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[Press Release]WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 10, 2008) - Surpassing its initial goals, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy organization with over 1 million members, raised over $140,000 for paralyzed veterans through t

Are you a compulsive gambler?

Is that even a fair question to ask someone who plays primarily, or exclusively, poker?

Is poker

Part three of this series summarizing the Reno poker scene continues with seven reviews from the Reno and Sparks rooms.

Circus Circus is a dark

They are CEREUS. Absolute Poker and UltimateBet, two online gaming sites that have each been embroiled in significant scandals that rocked the online poker c

White light goin' messin' up my mind was a Velvet Underground lyric stuck in my head that had been playing on an endless loop after a horrendous online sessi

While the main objective of Omaha/8 is to scoop the entire pot rather than splitting it, more often than not Omaha/8 is a game of pieces. Typically you're pla

The blinds drive the action in no-limit hold 'em. When you post your blinds, your opponents will be looking for opportunities to attack them. Some attack by r

There's a lot of discussion about odds in poker. When applied to the random shuffle of a deck of cards, odds are an indispensable tool for success. The odds o

For the last few weeks we have considered why now is the time to start playing mixed games, what some basic considerations are when playing a mixed-game tournament, and what basic adjustments should be made when playing in a mixed-game...

Canterbury Park, home of the largest poker room in the Midwest, and uncontested leader in poker tournaments concluded a new, and highly successful tournament

September 2, 2008 (Macau, China) 20-year-old Yevgeniy Timoshenko, a highly rated player from the United States of Ukrainian descent has won the 2008 APT Macau, Asia's largest guaranteed tournament, at the glamourous Galaxy StarWorld. 257 players from

[editor's note: Poker News' Haley Hintze alternates writing the Poker News column with John Caldwell]

SESSIONS INTRODUCES UIGEA 'CLARIFICATION,' POKER WORLD SPLIT

A bill introduced this week by Congressman Pete Sessions (R

If you've been visiting my columns recently, you already know the rules. I get to ask my own questions and then answer them. This avoids the anguish of real

Last week I set forth a few basic concepts and strategies to consider before signing up to play in a mixed game tournament. This week I want to turn to cash games, as mixed games are quickly becoming a mainstay at poker rooms around...

Bankrolls ebb and flow like the tide. Some players are cautiously, slowly building their bankrolls. Others take the plunge and play daringly, impatient to bui

On August 1, 1983, when Commerce Casino opened its doors, it stood as the largest casino in Southern California with 80,000 square feet, 100 game tables and

It was with great sadness that I learned of John Bonetti's passing after a long and courageous battle with prostate cancer. John's sometimes gruff demeanor t

The first one's always free. -'Soapy' Smith

[This is a work of poker fiction set ten thousand hands in the future. Any resemblance to persons l

UltimateBet has its hands full and some explaining to do, as does former UB owner and 1994 World Series of Poker main event champion Russ Hamilton.

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As mentioned last week, non-hold'em events and mixed game events saw large field increases at this year's World Series of Poker. The knowledge base in many of those games remains woefully underdeveloped, due to the focus on hold'em...