The top card sharks in Australasia will flock to Auckland this weekend.

He owns one of the greatest rags-to-riches stories in poker. Now he's taking on NZ.

NZME journalist Steven Holloway played in one of New Zealand's biggest poker tournaments this weekend. It didn't go well.

Norwegian poker player Espen Myrmo had cause for a double toast tonight after winning the Waitangi Deepstack Championship main event at Sky City casino for $40,000.

Norwegian poker player Espen Myrmo holds a commanding chip lead over the remaining 9 players at the Waitangi Deepstacks Championship

Kiwi poker player Te Rangi Matenga holds the chip lead over the remaining 46 players at the Waitangi Deepstacks Championship main

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made history by beating humans in poker for the first time, the last remaining game in which humans

The top poker players in New Zealand will this week converge on Auckland casino, hoping to take home a share of the likely $150,000

Poker champion Phil Ivey has been ordered to return $14.6 million in winnings to a casino simply because he's too good.

New Zealand's top card sharks will flock to Auckland's Sky City casino tonight with eyes on the huge prize pool generated by the countries

Jacqui Thorby has a message for any males trying to intimidate her at the tables at this year's Auckland Sky City Festival of Poker

The top card sharks in Australasia will flock to Auckland over the next nine days hoping to turn a little into a lot at Sky City's

Two WSOP players went head-to-head in a heated exchange that saw one walk away with a near $NZ39 million pot.

New Zealand poker player Jan Suchanek is heading towards a massive payday in the biggest tournament in world poker.

Shane Warne has posted a foul-mouthed blow-up on social media after he was taken down in the World Series of Poker.

Professional poker player Dan Bilzerian has enlisted Lance Armstrong to help him win a large wager.

The Herald's Steven Holloway took his seat along with New Zealand's best poker players at a $1500 buy-in tournament, here's what happened.

Herald journalist Steven Holloway played in New Zealand's biggest poker tournament last weekend, and is still trying to work out if he was the fish.

Three Kiwi poker players have each pocketed $55,490 after 24 hours of play over three days.

Tournament poker is hours of boredom followed by seconds of sheer terror, writes Steve Holloway.