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A poker player from Bergen lost his court case against the state last week, and has been ordered to pay NOK 91,000 in punitive taxes for failing to declare his poker winnings. Such winnings often are tax-free in Norway, as are lottery gains, but not …

The World Series of Poker held its annual preview conference call at 2 p.m. EST today and offered members of the media to ask questions regarding this year's series. WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart and WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel discussed …

Poker star Mike Matusow will see his 2012 autobiography “Check-Raising the Devil” made into a motion picture, Variety reported Monday. Matusow's book details his struggles on and off the felt, which include drug addiction, going to prison and depression.

Cash-game traffic on New Jersey poker sites continued to evaporate last week, bottoming out at its lowest point since early last December. Historically speaking, April and May are slow months for online poker. But compared to the global market, cash …

The Equity Poker Network recently welcomed PokerHost to its network, and it didn't take long for controversy to arise when players began to report the closing of their accounts due to “aggressive behavior.” PokerHost has explained that the site caters …

As he head down the home stretch of Survivor Cagayan, we are bringing you some additional bonus coverage with Poker Pro, Jason Somerville. Jason is one of the rising stars in the poker world and teaches people how to play on his youtube channel. Jason …

The sixth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at bestbet Jacksonville May 1 and will host a series of 12 tournaments through May 12 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold'em $300,000 guarantee main event May 9-12. Here is a look …

Nine poker players were added this morning to Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte's $1-million buy-in the Big One for One Drop charity poker tournament that starts June 29 at the Rio. That makes a total of 32 players, including the first female …

His new book, Straight Flush – "The College Kids Who Dealt Their Way To A Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire – And How It All Came Crashing Down" – is about the rise and fall of AbsolutePoker.com, which was set up in 2003 by a group of frat brothers …

The Full Tilt Poker Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS) is set to kickoff in two weeks, and there's more than $1,000,000 in combined guarantees up for grabs. The MTOPS begins on Sunday, May 25 with a $50,000 no-limit hold'em freeroll.

“With cybercrime on the rise, it is only a matter of time before hackers attempt to use malicious software to target poker players,” said Brian Corlisse of PokerSites.com, a leading guide to online poker sites. “Some poker pros have considerable …

The world's largest online poker site is about to descend upon Montreal, Canada, as the PokerStars Canada Cup kicks off at the Playground Poker Club on Friday. The 12-event series will run from May 16-28, including a $3,300 buy-in Main Event with a $2 …

(PRESS RELEASE) — There's more than $1,000,000 in combined guarantees up for grabs when Full Tilt Poker's Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS) gets underway on Sunday, May 25th. The Series' action is already heating up with some Day 1s …

The Gold Country Lions held its ninth annual Motorcycle Poker Run Saturday with 156 riders who traveled 97 miles through western Nevada County. The event started with a breakfast hosted by the Higgins Lions Club and ended at Greenhorn Campground …

Regional poker events in Australia have grown from strength to strength of late and that will continue to be prevalent in July as the Gol Gol Hotel plays host to the BIG ONE $40K Poker Classic – a tournament with a $40,000 guaranteed first-place prize.

Four full days of action-packed poker in the form of the $1,500 no-limit hold'em $300,000 guarantee main event will begin at 12 pm EST May 9 and continue until one lucky player has withstood all the rest on May 12. The main event will feature a live …

Edward Gilfillan The final table of six is set at the Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $300,00 guaranteed main even in Florida. The finalists emerged from a field of 218 players and they will be battling on Monday for a CPPT title and the …

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