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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.

Poker Players Alliance Schedules May 23, 24 Washington, DC Fly-in

Submitted by Guest on, May/05/2011

More Fallout from Online Poker Black Friday: Dusty Schmidt Splits from PokerStars

The rats are jumping ship.

Poker pro Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt, who for the last year and a half has been a paid spokesman for online poker room Poker Stars (www.pokerstars.com), has abruptly quit that position, blaming it on the Feds' arrest of Poker Stars' owners last month, which led to the room banning U.S. customers.

Writing on his blog at www.cardplayer.com on Wednesday, Schmidt announced: "I’m sad to announce that in the wake of 'Black Friday,' I’ll no longer be a member of Poker Stars Team Online.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/04/2011

Woe, Canada, Top Poker Pro is High School Dropout

Cover your kids' ears, Mom and Dad, there's something you don't want them to hear:

It pays to be a high school dropout!

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/04/2011

Poker Meets UFC for Japan Relief Charity Poker Tournament

Submitted by Guest on, May/04/2011

Lock Poker Disqualifies Jose Girah Macedo from Bluff Pro Challenge for Multi Accounting

Submitted by Guest on, May/04/2011

Holder: Case Against Online Poker Sites Involved Substantial Money

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/04/2011

Breaking: Absolute Poker and UB to focus on Non-U.S Markets and Software Biz

Note: This is the official statement released by UB.com, Absolute Poker and Blanca Games Inc. by their Public Relations Department directly to Gambling911.com.

Submitted by Guest on, May/03/2011

Online Poker Prosecutor Preet Bharara Goes After Deutsche Bank

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/03/2011

Was Bin Ladin Assassination Tied to Online Poker Clampdown?

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/03/2011

England’s Rupert Elder Wins EPT San Remo Final for €930,000

British pro Rupert Elder has won EPT7 San Remo for a giant first prize of €930,000 after besting a gripping and star-studded final table.

As well as the title, former economics student Elder, 24, also wins a stunning bracelet from Shamballa Jewels, the Official Bracelet Sponsor of EPT Season 7, a seat to the EPT Grand Final Main Event – which starts on Saturday in Madrid - and a seat in the EPT Champion of Champions event on May 13.

Submitted by Guest on, May/03/2011

Pro Poker League Selects First Players

Submitted by Guest on, May/03/2011

DoJ Oversight Hearing: Holder Doesn’t Know if Poker is Game of Skill

The House Judiciary Committee held a Department of Justice oversight hearing Tuesday morning with a short question related to whether poker is a game of skill or chance.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/03/2011

Online Poker Prodigy Jose Girah Macedo Wins the Bluff Pro Challenge

Submitted by Guest on, May/03/2011

UB.com Loses More Than Three Quarters of Its Online Poker Traffic

It’s been a hard fall for UB.com and Absolute Poker as the network has lost more than three quarters of its online poker traffic post-indictments.

UB.com and Absolute Poker were caught up in an April 15 crackdown by US law enforcement along with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Each were charged with money laundering and bank fraud. The three sites also had their domain names seized by the US Justice Department.

Submitted by Ace King on, May/02/2011