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What are some of the hottest headlines in the world of poker? Here you will find all the latest juicy stories along with other important news and tournament results. A must read for the poker enthusiast with articles published throughout the day.

Devlin-Brown: Tzvetkoff Left US on Private Jet Minus Passport

US District Attorney Arlo Devlin-Brown convinced the Court not to allow payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff out on bail despite last week's ruling to the contrary.  Tzvetkoff is alleged to have lau

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Apr/30/2010

Big News Coming About DoylesRoom?

Congrats to David Williams for his win in the WPT Championship Tournament. Despite all of the criticism about the structure of the tournament, the final table was one of the strongest in years.

Submitted by Doyle Brunson on, Apr/29/2010

Daniel Tzvetkoff Processed For Porn Too: Faces 75 Year Jail Term

Disgraced online gambling payment processor, Daniel Tzvetkoff, also processed for the adult entertainment industry.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Apr/29/2010

US Marshalls to Transport Daniel Tzvetkoff

As first reported by Gambling911.com Wednesday morning, online gambling payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff will remain in jail

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/28/2010

World’s Largest Ship to Host Poker Cruise

Oasis of the Seas, billed as the world's largest ship, is set to host an ocean-bound poker cruise.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/28/2010

Cole South – Latest Poker Pro to Leave CardRunners

Regardless of any preconceived notions, or what you may think of online poker training sites, what can not be argued is that they have changed the face of online poker.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/28/2010

Phil Hellmuth to Play Poker on GMA with George Stephanopoulos

UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth is slated to appear on Thursday's installment of Good Morning America (ABC) where he will play poker with host George Stephanopoulos and fellow UB.com pro Annie Duke.

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/28/2010

Harrah’s: Online Poker Could Bring in Billions

BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Gary Loveman, chief executive officer at Harrah's Entertainment Inc, sees few signs of a recovery in Las Vegas, but believes U.S.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/27/2010

Cake Poker Readies New Poker Client with Private Beta

Popular poker site Cake Poker has announced that they are beginning the rollout of their highly anticipated new Cake Poker Client with a

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/27/2010

GOP and a Democrat: Resist Overturning UIGEA

A letter is circulating around Washington urging constraint when it comes to repealing the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which essentially outlaws most forms of online gambling

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/27/2010

Poker2Nite Preview for Wednesday

UB.net's leading poker news television series, Poker2Nite , continues with episode nine of Season 2 this Wednesday at 11pm EDT on VERSUS. Joe Sebok returns fit and firing on all cylinders, joining co-host Scott Huff on set to serve up Poker's weekly headlines, while the dynamic pair welcome poker's charitable guru Rafe Furst, poker player Thuy Doan who shares her personal battle with Cancer, and newly crowned WPT Champion David Williams.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/27/2010

A Good Day In Court for Full Tilt Poker

Full Tilt Poker enjoyed a welcome bit of good news on Monday.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/26/2010

Online Poker Traffic Falls Another 2.1 Percent

Online poker has taken yet another dip where "real cash" players are concerned.  PokerSiteScout.com reports that the decline was broad, with

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/26/2010

Eric Baldwin Wins Over $1 million at WPT World Championship

Team UB is on a roll.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/26/2010

Go To The 2010 World Cup for Free

UB.com and Absolute Poker Welcome New Players with $50,000 in Prizes and a VIP Prize Package for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/26/2010

Online Poker: Antonius Cleans Up Nosebleed 6-Max

After enduring a rough beginning to 2010, Patrik Antonius has seemingly fully regrouped and gotten himself back into form.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/26/2010

Canada Poker Tournament Draws Big Field

The first Poker Pro Canada Classic poker tournament at Four Aces Card Club in Montreal was a huge success, drawing about 250 players from all over Canada and the U.S.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/26/2010

Miami Herald: Online Gambling a Win-Win?

The Miami Herald on Sunday reported on the multi-billion dollar online gambling sector, asking if it is a "win-win". 

Democrats seem to think so, Republicans not so much.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/25/2010

Las Vegas Review Journal Editor, Poker Pro Run Over By Train

The Las Vegas Review Journal has been in the news a lot this past week.  First we learn that the newspaper is suing a handful of ventures for reprinting articles, including our friends over at

Submitted by Payton on, Apr/25/2010

Online Poker: Tom Durrrr Dwan Killing It in 2010

Online poker player Tom Durrrr Dwan is insane and it seems to be paying off...in the millions no less.

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/23/2010

Online Poker: $250,000 Sunday Guaranteed Tournament

These are hard times, so who really can't use an extra $250,000?  Cake Poker has announced its $250K Guaranteed Online Poker Tournament this Sunday<

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/23/2010

Merge Poker Needs More Help: Potential Still There

Fledgling Merge Poker received a significant boost last week when the

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/23/2010

Daniel Negreanu Plays Online Poker to Improve his Game

Despite being second all-time in career live tournament winnings with well over $12 million, Daniel Negreanu thinks his poker game needs a lot of improvement.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/23/2010

Chris Jesus Ferguson, the Movie Producer?

Besides being one of the most successful poker tournament players of all-time, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson has shown a penchant for being a good business man outside of poker

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/22/2010

Cake Poker Establishes Base In Malta

The Cake Network is pleased to announce that its recently established company in Malta was issued a Letter of Intent by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority in relation to its application for a

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/22/2010

Daniel Tzvetkoff Surrenders His Passport

As a condition of indicted online gambling payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff's bail, the Australian had to surrender his passport and submit to electronic monitoring.  The 27-year-old, who many i

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/22/2010

Harry Reid Getting Into The Online Poker Act

Is beleaguered Senate leader Harry Reid about to propose his own online poker legislation?

That's the word around parts of the industry this week.

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Apr/22/2010

Daniel Tzvetkoff Granted Bail

Despite being a potential flight risk and that he is facing up to 75 years in prison, disgraced online gambling payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff was granted bail on Wednesday in Vegas.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/21/2010

Liv Boeree of UB.com Wins EPT San Remo Main Event

Former astrophysics student Liv Boeree has rocketed to the top spot in the EPT San Remo Main Event. The UB.com pro conquered a field of 1,240 to win the tournament on Wednesday evening local time. Boeree leaves the San Remo, Italy tournament with the title and a €1,250,000 paycheck after some back-and-forth blind swapping with Jackob Carlsson during heads-up play.

The final hand saw Boeree raise to 700,000 from the button with Jakob Carlsson shoving all in from the big blind. Boeree called and her pocket fives held up to Carlsson's A, 6.


Submitted by Guest on, Apr/21/2010

Kentucky “New” Lawsuit for Recovering of Gambling Losses

The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMega.org) appeared in a Frankfort, Kentucky court in a hearing on the Commonwealth's motion for leave to take discovery related to the

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/21/2010

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