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According to Businessinsider.com (link below), Zynga may be planning on plunging into the world of real money online poker if HR 2267 is signed into law in the United States. ...

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Brian Townsend Decides to Leave Cardrunners

A little over one month after Cole South announced that he was leaving Cardrunners.com, Brian Townsend has also decided to depart as well.

In a June 2nd, 2010 ...

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World Series of Poker Europe Schedule Released

The schedule for the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) was posted on WSOP.com earlier this week.

The 2010 WSOPE runs from September 14th to September 2...

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Phil Laak Will Attempt to Break Poker Endurance Record on June 2nd

Starting on June 2nd, Phil Laak will attempt to secure a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records by breaking the poker endurance record that is currently held by Paul Zimbl...

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European Poker Tour Season 7 Details Released

Pokerstars issued a press release earlier today in which they confirmed most of the dates and destinations for Season 7 of the European Poker Tour.

There will ...

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Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond Launches PokerStatic.com

In early 2009, Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond, along with partner Billy Murphy, launched Bluefirepoker.com. Thanks to Galfond's star power and a roster of talented instructors, B...

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Cole South Leaving Cardrunners, "durrrr Challenge" Update

1. Cole South Says Goodbye to Cardrunners.

In an April 27th blog post titled "Moving On and Good Luck", Cole South announced that he was leaving Cardrunners.co...

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Record Turnout For EPT San Remo Event

A total of 1,240 players ended up turning out for the third edition of the EPT San Remo, easily topping last year's field and setting the record for the largest ever EPT field...

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New Tom Dwan / Full Tilt Poker Commercial Hits the Internet

In November of 2009, Full Tilt Poker made Tom "durrrr" Dwan a member of the exclusive "Team Full Tilt" club.

Considering that "durrrr" is easily one of the mos...

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National Heads-Up Poker Championship Field Set

Aside from the names of the seven lucky online qualifiers who will also be taking part, the field of the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship on NBC has now been set.
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870 Players Take Part in NAPT Venetian Event

According to Pokerstars, a total of 870 players decided to take part in the first ever NAPT Venetian event in Las Vegas.

The tournament, which got under way ju...

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Strong Turnout Expected for NAPT Venetian Event

The second stop of the 2010 NAPT (North American Poker Tour) series will be taking place at the Venetian in Las Vegas from February 20-24.

The main event of th...

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Plenty of Movement At The Top of the All-Time Tournament Money List in 2009

At the beginning of 2009, Jamie Gold still held the title as the poker player with the most lifetime tournament cashes. This came despite the fact that Gold had only cashed fo...

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PartyGaming and Bwin to Merge?

According to various reports, PartyGaming (parent company of Party Poker) and Bwin are currently in merger talks that could create a multi-billion pound "gambling giant".

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Paul Zimbler Sets New Poker Endurance Record

One year ago, Dave Cain entered himself into the Guinness Book of World Records by breaking the all-time poker endurance record.

Cain broke the record that had...

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Bidding War for the World Poker Tour?

A few weeks ago, WPT Enterprises Inc., the parent company of the World Poker Tour, announced that they were selling all of their assets (except for cash, investments and "cert...

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Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Breaks Sit and Go Record

Earlier today, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier apparently broke the record for most SNGs (Sit and Go's) played in a single hour while still turning a profit.

Grosp...

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Clonie Gowen vs Full Tilt Poker, SCOOP, PartyGaming and More

1. Clonie Gowen vs Full Tilt Poker Lawsuit Status. There was a rumor circulating earlier this week that Clonie Gowen's lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker (and its associat...

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Greg "Fossilman" Raymer and Others Officially Launch ProPlayLive.com

Are you ready for yet another educational poker training site?

Greg "Fossilman" Raymer, who is the "lead instructor" for ProPlayLive.com, thinks that you are. ...

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Layne Flack Arrested

Everyone was wondering why Layne Flack missed his first-round match-up against Vanessa Selbst at the 2009 National Heads-up Poker Championships earlier today.

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Ferguson, Ivey Favorites To Win 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship

A number of online sportsbooks have released odds for the 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship that is taking place this weekend.

Sportsbook.com and Bodog...

