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The final standings for the 'Ante Up for Africa' poker fundraiser, held on July 2nd as part of the WSOP, have now been released. The funder, co-hosted by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, drew a sizeable field of professional...

NBC's popular 'Poker After Dark' series returns with its fourth season of episodes beginning July 14th. Season IV of "PAD" promises to break the tradition established by the highly popular late-night series in its first three seasons...

While most Americans were firing up their grills and gazing skyward at Independence Day fireworks, 1,158 players filtered into the Amazon Room for Day 1B of the WSOP Championship event. In honor of the occasion, country singer Andy...

The charity event hosted and run by Annie Duke and Don Cheadle that raises money for Darfur has run its course, and the winner is John "Johnny World" Hennigan, a pro poker player. Like the winner of the event the year before, Hennigan donated 100% of his prize money to the cause, which sends the money to charities to help with Darfur. The final table held its fair share of stars, including Casey Affleck (whose brother Ben busted on the bubble) and Jerry Cantrell, as well as poker pros Hennigan and Phil Hellmuth, and last year's winner Dan Shak. Related Articles: WSOP not the only game in town World Poker Showdown joins with Canadian Poker Tour...

Freerolls are good deals for online poker players, offering them a chance to earn money and prizes without putting up any risk, and online poker room Titan Poker recently announced that they are offering a slew of new online poker freeroll tournaments. Titan Poker offers thousands of dollars via their exclusive freerolls that run six times a month. Some freerolls have a $3,000 prize pool, and players can enter these events by accumulating Titan Poker Points through regular poker play...

Poker players in the US celebrated Independence Day yesterday, a special holiday that reminds Americans of their freedom, an issue that some online poker players see as ironic given the UIGEA. The UIGEA seems to restrict online poker play in the US, but a new online poker guide goes over the law and how it applies to poker and other forms of online gambling. USA Online Gambling.com goes over the rules and rights of US citizens, describing in detail how the UIGEA works and how it applies to the individual. Related Articles: July 4th sale on poker House Committee to look at poker bill...