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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.

475 Poker Players Compete for $2.3 Million in Aruba Classic

UltimateBet today announced the final prize pool for the 2009 Aruba Poker Classic Main Event.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/07/2009

22 Robbed at Private Poker Game In Oklahoma

Police are searching for two men in connection with last week's robbery of 22 people during what police described as a "private poker party" in northwest Oklahoma City.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/06/2009

Party Poker Brings Back Million Dollar Hand

PartyPoker is back in the news today, announcing the return of an exciting promotion for players on its site.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/06/2009

Barney Frank Wants Online Gambling UIGEA Regs Delayed

Congressman Barney Frank, an advocate for the online gambling industry, has written a letter to .S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday, urging them to delay the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulations for another 12 months.  Frank has proposed legislation that would legalize and regulate some forms of online gambling including online poker.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/05/2009

Lawyer in Full Tilt Poker Bot Case Has Reputation

The Pokerati.com website observed that the attorney representing plaintiffs in a much publicized

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Oct/05/2009

Full Tilt Poker Lawsuit Details Released

The folks from Pokerati.com have obtained the latest lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker in its entirety, all 19 pages of

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/04/2009

5Dimes Sportsbook Caught Up In Pit Bull Poker Flap

As luck would have it, some online sportsbooks happened to be using the Pit Bull Poker skin as part of its suite of product offerings. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/04/2009

Absolute Poker College Challenge Returns with $30,000 in Prizes

The leading online poker site's Player of the Year competition will showcase the top six students in a live final table with a grand prize of $10,000 in tuition at stake

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/03/2009

Phil Hellmuth vs. Harrah’s and the World Series of Poker

World Series of Poker record bracelet holder Phil Hellmuth is not exactly happy with the tournament these days or the folks who run it, Harrah's.

Hellmuth spoke to French media about how Harrah's new online poker website could damage the WSOP.  The site will not be available to US customers at the onset.  Harrah's announced a partnership agreement with the strong European brand, 888.com earlier last month. 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Oct/02/2009

Poker News: London High Roller Champion Announced

American high-stakes player Matt Glantz is the new PokerStars.com EPT London high roller champion after beating Canadian Erik Cajelais head

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/02/2009

Poker News: London High Roller Champion Announced

American high-stakes player Matt Glantz is the new PokerStars.com EPT London high roller champion after beating Canadian Erik Cajelais head

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/02/2009

2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Always looking to keep a leg up on its competitors, the world's largest online poker site, PokerStars has just reveale

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/02/2009

Poker Pages Pulling The Plug

One of the most popular and comprehensive sources on the Internet for news and information about the game of poker is pulling the plug.

On itself.

Poker Pages (www.pokerpages.com), which among other things provides one of the poker world's best online databases of professional poker players' updated tournament earnings, posted a notice on its website Thursday announcing its own demise.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Oct/02/2009

Barry Shulman 2009 World Series of Poker Europe Win

Close but no cigar for poker pro Daniel Negreanu, who is fast becoming the Dan Marino of the World Series of Poker Europe.  He and Card Player Magazine owner Barry Shulman went at it for hours bef

Submitted by Ace King on, Oct/02/2009

Full Tilt Poker, Phil Ivey Face Another Lawsuit

TMZ.com is reporting that two poker players have sued online poker room Full Tilt Poker for $80,000.

Submitted by Ace King on, Oct/02/2009

WSOPE Winner: Daniel Negreanu vs. Barry Shulman

There will be a very big name winning the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe and probably any minute now.  The two remaining players at the WSOPE were none other than Daniel Negreanu and Barry Shul

Submitted by Ace King on, Oct/01/2009

Pitbull Poker Owners Arrested

If you have been following Gambling911.com over the last 24 hours, you would know that the online poker room Pitbull Poker had shut its doors with what appears to be zero intention of payin

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/01/2009

2009 WSOPE Final Table Set: Daniel Negreanu Returns

Poker pro Daniel Negreanu returns to the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe.  This is the second consecutive year he has placed at the final table of the WSOPE.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/30/2009

New Joe Hachem Reality Show Facing Ridicule

The premise seemed simple enough.

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/30/2009

Pitbull Poker, Action Poker: The Writing Was On The Wall

The sudden demise of Pitbull Poker and the inability of publicly traded Action Poker to get its act together drives home the point that online poker is no safer than online sports betting.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Sep/30/2009

2010 Aussie Millions Qualifiers at DoylesRoom

2010 Aussie Millions packages, which can be won for as low as $4.40, include $10,500 Main Event buy-in, 10-night stay at Crown Promenade, $1,500 for travel, invite to two Aussie Millions parties, a

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/30/2009

Online Poker: Pitbull Poker Shuts Down

Struggling online poker room Pitbull Poker has shut its doors according to reports across the Net on Wednesday.   The company has been embroiled in

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sep/30/2009

Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu Hang in at 2009 WSOPE

Poker icon Doyle Brunson remained in the thick of things at the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) in London Tuesday.  After dropping out of the top 10, Brunson picked up steam Tuesday afte

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/29/2009

UltimateBet’s Aruba Poker Classic Confirms Pros

18 of the world's top poker players have confirmed their seat in the Aruba Poker Classic online poker tournament.

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/29/2009

Benyamine Loses Big in Two Different Sessions

When action junkie Ziigmund sits down to play at Full Tilt Poker, the one thing railbirds can be sure of, is that they will see tons of action and monster pots.

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/29/2009

Lucky Dog: Doyle Brunson Down But Not Out

Poker icon and, more importantly, friend of Gambling911.com, Doyle Brunson had dropped out of the top 10 at the 2009 World Series of Poker Euro

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/29/2009

CBS Eye on Maria Ho, Jenny Woo

CBS, the network that airs Emmy Award winning The Amazing Race, permitted Gambling911.com's own Jenny Woo to interview poker pro contestant Maria Ho, but they weren't about to let the cat slip out

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Sep/29/2009

Bum Knee Brunson Would be Brutus to. Julius Hellmuth

I played day one of the WSOPE where I could get home if I  got knocked out.  I made it through and have 93,000 in chips when the average is 45,000.  I rested through starting day two and we don'

Submitted by Doyle Brunson on, Sep/29/2009

Doyle Brunson, Annette Obrestad Hanging Tough at WSOPE

Gambling911.com continues to root for Doyle Brunson and his top 10 chip lead at the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE).  Heading into Day 2B, Brunson was the 6th biggest chip lea

Submitted by Ace King on, Sep/28/2009

The Amazing Race: Poker Babes Flirt With Two Gay Men

Josh Wolk of Entertainment Weekly breaks down Week 1 of the latest installment of The Amazing Race, CBS' Emmy Award winning reality show.  Gambling911.com is parti

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/28/2009

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