jersey to join Nevada and Delaware in the Multi State Poker Network so that WSOP.com players from both the Silver State and Garden State can compete in one festival. But until that time, players will be seated at tables …

LAS VEGAS (AP) Poker pro Phil Hellmuth's chances at a second World Series of Poker championship have been vanquished as the field in the No-limit Texas Hold `em main event has shrunk to 237 players from nearly 1,200 on Friday evening. The field …

From a field of 6,420 entries now only 237 remain in the 2015 World Series of Poker main event. One of them will be poker's next world champion. The chip leader at the end of day 4 is Joseph McKeehen. The poker pro from North Wales, PA bagged up …

While thousands of bikes fill Sioux Falls, a collection of them took part in a poker run to remember a Sioux Falls man that was killed on a motorcycle last year. It was a better than expected turnout at the event for Jason Rollings. The bikers paid for …