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Americas Cardroom
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The best online poker site for US players!
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Industry news and promotions for those down under.
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Opinion and top-list articles from within the gambling industry.
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Updates and results from the European Poker Tour.
FTOPS
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Rock out with your FTOPS gold jersey!
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The chance to ask your favorite pros anything!
Full Tilt Poker
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Re-launched and now under control of PokerStars.
High Stakes Rail
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News and reports from the highest stakes played online!
Isildur1 Watch
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Stalking Viktor “Isildur1” Blom’s high stake addiction.
Live Poker Results
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From circuits to majors and everything between.
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When you’re looking for a bit more gamble.
Online Poker News
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Click of the mouse, lose your house…
Online Tournaments
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Sunday Majors and other millionaire making tournaments.
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New promotions, events, bonuses, or news from Party Poker.
Poker Law
440 Articles
So, can we legalize online poker already?
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PokerStars: The King of the online poker world.
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Official FlopTurnRiver.com Press Releases & Announcements
SCOOP
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Spring is for more than just cleaning.
TCOOP
11 Articles
These blinds sure increase fast, man.
Televised Poker
13 Articles
Who doesn’t love watching poker on the tube?
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What’s happening this week at FTR.
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News & updates featuring tea & biscuits.
United States
33 Articles
Land of the free? Home of the brave?
WCOOP
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Win a god bracelet from your computer chair.
WPT
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The one poker show that started it all.
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Featured Poker News Articles
Dumbest Poker Conspiracy Theories
For as long as online poker existed, conspiracy theories about every aspect of it have constantly been floating around. Just like any other persistent conspiracy theories, logic and facts never really phased any of them and the craziest ones live on to this day. Most...
Top 10 Craziest Televised Hands
A few weeks ago it was announced that 2015 will see the launch of the first 24/7 poker channel. While many poker players agree that the heyday of televised poker has passed, this is still an interesting development for poker, which shows that the game is not as ‘dead’...
The Worst Bluffs in TV Poker History
There’s nothing sweeter than pulling off a sick bluff on your opponent. On the flipside, there is nothing more demoralizing and mortifying than losing a pile of chips (and cash) with a misplaced bluff. Sometimes, the player is short on chips; other times, the player...
Borgata Files Questionable Law Suit Against Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey is facing a federal law suit filed by the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa located in Atlantic City, NJ. Borgata alleges that Ivey used edge sorting to win about $9.6M in 2012. The cards used at Ivey’s Baccarat table were defective and Borgata thinks Ivey used this to enhance his winnings.
Barry Greenstein has Punched Two People, Isn’t Great with Bankroll Management, and more! (AMA Summary)
Barry Greenstein is one of the most revered professional poker players in the game today. He's well known for his charitable contributions, for which he was dubbed "The Robin hood of Poker", his book Ace on the River, and is a feared cash game and tournament player....
Is Gus Hansen a Degen?
Gus Hansen is not having the best of times at the poker tables these days. The multiple WPT winner has never had the best of runs on the online felt, but recently it seems he has started to spiral, leading many to ask, "Is Gus Hansen a degen?" As of the end of the 4th...
Most Recent Articles in Poker News
bet365 Poker Giving Away €65,000+ With Premium Suits Promo
If you, as a poker player, like high suited connectors – and who among us doesn't? – then bet365 Poker's Premium Suits special should intrigue you. Through a series of missions and freerolls, the site will hand out more than €65,000 to poker players from April 3 - 30....
ACR Brings You $5.7 Million in Guaranteed Prize Pools via OSS Cub3d
If you’re an avid online multi-table tournament player, we at Americas Cardroom would like to take this opportunity to apologize to your loved ones. After all, we may take up quite a bit of your time come April. Our OSS Cub3d returns bigger and better than ever. This...
bet365’s Premium Pairs Promo Pays Poker Players Plenty
Whenever you get a high pocket pair at a poker table, your pulse probably picks up a bit. Now there's even more reason for excitement because bet365 is giving away freeroll entries to go with your enviable hole cards. In total, more than €80,000 will be distributed...
Million Dollar Jackpots Arrive at Americas Cardroom
Who knew spending 7 minutes with Lady Luck could lead to so much pleasure? Here at Americas Cardroom, we’re putting players in one incredible ‘position’ for as little as $0.69. Million Dollar Jackpots have arrived for a limited time and if you love Jackpot Poker,...
Play Poker at bet365 in January for Mission Month Rewards
bet365 Poker is ringing in the new year with more than €100,000 to be handed out to players who complete missions between Jan. 2 and Jan. 29. There are both daily and weekly missions that you can accomplish to earn freeroll entries and Premium Steps tickets. To learn...
Americas Cardroom’s New SnG 2.0 Format Coming Soon
Americas Cardroom is set to shake up the SNG landscape with the introduction of its new Sit & Go 2.0 format. This nine-player contest combines the best of skill and chance as there's the possibility for the prize pool to get larger and larger if players are fortunate....
bet365 Poker Offering €100,000+ With Winter Warrior Promo
The holiday season typically sees people deplete their bankrolls for gifts, travel and other expenses, but you may be able to replenish your funds with the Winter Warrior event. bet365 is giving away more than €100,000 to poker players for completing certain missions...
All You Can Eat With Americas Cardroom’s Thanksgiving Promos
If you're looking forward to a satisfying and fulfilling Thanksgiving weekend, remember to make some time for Americas Cardroom. Running from Thursday, Nov. 24 to Sunday, Nov. 27, the All You Can Eat promotion offers several ways for poker players to grab some free...
WSOP.com November Promos: Reloads, Leaderboards and More
While the World Series of Poker has drawn to a close, this doesn't mean that poker is over for the year – far from it. Players in New Jersey and Nevada can head online to WSOP.com where there are a number of November promotions to take advantage of. Remember, any...
bet365 Poker Autumn Missions Offer €100,000 up for Grabs
Poker devotees have the opportunity to snag their share of €100,000 by participating in the Autumn Missions at bet365, which run from Oct. 31 until Nov. 27. You'll have to complete daily and weekly missions to earn entry into the relevant freerolls. If you have yet to...
Americas Cardroom Invites Players to Smoke The Tables in Return of High Five Tournament Series, October 19th to 23rd
San Jose, Costa Rica – Get ready to roll — and roll in the money. Americas Cardroom today announced the return of its much-loved High Five, a 5-day tournament series with five events per day. In all, the High Five features $977,500 in guaranteed prize money, including...
Americas Cardroom Offers up to $100 Free in NFL Bets
If you're a poker player who also likes American football, then you can combine the two pastimes with the NFL Bets promotion at Americas Cardroom. Simply by playing the poker games you love, you'll be earning credit towards free sports bets to use on NFL Opening...
bet365’s Mission Month Rewards Poker Players
Every poker player should know that he or she can pick up valuable prizes from Aug. 29 to Oct. 2 with Mission Month at bet365 Poker. There are four missions to complete every day and two Weekly Missions running from Sunday to Sunday each week. Upon completing these...
Massive Online Super Series Featuring Million Dollar Sunday Begins August 24th at Americas Cardroom
Clear your schedule and cancel your late-summer plans. Americas Cardroom’s Online Super Series, or OSS for short, begins August 24th and features the next big Million Dollar Sunday. The OSS is the second leg of the OSS Cub3d, a $4.5 million online poker tournament...
OSS3 Debuts with $4.5 Million in Prize Pools at Americas Cardroom
Poker Players are a rare breed. While they like to take summer vacations as much as the next guy, they always seem to be available for a huge tournament series. That’s why we (Americas Cardroom) decided to do something we’ve never done before. Something so legendary...