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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.

Daniel Negreanu In 2nd Place At PokerStars Super High Roller Final

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jan/07/2011

Lock Poker Pros Jenny Woo Interview Series: Stephen Devlin

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Jan/07/2011

Phil Hellmuth Won’t Be Welcome in Jim Harbaugh 49ers Locker Room

The NFL and the world of professional gambling are on a collision course.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/07/2011

2011 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Update, Schedule

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Jan/07/2011

Phil Hellmuth Mum About Signing With PokerStars

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/06/2011

Reflections on The Old and New in the World of Poker

This article is being republished with permission courtesy of our friends at AintLuck.com.

Just a few reflections as we get set for a new year in the poker world. No one really knows what the next 12 months have in store. That is perhaps the only thing that anyone knows for sure right now. In January 2010, no one would have imagined any of the following:

• That the 2nd incarnation of the Durrrr Challenge on Full Tilt Poker would be further along than the 1st one, which seems to be all but dead.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/06/2011

Prahlad Friedman Joins UB.com Amidst Firestorm

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/06/2011

Online Poker Promotions, Bonuses For January 2011

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/06/2011

Annie Duke Will be Annie Duke-Reitman, Pal Says

Annie Duke-Reitman.

That's the name top female poker pro Annie Duke will likely go by professionally once she marries her longtime boyfriend Joe Reitman, it has been revealed.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/05/2011

Can They BEAR It? No More Gambling For Grizzlies

Submitted by Ean Lamb on, Jan/05/2011

Attorney For Ernie Scherer III: “No Proof of His Guilt In Parents Murders”

The double murder trial of Ernie Scherer III continued on Wednesday with his attorney suggesting there is not enough evidence to convict the poker player.

Scherer III is accused of bludgeoning to death his parents, Charlene Abendroth and Ernest Scherer Jr., in their Castlewood Country Club, California home in March of 2008.   Prosecutors argue that the younger Scherer was after his parents $1.5 million inheritance. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/05/2011

Priceline Founder Sues Zynga Over Patent Infringement

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/05/2011

The Lock Poker Pro Jenny Woo Interview Series: Brett Jungblut

Jenny Woo here to get 2011 off to a great start. First, I’d like to say Happy New Year! I hope all of you had a blast bringing in the New Year as much as I did.

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Jan/05/2011

California Group Set To Draft Third Online Poker Bill

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/05/2011

Somach to Interview Matt Savage on Radio

Gambling911.com's own Tom Somach on Wednesday will help interview on radio the tournament director for the world's second-largest poker tournament, the Los Angeles Poker Classic.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/05/2011

Online Poker Traffic Rises Nearly 1 Percent

The holiday week resulted in an 0.9 percent rise in online poker traffic according to monitoring website PokerScout.com.

Player counts dropped steeply on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, dipping even lower than last year's holidays. The plunge was to be expected, however, as the holidays fell on weekends this year and a larger-than-usual number of players took to the roads and skies to spend time with their families.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jan/05/2011

UPI: Online Gambling Not A Good Bet

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Expanding legal Internet gambling in the United States is a long shot now that Congress is more heavily Republican, gaming industry experts say.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid fell short last month in his effort to allow U.S. casino companies set up Internet poker sites and access a portion of the multibillion dollar offshore industry. The chances of success are diminished now that Republicans control the House and have more members in the Senate.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/04/2011

Sexiest Poker Players of 2010: Isildur1

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Jan/03/2011

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