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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 Beautiful Latin Girls Combine for Veneto Tournament
The Veneto - A Wyndham Grand Hotel, and the Veneto Casino announce their Weekly Poker Tournament at the exclusive Veneto Poker Room.
Michael Phelps Will Get Back on Track Says Poker Icon Brunson
Poker legend Doyle Brunson, who worked with Michael Phelps over the fall to help him better play the game of poker, believes the Olympic gold medal swimmer will recover from the fallout associated
Tom Durr Dwan Has Big Weekend in Wake of Big Poker Challenge
Amid reports that he was leaking money at the highest levels of cash games on Full Tilt Poker,
Oklahoma to Welcome World Series of Poker Academy
The World Series of Poker Academy, poker's premier series of instructional camps where participants learn first-hand from the world's greatest poker players, will head to Thackervi
Online Gambling and the Economy: The Media Stimulus
Throughout these trying times, Gambling911.com will be highlighting ways in which a fully legalized online gambling industry can help to stimulate the U.S.
PokerStars Makes Guinness World Record Book
The biggest online poker room has managed to break a Guinness World record.
Jamie Gold Signs on With Merge Poker’s Aced.com
"I am looking for, and will find a (poker) site that we can all trust, accepts US players, and will teach and support their players without worry of impropriety or monies not being safe,"
Michael Phelps Might Need to Become a Poker Pro… Fast!
Olympic gold medalist swimmer, Michael Phelps, was dropped by one sponsor this past week following the fallout of his "marijuana" usage at a party this past fall.
Kellogg Co became the first major consumer firm to terminate an endorsement relationship with Michael Phelps. The world's largest cereal maker said on Thursday it would not extend a contract with Phelps, who won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics last summer. The company said the Phelps "bong incident" was inconsistent with its public image.
Poker Pro Layne Flack Gets Heat: Plays Golf With The Devil
Back in December, poker pro Layne Flack implied poker legend, Doyle Brunson, may have bought his earlier World Series of Poker bracelets.
Could Jamie Gold be Joining Ultimate Bet Poker?
A lot of speculation has been raised as to how well 2006 World Series of Poker winner, Jamie Gold, is doing financially when it comes to his poker career.
Much of the talk began in early January when, on the new episode of PokerRoad, they briefly spoke about Jamie Gold and there was mention by Ali Nejad mentioned how Gold has gone from having $8 million to nothing.
No Predators at This Year’s LA County Sheriff’s Dept Poker Classic
The sheriffs have learned their lesson.
Finally.
Jennifer Harman Will Host Charity Poker Tournament
One of poker's elite celebrity woman players, Jennifer Harman, will be hosting a Charity Poker Tournament (CPT) and Vendor Faire benefiting the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) starting at noon on
Russ Hamilton The Most Hated Man in Online Poker?
Following WickedChopsPoker (WCP) Raw Vegas exclusive video interview with online poker cheat and one ti
Play Online Poker in Your Sleep... And Win!
First Steve Martin disclosed on late night television that he had stopped playing online poker due to fears and confusion over recent legislation, now we learn he quit after playing the game in his
PartyGaming Sees 4th Quarter Results Sluggish
(Reuters) - Online gaming firm PartyGaming (PRTY.L) said on Friday it expects full-year earnings to beat forecasts even as the strong dollar impacted fourth quarter revenue, which fell 18 percent a
Australia Clubs Smoking Ban No Longer Major Impact on Poker Machines
THE $1.7 million-a-day impact of the indoor smoking ban on poker machine revenues is over, the Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday morning.
Russ Hamilton Mum Regarding Online Poker Cheating
WickedChopsPoker via its RawVegas.TV arm featured exclusive footage of "alleged" UltimateBet super-user Russ Hamilton after completing a round of golf
Poker Players Alliance Party for Its Leaders… Members Excluded
Gambling911.com published an article Wednesday suggesting how great it would be for the million plus Poke
Alcohol and Online Poker: You Booze You Lose
How does drinking alcohol affect your online poker play?
That's the question that was posed at the popular online poker forum CardsChat.com.
"I have been playing for only 3 years now, but in my experience ‘drink' tends to make me more adventurous. and of course less disciplined. ie the next morning is a bitter one!" a poster by the handle of Bluffmaster wrote. He was also the individual who posed the question.
Responses included the following:
Popular Online Poker Player Luck Tilts in Wrong Direction
Though not quite a household name like Phil Ivey or Gus Hansen, the online player named "leathera$$" or "leatherass" is a highly respected player in the poker community. His r
Bad Beat Poker Jackpots Winning Big in Bad Economy
It turns out that in online poker winning really isn't everything.
Financial Crisis Not Affecting Poker Pro Shannon Shorr
With all this doom and gloom Gambling911.com has been reporting about poker pros in dire straits due to the financial crisis, it's good to see that young ‘em Shannon Shorr may be taking some time
Full Tilt Poker Places Itself in Compromising Position
Clonie Gowen filed an amended complaint against Full Tilt Poker, the world's second largest online poker room, its related companies, CEO Raymond Bitar and 13 big name poker players who are part of
Poker Knockdown: Gus Hansen vs. Theo Jorgensen Is On
The boxing match between Danish poker pros Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen and Theo "Thunder Punch" Jorgensen is on, and it's beginning to look lik
The World Series of Poker Academy Giveaways
Leading online poker site www.ultimatebet.com today announced that it is continuing its World Series of Poker Academy promotion through the Ultimate Poker
World Economic Crisis Digs Deeper Into Poker World?
Gambling911.com has reported in recent weeks on big name poker players who appear to be getting hit by world economic crisis.
High Heels Poker Tour: New Face in Women’s Poker
The High Heels Poker Tour (HHPT), the all women's poker tour will be hold a ladies only event at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut on February 8th. This is the first ladies tournament event ever held at
Michael Phelps Could Face Charges for Bong Pipe Incident
14-time gold medal Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is facing charges following a much publicized incident this past weekend. Phelps admitte
Phil Ivey Takes $670K from Tom “Durr” Dwan in One Session
It is no secret to anyone who railbirds the high stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker that Tom "Durrrr" Dwan and Phil Ivey hav
