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Poker runs are a great way to raise money for almost anything, and to give motorcyclists the excuse to get out and ride with a bunch of like-minded enthusiasts. Such is the case with the 36th annual Key West Poker Run, taking place this weekend. There may

Online poker room CelebPoker is putting up a €150,000 freeroll poker series. A freeroll poker tournament is one that offers prizes and cash but does not cost any money to play. The Euro-centric poker site is putting up the prizes on its own, with no buy

When the 2008 Borgata Poker Open wound up it was young Vivek Rajkumar who walked away as the new champ and the newest poker millionaire. Vivek made short work of his heads up opponent, Sang Kim, overcoming his defenses and plowing through to the win in on

When poker player Hal Lubarsky sat down to play in the World Series of Poker he had an unusual challenge - he could not see the cards. Hal is blind, and through special consideration was allowed to have a caller, an assistant who would tell him the cards

Magician David Blaine once hung suspended from a crane in a see-through box as a stunt, and recently a handful of fellows decided to follow his example, but with a twist. These players sat down to a game of poker, dangling 45 meters above the hard pavemen

Playing online poker requires skill, discipline, luck, a decent bankroll - but also faith in the company and their algorithms. Computers decide what cards are dealt and when, and many players worry that there is no way for them to confirm everything is le

Millions of dollars are made at online poker rooms all year round, but this might be the first time a poker room will have to pay out so much that wasn't part of a poker tournament. The poker room in question is UltimateBet, the online home of WSOP legend

Charity poker has found its way yet again to the city of Fort Myers as they prepare to hold the fourth annual "Chips for Charity" event. This will be a No Limit freezeout Texas Holdem poker tournament, raising money for the United Way of Lee County. Start

The much anticipated second annual World Series of Poker Euorpe will begin today, leading off with preliminary events before holding the big show. Last year the first ever WSOP event held outside the United States took place in London, the same spot it wi

With a name like Swamp Angles the upcoming September 20 poker run is sure to catch some attention. This will be the Second Annual Swamp Angels Heritage Poker Run, where as many as one hundred bikers or more will ride through town to raise money and have f

The internet has been abuzz with the rumor of an Olympic Gold Medalist itching to play poker, but this time it isn't Michael Phelps. The announcement came from the Joyner-Walker Foundation that Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Ed Moses will be playing some p

The company behind both the Canadian Poker Tour and Canadian Poker Player Magazine has announced a relaunch of the brand, including websites such as CanadianPokerTour.tv and CanadianPokerPlayer.com. HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. put out a press

A tentative test of online poker in Italy was conducted this month and thousands took place. During the first weekend of September players were only online from 2pm to 5pm, Microgame and Gioco Digitale hosted over two thousand games with over sixty five h

The latest European Poker Tour event wrapped up in Spain recently and the winner picked up more than one million euros. Sebastian Ruthenberg took out the rest of the field, surviving 618 players, in order to take down the 2008 EPT Barcelona Open. His priz

At the end of October a special tournament will be held to raise money for a children's charity, sponsored by the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities. The event is the "Cards for Kids" Texas Holdem Poker Tournament. This will be the fifth a

The poker club Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, England, has gotten a positive review as a very friendly place to play poker, and it is the place where the Sky Poker UK Poker Tour was held recently. Plenty of new players were on hand for their first live pok

The European Championship of Online Poker will be coming around the bend once more in November at online poker room Titan Poker, according to a recent announcement. Playing from November 24th through December 7th, the ECOOP will have 14 events. Players ca

Much has been made about the decision of hockey star Mats Sundin to play poker as an official celebrity member of online poker room PokerStars, where he was spotted in a six and a half hour session recently. Hockey fans, waiting to hear where Sundin will

According to a recent press release, online poker room UltimateBet Poker will be featuring a $3 million guarantee for their online poker series. The 2009 UltimateBet's Online Championship series will have 22 events, more than many live tournament series,

Online poker room Betfair Poker is the host of the upcoming second run of the World Series of Poker Europe, but the room still lags behind 16 other poker rooms in terms of number of players. Betfair Poker ranks in 17th place, according to a review from an