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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.
No Internet Poker in Florida
There will not be any legalized online poker in Florida any time soon.
State of Nevada Approved Amended Online Gambling Bill: Must Get Justice Dept Approval
A Nevada legislative panel approved amendments to a bill that would make Nevada the first state in the US to legalize online poker.
The amended version of AB258 directs the Nevada Gaming Commission to begin drafting rules to regulate online poker. It stipulates that Nevada would not begin offering online poker until permitted by the US Congress and Justice Department. The measure is being pushed by PokerStars, the largest Internet poker room in the world.
High Stakes Online Poker: Isildur1 Crushes Scott “urnotindangr” Palmer
Online Gambling Becomes Legalized in United States Thanks to Washington DC
Washington, D.C., with its under 1 million population, has become the first jurisdiction in the United States to legalize online gambling.
Bluff Poker Challengers Talk About Their Experience With Woo: Loving Lock Poker
Gus Hansen The Biggest Loser: One Million Gone in Just 7 Days
Lock Poker Signs Online Poker Prodigy Jose "Girah" Macedo
Lock is thrilled to announce the new addition to their LockPRO ELITE
team. Jose "Girah" Macedo represents the face of the new generation of online poker
Legalization of Online Gambling “Increasingly Likely” Says Ratings Agency
Fitch Ratings on Monday released its report labeling the likelihood of online gambling becoming legalized in the US as “increasingly likely”.
This Pilgrim is Black – And a Damn Good Poker Player
Every depiction you've ever seen of the first Thanksgiving shows that all the Pilgrims were white.
Female Poker Pro Vanessa Selbst Wants Matt Damon to Play her in Movie Role
PokerStars Qualifier Ben Wilinofsky Wins EPT Berlin for €825,000
PokerStars qualifier Ben “NeverScaredB” Wilinofsky from Canada celebrated his first ever live cash today by winning EPT Berlin for €825,000.
As well as the title, Wilinofsky, a highly successful internet pro, also wins a stunning bracelet from Shamballa Jewels, the Official Bracelet Sponsor of EPT Season 7, a seat to the EPT Grand Final in Madrid and a seat in the EPT Champion of Champions event on May 13.
EPT Berlin Final Table 2011 Determined
The EPT Berlin Final Table for 2011 has been decided with 8 seats and 6 different country representations. Three of the eight finalists reside in the host country of Germany.
The PokerStars.comsponsored EPT Berlin made headlines last year when a brazen armed robbery occurred just as the final table was winding down. Let’s hope there is not a repeat of that situation this year. All suspects in that robbery have since been captured.
2011 EPT Berlin: 24 Players Remain
German poker player Daniel Pidun led the pack at the 2011 EPT Berlin after Day 3 with only 24 players left out of 773. Pidun is not a household name in the world of poker.
Germany still had 7 representatives among the 24 left, including the second place position. Russia, Sweden and Italy also enjoyed strong showings with a total of three Russians and two Swedes and Italians each. The only remaining US player was Jeffrey Hakim while Costa Rica had a PokerStars qualifier, Luis Jaikel. Costa Rica is the hub of online poker sites catering to North American players.
Online Poker Could Become Lawful in US Capital of Washington, D.C. by Next Week
Gambling Crime: Mafia Gambling Ring Busted, Poker Playing Scammer Sentenced
A Mafia-linked gambling ring with ties to the offshore gambling sector has been busted up by authorities in Queens, New York.
UB.com 2011 Heartland Poker Tour Satellites Promise Potential for $70K Win and Up
2011 Heartland Poker Tour Satellites are now available online at UB.com with a chance to win seats at this fabulous event.
The Heartland Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments played primarily in the upper Midwest, however, this year’s stops include Nevada, Colorado and Florida as well as Michigan, Oklahoma, Iowa and Indiana.
Sweet to be Sweeeeeeet: Leads the Bluff Online Poker Challenge
Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth Favors Uncle Mo to Win This Year’s Kentucky Derby
Full Tilt Poker Reported Failure to Conduct Due Diligence on Payment Processor a Concern
Full Tilt Poker Aligns Itself With Station Casinos, UFC Founders
Third Chicago Cop Stripped of Badge Following Strip Poker Sex Attack Scandal
A third Chicago police officer has been stripped of his badge following a shocking strip poker sex attack case that has taken the city by storm.
A source tells the Chicago Tribune that the third cop in question has nothing to do with the case, but had a previous complaint filed against him in connection with an incident involving another young woman one night he was partnering with one of the other two accused officers.
Black Poker Pro Eases on Down the Road to Success
Can you name a professional poker player who is black and not named Phil Ivey?
Probably not, and that's the problem.
The problem for professional poker, that is.
Pro poker, an activity with about as much diversity as a meeting of the Pat Boone Fan Club, desperately wants to appeal more to black America but it has a huge dearth of talent available for that particular role.
The only top poker pro who is black is Ivey, and he famously shuns most press attention--he has as much interest in growing the game as George W. Bush has in reading a book.
New Online Poker Room in US Thwarts Law
The latest effort by an American entrepreneur to circumvent U.S. gambling laws has been a real grind!
Phil Ivey Looks Stoned
He may have been perfectly sober for all we know, but a set of photos that popped up of poker pro Phil Ivey appear to have caught the player at an especially “bad” time.
“He looks either stoned or drunk,” observed Gambling911.com’s own Thomas Somach. Emphasis on the word “look” since we weren’t exactly there to administer a blood test.
The photos in question were taken during an event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
To be fair, one does not necessarily associate Ivey and his squeaky clean image with drinking or recreational drugs.
Bluff Poker Challenge Kicks Off With 650 Participants: Biggest Bankroll Gets WSOP Seat
Doyles Blog: Misplaced My Teeth Again…That Darn Wife of Mine
Chicago Cops Accused of Sexual Assault Following Strip Poker Game
