Poker
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.
Poker Pro David Williams Makes The List of Famous Foot Fetishists
Spread No-Limit Poker: Dougherty Gang Bank Robber Stripped Naked for Poker Games
An alleged bank robber, Lee Grace Dougherty, reportedly stripped naked for “modeling gigs” at area poker games, according to reports.
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.
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.
Jenny Woo Talks 2011 WSOP Final Table Odds With DonBest TV
The World Series of Poker 2011 Final Table will take place November 8 through the 13th and our Jenny Woo has details along with the latest odds.
American Gaming Association Spent Over $600K Lobbying for Internet Poker
European Poker Tour Prize Pool Coverup: Players Allegedly Shorted
Zynga Poker Makes its Google+ Debut in Battle With Facebook Over Online Gaming
The biggest free poker site online for Texas Hold’em fans, Zynga, has made its Google+ debut along with Angry Birds.
Daniel Negreanu: Epic Poker League Will be Epic Failure
Never afraid to speak his mind, poker pro Daniel Negreanu has spoken out against the newly formed “pro-only invitational” Epic Poker League.
Negreanu has decided to sit out the newborn event and it is no secret that he and Epic Commissioner Annie Duke have little love for one another. A few months back, he referred to Duke as a “f***ing c***”.
Negreanu wrote on his blog:
Online Poker News – August 11
Here is the latest online poker news for August 11, 2011, everything in briefs.
Finland High Roller Poker Titles go to Sami Kelopuro and Jens Kyllönen
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).
Online Poker Ban: Where The Pros Are Heading Now
With Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and UB.com out of the US market, hundreds – perhaps thousands – of poker pros have been left homeless.
What to do?
Pack up and move elsewhere, whether it be Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean or Europe, just as long as it’s not the USA. The online poker sites left catering to US players are almost entirely recreational-based (DoylesRoom, Cake Poker, BetOnline, Bodog, Everleaf, and, it appears, Merge is re-entering the fray).
Poker coach Jade Lane told our own Jenny Woo this week he picked up and headed on down to Mexico.
PartyPoker Oktoberfest Rake Race Promotion Should Move Online Poker Room Back to Number 2
Merge Poker, Sportsbook.com Begin Accepting New US Players Again
CardRunners Gives Haseeb Qureshi The Boot
CardRunners.com, the popular poker training website, has decided to give instructor Haseeb Qureshi his walking papers.
Ben Lamb, Eugene Katchalov Still Hot at Epic Poker League Day 1
Mental Health Specialist: Jose ‘Girah’ Macedo is a Pathological Lying Sociopath
Bookmaker Online Poker Free Cash Promos, Freeroll Friday’s and Punta Cana
European Internet Gambling Firms Will Attend Retreat With Vegas Execs, Tribes
iPoker Overtakes PartyPoker in World Traffic Rankings: First Time in Second Place
For the first time in its history, the iPoker Network has landed in the second place spot of the world’s most trafficked online poker rooms.
Booze Binges Out, Poker Nights in for Scottish Football Association
The Scottish Football Association believes that its poker nights at the Mar Hall hotel have contributed to an increased morale amongst the team.
Poker Player, Coach Jade Lane Talks War and Black Friday
Jenny Woo had the opportunity to interview an American hero and poker player and coach, Jade Lane.
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America’s Cup of Poker Countries Advance: Venezuela, Canada, Brazil and Mexico
