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If you’ve read a few poker strategy books and/or followed any online poker forums, you’ve likely heard of the following strategy:
You’re under the gun (UTG, or the first player to act) and you peek down at pocket Aces. With 9 more players to act behind you, you simply limp and call the blind in the [...]

Officials from the state of Kentucky were not swayed by the recent decision of the Court of Appeals to prevent them from seizing 141 gambling related domains such as Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars. This case gained national attention last year when Kentucky Governor Beshear made it clear of his intention to take control [...]

The field at the $3,000 Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship has been narrowed down to the final 172, a mere 72 spots from the money.  Both starting days experienced huge turn outs, much more than originally anticipated with 438 players on Day 1A and 579 players on Day 1B for a total starting field of [...]

Titan Poker is quite known for its year-round bonuses and special promotions but this time, it has opted to particularly reward – and reward extremely well – those who patronize its virtual poker network with its Club Titan rewards program.

What is the Club Titan Program?

The Club Titan Program is a rewards program that provides [...]

Titan Poker is well-know for its sign up bonuses and non-stop promotions all year long. And with the introduction of its Club Titan rewards program, players are sure to engage in playing poker even more. However, Titan Poker doesn’t even stop there when it comes to rewarding its most avid players. For these major players, [...]

DoylesRoom $5,000 Launch Party Freeroll - Saturday, Jan. 31st @ 5pm ET.
Doyles Room welcomes you to there brand new poker network with all new table design, bigger guarantees and better rewards than ever before. With over $5 Million in monthly guarantees, you can play in our giant $250,000 monthly and our $100,000 weekly guaranteed tournaments [...]

Day 1 of the Poker Stars European Poker Tour in Deauville, France at the Casino Barriere proved to be successful despite a three year absence, bringing in a field of 302 players of the €5,000 buy in event.  Among the field were some of the most recognizable faces in poker including Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Joao [...]

When he set down his money to enter the $2,500 no limit hold’em main event at the Latin American Poker Tour in Vina del Mar, Chile, Fabian Ortiz likely had no notions that he would eventually make history at the event.  But, that’s exactly what he did on Thursday when he became the first Latin [...]

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In an attempt to satisfy the increasing global interest in poker, Poker Stars has announced its latest venture, the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT).  The tour will premier in Adelaide, Australia with a $3,000 AUD event on February 4.  Qualifiers are already running on Poker Stars with cash satellites and daily freerolls for as [...]