Poker, a game that combines skill, strategy, and a bit of luck, has a rich and diverse history that spans centuries and continents. Its origins are a subject of debate among historians, but many agree ...

Card players saw some nice time in the mainstream spotlight last week with the release of a TED-Ed animation focusing on the history of poker. James McManus, author of Positively Fifth Street and ...

A black and white 1909 photo of five men playing poker around a table. Whether playing with strangers at a casino, friends in the basement, or amateurs inside an online room, poker is filled with ...

Poker is an old game with a very rich history. The exact origin of poker remains unknown, but it is a game that crossed many continents before becoming modernized. The game of poker is believed to be ...

A string of federal operations decades ago nearly decimated New York's major crime families, but they haven't completely gone ...

Jamie Gold reacts as he wins the World Series of Poker. Poker payouts are drooled over, fantasized about, and even revered. In 2003, an industry was born when an accountant named Chris Moneymaker ...

Author and high-stakes poker player James McManus talks about the parallels he sees between the political posturing of Iran's president and a game of poker. The Cold War power struggle between the ...

The final table of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event will continue today at 1:30 P.M. local time at the Las Vegas Horseshoe and Paris. And when it does, history will be made. For the ...

The World Series of Poker’s “Gladiators of Poker” No-limit Hold’em tournament drew the second-largest field in live tournament history. The $300 buy-in event, the least expensive ever for an open ...