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Gus Hansen vs Theo Jorgensen Boxing Match Set To Take Place On February 21st

On February 21st, 2009, Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen will take on Theo "The Thunder" Jorgensen in a boxing match.

The match will apparently be shown on Hansen's...

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Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond Launches BlueFirePoker.com

Another online poker training site has launched - BlueFirePoker.com.

The "lead" pro for the site? None other than Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond, one of the most s...

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Huge Turnout for the 2009 PCA Main Event

The Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure is quickly becoming one of the biggest poker tournaments in the world.

Last year, 1136 players paid $8,000 US to play in the...

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The World Poker Tour To Pull Out of Online Gambling Business?

WPT Enterprises, Inc (aka the World Poker Tour) filed a notice on Friday with the SEC, saying that they had informed Cryptologic Inc. and WagerLogic Limited that they would be...

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How Much Of An Impact Will the Global Economic Meltdown Have on Online Poker?

There has been a great deal of debate over the past couple of weeks regarding the impact that the global economic crisis will have on online poker. Some people are of the opin...

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Publicly Traded Companies With Ties to Online Poker Industry Taking It On the Chin In Market Meltdown As Well

The online poker industry has not escaped the withering punishment of the global economic meltdown. Many publicly traded companies with ties to the online poker industry have ...

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Dave Cain Breaks Poker Endurance Record

Dave Cain has landed himself in the Guinness Book of World Records by breaking the all-time poker endurance record.

The previous record was held by Larry Olmste...

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Year Over Year Poker Network Traffic Numbers

Pokerscout (link below) recently released their Weekly Online Poker Traffic Update. In their report, Pokerscout included data of the Year over Year change in traffic for the m...

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World Poker Tour Tournament Numbers Continue to Decline

Another World Poker Tour tournament, another smaller field.

The 2008 Legends of Poker final table is about to take place. Yet again, the total number of entrant...

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Dave Cain Will Attempt to Break Poker Endurance Record in September

Starting September 14th, Dave Cain will be attempting to break the world record for longest-ever poker session.

The official (according to Guinness World Record...

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World Poker Tour Rocked; Stock Drops 20%+

The publicly traded stock of the World Poker Tour dropped over 20% on Wednesday after the company reported their Q2 2008 earnings. Investors were clearly disappointed with the...

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Tiffany Michelle and Pokernews Trade Shots Online

The battle between Tiffany Michelle and Pokernews.com continues to escalate.

The feud started during Tiffany Michelle's deep run in the 2008 World Series of Pok...

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Pokernews is Furious with Tiffany Michelle

Quite an interesting turn of events tonight.

Just a few short hours after Tiffany Michelle was eliminated in 17th place in the World Series of Poker main event,...

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Barry Greenstein and David Williams Get Into Confrontation at the Bellagio Cup IV Main Event

There was an interesting exchange tonight between two very well-known players on the first day of the Bellagio Cup IV Main Event.

Near the end of the day, a big...

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Another Poker Training Site About to Launch?

The poker training niche is suddenly starting to get very crowded.

You have Cardrunners.com. PokerXFactor.com. Deucescracked.com. Pokersavvy Plus. Realpokertrai...

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World Poker Tour (WPTE) Stock Now Worth Less Than Its Cash Balance

CLUB WPT BONUS CODE: THEKING

Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for the stock of the World Poker Tour, they hit a n...

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Lee Jones Joins Cardrunners as Chief Operating Officer

The team behind Cardrunners.com continues to make some big, big moves.

To start with, Cardrunners.com quietly assembled the best line-up of talent in the indust...

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Another Poker Murder - Death at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City

Just about a month and a half after a senseless, poker-related triple murder in Florida comes yet another death. This time it was 61-year old Arthur Prince, who was killed in ...

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College and University Poker Championships Launch in North America and the UK

Are you a current post-secondary student living in the US, Canada or the United Kingdom? Do you want a shot at playing in an EPT event or winning a $12,000 package to play at ...

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Harrah's Entry Into the Online Poker Market Will Quicken The Move Towards Regulated Online Poker in the United States

Earlier this week, Harrah's announced its intentions to enter the online poker arena. They have said that they are going to enter markets where there are "no gray areas", such...

