What do Mike Matusow, Andy Black, and Steve Dannenmann all have in common? They were all at the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. Another player there […]
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On a big news day around the country, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill that legalizes online gambling, making it official that his state will soon become the fourth […]
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About halfway through WSOP Europe, Chris Ferguson is back on top of the 2017 World Series of Poker Player of the Year leaderboard, after cashing in four of the first […]
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Brian Reinert is a familiar face on the poker circuit, but he was MIA from this year’s World Series of Poker. Turns out he was dealing with some health issues […]
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The European Court of Justice has ruled the game of bridge can’t be defined as a sport for tax relief purposes, which could go some way to defining how the […]
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In a bit of a shocker, Partypoker was named Poker Operator of the Year at Thursday’s EGR Operator Awards ceremony in London. PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, had […]
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After years of heated debates and dead ends, Pennsylvania is set to become the fourth state in the US to legalize online poker. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives […]
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Poker amateur Paul Petraglia joined the exclusive World Poker Tour Champions Club after taking down the $5,000 buy-in WPT Bestbet Bounty Scramble in Jacksonville, Florida, for $315,723. The underdog with […]
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Phil Ivey saw more than $10 million slip through his hands on Tuesday, after the UK Supreme Court ruled against him in his final battle to regain £7.7 million he […]
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Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota, hosted earlier this month its annual Fall Poker Classic, which has become one of the Midwest’s premiere tournament series dating back to 2001. The capstone […]
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For the second time this year, PokerStars was at the Sochi Casino and Resort in Russia’s Krasnodar region, for the latest PokerStars Festival Sochi. It was there that PokerStars joined […]
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Darren Elias on Tuesday made his ninth World Poker Tour final table, tying a record set by Phil Ivey. And on Wednesday he’ll be chasing another record: Most WPT wins. […]
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Forbes magazine recently released its newest rankings of the 400 wealthiest people in America, and two on the list have notable connections to the poker world. Sheldon Adelson and Andy […]
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Oleksandr Shcherbak took down the first tournament of the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe, an €1,100 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em event, for €117,708. It was the Ukranian’s his first […]
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The 2017 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Hammond wrapped up on Monday, with a dozen gold rings awarded and two tournaments paying out six-figure prizes. Hometown favorite Blake Battaglia […]
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Englishman Dale Evans has claimed that’s he’s prepared to buy a major soccer team after winning more than $13 million at the poker table. Evans made his extraordinary claim during […]
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Two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Loren Klein topped a field of 256 entries las October to win the Run It Up Reno $600 Main Event for $33,970. He […]
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Coming off a convincing win over Michigan, Penn State enters Saturday’s key Big Ten conference matchup at Ohio State with an unblemished record and yet, surprisingly, as a full touchdown […]
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Online poker in India appears to have received a boost in October, thanks to the religious Hindu festival of Diwali. As a holiday, Diwali has historical links with card games […]
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Poker floors catch a lot of flak. They have to make on-the-spot decisions, navigate high-pressure situations, and often bear the brunt of player angst. One man who’s done it all […]
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