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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.

EPT Berlin: Kevin MacPhee Wins €1m Following Armed Robbery

The EPT Berlin will not be remembered so much for Kevin MacPhee's €1m win as it will be for the brazen armed robbery that unfolded while cameras were rolling on Saturday.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/07/2010

Doyle Brunson Defeated but Puts Up Good Fight at Heads Up Poker

Doyle Brunson has bowed out of the NBC Heads Up Poker tournament, but he leaves having made it all the way into the Elite 8.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/07/2010

Heads Up Poker Clubs and Spades Brackets Finish Fast

The Clubs and Spades brackets were finished in less than an hour. Erik Seidel, after never winning a match in five years, advances to the semifinals after defeating Peter Eastgate.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/07/2010

Heads-Up Poker Elite Eight Sunday Schedule

The NBC Heads-Up Poker Elite Eight Sunday schedule was released in the morning.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/07/2010

Armed Thieves Raid EPT Berlin Poker Tournament

The EPT Berlin poker tournament was left rattled Saturday following a brazen armed robbery that had players hiding under tables at the city's Grand Hyatt Hotel.  Some 800,000 euros was taken from

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/07/2010

Kevin MacPhee Leads Field as EPT Berlin Heads Into Final

EPT Berlin was interrupted yesterday (Day 4) when an armed robbery took place just outside the tournament area.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/07/2010

Poker: Peter Eastgate Advances in Heads-Up

2008 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Peter Eastgate is the first player to advance to the quarterfinals, besting 2006 Main Event champ Jamie Gold.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/07/2010

Heads-Up Poker Clubs & Spades Updates

Chris Moneymaker defeated Leo Wolpert in their second round match in less than 10 minutes.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/06/2010

Heads-Up Poker Day 1 Complete

In the Hearts Bracket:

Phil Hellmuth makes it into the second round of the Heads-Up Championship as he defeated Howard Lederer for the first win in the Hearts bracket.

Dolye Brunson defeated Brock Parker and Chris Ferguson defeated qualifier Annette Dworski in the Spades Bracket. Ferguson will play the winner of Kara Scott and Dennis Phillips while Brunson will face the winner of JP Kelly and Don Cheadle.

Allen Cunningham defeated Jesper Hougaard, Eli Elezra beat Greg Mueller and Dennis Phillips outlasted Kara Scott. All three head into the second round.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/06/2010

Heads-Up Poker Brackets Update for Friday March 5

Patrik Antonius became the first player out as he fell to Chris Moneymaker in the first round of the Clubs Bracket. Shortly after, Jamie Gold defeated Dario Minieri.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/05/2010

World Series of Poker Could Add All-Star Game

Major professional sports leagues commonly hold all star games where their most talented players compete in a special game.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/05/2010

Poker: Do You Think Doyle Brunson is Sexy?

Doyle Brunson will have to protect his territory as Gambling911.com and I continue our quest to find the Top 10 Sexiest Poker Players of 2010.  Reader feedback will be taken into account this year

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Mar/04/2010

Dennis Rodman Signs with Online Poker Site, OnlyPoker

It's been a few years since former NBA star Dennis Rodman has been on the court, but this hasn't stopped Only Poker from pu

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/04/2010

PartyGaming The Latest to Report Poor 2009 Showing

With Sportingbet a bit of an exception to the rule, online poker's 4th largest network, PartGaming, reported a poor showing in 2009 with numbers down to $135.0 million from $144.2 millio

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Mar/04/2010

Online Poker High Stakes Bloodbath

Million dollar swings, both wins and losses.  It's such a rush for high stakes online poker players the likes of Tom Durrrr Dwan and Cole South among others.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Mar/03/2010

Poker2Nite Debuts Tonight

UB.com's acclaimed poker television news series is back for a second season.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/03/2010

Online Poker Room March Madness Reward Program: $50,000

DoylesRoom.com will be benefitting from some great new promotions being offered by the online poker network Cake Poker.  Let

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/03/2010

Poker: Trishelle Cannatella Storms Off Poker2Nite Set

Reality star turned poker pro Trishelle Cannatella apparently took offense to host Joe Sebok's suggestion that she had dressed perhaps a little too "appropriately" for an interview on Pok

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/03/2010

10-Year Old Goldbet Joins Microgaming Online Poker

The Goldbet online gambling group, in operation now since 2000, have selected Microgaming as its new network for allowing customers to play online poker.  The Austrian bookmaker uses proprietary s

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Mar/03/2010

Bill to Legalize Online Poker in Florida Introduced

Florida State Representative Joseph Abruzzo has filed a bill that looks to legalize online poker in his home state. 

Titled the "Internet Poker Consumer Protection and Revenue Generation Act of 2010", Abruzzo claims that 900,000 Floridians already gamble at sites run by operators outside of Florida and that state legalization would result in $200 million in revenue the first year.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/02/2010

Poker Show ‘2 Months, 2 Million’ Canceled

Cable network channel G4 has decided to cancel the poker reality show "2 Months, $2 Million" according to cast member Jay "Krantz" Rosenkrantz.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/02/2010

Barney Frank Wants Elimination of Fanny Mae

Rep. Barney Frank (D- Mass.), head of the House Financial Services Committee, and online gambling's closest ally, says enough with Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac. 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Mar/02/2010

RCMP Keeping Watchful Eye On Internet Gambling Sector

Gambling911.com can reveal that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), led by one Sgt.

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Mar/01/2010

Poker Pros Seebok and Madsen Get Faces Tattooed

We see lots of interesting prop bets every year, but few are as interesting as the one that recently took place at the L.A. Poker Classic.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/01/2010

Feds Investigate Naples Man With Ties to Online Poker

Allegations outlined in a 39-page complaint filed in U.S.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/28/2010

Tom Durrrr Dwan First Profitable Day in Some Time

Online poker player Tom Durrrr Dwan managed to finish in the money for the first time in over two weeks Thursday, beating out Brian Townsend and Cole South, to land successive wins of $244k and $29

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/28/2010

Granny Poker Game Broken Up in Idaho

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The odds were stacked against retirees at the Twin Falls Senior Center earlier this month when police arrived to break up a long-running poker game after receiving an anony

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/27/2010

Tatjana Pasalic Interview With Woo

Tatjana Pasalic hasn't made her complete worldwide debut...yet but your very own Jenny can't wait until she does.  Tatjana has been in the Balkin local poker scene, here and there in the states as

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Feb/26/2010

Legal Online Poker Rooms Thriving in the United States

Several bills which would legalize online poker and other forms of online gambling in the USA are currently languishing in the U.S. Congress.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/25/2010

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