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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 and the NFL: Not a Sustainable Marriage

PokerNews.com questioned the concept of poker players supporting the National Football League (NFL), a professional sp

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Tue, 03/16/2010 - 10:43

Vanessa Rousso’s Big Slick Boot Camp Partners With PokerStars

Poker celebrity, Vanessa Rousso, is now focusing her attention on the ladies of the poker world. As the number of female poker players continues to grow by leaps and bounds, the need for top-notc

Submitted by on, Mon, 03/15/2010 - 23:08

World Series of Poker Announces All-Star Game

Posted by Howard Stutz, LVRJ.com

The World Series of Poker has come up with its own version of an All-Star Game.

Submitted by on, Mon, 03/15/2010 - 19:40

St. Patrick’s Day: Poker Bounty Tournament at Doyles Room

In addition to $50,000 in bounty money for St. Patrick's Day, online poker players can win $50 just for witnessing the elimination of a pro

Submitted by on, Mon, 03/15/2010 - 19:18

Isildur1 Loses Close to $2 Million in One Day

For better or for worse, Isildur1 is always in the news. This time however, it is not the type of news he would be too happy being a part of.

Submitted by on, Mon, 03/15/2010 - 13:46

Poker: Hellmuth Comes Up Short Again at Bay 101 Shooting Star

Phil Hellmuth, the face behind UB.com, banked an impressive $117,000 for his sixth-place finish at this past week's Bay 10

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 03/15/2010 - 09:25

Online Gambling: Okay To Play Facebook Page Launched

In an aggressive move by online gambling interests, a new Facebook page has been launched with the goal to have some 200,000 fans in the next several months. Websites in the sector are being enco

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sun, 03/14/2010 - 22:48

Berlin Poker Robbery Suspect Released

Berlin police have released a suspect they believed to have been involved in a much publicized poker robbery last Saturday. They initially believed he and three other men stormed the European Pok

Submitted by on, Sun, 03/14/2010 - 13:01

8-Year Old Wins Big Dough Playing Online Poker

So goes the argument that children can't find their way onto Internet poker websites.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Fri, 03/12/2010 - 23:45

Carbon Poker Loses Half Its Customers in 6 Months

According to the PokerSiteScout.com website, Carbon Poker's "real cash" customers have been cut in h

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 03/12/2010 - 23:33

Nevada May Want To Cut Off WSOP Online Poker Sponsors

The World Series of Poker may find itself in yet another setback. Following legislation passed in October 2006 that essentially made it illegal (or at least difficult) for banks to transfer funds

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Fri, 03/12/2010 - 23:01

Online Poker: OMGClayAiken Knocks Out Isildur1

Online poker phenom, the mysterious Isildur1, lost $1.6 million to none other than OMGClayAiken this past

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 03/12/2010 - 22:42

UB.com Second Sundays Poker Charity

MIAMI, FL -- (March 12, 2010) - UB.com is introducing "Second Sundays," a new series of UB.com charitable online events

Submitted by on, Fri, 03/12/2010 - 20:51

Man Will Face Life Sentence for Botched Poker Robbery

A San Antonio man was sentence to life in prison after jurors found him guilty for his participation in a botched poker tournament robbery.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Thu, 03/11/2010 - 23:49

PokerStars Cancels Chile Poker Tournament

The world's largest online poker room, PokerStars (see website here), has not had the best of luck in recent days. Last Saturday, the European Poker Tour

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:46

PokerStars and England Rugby Hold Largest Poker Game

PokerStars.com announces another record-breaking event, the World's ‘Largest' Poker game played by members of the England Rugby Team.

PokerStars, an Official Partner of the England Rugby team, has already broken records for the ‘World's Largest Online Poker Tournament' and ‘Most Players on an Internet Poker Room', and decided to take on a real-world challenge, with some of the most aggressive and competitive players the poker world has ever seen; England rugby stars James Haskell (Stade Francais), Ben Foden (Northampton Saints) and Delon Armitage. (London Irish)

Submitted by on, Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:25

Tiffany Michelle Makes Maxim Hottest Women of Poker List

Team UB pro Tiffany Michelle has been declared one of the hottest women in poker by a major men's lifestyle magazine.

Submitted by on, Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:18

Berlin Television Appeal to Catch Poker Robbers

A television appeal was launched in an effort to find four robbers who made off with close to a quarter million euros this past Saturday during a brazen afternoon robbery at the Grand Hyatt Hotel i

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 03/11/2010 - 10:00

Maxim Names Top 20 Poker Babes

As I assemble my own list of Poker's Sexiest for 2010, it seems Maxim has named its Top 20 Poker Babes. Let's get right to the chase. Here is the list:

Cameron Diaz

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Wed, 03/10/2010 - 21:08

Aruba Classic Poker Tournament Put On Hold By UB.com

After wrapping up its most successful tournament series yet and propelled by an invigorated brand that's attracting more players to its community,

Submitted by on, Wed, 03/10/2010 - 20:44

Doyle Brunson Has Lived Through 5 Poker Robberies

Doyle Brunson: "Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened."

While my son Todd was in LA for a month, at the WPT tourney, his beloved blue heeler died. "Coon Dog" had a history of liver cancer but was expected to live another year or so. Todd's wife Anjela didn't tell Todd until he got home from the tournament, which I thought was the correct thing to do. Poker players need to keep in focus to play these big tournaments and I know how upset I would be if Casper or Cutie passed away. I'm sure all the animal lovers that read this will agree.

Submitted by Doyle Brunson on, Wed, 03/10/2010 - 17:49

Newest Poker Millionaire on CBS Morning Show Recalls Heist

Speaking on CBS Early Show, European Poker Tour Berlin million dollar winner, Kevin MacPhee discussed what transpired during a brazen armed robbery at the event last Saturday afternoon.

"We heard some screaming and yelling and we weren't sure what was really going on," MacPhee told Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez. "There was a lot of panic and the TV stage started to collapse. When that started to happen, all of the players got up out of their seats to see what was happening."

Submitted by on, Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:21

Many Online Poker Rooms Are Springing Up in US

Gambling911.com last month told its readers about a pair of online poker rooms that are operating legally from the U.S.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:56

High Stakes Online Poker: Isildur1 Wins $785K

Popular high stakes online poker player, Isildur1, has beaten Cole South out of a whopping $785K.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 03/09/2010 - 21:30

Berlin Poker Robbery Becomes International Story

Chances are the EPT Berlin Poker event would have been forgotten by all but the most hardcore of poker fans. A brazen robbery Saturday afternoon while cameras were rolling has ensured the Europea

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:13

Berlin Poker Robbery an Inside Job?

Berlin police confirmed Tuesday they were looking for a 5^th suspect in a daytime robbery that occurred at the Grand Hyatt Hotel during filming of the European Poker Tour. Police believ

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:43

Berlin Poker Robbers Stupid Amateurs

Berlin police are calling the four armed bandits who held up a poker tournament Saturday "Stupid Amateurs". The crime took place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel while filming the European Poke

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 03/08/2010 - 21:10