Humberto Brenes is giving Spanish lessons this week. "How do you say shark in Spanish?" he asked ESPN's cameras the other day. And no, Mr. Scholar, who taught my ninth-grade Spanish class, it's not ...

The gambling saga surrounding banned NBA player Jontay Porter became murkier last week when a self-described “poker shark” was arrested for his alleged part in coaxing the former Toronto Raptors ...

My mother and I have been playing poker together for nearly twenty-five years. For Christmas recently, I wanted to give her a gift that encompassed our shared passion. I hired a bespoke calligraphist ...

This report by Ken Adams is part of a series for CBSNews.com offering commentary on the world of poker. Remember when the great white shark ate its first victim, how the Mayor of Amityville hushed it ...

Once again, in my weekly look around the Interwebs for the latest in poker, I find myself stumbling upon a hand from the past that's so good, it must be shared. I found this thanks to @IndiaPokerChamp ...

Post World Series of Poker, except for a few evenings online, I took a good long time off to rest up and recover. The sun was shining and all was right in my world but I really didn't have much to ...

A computer program dubbed “Cepheus” has solved the game of poker, researchers at the University of Alberta announced. The Computer Poker Research Group, which created Cepheus, claims it not only can ...

Professinal poker player Jens Kyllönen learned a lesson about computer security earlier this year: Don't leave your computer unattended without securing it first, not even in your hotel room. Kyllönen ...

When Cristiano Ronaldo signed up to promote PokerStars.com earlier this year, it was safe to assume that he had sampled the online gaming site's offerings. The football star had previously posted ...