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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.

Doyle Brunson Looking Forward to Implants, Colonoscopy

I enjoy reading other poker player's blogs. I like reading the thoughts of the younger guys and their problems because I've been through just about all of what they say.

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Mike Sexton Next World Series of Poker Commissioner?

After Jeffrey Pollack stepped down as Commissioner of the World Series of Poker, parent company Harrah's released a statement saying they had "no intention at this time to replace the Commissi

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Patrik Antonius Again Wins Largest Poker Pot in History

As baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra would say, "It's déjà vu all over again." Less than a week ago, Patrick Antonius took down

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Clues Emerge in Online Poker Portal Founder’s Murder

An extortion plot may be at the center of a murder that rocked the online poker world this past August. 

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Online Poker Room Investigated by Police

Maltese police are in the process of investigating a now defunct online poker room network that included websites BetOnBet, Eurolinx and Linx Casino, who shut down following the liquidation of pare

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Isildur1 Makes Name for Himself in Online Poker

One of the hottest names in online poker is a handle whose identity is not immediately known - Isildur1.

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Poker Pro to Judge Miss California Teen USA

Professional poker player Matt Vengrin is taking a break from holding Kings and Queens to help crown the next Miss California Teen USA.

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Jenny Woo Does Joe Cada

He's been on David Letterman and ESPN.  Now 2009 World Series of Poker winner Joe Cada is heading to the big time.  He'll be interviewed by Gambling911.com's very own Jenny Woo next week.

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Poker Players Alliance Launches New Tweet for Poker Campaign

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today announced Tweet for Poker

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63: The Number of Co-Sponsors for Barney Frank Poker Bill

Rep. Anthony D.

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Tom Durrrr Dwan Defeated by Italian Poker Player

One of the most popular poker players on the circuit today Tom "Durrrr" Dwan has been defeated by Italian player and sports bettor Marcello "Luckexpress" Marigliano as part of a

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Jenny Woo Interview with Team PokerStars Emad Tahtouh

Woo here to talk some poker with all of you.  Well at least poker players.  I thought I'd switch things up a bit and take my interviews to the down under.  I had the chance to sit down with a fe

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Poker2Nite Debuts Tonight With Joe Sebok

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Poker Host.com New Sponsorship Program

Poker Host.com has just launched its new "Sponsorship Program", meant for all players that enjoy playing live events and online.   This is an exciting innovative promotion, as this is the first time a poker site has offered something like this; to give you a peek of the potential of this program, Poker Host is bringing to this years Conchal's PokerStars LAPT event a total of 19 players among which Alex Brenes, Dr. Max Stern, Maria Stern and Arturo Morales will be wearing Poker Host gear. 


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Pollack WSOP Resignation Leaves Many Poker Pros Sad

Jeffrey Pollack's surprise resignation last week as Commissioner of the World Series of Poker has left many in the poker community scratching their heads.

"It's been a very good run, and I'm proud of the growth that the tournament, and poker, for that matter, have experienced," Pollack told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "I came into this role with a certain set of objectives, and now there's a sense of accomplishment of how the World Series of Poker has expanded."

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Patrik Antonius Wins Biggest Pot in Online Poker History

Poker pro Patrik Antonius ended up a huge winner on Monday, in fact the biggest winner in online poker history.

From ESPN.com:

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Introducing UB.com: The New Name in Online Poker

Tagged by players as "UB" for much of its decade online, UltimateBet has embraced the Poker Room's nickname, and

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Online Poker Traffic has Full Tilt Catching Up

While PokerStars remains light years ahead of its closest competition in the world of online poker, Full Tilt Poker is in a much better position now compared to where PokerStars was when they once

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Phil Hellmuth Parties Hard in Montreal

World Series of Poker record bracelet holder and spokesperson for UltimateBet.com has

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Last Man Standing at Woman’s Poker Tournament

A man has won a woman's poker tournament.

Greg Sessler, a 22-year old student at UC-Davis, has won the latest Ladies Poker Championship at Harvey's Lake Tahoe.

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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Ladies Event

Online qualifying tournaments for the PCA Ladies Weekend, the highlight of  the Ladies poker circuit which takes place at the PokerStars Caribbean  Adventure at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in

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Tom Durrrr Dwan Losing at a Record Setting Pace

Perhaps it's a really good thing he is finally under contract with Full Tilt Poker.   Otherwise, most would think Tom &q

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Poker Pro Phil Hellmuth: “I’m a Lush”

Phil "Poker Brat" Hellmuth Jr. is drowning his poker sorrows in alcohol.

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Tiffany Michelle: “Heck Yes I’ll Miss the WSOP for Amazing Race”

With Jenny's two favorite contestants on the Amazing Race eliminated, the show just doesn't seem to have the same excitement.  If some of you haven't heard, Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho were elim

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Brunson Praises Joe Cada, Bashes Joan Rivers

Congratulations to Joe Cada for winning the WSOP final table. Joe is the youngest player to win and I met him at the party in the ESPN Zone.

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Merge Poker Players Now Getting Paid Through PIC Club

Good news for those online poker players caught in the middle of a high profile payment feud between the Merge Online Poker network and PIC Club Poker, a payment platform.  These players are final

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Barney Frank Present During Pot Bust

A leading opponent for the online poker industry, Congressman Barney Frank, was present when his partner's home was raided during a pot bust in 2007.  The story came out in the Boston Globe last w

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Joe Cada WSOP Win: Corrupting Kids?

2009 World Series of Poker winner, Joe Cada, is a Michigan resident and the Detroit papers have been all over his story.  Cada takes home several million dollars.

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Joan Rivers to Doyle Brunson: “Die Under a Deck of Cards”

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