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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 Pro Gus Hansen Great Start to New Year
Danish poker pro Gus Hansen has so far racked up an amazing $194K in just the first 10 days of 2010.
PokerTableRankings.com points out that Gus had a record loss online for 2009 and is yet to complete a profitable year according to online records which begs the question, how does one of the world's greatest poker players have such a bad run online?
Simply put, Hansen plays a lot and for big money.
Poker World Mourns Passing of Amir Vahedi
Surprise and sadness are the two words that best currently describe the poker community with news that professional poker player Amir Vahedi has passed away at the age of 57.
Online Gambling Bill to be Introduced This Week
Gambling911.com has learned that a new online gambling bill will be introduced in the coming days, paving the way for legalized online gambling for US citizens.
Poker2Nite Debuts on The Score Television Network
Yesterday, Canadian audiences got their first taste of the UB.net sponsored Poker2Nite television show, fronted by Team UB Pro Joe Sebok an
Fate of Poker After Dark Uncertain
Due to some reshuffling at NBC, that network's late night poker show, Poker After Dark, could find itself airing even later than it does now or not airing at all.
Jay Leno's prime time show was officially cancelled by NBC on Sunday. As a result, he will be moving back to the 11:35 pm hour. The network hopes to keep Conan O'Brien, but will move his show back an hour. They also wish to keep Jimmy Fallon on board. But nothing has been reported in regard to Carson Daly's show or Poker After Dar.
Ryan "g0lfa" D'Angelo Leads PokerStars PCA Main Event
Ryan "g0lfa" D'Angelo is still in the lead as the PCA main event goes into its final day tomorrow. The 24-year-old PokerStars qualifier from New York has more than 10 million.
Poker Training Site Names New Instructor
Emerging poker-training site DragTheBar.com (www.dragthebar.com) announced today that leading online player and coach Dusty Schmidt, aka "Leatherass9,&
Amit Makhija of the Brunson 10 Makes Waves at Poker Tourney
2010 is starting off quite profitable for The Brunson 10.
ZeeJustin (Justin Bonomo) Speaks About his Exit from Bodog
It is common knowledge at this point that popular online and live poker player Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo was let go early in the new year as a Bodog team member.
Camera Inside Washington Wizards Locker Room?
Police are looking to build their investigation into the shock NBA Washington Wizards Gilbert Arenas "gun pulling" incident that transpired a few weeks back and resulted in his "inde
Christmas Day Bad Beat Jackpot Huge
Christmas Day gave online poker player ROSCOE1206 $123,097.66 reasons to be thankful for the holidays and for his losing hand at UB.com
Will Griffiths Appointed President of Doyles Room
Global Marketing Director moves up the ranks to manage operations of DoylesRoom.com and DoylesCasino.com in 2010 and beyond
Online Poker Sites Charge Players For Not Playing
It happened when a member of the TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum community logged onto his PartyGaming online poker account after having not played for over 6 months and received the following message
Doyle Brunson: Cease With Tiagra, Blonde Jokes
Poker legend Doyle Brunson, known for his popular Twitter page (one of the best in the poker community) is being called out on his blonde jokes and the feisty pro is fighting back.
Gilbert Arenas Suspended Over Poker Debt Gun Incident
NEW YORK (AP)-Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas(notes) was suspended without pay by NBA commissioner David Stern on Wednesday for behavior that made him "not currently fit to take the co
North American Poker Tour Exposes PokerStars
A lucrative sponsorship deal of the North American Poker Tour will further help to boost market share for online poker's largest room, PokerStars.com. The
Daniel Negreanu Outlines 2010 Expectations
Each year, people all over the world make New Year's resolutions.
Online Poker: Brunson 10 Consistent Cashes
Doyle Brunson sure knows how to pick them.
AP: PA Table Games Bill in Review
(Associated Press) - Elements of the table games bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday and awaits House action:
Online Poker Traffic Rises Half Point This Past Week
Odds are good that online poker traffic will continue to rise even more this week with a brutal Arctic blast taking over much of the U.S.
Rand Paul Jumps Into Kentucky Senate Race
Rand Paul, son of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, has made it official this past week. His is running for Senator of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Begins
For most of the world, the winter months are characterized by extreme cold, snow and overall, harsh weather conditions.
Brunson: Congress Full of DWI’s, Drug Abuse, Felons
Congratulations to Chris Moorman for being PocketFives #1 worldwide player at the end of 2009. Chris is one of the first 5 chosen to be in the Brunson 10. We have some five young men representi
Poker Blog of The Year
Among other things, 2009 was the year that professionl poker players embraced the web log or "blog," a kind of online diary.
Poker Pro Chris Moorman Enters 2010 Ranked #1
Chris Moorman has a lot to defend in 2010.
Online Poker: Less Sharks, More Fish
Microgaming Online Poker, most noted for its rather large number of professional players, has become the latest room to implement a "Less Sharks, More Fish" policy.
Online Poker Sensation Isildur1 Could Return
The online poker phenom known as Isildur1 had not played on the Web (at least not under this handle) since being drained of a few million during a high stakes poker game by a group that now admits
Poker Hater Joan Rivers Detained at Costa Rica Airport
What was comedian Joan Rivers doing in Costa Rica? Perhaps looking for some of her online poker friends over at UB.com?
Online Poker: Biggest Losers of 2009
It's not exactly a category poker players want to find themselves stuck in but there were some pretty big online poker losers.
Poker 2010 Super Bowl Giveaway
NFL fans gear up to go crazy at Super Bowl XLIV with the leading online poker sites awarding access to executive prize packages in three online ‘Touchdown' tournaments.
