Poker News

Despite a couple of breakthroughs, Wall Street's poker game over the casino group isn't quite over. Things are moving fast. On Friday a steering committee of senior bondholders gave its backing to a restructuring that would slash some $10 billion of …

There's no denying that Season 5 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) was a success. The tour held 21 stops, attracted 7,896 total entrants, set several state records, and saw the average number of players per stop grow from 298 to 373 year over year.

NextGen Gaming, the Australian slots studio of online gaming firm NYX Gaming Group, has completed the launch of an initial slots offering through Ladbrokes while its parent company has unveiled an expansion to its NYX Poker product. Under the …

It's the second consecutive year that the Hippodrome has hosted the awards' ceremony, which is attended by some of the best poker talent that the United Kingdom has to offer. This latest ceremony should be no different with the likes of Stephen …

The World Poker Tour has signed a seven year promotional licensing agreement with Ourgame International, an online game developer based in China. The deal will expand an ongoing relationship between the two companies, and will allow Ourgame the …

With the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Prague coming to a close, all eyes turn to the World Poker Tour (WPT). You don't want to blink. There's a lot going on. The first piece of news to bring you concerns an extended relationship with the Swiss Luxury …

PokerStars LIVE Manila opened its doors on Sunday, Dec. 14, with its first tournament at the new Crown Melco operated City of Dreams Manila casino in the Philippines. PokerStars is no stranger to Asia, as the world's biggest online poker room has …

The Poker Palace Championships Main Event title has been decided with Ben Salah (pictured left) splitting the top prize money with fellow local player Danny Mezzasalma (pictured right) before flipping his way to the trophy in an exciting finish to a …

Charles Sickmeir of Evansville, Ind., outlasted 221 players en route to capturing the Ante Up Poker Tour Main Event at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Dec. 15. Sickmeir was the overall chipleader after the three Day 1s, with 283K chips.

As 2015 fast approaches, I will be counting down what are in my mind the biggest stories in poker over the course of 2014. I've settled on a total of 12 stories, but before I detail those Top 12 stories in the coming weeks, here is a look at a few …

Las Vegas istockphoto.com Negreanu believes Sin City could bring in fans from all over the country. Poker star and Las Vegas resident Daniel Negreanu was in Barcelona, Spain when he first heard about the serious possibility of Las Vegas landing an NHL …

The World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic played out at the Bellagio in Las Vegas over the past six days, and a winner has finally been determined. The event attracted 586 entrants, up considerably from the 449 the year before, and created …

The Bellagio in Las Vegas was a busy place on Saturday as two premiere poker events were playing down to winners. The first was the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic, and the other was the WPT Alpha8 Las Vegas, a $100,000 buy-in …

Cates actually sits atop the 2014 leaderboard with over $2.8 million in winnings on Full Tilt Poker; however, that doesn't take into account the $631,288 he's won on PokerStars under the “w00ki3z.” moniker. That puts him up over $3.4 million this year …

Stephen Graner started the final table of the European Poker Tour Prague Main Event with a sizable chip lead and never looked back as the 26 year old American cruised to his first EPT title and biggest score of his career. “I planned and prepared for …

New Jersey's first year of online poker has been quite a roller coaster ride, and bank processing issues for players have continued to be problematic, to say the least. With banks afraid another reinterpretation of the 1961 Wire Act by the Department …

National Spelling Champ Pratyush Buddiga Wins $3.2m Playing Poker In 2002, Pratyush Buddiga won the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition aged 13, and in 2011 at the age of 22 had graduated with a bachelor's degree from Duke University.

Poker Player, on the other hand, was an early developing juvenile who won the Grade III $150,000 Bourbon Stakes en route to an eighth-place finish in the Grade I Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf in 2013. This year, the son of the late Harlan's Holiday has …