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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Poker professional and Internet playboy Dan Bilzerian and a pal capitalized on Bilzerian's substantial Instagram following Friday to avoid prosecution on felony explosives charges in Las Vegas. Bilzerian's lawyer, David Chesnoff, told …

Open-face Chinese (OFC) lovers now have a new game to get busy with, as the biggest OFC online poker site TonyBet Poker launched a brand new pineapple deuce-to-seven variant. The new OFC game is a variant of the uber-popular 'pineapple,' in which …

LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) – Twin River Casino may add poker to its offerings as it works to counter growing competition from new gambling facilities in Massachusetts, the company's chairman revealed Thursday. “Our poker views are starting to change, so …

The Rational Group, the parent company of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, is suing Erick Lindgren in a Nevada federal court for $2.5 million. Lindgren, who was a sponsored player at Full Tilt Poker, had borrowed heavily from the online poker room when …

Still, Moneymaker began playing poker among his friends and, when he brought himself into a poker room, he learned that the game didn't just involve cards. He discovered he was comfortable with the people around him and in that back-room environment, …

“Poker is a combination of luck and skill. People think mastering the skill part is hard, but they're wrong. The trick to poker is mastering the luck. That's philosophy. Understanding luck is philosophy, and there are some people who aren't ever gonna …

Mississippi online poker was always a long shot, but in 2015, a bill to regulate the game in the state never even got close to being considered. The Mississippi Lawful Internet Gaming Act of 2015 is officially dead, having failed to advance past the …

It appears that internet poker regulation will continue to wait in Washington state, as HB 1114 has stalled, and will not be getting a hearing this session. Responding to a constituent who commented on the bill, Rep. Appleton stated, “The bill did not …

In Deauville to play at the European Poker Tour, the former medal-winning Alpine skier and a Magic: The Gathering player sat down with PokerNews to discuss poker in Poland and share some useful advice on bankroll management. PokerNews: Back in …

Partypoker, the online poker brand of bwin.party digital entertainment, has signed a multi-year branding and online agreement with Dusk Till Dawn, the Nottingham-based live poker venue. Dusk Till Dawn's online satellites and online tournaments will …

On Day 6 of last year's World Series of Poker Main Event, pro Dan Smith called time on Jason Leifer, who was considering whether to risk his tournament life and call an all-in bet. That gives the player one minute to act; if he doesn't, his hand is folded.

Detective Sharie Souza of the Honolulu Police Department Criminal Investigation Division will answer this week's questions from a viewer. Question: Is playing online poker, with real money, a crime if I'm residing in Hawaii? Answer: Gambling is illegal …

Season 3 of the Hollywood Poker Open (HPO) recently completed its stop at the Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg. That Main Event attracted a record-setting HPO field of 207 players and saw Jesse McEuen emerge victorious to capture the $49,676 first-place …

France's lineup at the 2015 Global Poker Masters is now complete, as PokerStars Team pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and national star Patrick Bruel have been added to the team. As announced on Tuesday in Deauville during the France Poker Awards, the …

The 2015 Aussie Millions Poker Championship wrapped up only days ago, but already Crown Melbourne is looking ahead to the next series. Asia-Pacific's most prestigious poker series, which is a part of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), will return in …

Legislation to license and regulate Internet poker in Mississippi met another quick death when it failed to advance through the committee level by Tuesday's deadline. Mississippi State Rep. Bobby Moak knew when he inserted the bill last month that it …

The 2015 Aussie Millions Poker Championship wrapped-up over the weekend, and for the second straight year, poker superstar Phil Ivey (GPI No. 526) will be leaving Melbourne richer than when he arrived. One year after taking home over $3.5M, Ivey was …

All the members of a family of four have quit their jobs to play poker at the professional level. Matthew and Michelle Shiels and their sons Brandon and Richard are now highly skilled at playing poker as they spend a lot of time playing at Edington in …