http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/PokerFind stories, videos, and photos about Poker from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:27:13 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Poker14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Poker from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/phil_ivey_poker.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/phil_ivey_poker.fortune/index.htmHe may not be a household name, but to poker followers, Phil Ivey is a god. The 33-year-old pro player is widely considered the best in the world, a rare consensus for the sport.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/cheadle.poker.charity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/cheadle.poker.charity/index.html#cnnSTCText"Hotel Rwanda" star Don Cheadle got a first-hand view of horror when he traveled to the devastated Darfur region of Sudan in 2005.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/10/14/tito.ortiz/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/10/14/tito.ortiz/index.htmlTito Ortiz has a game plan and he's sticking to it.Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/news/companies/world_poker_tour.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/26/news/companies/world_poker_tour.breakingviews/index.htmPoker's one-time leader has just folded its hand.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/norman_chad/06/28/Vegas.Poker/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/norman_chad/06/28/Vegas.Poker/index.htmlLAS VEGAS -- By day, I talk poker; by night, I play poker. This came as quite a surprise to Toni -- a.k.a. She Is The One (And Then Some) -- who assumed I just impersonated a poker player on TV to allow us to eat at Outback Steakhouse once a month.Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:04:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267886,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20267886,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnShe's also taught boyfriend Jim Carrey to play poker, and is working on yogaThu, 26 Mar 2009 16:37:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220970,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20220970,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnIt's all for charity, of course, as the Oscar winner settles in for a week of parties and forumsMon, 25 Aug 2008 14:57:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/11/20/on.scene/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/11/20/on.scene/index.htmlLAS VEGAS -- Traveling with Jamie Gold has its perks. A flight to Las Vegas, for example, isn't simply a one-hour trip from San Francisco to Sin City; it's a theatrical production worthy of a casino showroom.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:37:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20056232,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20056232,00.html(Video courtesy of NBC)Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:23:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044767,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044767,00.htmlFresh from their Father's Day vacation in Hawaii, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunited in Las Vegas for some grownups-only fun - for a good cause.Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:22:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20041795,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20041795,00.htmlIn the latest salvo in Anne Heche's bitter divorce battle, her estranged husband Coley Laffoon questions Heche's parenting skills and accuses the actress of resorting to lies to win custody of - and destroy his relationship with - their 5-year-old son Homer.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:32:00 EDThttp://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1622139,00.htmlhttp://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1622139,00.htmlLAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mark Ewing, a 31-year-old entrepreneur and day trader who quit his job two months ago to "take some risks in life," parlayed a $10,000 buy-in into $250,000 by winning the World Series of Golf on Wednesday.Thu, 17 May 2007 01:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/05/08/bana.qa/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/richard_deitsch/05/08/bana.qa/index.htmlLast week SI writer Richard Deitsch interviewed Eric Bana (Munich) for the magazine's Q&A. The Australian actor plays a professional poker player in Lucky You. Here are additional excerpts from their conversation:Thu, 10 May 2007 03:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/04/bt.poker/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/04/bt.poker/index.htmlThe Internet has made poker into an international phenomenon played by millions around the world. By the nature of the game, most will be losers, but "Texas hold 'em" and the other variations of poker has a professional face, too, not just that of pasty-faced gamblers staring passively at computer screens.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/news/funny/poker_wpt/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/news/funny/poker_wpt/index.htmPoker may not seem as hip as it was just a few years ago. And nobody's feeling that more than shareholders of WPT Enterprises, operator of the World Poker Tour.Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:41:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/03/07/the.beat/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/03/07/the.beat/index.htmlReggie Bush's role in Ciara's new music video Like A Boy have intensified rumors that the duo are an item. In the video, which was shot in Los Angeles, Bush is quietly sitting in a chair while Ciara seductively moves around him; whispering in his ear, hitting him on the head, laying between his legs and kissing him on the cheek.Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:01:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/02/26/on.scene/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/02/26/on.scene/index.htmlPaul Wasicka is sitting in front of a pair of computers in the corner of his quaint hotel room searching for a pen. It wouldn't be so hard to find if he wasn't sharing the room with two of his friends and there weren't suitcases and clothes sprawled everywhere, but he is and it's making it hard to find anything in these cramped quarters.Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:28:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/01/23/on.scene/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/01/23/on.scene/index.htmlSI.com's Arash Markazi traveled to Park City, Utah to chronicle the slate of never-ending parties and events surrounding the Sundance Film Festival. Here's his diary of the scene.Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391816/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391816/index.htmKnow when to press - and when to pull back.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/peak_performers/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/peak_performers/index.htmlWe talked to everyone from an NFL kicker to a tech CEO to find out what goes into the secret sauce of excellence.Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/28/poker.gold/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/28/poker.gold/index.htmlWhen he won $12 million in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this month, Jamie Gold, a television producer, pumped his first in the air, hoisted stacks of cash over his head, and wrapped his mother in an embrace.Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/11/news/newsmakers/hedgefund_poker/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/11/news/newsmakers/hedgefund_poker/index.htmA hedge fund manager was a big winner in another type of high-stakes gamble -- the World Series of Poker.Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/06/30/stacked/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/06/30/stacked/index.htmlOften referred to as "America's new national pastime," poker has exploded over the past couple of years -- specifically Texas Hold 'Em games, a popular poker variant that has spawned TV shows, online competitions and even poker chips sold at local convenience stores.Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/22/essay.immigrants.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/22/essay.immigrants.tm/index.htmlTrue story: As part of its social-studies curriculum, my daughter's fourth-grade class was planning a field trip to the Lower East Side in Manhattan to get a sense of what life was like for immigrants in the early 20th century.Mon, 22 May 2006 14:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/02/01/8367539/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/02/01/8367539/index.htmBinion's Gambling Hall & Hotel is in the old part of Las Vegas, far from the glitz of the Strip. 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Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/05/news/midcaps/wpt/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/05/news/midcaps/wpt/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Investors in WPT Enterprises, operator of the popular World Poker Tour television series on the Travel Channel, have to be wondering if they've been dealt a losing hand.Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/09/05/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/09/05/showbuzz/index.htmlPaul McCartney sometimes gets a little help from a friend.Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/06/01/8261959/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/06/01/8261959/index.htmA year ago Dave Knauff dreamed of turning his modest landscaping business in suburban Chicago into a $10-million-a-year gardening behemoth. He sat down with three consultants in the hope that a Sma...Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/05/01/8257867/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/05/01/8257867/index.htmUntil Bill Miller did it, nobody ever called 76-year-old Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson a giant of the investing world. Pearson's formal education stopped in fifth grade. He's a professional gambler....Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/27/pf/poker3_0505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/27/pf/poker3_0505/index.htmGenerally speaking, poker players can be divided into four types, or personalities, only one of which consistently ends up the big winner.Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/27/pf/poker1_0505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/27/pf/poker1_0505/index.htmThe first rule of successful gambling, says Pearson, is to not gamble (in the strictest sense of the word) at all.Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/27/pf/poker2_0505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/27/pf/poker2_0505/index.htmIn poker there are no sure things. Even the best starting hands can be beaten.Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/27/pf/poker_0505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/27/pf/poker_0505/index.htmUntil Bill Miller did it, nobody ever called 76-year-old Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson a giant of the investing world.Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/13/news/midcaps/wpt/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/13/news/midcaps/wpt/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Admit it. You've succumbed to the poker craze. You want to be the next Chris Moneymaker or Annie Duke. You fantasize about bluffing your way to a big pot against Hollywood poker aficionados like Ben Affleck.Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/16/news/newsmakers/poker_dogs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/16/news/newsmakers/poker_dogs/index.htmTwo "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings cleaned house at Doyle New York's annual Dogs in Art Auction, fetching a staggering $590,400, the auction house said.Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/fun.games/08/04/online.poker/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/fun.games/08/04/online.poker/index.htmlYour cell phone rings to the tune of "The Gambler." You think Ben Affleck's best performance wasn't in a movie but in his winning hand at the last celebrity poker event. You couldn't care less about politics, but you can argue for hours whether you should play or fold an unsuited Ace/6.Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/12/375881/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/07/12/375881/index.htmIn the immortal words of Kenny Rogers: "You've got to know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em." And, if you're the founders of the World Poker Tour, knowing when to take the company public is ...Mon, 12 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/09/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/09/commentary/column_sportsbiz/sportsbiz/index.htmIt's a sport where the major stars often aren't around for the biggest games. Its games are shown weeks, if not months, after they're played. And the viewers exert almost as much energy as the competitors, which is to say, not much at all.Fri, 09 Jul 2004 14:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/06/01/373291/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/06/01/373291/index.htmAnnie Duke is the mother of four children under the age of 9 and a former Ph.D. candidate in psycholinguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, which makes her, she claims, ideally suited to play...Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/29/news/wsop/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/29/news/wsop/index.htmBeating out the more than 2,500 others who entered the 35th annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Greg Raymer scooped the final pot Friday night for a take of $5 million.Sat, 29 May 2004 13:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/11/01/351931/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/11/01/351931/index.htmDon't rush, Paul Phillips tells himself. Even when you're burning up under the television lights, $1.5 million in poker chips is at stake, and you're facing one of the most feared players in the w...Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290661/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290661/index.htmAnd you think your taxes are tough? The IRS doesn't mind if you collect clocks--or do anything else it considers unusual. It just wants you to fill out a few little forms. Mon, 30 Oct 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/03/277080/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/03/277080/index.htmThe Lucky Chances casino in Colma, Calif., a town just south of San Francisco known mostly for its endless cemeteries, has none of the glitz of a Vegas gambling palace. With its scruffy carpeting a...Mon, 03 Apr 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/11/01/84154/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1987/11/01/84154/index.htmFor eight years Jack Keller, 44, made an enviable living as a professional poker player. All told, he earned $1.1 million and this year was ranked the second leading money winner in the World Serie...Sun, 01 Nov 1987 05:01:00 EST