Poker

Joe Cada Wins World Series Of Poker Main Event: Youngest WSOP Winner Ever

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports


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Steve Begleiter, Former Bear Stearns Exec, Wins $1.6 MILLION In World Series Of Poker Final

Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


UPDATED: Bloomberg reports that Steve Begleiter, the former head of corporate strategy at Bear Stearns, has finished sixth in the 2009 World Series o...

Playing the Hand that Life Deals You

Don McNay | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living


Don McNay

I've dealt with hundreds of parents of special needs children. They take the hand that is dealt to them. And usually turn that hand into aces.

Nate Silver Turns To Poker

fivethirtyeight.com | Posted 08.02.2009 | Media


I'll be boarding a plane in the next few minutes headed to Las Vegas, where I'll be for the next several days to conduct some research (yes, really!) ...

Beverly Hills Fund Manager Arrested, Allegedly Spent Investor's Money On Malibu Beach House

AP | Posted 06.16.2009 | Business


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Beverly Hills hedge fund manager was arrested Friday on a charge he bilked investors out of $44.3 million, including $5 million...

Deal Dogs a Winning Hand

Michael Markarian | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

It's a consensus position that dogfighting is abusive and unacceptable, and an important part of our work at The HSUS and HSLF involves strengthening ...

Poker Is Skill Based, Could Sway Gambling Laws

ABC News | Celeste Biever | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business


Is poker a game of skill or luck? For regular players that's a no-brainer, but showing that skill wins out has proven surprisingly difficult for ma...

Top Poker Pros, Joseph Hachem, Chad Brown, and More Give Advice on the Game of Love

Caroline Presno | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living


Caroline Presno

We all know the saying, "Lucky in cards; unlucky in love." But I got to thinking, good game in poker could translate into good game in love.

Why "Gathering" with Friends is Key to Stress Relief

Kari Henley | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living


Kari Henley

We are wired for 'village style' community lifestyles at the very core. Fundamentally, we long to belong.

Give Someone a Compliment Today

Cenk Uygur | Posted 01.13.2009 | Living


Cenk Uygur

My close friends have already vomited and will not read my next three columns in protest. But I believe in joy.

Son of a Gambler's Guide to Holiday Books

Don McNay | Posted 12.27.2008 | Business


Don McNay

It's a lesson to me, the ablers and the beggars and the thieves -The Grateful Dead If you read my book, Son of a Son of a Gambler, you'll know that...

Jed Lewison

The Dice Thrower Vs. The Poker Player

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama, earlier today in Colorado, raising John McCain's penchant for casino gambling for the first time: I read the other day that Senator Mc...

DVDs: 21 -- The Latest Stealth Hit Movie

Michael Giltz | Posted 08.02.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

With The Dark Knight shredding one box office record after another, it's easy to forget that some movies can still slip under the radar, pile up money and turn into box office hits when no one is looking.

Top Poker Pros Talk Poker Strategy and Politics

Caroline Presno | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Caroline Presno

The majority of poker pros I interviewed believe Obama's got "the nuts"-- meaning he's holding a better hand than McCain.

Computer Beats Poker Experts

McClatchy | Posted 07.18.2008 | Home


Human pride took a hit 11 years ago when IBM's Big Blue computer beat world chess champion Gary Kasparov. Now it's poker players' turn to be humiliate...

Scotty Nguyen Wins World Series Of Poker Game H.O.R.S.E.

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 07.08.2008 | Home


LAS VEGAS — Poker professional Scotty Nguyen won nearly $2 million at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on Monday, topping a field of 148 p...

Poker Pros Bet Big On Lobbying Congress

New York Sun | RUSSELL BERMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Coming off a resounding defeat in Congress a year ago, the country's top poker players are trying their hand at a time-honored Washington parlor game:...