Who says politics don’t bring people together? Feuding poker players Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk found something they have in common: respect for the recently deceased long-time US Sen. John […]
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A mass shooting at a Madden 19 esports tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday left two innocent people dead and at least 11 others wounded in a horrific event that was […]
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Hot, sunny beaches and poker in November? That’s what hundreds (if not thousands) of players will be choosing as they head to the Bahamas for the Partypoker Caribbean Poker Party, […]
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Poker in the Ukraine may be able to flourish once again following the government’s decision to classify the game as a sport. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Youth and […]
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Poker in the Ukraine may be able to flourish once again following the government’s decision to classify the game as a sport. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Youth and […]
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Maryland semi-pro Joseph Stiers had one of the biggest stacks, over 660,000, at the dinner break on Day 3 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event, just hours before the money […]
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High-stakes poker legend Charlie Carrel may be “retired” from playing the nosebleed games, but that’s not stopping him from going back to where it all began. The 24-year-old Briton is picking […]
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The CardsChat forum’s been having something of a party this month, with special freerolls in August to celebrate the forum’s reaching the 250,000-member milestone, and there’s still another $15,000 to […]
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Who is responsible when an individual loses money gambling online? According to Blanche Lincoln, a former Democratic US Senator from Arkansas and counsel to Sheldon Adelson’s anti-online gambling group in Washington […]
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The ongoing trade war between the US and Canada has a new victim – playing cards. America’s northern neighbor is fighting back against taxes on some of its most crucial […]
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Break out the champagne. Two years ago, Doug Polk set out to turn $100 into $10,000 on WSOP.com and, on Wednesday, live on Twitch, he finally completed the bankroll challenge […]
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Poker fans who pay up to watch live poker streams on Twitch without being subjected commercials got some bad news this week. Big changes are coming to the popular streaming platform, […]
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Poker players in Germany and other European countries are once again on the lookout for letters from Spanish tax authorities, as reports have begun to surface that Spain may again […]
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Mid-level grinders are flocking to The Bicycle Casino this week in Los Angeles to play the WPT500, a tournament with a record 16 Day 1 flights, and could be the […]
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Harrah’s Philadelphia, Parx Casino, and Mount Airy all received initial approvals for online gaming licenses from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) on Friday, with several more casinos expecting to […]
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It’s important for any business to be proactive when the company receives negative publicity, and that’s what PokerStars has done by offering five freerolls to players affected by a recent […]
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Poker’s “dead” period — the slow month of August following the WSOP — is about to come to an end in the US, thanks to a flurry of major and mid-stakes […]
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The Borgata may have won their court battle against Phil Ivey over the baccarat winnings he earned via edge sorting at the casino, but there’s another fight brewing over exactly […]
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With the WSOP and all the summer high rollers in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look ahead to poker’s next major event: The second-annual Poker Masters, a seven-tournament high-stakes […]
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Partypoker is upping the ante with a Powerfest online poker series that guarantees at least $60 million in prize pool money will be awarded over 670 events from September 2-23, […]
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