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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.

Online Poker Network Blocks Canadian Players

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 09/05/2011 - 12:20

Full Tilt Poker Hearing Postponed Again

There has been yet another postponement in the hearing to determine whether or not Full Tilt Poker is granted its license back.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mon, 09/05/2011 - 10:01

Greg Mueller Foils Chip Robbery Following Play at Epic Poker League Pro/Am

Greg Mueller was the chip leader following Day 1b play at the Epic Poker League Pro/Am and he also became a target of an attempted robbery.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Sun, 09/04/2011 - 22:19

Epic Poker League Pro/Am #2 Chip Leader is Greg Mueller After Day 1b

11 out of 53 of the starting players remained after Day 1b of the Epic Poker League $1,500 Pro/Am #2. Greg Mueller was chip leader with 140,500 in chips.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Sun, 09/04/2011 - 21:53

Subcommittee Key to Expediting Legalization of Internet Poker

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sun, 09/04/2011 - 17:46

All Omaha, 7 Stud and 32 Card Poker Tables at DoylesRoom Taking Max $2 Rake

Submitted by on, Fri, 09/02/2011 - 19:18

Ilari Sahamies Stops the Bleeding

Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies got back to his winning ways this week after getting taken by Viktor “Isildur1” Blom over the weekend for quite a bit of loot.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Fri, 09/02/2011 - 18:41

Full Tilt Poker Attorneys Requests Motion for Leave to Withdraw From Case

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 09/02/2011 - 11:34

Martin Schleich Wins EPT Barcelona 2011

German poker pro Martin Schleich has won the EPT Barcelona 2011, which this week became Spain’s biggest poker tournament ever.

“I can’t take it in right now,” an exhausted Schleich said after the event. “I’m very tired and my flight leaves in two hours!! I’m really happy but it’s too early to think about what I’ll do with the money.”

The final cashes were as follows:

1. Martin Schleich, Germany, €850,000

2. Dragan Kostic, Spain, €532,000

3. Eugene Katchalov, Team PokerStars Pro, Ukraine, €315,000

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 09/02/2011 - 10:39

Joran van der Sloot Finally Charged With Murder in Peru

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 09/01/2011 - 16:27

SunFirst Bank Could Go Belly Up After Online Poker Indictments

SunFirst Bank, which is alleged to have processed online poker transactions and disguising them as dog food and golf ball purchases, appears to be on life support.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:47

EPT Barcelona 2011 Final Table Set: Eugene Katchalov Makes Final Cut

The EPT Barcelona 2011 Final Table has been set with Tomeu Gomila of Spain leading the way in the biggest poker tournament in Spain’s history.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Thu, 09/01/2011 - 09:20

US First Legal Online Poker Jurisdiction Under Scrutiny by Council Members

Three Washington, D.C. Council members intend to re-examine the $38 million D.C. Lottery contract that helped make the District the United State’s first legalized online poker hub.

Council member Michael Brown slipped the online poker provision into the budget bill while failing to disclose earnings from a firm with an interest in online gambling.

From the Washington Times:

Submitted by Ace King on, Wed, 08/31/2011 - 23:42

Two Decades in the Making: Will “The Thrill” Failla Wins First Major Title

Will “The Thrill” Failla is the winner of the World Poker Tour’s Legends of Poker main event. It has taken Failla two decades to win a major event.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Wed, 08/31/2011 - 22:50

DigiBookie Kicking Off The New Online Gambling Trend: BitCoin Deposits

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Wed, 08/31/2011 - 21:04

Lock Poker Malta Licensing Update

As Gambling911.com reported on Tuesday, Lock Poker continues to be licensed by both the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and the Curacao Netherlands Antilles licensing agency for online gambling.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Wed, 08/31/2011 - 17:21

PartyGaming Forging Partnerships in California, New Jersey

Submitted by C Costigan on, Wed, 08/31/2011 - 14:37

Tomeu Gomila Leads EPT Barcelona 2011

24 players remained out of 811 at the EPT Barcelona 2011 Wednesday with Tomeu Gomila of Spain leading the way with 2,547,000 chips.

Team Poker Stars Pros Matthias De Meulder and Eugene Katchalov were also doing especially well,both in the top ten. Other familiar names in the Day 4 line-up include Raul Mestre and Tome Moreira.

The European Poker Tour Barcelona this past week became the biggest poker tournament in Spain’s history last week.

Tomeu Gomila

Spain

Submitted by Ace King on, Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:51

Forbes on Why Full Tilt Poker Can’t Pay: Massive Theft and US Cash Seizures

Forbes.com reported on Full Tilt Poker’s statement Tuesday elaborating further on why it has failed to pay back customers millions of dollars.

The one-time second largest online poker room in the world claims it was robbed by a payment processor in addition to funds being seized by the US Government on April 15 as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering and bank fraud. They blame everybody but themselves.

The US Government contends FTP can and should pay out its customers, implying these funds should have been segregated.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 08/30/2011 - 22:54

Poker Elite Annie Duke a CBS Panelist Talks Jay-Z, Beyonce Baby News and Hurricane Irene Jokes

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 08/30/2011 - 22:15

iPoker Traffic Falls But Remains Ahead of PartyPoker

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 08/30/2011 - 21:42

Will "The Thrill" Failla Leads WPT Legends

Will “The Thrill” Failla led the WPT Legends Tournament as of Tuesday.

Submitted by Ace King on, Tue, 08/30/2011 - 17:23

Melanie Iglesias Resigns as WPT Royal Flush Girl

A tearful Melanie Iglesias announced her resignation as the World Poker Tour Flush Girl at the Bicycle Casino on Monday, citing other commitments such as a stint with MTV.

Submitted by Ace King on, Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:03