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Poker Articles

In the 1990s, a group of students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) led by Johnny Chang used card counting to win millions at the Blackjack tables of casinos in Atlan...
“The Corporation” was a group of professional poker players led by Doyle Brunson, the so-called “Godfather of Poker.” The story of how they came together and formed a $10 million syndic...
In 2007, South African Raymond Rahme surprised even his own countrymen when he managed to reach the final table of the World Series of Poker WSOP) Main Event. Little did they know that ...
Based upon its success in organising the European Poker Tour since 2004 and the Asian Pacific Poker Tour in 2007, PokerStars decided to offer a similar series of poker events on a very ...
Founded on a shoestring budget by Todd Anderson in 2005, the Minnesota-based Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) set out to enable everyday poker enthusiasts in the central United States to play...
Now entering its 9th season, the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) is richest, most popular and most successful of all poker tournament series in the world. Many of the EPT’s events ...
Poker players don’t mind traveling long distances to tournaments, especially when millions are up for grabs. It comes as no surprise, then, that so many international entrants show up e...
The very first Asian Poker Tour (APT) was inaugurated in 2006 under the auspices of Singapore-based Capital Events Pte with a single tournament conducted in Singapore and won by Lithuan...
Established in 1979, the Poker Hall of Fame was the brainchild of Benny Binion, the same casino owner who founded the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). When Harrah’s Entertainment ac...
The game known as Pyramid Poker has been described as a simplified version of Pai Gow Poker. Instead of seven cards, it uses only three, which makes it sound rather easy. However, skill...
Poker Pursuit is a version of online poker that is loosely based upon the traditional table game known as Five Card Stud. Instead of two cards to begin the game, the player starts with ...
Popular in Eastern Europe, Northern Africa and online casinos that use Galewind Software, Oasis Poker is a derivative of Caribbean Stud Poker. The biggest difference is the addition of ...