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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.
Dutch Boyd Calls Out Poker Pro Adrian Sorin Lovin as the "Racist' Thrown out of WSOP Main Event
African American poker player Maurice Hawkins was reportedly the victim of racial slurs while playing in this year's World Series of Poker Main Event, and organizers weren't having any of it.
Racist Player Escorted Out of WSOP Main Event
A player at this year's World Series of Poker Main Event was escorted out of the establishment overnight Friday and reportedly disqualified for using racial slurs directed at an African American individual.
Shawn Daniels Leads at 2018 WSOP Main Event: Winner to Get Paid Nearly $9 Million
Placerville, CA's Shawn Daniels leads all Day 2AB players in the 2018 WSOP Main Event after bagging 533,500 in chips Thursday night.
Hollywood Celeb, Poker Pro James Woods Dumped by Agent Over Political Views
The Hollywood actor, a devout supporter of US President Donald Trump, went on to call his now former agent, Ken Kaplan, "a political liberal" in his tweets confirming the breakup, but did manage to take the high road. Not so for Kaplan....
The BOSS Returns to Americas Cardroom With $3,020,000 Guaranteed
Las Vegas isn’t the only place to find multimillion dollar poker action this July. While we’ve already awarded over 50 * $12,500 WSOP prize packages to lucky players, that’s just the start of the huge summer we have planned here at Americas Cardroom.
Phil Hellmuth as Super Hero Thor ...7000 and Counting in This Year's WSOP
The entries at this year's World Series of Poker is above the 7000 mark and a final tally was coming during the overnight hours.
Doug Polk is Giving Away 3 Percent of His WSOP Main Event Winnings .... to YOU
Plus Dan Matsuzuki defeats Scott Bohlman heads-up to earn $10K Seven-Card Stud hi-lo bracelet and $364,387
Truyen Nguyen's Double Knockout Propels Him Near Top of Main Event Day 1A
Day 1A, the first of the event’s three starting days, got cards in the air at noon and attracted 925 players, an increase from last year’s 795 Day 1A entries. At the end of the flight’s five, two-hour levels, only 659 remained with Timothy Lau leading the way.
845 Players Take Part in Day 1 of 2018 WSOP Main Event
845 signed up to take part in the first day of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event.
ChancesCards Takes Down $3200 WSOP.comcom Online High Roller Event
Chance Kornuth became the second player in the short history of World Series of Poker online bracelet events to win a bracelet live and online.
Phil Hellmuth Will be a Marvel Character This World Series of Poker: Wonder Woman?
Each year the World Series of Poker bracelet record holder Phil Hellmuth makes his grand entrance dressed in costume and flanked by half naked female models.
Matusow Playing WSOP in Chronic Pain Elicits Little Sympathy: 'Try Being a Person in Pain Who Has to Go to WORK Everyday'
Following his 4th place finish and $75,708 payday in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better WSOP event, poker player Mike "The Mouth" Matusow reflected on how much agony it is to play each year.
Joseph Couden First Time WSOP Bracelet Takes Down Star-Studded Final Table
Joey Couden won his first career World Series of Poker bracelet in Event #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better. He also took down some big name players along the way.
Ryan Leng Wins $1500 Bounty Event
Ryan Leng won a World Series of Poker event Thursday afternoon. Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty paid $272,765.
Tommy Nguyen Becomes 9th Millionaire Made at This Year's WSOP
Tommy Nguyen was one class away from his accounting degree. He put it off to take a shot at a professional poker career.
Scott Seiver Pushes Life Time Earnings Over $23 Million With WSOP Win
33-year-old native of Columbus, Ohio, Scott Seiver, has won the $10K Limit World Championship and a cool $296,222 that went with it, bringing his life time earnings on the World Series of Poker circuit to over $450,000. In live play around the world he has now won just over $23 million.
Poker Alliance Becomes Successor to PPA, Now Calls the Game a Sport
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is no more and its successor now seems to be focusing more on sports betting.
Vanessa Selbst Out of Retirement, Will Take Part in WSOP Main Event
She's baaaaack! The world's greatest female poker player has announced she is coming out of retirement.
Loren Klein Makes History at 2018 World Series of Poker
Loren Klein made World Series of Poker history on Tuesday evening. Klein joined Allen Cunningham and Matt Matros as the only players to win a bracelet in three consecutive summers in the post-Chris Moneymaker era.
Barton Could Slip Online Poker, Sports Betting Language Into Horse Racing Bill
Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) sees an opening to expand legalized online poker and potentially sports betting as part of a bill that would establish a national authority for regulating doping and medication in horse racing.
Timur Margolin Wins Maiden Bracelet, Takes Down Event #43 and Ferguson
Chris Ferguson was denied his 7th World Series of Poker bracelet with Timur Margolin emerging as the winner of the Event #43: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em and walking away with $507,274.
More Women Verbally Attacked on the Poker Floor, Pavillion Staff Do Nothing
Women players being verbally attacked on the poker floor continues to be a huge issue with little sign of letting up. On Sunday night, female poker pro Kathy Liebert tweeted out yet another incident.
'Most Hated' Poker Player Chris Ferguson Looks for 7th WSOP Bracelet
Plus Shaun Deeb's biggest money win ever as he walks away with $1,402,683.
Eric Baldwin Wins $1500 No Limit Hold’em, Robert Peacock Wins Double Stack
33-year-old Robert Peacock won the $1000 No Limit Hold’em Double Stack, his first bracelet and first bracelet and $644,224.
Virtue Poker News
Gambling911.com has your latest news related to Virtue Poker. This site has many of the biggest names in poker as site ambassadors. Using the Ethereum blockchain and smart contracts to build a decentralized poker platform, Virtue Poker has trust and transparency built in, the site claims.
Crypto Hedge Fund Pays Investors' $10,000 WSOP Buy-In Fees
Crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital says it will reward seven existing investors with free tickets it received to the 49th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Can I Bet Online From My Country?
Does your country allow cryptocurrency exchanges that can be linked to your bank account and bitcoin wallet as well as other electronic payment services such as PayPal.
Michael Mizrachi Wins 50K Poker Players Championship 2018
On Tuesday evening, Michael Mizrachi made World Series of Poker history in addition to winning $1,239,126.
Michael Mizrachi Leads $50K Poker Players Championship, Matthew Davis Wins WSOP Senior Event
It took roughly three levels for the field in Event #33: $50,000 Poker Players Champion to be cut from 12 to the official final table of six players. Currently leading the pack is Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi who bagged up a total of 8,865,000 chips at the end of play on Monday, 18 June.
Bullying and Sexism Continue at World Series of Poker!
PokerTube.com notes that participation by the fairer sex at live poker tournaments continues to hover around the 5%-7% range. That woeful percentage won't likely get any better if certain men continue to berate and abuse ladies at the poker tables.
