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Vancouver Canucks’ Roberto Luongo Partners with PlayNow.com
Poker players on PlayNow.com now have the opportunity to play against one of the NHL’s top players, Roberto Luongo.
Luongo becomes a representative for PlayNow.com poker and will appear in new advertisements and a number of player promotions.
Thread Related to Full Tilt Poker, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson Gets 122K Views in 4 Hours
Poker Player of the Year Rankings 2011: Eugene Katchalov
The Poker Player of the Year rankings for 2011 have Eugene Katchalov on top at Bluff Magazine and coming in at number 3 this week at Card Player.
Michael Divita Denies Child Molestation Accusations: Listeners React
Drug Smuggling Poker Pro Jailed in Melbourne
30-year-old David Saab has been sentenced to a 14-year prison sentence for his role in smuggling $8.5 million worth of cocaine into Australia.
Mickey mementmori Petersen Named Newest PokerStars Online Team Pro
Danish poker player Mickey 'mementmori" Petersen was named the newest PokerStars online team pro as revealed by the site’s best known representative, Daniel Negreanu.
Ben “milkybarkid” Grundy V Isildur1 PokerStars SuperStar Showdown
Poker Pros Pimping Their Wares: Patrik Antonius, Tom Dwan Charging $6K Per Hour
Ilari Sahamies Stops the Bleeding
Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies got back to his winning ways this week after getting taken by Viktor “Isildur1” Blom over the weekend for quite a bit of loot.
Poker Pro Dan Bilzerian Suffers Third Heart Attack at Age 30
Outspoken poker pro Dan Bilzerian has suffered a third heart attack and he’s just barely 30-years-old.
Bilzerian tweeted this weekend:
Isildur1 Shocking $1.4 Million Winning Weekend in High Stakes Online Poker
Swedish high stakes online poker phenom Isildur1 continues his rollercoaster ride of big wins and big losses. This past weekend, he was sitting atop the world with a $1.4 million take.
Isildur1’s victim was none other than Illari Sahamies, who beat the Swede out of $482K just days prior. Blom’s winnings over Sahamies during his weekend session at the $100/$200 Pot Limit Omahatable were just over $1 million.
Hotel Room Embroidered Pillows for Dan Shak Include One With Ex Wife’s Initials
Dohhhh!
A hotel that poker pro Dan Shak stays at frequently decided to leave him a little welcome surprise: Embroidered “his and her” pillows. Only problem, the “her” was Shak’s ex wife….of two years.
“Only been divorced over 2 years and my hotel surprises me with initialed pillows I’ve been here alone 10 times since then is it tomorrow yet?”
Phil Hellmuth Loses “Pink Hat” Bet
Phil Hellmuth will have to wear a pink Boston Red Sox hat after losing a bet to fellow poker pro Tom “Durrrr” Dwan.
Daniel Negreanu New Girlfriend is Krisztina Polgár: Miss Earth Hungary 2008
Poker pro Daniel Negreanu has a new girlfriend and – surprise – she’s not Asian!
David Chino Rheem has Been Placed on Probation by Epic Poker League
In more late Friday breaking news, David Chino Rheem has been placed on probation by the Epic Poker League after becoming that tournament’s first ever winner.
Rheem has been implicated in an online poker cheating scandal.
Rheem, a 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event finalist, is being accused of having scammed fellow poker pro Will Molson for $40,000.
Michele Bachmann No Pal of Online Gambling: Proud to Have "Crippled" Bill
Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, who's a candidate for President of the United States, is no friend of the online gambling industry.
Poker Pros: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
Some of those poker pros whose money has been frozen in Full Tilt Poker are resorting to cheating and desperation overhauls of bankrolls. Case in point: Daniel Cates.
Eugene Katchalov Sits Atop Poker Player of the Year 2011 Rankings
Poker Pro Dan Cates First Interview Was All a Lie: Granted Second One
Poker Pro David Williams Makes The List of Famous Foot Fetishists
David Rheem SCUM Scandal May Give Epic Poker League Black Eye
News that poker pro David Rheem became the Epic Poker League’s first ever Main Event winner might not have been the type of press the fledgling tournament was looking for.
After Russ Hamilton, Jose “Girah” Macedo and Howard Lederer, Rheem might just be the most hated poker player out there right now. In fact, Rheem is making a run to top last week’s most hated, Macedo.
Daniel Negreanu: Epic Poker League Will be Epic Failure
Never afraid to speak his mind, poker pro Daniel Negreanu has spoken out against the newly formed “pro-only invitational” Epic Poker League.
Negreanu has decided to sit out the newborn event and it is no secret that he and Epic Commissioner Annie Duke have little love for one another. A few months back, he referred to Duke as a “f***ing c***”.
Negreanu wrote on his blog:
Finland High Roller Poker Titles go to Sami Kelopuro and Jens Kyllönen
Online Poker Ban: Where The Pros Are Heading Now
With Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars and UB.com out of the US market, hundreds – perhaps thousands – of poker pros have been left homeless.
What to do?
Pack up and move elsewhere, whether it be Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean or Europe, just as long as it’s not the USA. The online poker sites left catering to US players are almost entirely recreational-based (DoylesRoom, Cake Poker, BetOnline, Bodog, Everleaf, and, it appears, Merge is re-entering the fray).
Poker coach Jade Lane told our own Jenny Woo this week he picked up and headed on down to Mexico.
CardRunners Gives Haseeb Qureshi The Boot
CardRunners.com, the popular poker training website, has decided to give instructor Haseeb Qureshi his walking papers.
Mental Health Specialist: Jose ‘Girah’ Macedo is a Pathological Lying Sociopath
Poker Player, Coach Jade Lane Talks War and Black Friday
Jenny Woo had the opportunity to interview an American hero and poker player and coach, Jade Lane.
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