Online poker in the UK is losing ground to other forms of betting, according to the most recent annual report from the UK Gambling Commission. Publishing revenue, participation, and employment […]
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Bryn Kenney is less than a month away from going wire-to-wire in the 2017 GPI Player of the Year race, holding onto a slight lead over Adrian Mateos heading into […]
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Poker’s biggest names are currently concentrated in Las Vegas for the World Poker Tour Season XVI Five Diamond World Poker Classic. While the Main Event doesn’t begin until Tuesday, several […]
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Ohio lawyer Robert Searfoss III wanted to be a professional poker player, according to his wife’s testimony, but that career path will be put on hold as he was found […]
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The 2017 Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, drew 585 entrants to its $3,500 Championship Event, which offered up a $2 […]
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The 2017 Borgata Fall Poker Open $2,700 Main Event attracted 473 runners, and in the end, it was three-time World Poker Tour winner Darren Elias who came out on top […]
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An armed man robbed the Bellagio poker room cashier cage at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon and received an undetermined amount of money when the cashier complied with his demands but, fortunately, […]
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The release of From Vietnam to Vegas!: How I Won the World Series of Poker Main Event documents the rise of Qui Nguyen, one of poker’s most enigmatic champions. With […]
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The 2018 College Football Playoff picture remains a bit fuzzy heading into the final pre-bowl game weekend, but should come into clearer focus after Saturday’s conference championship games. Four playoff […]
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Why? That’s the question the poker community is asking after US Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) penned a letter to the Department of Justice seeking a reversal […]
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The PokerStars Festival Hamburg wrapped up over the weekend with amateur Ulrich Pauls winning the Main Event. The 10-day festival saw 2,609 entrants from 54 countries awarded €1,170,138 ($1,394,629) in […]
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A bottle of scotch may be in order for Las Vegas sportsbook managers after an NFL Sunday that saw nine favorites cover the point spread, causing the worst day of […]
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With the holiday season upon us, poker rooms in Las Vegas are vying for the poker-playing public’s attention with big tournament offerings prior to the end of 2017, including a […]
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David Baazov, the embattled founder and former CEO of Amaya Gaming, wants the insider trading charges against him thrown out, saying the Canadian securities regulator has so bungled the prosecution […]
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The PCA seems to have some new competition in the Caribbean as Partypoker’s 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival, which took place at Melibe Tropical in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, proved […]
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World Series of Poker bracelet winner Ryan Laplante has a new credit to add to his poker resume: CardsChat brand ambassador. Laplante, whose specialty is tournaments, will be posting in […]
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated MMA hero Conor McGregor back in August in what was known as “The Money Fight.” Now, the undefeated 11-time boxing world champ is throwing his support […]
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Children in and around Atlantic City will have a lot to be thankful for this winter. That’s because for the eighth year in a row, online poker player Billy Vogel […]
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A trip to the College Football Playoff in January, not just turkey and stuffing, will be on the minds of players from nine teams during Thanksgiving weekend, the final week […]
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Chris Hunichen, a former number-one ranked online player known to the masses as “Big Huni,” notched the biggest live tournament score of his career on Tuesday when he topped a […]
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