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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.

Merge Poker to Stop Taking New US Players Through Month of June

The Merge Poker Network has halted new US signups through the month of June as it works to incorporate new payment processing platforms and add more customer service agents. 

While the network could begin accepting new US players as early as the end of June, the network may extend this policy through the summer depending on how quickly it can get new processing in place. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/05/2011

Pot Limit Omaha Cash Games: Bigger Than Ever at the Rio in Vegas

Pot Limit Omaha cash games at the Rio have been on fire of late with one of the biggest beneficiaries being one Ashton Griffin.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/05/2011

Poker News: Eugene Katchalov First WSOP Bracelet

Eugene Katchalov has his first World Series of Poker bracelet as Gambling911.com looks at the latest poker news

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/05/2011

Poker Pro Vanessa Rousso Hosts Main Event Prep Camp

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/05/2011

Jake Cody Poker Profile

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jun/04/2011

Jake Cody Wins Against Gus Hansen: Denies Dane WSOP Bracelet

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jun/04/2011

WSOP Event 2, the $25,000 Heads-Up World Championship: Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody

Two of the biggest names in poker today, Gus Hansen and Jake Cody, will go head-to-head as part of the final four WSOP Event 2 $25,000 Heads-Up World Championship

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/03/2011

World Series of Poker $1 Million Buy-in Announced

The newly announced World Series of Poker $1 million buy-in already has 15 committed attendees

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/03/2011

There is Something Rotten About Phil Ivey Lawsuit

Hamlet once lamented that, "There's something rotten in Denmark."

He could have just as easily been talking about present-day Las Vegas.

The revelation this week that poker pro Phil "Poison" Ivey has filed a lawsuit in Vegas against online poker room Full Tilt Poker--and the early response to it from Full Tilt--raise a number of issues and some of them don't quite smell right.

For example:

HOW MUCH IS IVEY SUING FOR?

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jun/03/2011

Full Tilt Poker on Phil Ivey Lawsuit: “Meritless” and “Only About Helping Himself”

Full Tilt Poker has issued a statement in regard to a lawsuit filed against the company by one of its most visible representatives, Phil Ivey.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/02/2011

Victory Poker Latest Casualty of Black Friday

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/01/2011

HeadsUp Entertainment Goes Head First Into US Market

In an effort to capitalize on the void left by PokerStars and Full Tilt exiting the US poker market, one Calgary-based firm has offered up grandiose plans to rake in the cash.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/01/2011

Phil Ivey Sues Full Tilt Poker

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/01/2011

888poker: Cada día una oferta diferente y $8/£5 GRATIS

Contágiate de la Emoción y Prepárate para un Verano muy MOVIDO...Ofertas Especiales de Junio:

Locura de Cupones:los jugadores de 888poker reciben una oferta especial cada día.  ¡Mira lo que puedes ganar diariamente!  Los jugadores disponen de 24 horas para reclamar los premios.  IMPRESIONANTES de verdad. 

Fantásticos Freerolls:¡Sólo este mes 888poker va a pagar más de $10.000 en premios en los freerolls!

Submitted by Payton on, Jun/01/2011

Diesen Juni gibt es tägliche Specials bei 888poker

Diesen Juni gibt es tägliche Specials bei 888poker. Im Angebot sind Apple-Artikel, $10.000 in Freeroll-Preisen und noch viel, viel mehr!

Submitted by Payton on, Jun/01/2011

Gold Strike Poker Strikes Out

One of America's legal online poker rooms may be facing legal problems of a different kind.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/31/2011

Absolute Poker Agreement to pay Customers Documented

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/31/2011

World Series of Poker Kicks Off

Submitted by Payton on, May/31/2011

Full Tilt Poker Real Cash Traffic Falls Below 9000 Average

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, May/31/2011

Last Day to get Rakeback on Lock Poker

Submitted by Ace King on, May/31/2011

Internet Poker Rat Under Investigation for Fraud Down Under

Australian authorities are said to be investigating notorious informant Daniel Tzvetkoff for fraud.

The one time payment processor is believed to have worked closely with US federal authorities in bringing down three of the world’s largest online poker rooms.  All three are still operating in some capacity outside the US, though only PokerStars has paid its stateside clients in full to date. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/30/2011

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