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In a five-part series writer Christian Henkel digs deep into Las Vegas history to uncover the truth behind some of the gambling world’s most notorious figures. Next up: Major Riddle.…

In a new five-part series writer Christian Henkel digs deep into Las Vegas history to uncover the truth behind some of the gambling world’s most notorious figures. By Christian Henkel…

Mainstream media tends to portray professional poker players as reckless gamblers (to be fair, a stereotype that holds true in certain cases). But in reality being a consistent winner at…

Outside of the odd game of Open-Face Chinese or Courchevel, poker has remained relatively unchanged for decades. There’s something timeless about the game and there’s a good chance some form…

Over the last six months an online card game has taken the gaming world by storm and almost instantaneously created a massive online community with countless blogs dedicated to the…

We love poker. We truly do. Tattoos … meh. We’ve seen some nice ones over the years but truth be told we’ve never been so keen on a virtual date…

Every year the high-stakes online poker games provide some of the best stories of the year. This year didn’t disappoint with Niklas “Ragen70” Heinecker putting on one of the most…

If you follow high-stakes online poker you’re no doubt familiar with Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey. You may even know that Ivey’s new account on Full Tilt…

It’s the holy grail of poker – a big-moneyed, amateur poker player with a bottomless bankroll, an eye for the gamble and next-to-no sense of what’s truly happening on the…

It’s the holy grail of poker – a big-moneyed, amateur poker player with a bottomless bankroll, an eye for the gamble and next-to-no sense of what’s truly happening on the…

The “whale” is the holy grail of poker – a big-moneyed, amateur poker player with a bottomless bankroll, an eye for the gamble and next-to-no sense of what’s truly happening…

The “whale” is the holy grail of poker – a big-moneyed, amateur poker player with a bottomless bankroll, an eye for the gamble and next-to-no sense of what’s truly happening…

It’s the holy grail of poker, really. The “whale” – a big-moneyed, amateur poker player with a bottomless bankroll, an eye for the gamble and next-to-no sense of what’s truly…

There are two types of professional poker players — those with a WSOP bracelet, and those without. Fair or not, overvalued or not, arbitrary or not — it’s just how…

Far Cry 3 is a fantastic open-world shooter but it also has a decent poker mini game that you might not know about. You can actually play No-Limit Hold’em and…

Poker bots. The very mention of poker-playing computer programs usually makes serious grinders cringe. In the past there have been black-hat programmers that developed teams of poker bots that would…

Think it’s hard to get a date or find a relationship in your line of work? Try being a poker pro.

There’s no denying that PokerStars makes one of the best online poker clients available with plenty of customization but there are always going to be people who want to take…

The World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars has produced some notable winners in its 10+ years of existence. Many online players consider WCOOP the World Series of online poker…

Introduction on Building Your Own Poker Table If you’ve ever been in the market for a high quality poker table you’re well aware the cost for even a basic set-up…

For our final article in our How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game series we’ll look at some of the odd rules, mistakes and exceptions that can pop up…

In the ninth article of our How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game we’re looking at a most unsavory topic: cheaters at your home game. It’s important to accept…

Etiquette is important at the poker table so use our Worst Poker Etiquette Mistakes Infographic to make sure you follow the rules. Learn everything from personal hygeine at the table…

In our ninth article in How to Host the Perfect Poker Home Game we’ll show you how to actually beat your friends and how to do it diplomatically enough so…