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Fitzwilliam Casino and Card Club Announces Dates For 2015 Poker Festival

16/07/2015 21:57
Dubbed the biggest and busiest card room in the city of Dublin, the “Fitz” has announced the dates for the 2015 Poker Festival. The action kicks off with a Super Satellite to the main event on Wednesday, Nov. 25 with a buy-in of only €50. Events will include the End of the Month Freeroll,...

My Two Mistakes from WSOP 2015

16/07/2015 21:54
          As I've gotten older, more mature, and better at tournament poker, the mistakes I make are much smaller, but not any less significant. When you look at professional golf as an example, what makes them better is not...

November Nine Set In 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event

16/07/2015 21:52
A total of 6,420 players put up the $10,000 buy-in for the 2015 World Series of Poker main event, creating a total prize pool of $60,348,000. After a little more than a week of long, grueling days at the tables, the annual summer series has reached the final table of its marquee event, otherwise...

Global Poker Index: Volpe Vaults Upward, Negreanu Now Third in Top 300

13/06/2015 00:25
      Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top 300 tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. The GPI also...

World Cup Fever Hits the World Series of Poker

13/06/2015 00:23
As every poker player knows, there's nothing quite like a tournament. Every participant in the field — from the underdogs to the overwhelming favorite — begins play with the same sense of hope and optimism, knowing that few fortuitous plays and a little good fortune can fuel them to a run at the...

WSOP What to Watch For: Seidel Spies Number Nine; Jarvis, Merson, Hellmuth Bracelet Hunting

13/06/2015 00:21
    Two tourneys are scheduled to play down to completion tonight at the 2014 World Series of Poker, with both promising some exciting final tables thanks to the stacked fields remaining in both events. Matt Jarvis returns...

iBus Media Launches Online Sports Betting Guide BookieSmash: "The Sky Is The Limit"

13/06/2015 00:20
As football fans from all over the world are getting ready for the FIFA football World Cup to kick off, here at PokerNews we are proud to announce the launch of BookieSmash, iBus Media Network's newest online portal dedicated to sports betting. BookieSmash aims to help sports fans who are too...

2014 World Series of Poker Day 16: Erik Seidel Leads Final of Omaha/Stud; Matt Jarvis Ahead in Six-Max

13/06/2015 00:17
    Of the three events in action on Day 16 of the 2014 World Series of Poker, two played down to final days that will play out today, with a couple of recognizable figures atop the counts in both. Matt Jarvis ended...

Americans Dominating the 2014 World Series of Poker

13/06/2015 00:15
More than a third of the tournaments at the 2014 World Series of Poker are in the books, and so far poker players from the United States have been dominating the action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Twenty-three WSOP bracelets have been awarded with 42 more yet to come, and players...

Spanish Poker Pro Tomeu Gomila: "Playing at the WSOP is Like Being in Another World"

13/06/2015 00:13
Fear, stress and doubts about their real poker skills. If one was asked to sum up the feelings a poker player has felt when taking a seat at their first live poker tournament, those would be the most common. PokerNews' Antonio Martìn met with Spanish poker veteran and partypoker pro Tomeu Gomila...