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Cardrunners (www.cardrunners.com) Unleashes New Site on the Public

Cardrunners.com, the popular poker instruction site founded by Taylor Caby and Andrew Wiggins, underwent a makeover today as a new version of the site was uploaded.

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UK Report - Gambling Actually Down Since 1999

A Gambling Commission Study released in the UK today found that the Internet and other new forms of gambling had not led to an increase in the amount of people that gamble. In...

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Pokertracker Victim of Hacking

One of the most popular pieces of poker software, Pokertracker, had their web site hacked late last week.

The software, which is used by a great number of onli...

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Tax Man To Take His Bite out of Poker Tournament Winnings

The poker world is buzzing about a new tax code that will withhold 25% of any poker tournament winnings if the amount is over $5000.

The day that this formally...

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Why Does Jean-Robert Bellande Have the Worst Posted Odds to Win Survivor?

I must say that I was a bit surprised to see the odds for the upcoming Survivor (Survivor China) that Jean-Robert Bellande is participating in.

Of all the peop...

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Man Vs. Machine: Humans Win Poker Challenge in Vancouver

A few years ago, it was inconceivable that a computer would be able to beat a skilled human poker player in a heads-up match of poker. The computer wouldn't be able to cope wi...

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Pokernews.com Has Purchased Neverwinpoker

Pokernews.com has quietly purchased and taken over Neverwinpoker.com in a transaction that was finalized a couple weeks ago. The exact final purchase price is unknown at this ...

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Phil Hellmuth Jr. To Appear on Season Seven of the Surreal Life

Phil Hellmuth by himself would be entertaining enough to watch on the Surreal Life. But the cast of characters that will be accompanying him into the Surreal Life house will m...

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IOG Casinos and Empire Online Team Up to Launch Affiliate Club

Two of the biggest casino groups in the industry, IOG Casinos and Empire Online have teamed up to launch Affiliate Club under the watchful...

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Is Cardplayer Stealing from Pokernews.com?

You don't want to get Tony G. pissed off at you.

Tony G today blasted Cardplayer.com, stating that the site was blatantly ripping off chip counts from pokernew...

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Harrah's Bans Richard "Quiet Lion" Brodie from their Casinos, World Series of Poker

This piece of news is absolutely mind-boggling to me, but it's true, and I can't say that I am surprised considering how the World Series of Poker has been run so far.
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De La Hoya / Mayweather Jr. Fight Brings Rich "Fish" To the Las Vegas Poker Tables

If you are a half-decent poker player and you are currently in Las Vegas, I envy you. A big fight in Las Vegas means that there are a lot of rich people in Las Vegas. A lot of...

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"Lucky You" A Huge Bomb at the Box Office

"Lucky You", the poker movie starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore, tanked ridiculously at the box office this weekend, barely making more than $2 million dollars in its openi...

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Shenanigans at the Playboy Charity Poker Tournament

The King likes a good charity event as much as the next person. However, when someone gets screwed at the final table of the event, it tends to leave a bad taste in people's m...

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Yahoo Launches Real Money Poker Site

Yahoo has taken the plunge into the lucrative world of online poker and has launched their very own real money poker room.


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Jennifer Harman's Poker Tournament Raises $100,000 For Nevada SPCA

Jennifer Harman's celebrity poker tournament was for the dogs, but in this case, that was ok. Harman, professional poker player and lover of animals, set up and hosted a poker...

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The Phil Ivey / Ram Vaswani / Marc Goodwin Golfing Incident Explained

If you read some of the major poker forums online, then there is a good chance that you have heard something about the dispute between Phil Ivey, Ram Vaswani and Marc Goodwin....

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The William Gustafik Story Continues to Get More Interesting

According to all accounts, William Gustafik had the perfect life. He was a chiropractor and successful professional poker player. He had a beautiful wife that faithfully suppo...

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Dave "El Blondie" Colclough Catches Wife Cheating

If you have ever watched any of the European poker events on television, you have probably seen Dave "El Blondie" Colclough. He is not widely known over in North America, howe...

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Wireless Poker: The Next Big Wave

Pokerroom.com, the Swedish online poker company, has taken the first step towards real money wireless poker playing. As of April 11th, you will be able to play poker for real ...

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