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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.
Johnny Chan’s 88 Social Poker Club in Houston Closes Amid Controversy
Concerns over insolvency have forced the closure of Johnny Chan's 88 Social Club in Houston.
Lucky Hearts Poker Open Returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Beginning Jan. 13, 2022
Coming off a record breaking Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in November, tournament poker is returning to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO), starting Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. The tournament kicks off with the $600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em opener featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
Poker Pro Dusty Schmidt Dead at 40 From Heart Attack
Successful online poker player Dustin "Dusty" Schmidt has died at the age of 40. The news was first reported by his friend golf pro Kevin Na.
Poker Playing Porn Star Ron Jeremy Gets May 2 Trial Date for Serial Rape Case
A former porn star, Ron Jeremy, real name Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, has a new trial date in his serial rape case set for May 2. He also has a new lawyer on his defense team.
Gambling 911 World Exclusive: Gambling-Themed TV Network to Debut in 2022
The network is the brainchild of David W. Brunner, a talent agent and television executive in Pennsylvania who last year started another streaming television network called DB&A TV (dbandatelevision.tv), which features variety programming.
Mouth Wants His Poker Player Friends to Wake Up and Know What is Really Important: Hunter Biden's Laptop?
Poker pro Mike "The Mouth" Matusow went off on one of his world famous diatribes Tuesday, albeit more tame by Matusow standards, telling his followers to "wake up" and "see the most obvious things". They are...
Partypoker Makes Sweeping Changes to its Tables' Look and Functionality
PartyPoker on Monday introduced its new downloadable software update that features improved table graphics and animations.
Leo Margets Becomes First Woman in Poker History To Do This...
There are plenty of amazing female poker players, so it's quite a surprise that Leo Margets became the first to accomplish something most in the game take for granted.....WINNING.
Hellmuth Declared the Poker "GOAT", Breaks Another Record, Mouth Wants Apology From Younger Players
Phil Hellmuth made more history at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP), finishing second at Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.
Koray Aldemir Wins 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $8,000,000
31-year-old Koray Aldemir, 31 won the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, topping a 6,550-player field to win $8 million and the coveted gold bracelet. His large chip lead coming into Wednesday night made this win a bit anticlimatic.
Final 3 Remaining at This Year's WSOP Main Event: Koray Aldemir Has Monster Lead
Argentinian rapper Alejandro Lococo, better known by his stage name of Papo MC, bowed out of the Final Table of this year's World Series of Poker Main Event, but not before cashing out a cool $1,225,000.
A Little Creepy: Jonathan Little Slammed for Photographing Homeless Woman, Butt Cheeks to Sell as NFT
Claims the women were all paid, says the homeless woman was just napping and received $100.
Rapper Papo MC Makes Final Table of 2021 WSOP Main Event
We have our final nine at this year's World Series of Poker Main Event. They include four Americans, two Brits, a Turk, a German, and an Argentinian rapper.
Hye Park Tops Field of 36 Remaining at 2021 WSOP Main Event, Rapper Also Among Top 10
Day 6 concluded with 36 still in the mix and Hye Park topped the leaderboard with a stack of 29,500,000.
Let's Go Chris! ACR Pro Moneymaker Among Chip Leaders at WSOP Main Event
It's deja vu as Chris Moneymaker looks to repeat his triumphant rise from obscurity to 2003 WSOP Main Event winner, thus revolutionizing the game and proving that anyone could win big. Heading into Friday, the Americas Cardroom pro sat with the 12th largest chip stack.
Hellmuth Dresses as Gandalf for This Year's WSOP
This has left some asking if Hellmuth's antics may have "jumped the shark".
WSOP Main Event Livestream 24-7 Coverage on PokerGO Kicks Off Today
This year's World Series of Poker Main Event will be broadcast live via the successful poker streaming platform PokerGo. The WSOP will no longer be broadcast on ESPN.
Playmaker Announces Acquisition of Brazilian Gaming-Focused Grupo SuperPoker
SuperPoker is the official Portuguese language streaming platform for the Brazilian Series of Poker ("BSOP"), European Poker Tour, Pokerstars Players Championship, World Series of Poker - Brazil Circuit, and the Pan-American Poker Tour ("PAPT").
Chris Moorman and Wife Announced as New Americas Cardroom Pros
Moorman is considered “the most accomplished online poker player in the world” and it’s hard to argue with that. An article from Card Player magazine in the summer of 2021 lists Moorman as one of the top-10 players in all-time online earnings, dubbing him a “living legend of online tournament poker”.
Happy Halloween Promo From Americas Cardroom
It began October 24th and will run through the remainder of Halloween, punch above your weight with Americas Cardroom's $300K Halloween Special #PKO instead.
What Happens When The Commentator Nearly Wins The Game?
Sideline reporter for the streaming platform PokerGo, Jeff Platt, finishes 4th out of 3,991 in a WSOP event.
Matusow Planning an NFT Art Offering.....Created By His Cat?
Poker pro Mike "The Mouth" Matusow offered his take on that crazy rare Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT selling for a record $3.4 Million USD while promising something better from his own feline.
Phil Ivey Launches World's First Multiverse NFT
Its debut three-dimensional NFT artifact is a collaboration between poker legend, Phil Ivey, the pioneer in luxury footwear and customization space, The Shoe Surgeon, and the world's largest sneaker conventions and industry leader, Sneaker Con. The NFT will officially drop on October 28th at 9 PM PST and will be available on auction for 72 hours.
Report: Mike Postle Owes Mom $80K
A California bankruptcy court is currently considering the involuntary-bankruptcy petition filed against him by Veronica Brill and Todd Witteles, and the new figures were included in Postle’s latest filing with the court, according to PokerTube. He claims to owe 25 separate debts.
Michael Addamo Wins WSOP Bracelet Number 3
A regular on the high stakes tournament circuit, Michael Addamo took home his third World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the $1,132,968 that came with it.
Adam Friedman Defeats Phil Hellmuth to Win WSOP $10k Dealer's Choice for Third Straight Year ($248,350)
Bracelet number 17 was not meant to be...at least not yet. Phil Hellmuth, the record 16 World Series of Poker bracelet winner, was taken down by Adam Friedman Wednesday night in the Dealer's Choice Championship.
The Sunday Special Pot Limit Omaha at America's Card Room
Pot Limit Omaha gets some much-deserved attention at America's Cardroom with the weekly Sunday Special PLO at 2:30pm ET.
Matusow, Negreanu, Hellmuth Going Deep Together for First Time in 25 Years
Hellmuth is gunning for yet another record bracelet win.
2021 Poker Hall of Fame Finalists Announced
The late Layne Flack, who Gambling911.com confirmed last week died from a Fentanyl overdose, among those nominated as well as the indicted founder of PokerStars.
Phil Hellmuth Wins Record 16th WSOP Bracelet: "No Accountability" Say Some
The win comes following an epic meltdown one week ago that resulted in zero disciplinary actions.
