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One year ago, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed off on an agreement that would allow for the two states to join together for online poker. This would see the two states be able to share liquidity and online poker player …

One of my poker-playing friends often asks me how on earth I can dedicate my free time to playing multi-table tournaments (MTTs) online. He often refers to them as “donkaments” and says that they frequently descend into a “shove-fest” where players …

The car that British poker pro Sam Trickett bought with his 2012 Big One for One Drop winnings is not looking good this week, as Trickett ended up crashing it and posting the photo to his social media accounts. The Ferrari F458, which reportedly cost …

“The more people there are on a poker site at any given time, the more likely they will be able to find a table that fits their game style at a time that fits their schedule,” Delaware Gov. Jack Markell said in February 2014 at a press conference with …

The former team PokerStars Pro, who stepped down from her position over PokerStars' introduction of casino games, picked up the Best Social Media user gong before being awarded Best Poker Personality of the Year and Performance of the Year.

The main games played at the Aviation club were baccarat, poker and backgammon. According to reports, numerous members of the French poker community tried to keep the poker room open, but to no avail. Some are worried about the fate of other French …

Organised by poker magazine Bluff Europe and sponsored by Unibet, the ceremony will take place tonight at the glamorous Hippodrome Casino. EPT champions Liv Boeree and Victoria Coren Mitchell, as well as London-based World Series of Poker finalist …

The saga of the local poker game raided last summer in Camanche, Iowa, continues. The motion to dismiss based on the prosecutors taking longer than allowed to file an indictment was denied. Most of those charged then pleaded guilty to a lesser charge …

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is set to host Maryland's first World Series of Poker Circuit event starting Thursday. The event consists of 14 separate tournaments and is set to end on March 9. Employees said it's unknown how much cash the event, which …

Today I want to discuss one more hand that from that same European Poker Tour Vienna Main Event final table — one occurring just a few minutes after the one discussed last time — illustrating another important lesson about how preflop play can affect …

Even if you don't play poker on a regular basis, there is no doubt that the history and characters of the game can captivate an audience. There is an endless supply of colorful tales that can best be described in three categories: possibly, probably or …

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 February …

The bill is Rep. Jason Chaffetz's (R-Utah) H.R. 707, which has been dubbed the “Restoration of America's Wire Act”. It aims to undo the progress made in December 2011 when the U.S. Department of Justice re-interpreted the 1961 law to allow for states …

The fourth annual Winter Poker Classic Championship returns to Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 21. For just a $400 tournament buy-in, players can compete for an estimated $68,000 prize pool (based on 200 players).

After the completion of 12 levels, Sky Poker online qualifier Andreas Olympus was the best stacked played in the Main Event, having turned his starting stack into a most impressive 474,000. Only 12 others managed to punch their Day 2 ticket, among them …

High-stakes poker player Todd Brunson played billionaire Texas businessman Andy Beal at Bobby's Room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas over the weekended and took Beal for $5 million, according to at least one observer. Brunson later confirmed the reports …

Caesars and Amaya Gaming Group, which bought PokerStars last year for $4.9 billion, actually have done business together before, so this new alliance on online poker probably would not have happened if PokerStars wasn't acquired by the Canadian …

Over the last decade, poker (specifically Texas Hold'em poker) has emerged from the back rooms of smoky taverns, exited the underground gambling dens of low-level mobsters, and announced itself to conventional society as being a legitimate contest …