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 ...

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 ...

In 2000, there were 23 World Series of Poker events, the smallest of which yielded more prize money than the main event of most competing tournaments. Copying the WSOP's freezeout format, with a ...

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 ...

Whether playing with strangers at a casino, friends in the basement, or amateurs inside an online room, poker is filled with ascendant highs and devastating lows. That's just the nature of this ...