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888Poker Sponsored Pro Darren Woods Accused of Collusion

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Latest Online Gambling X Files: TopBet.com Website Looks A Lot Like Defunct BetED.com

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Since When Did The Epic Poker League Suddenly Become The Moral Police

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Poker Pro Matt Glantz Not a Jumper: Allen Bari Is

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Exposed: Epic Poker League Bans Registered Sex Offender from Main Event

A man who won a $20,000 seat at the Epic Poker League Main Event has been refunded his money and banned from playing after it was learned he was a registered sex offender.

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A-Rod Spotted at High Stakes Poker Game Last Week: Seen at Mohegan Sun

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Poker Accusations Unfair Claims A-Rod

Yankees player Alex Rodriguez, affectionately known as A-Rod, called allegations that he participated in high stakes underground poker games “unfair and inaccurate”.

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David Chino Rheem has Been Placed on Probation by Epic Poker League

In more late Friday breaking news, David Chino Rheem has been placed on probation by the Epic Poker League after becoming that tournament’s first ever winner. 

Rheem has been implicated in an online poker cheating scandal.

Rheem, a 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event finalist, is being accused of having scammed fellow poker pro Will Molson for $40,000.

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Lock Poker Threatens Potential Legal Action Against Jose Macedo

Lock Poker Consultant Eric “Rizen” Lynch announced Thursday that the popular online poker room could pursue legal action against its former pro Jose Macedo.

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Poker Pro Dan Cates First Interview Was All a Lie: Granted Second One

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Jose Macedo Will Be Back Playing Online Post-Cheating Scandal

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David Rheem SCUM Scandal May Give Epic Poker League Black Eye

News that poker pro David Rheem became the Epic Poker League’s first ever Main Event winner might not have been the type of press the fledgling tournament was looking for.

After Russ Hamilton, Jose “Girah” Macedo and Howard Lederer, Rheem might just be the most hated poker player out there right now.  In fact, Rheem is making a run to top last week’s most hated, Macedo.

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Chino Rheem Wins First Ever Epic Poker League Tournament After Welching Controversy

Chino Rheem, who made it to the 2009 World Series of Poker final table, has won the inaugural Epic Poker League Main Event.

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European Poker Tour Prize Pool Coverup: Players Allegedly Shorted

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Haseeb Qureshi Responds Following Cheating Scandal

After CardRunners.com released talented poker coach Haseeb Qureshi from his duties this week, Qureshi took to his blog to explain his transgressions.

The poker instructor was found to be using the account of a notorious cheat, Jose “Girah” Macedo as was pro Daniel “jungleman12” Cates.  Macedo admitted to cheating players out of a five-figure amount from his Lock Poker account (Lock has since locked it and booted Macedo). 

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CardRunners Gives Haseeb Qureshi The Boot

CardRunners.com, the popular poker training website, has decided to give instructor Haseeb Qureshi his walking papers.

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MLB to Meet With A-Rod Over Poker Allegations

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Pawn Stars Pawn Shop Earned 50K Betting NFL

Pawn shops are generally known for providing three basic services: You can buy items, you can sell items and you can pawn items.

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Mental Health Specialist: Jose ‘Girah’ Macedo is a Pathological Lying Sociopath

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Portuguese Poker Protigy Jose “Girah Macedo Gets Busted Again: Dropped by Lock Poker

Over this past weekend, Gambling911.com noticed an influx of searches pertaining to Portuguese poker prodigy Jose “Girah Macedo”, and now we know why. 

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Did Phil Ivey Really Borrow $10 Million From Full Tilt Poker?

In a shocking revelation, Subject Poker has revealed that Phil Ivey borrowed an amazing $10 million from Full Tilt Poker in recent years.

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Poker Pro Greg Raymer Defends His Decision to Join Forces with FairPlayUSA

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Jenny Woo’s Creative Accounting Gets Two Plus Two Crowd in Uproar

Gambling911.com’s own Jenny Woo might believe two plus two equals five but the reality is, Ms. Woo was not exactly hired for her math skills. 

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William Hill May Pull Ads From News of the World

The United Kingdom’s biggest bookmaker, William Hill, is the latest online advertiser to be reviewing its advertising arrangement with disgraced London tabloid News of the World.

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A-Rod’s High Stakes Poker Connection Under Scrutiny

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PPN Online Poker Network and Jamie Gold Decide to Part Ways

Call it the Parting Poker Network, Jamie Gold and the PPN Online Poker Network's relationship has gone cold.

Exactly one day after PPN Online Poker Network CEO Chuck Kidd declared on Quadjacks.com that player representative Jamie Gold was not in any trouble with the Borgata Casino for reportedly “bouncing a check”, Kidd announced on Thursday the two would be parting ways.

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TMZ.com “Made Up” Jamie Gold Borgata Debt Story

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