Poker News

In a severe blow to its desire to enter the U.S. online poker marketplace, a judge ruled against PokerStars in its bid to buy the Atlantic Club casino. Judge Raymond Batten ordered the temporary restraining ord...

New York poker player Mike Linster leads the $25,500 buy-in WPT World Championship as sixty-six players remain in contention for the $1,150,000 first prize. After two days of action at the Bellagio in Las Vegas...

Despite Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s repeated reluctance to approve online gambling, a new proposal allowing poker and casino games has emerged. A previous online gambling amendment was recently dropped ...

Patrick Partouche has announced that the online poker site Partouche.fr will close on Monday 17th June and existing players will be transferred to MyPok.fr. Patrick ‘I´m no cheat’ Partouche made his announ...

PokerStars have introduced a King of the Hill policy to prevent weaker players being preyed upon by more experienced ones in a practice known as ‘bum-hunting’. The policy has been introduced following compl...

A group of California’s major Indian tribes have joined forces to propose an online poker bill that expressly prohibits interstate compact agreements. Eight of the state’s most prominent tribes have...

German high stakes poker player Max Altergott won the $100,000 buy-in EPT Super High Roller tournament for his first ever recorded live poker tournament cash. Not many people (if anybody) would have included Ma...

With legalized online poker in Nevada barely two weeks old, gaming officials are already investigating possible shady relationships involving licensees. Ultimate Poker launched on April 30 and is in the midst o...

The Atlantic Club’s owners filed court papers in response to PokerStars’ lawsuit that seeks to complete the acquisition agreement for the New Jersey casino. The defendants have asked Judge Batten to...

Neil Raine dominated the final table of Leg 3 of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour in Stockton at the weekend to collect the GukPT trophy and £17,690 first prize. Most players looking at the choice of options for ma...