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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.
Why Everyone is Going Crazy for the $10 Million Venom
$10 million guaranteed — ties our biggest tourney ever and The winner walks away with at least $1 Million.
Stocking Stuffer: Dan Bilzerian New Book Filled With Plenty of Poker and Sex
"I was actually shocked at some of the stuff he shared – shoving drugs up his ass, getting caught masturbating, and losing his virginity to a prostitute are a few that come to mind – but I found his willingness to just put it all out there added authenticity to The Setup," one reviewer writes. A book so shocking, that printers walked off the job in protest.
Americas Cardroom Announces $10 Million Venom Coming in January
Plus Americas Cardroom will be holding a Charity Bounty Tournament on #Twitch this Thursday to raise money for the Dresden Rotary Club Tornado Relief fund.
"Last Call" Documentary Series Reveals Why Nordics Are The Best Poker Players in the World (Watch Here)
It features Finnish players Jens "Jeans89" Kyllönen, Patrik Antonius, Dara O'Kearney and Finnish rap artist/poker aficionado Dan "Uniikki" Tolppanen. Kyllönen became a millionaire overnight at the age of 19.
Hole Card Camera Creator Dead at 98 From Covid Complications
The hole card camera is a video camera mounted under a small glass panel on the card table, which allows audience members to view a player's face-down poker cards, thus revolutionizing how audiences watch poker on TV even to this day.
Clackamas County Medical Examiner Won't Share Autopsy Info on Poker Pro Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt
The medical examiner in Clackamas County, Oregon has denied a request by Gambling 911 for information about the sudden death of 40-year-old Schmidt.
Calls Grow for Boycott of Bike Quantum Events at WSOPC
Boycott comes on the heels of $500,000 settlement with US Justice Department for failing to properly file reports for a foreign national who conducted millions of dollars in cash transactions at the casino in 2016.
Skrmiish App Goal to Democratise eSports: Draws on Internet Poker Model
Scott Peter Smith of Gamers Live says it does everything from "influencing a fresh global innovative sport, building new technology, embedding a strong revenue model, tapping into the human desire to compete and wrap it up with good timing and an enabling app".
Gambling 911 Sits Down With Poker's Most Powerful Couple: Chris Moorman and Katie Lindsay
Gambling911.com Publisher Chris Costigan recently had a chance to sit down with Americas Cardroom's latest poker ambassadors.
DeepMind Player of Games Would Perform Well at Imperfect Info Games Like Poker
The previously developed DeepMind AI already had the ability to play perfect information games like chess and now it has the ability through algorithms like DeepStack and Libratus to play imperfect games such as poker.
Johnny Chan’s 88 Social Poker Club in Houston Closes Amid Controversy
Concerns over insolvency have forced the closure of Johnny Chan's 88 Social Club in Houston.
Lucky Hearts Poker Open Returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Beginning Jan. 13, 2022
Coming off a record breaking Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in November, tournament poker is returning to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. with the Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO), starting Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. The tournament kicks off with the $600 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em opener featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
Poker Pro Dusty Schmidt Dead at 40 From Heart Attack
Successful online poker player Dustin "Dusty" Schmidt has died at the age of 40. The news was first reported by his friend golf pro Kevin Na.
Poker Playing Porn Star Ron Jeremy Gets May 2 Trial Date for Serial Rape Case
A former porn star, Ron Jeremy, real name Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, has a new trial date in his serial rape case set for May 2. He also has a new lawyer on his defense team.
Gambling 911 World Exclusive: Gambling-Themed TV Network to Debut in 2022
The network is the brainchild of David W. Brunner, a talent agent and television executive in Pennsylvania who last year started another streaming television network called DB&A TV (dbandatelevision.tv), which features variety programming.
Mouth Wants His Poker Player Friends to Wake Up and Know What is Really Important: Hunter Biden's Laptop?
Poker pro Mike "The Mouth" Matusow went off on one of his world famous diatribes Tuesday, albeit more tame by Matusow standards, telling his followers to "wake up" and "see the most obvious things". They are...
Partypoker Makes Sweeping Changes to its Tables' Look and Functionality
PartyPoker on Monday introduced its new downloadable software update that features improved table graphics and animations.
Leo Margets Becomes First Woman in Poker History To Do This...
There are plenty of amazing female poker players, so it's quite a surprise that Leo Margets became the first to accomplish something most in the game take for granted.....WINNING.
Hellmuth Declared the Poker "GOAT", Breaks Another Record, Mouth Wants Apology From Younger Players
Phil Hellmuth made more history at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP), finishing second at Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.
Koray Aldemir Wins 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $8,000,000
31-year-old Koray Aldemir, 31 won the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, topping a 6,550-player field to win $8 million and the coveted gold bracelet. His large chip lead coming into Wednesday night made this win a bit anticlimatic.
Final 3 Remaining at This Year's WSOP Main Event: Koray Aldemir Has Monster Lead
Argentinian rapper Alejandro Lococo, better known by his stage name of Papo MC, bowed out of the Final Table of this year's World Series of Poker Main Event, but not before cashing out a cool $1,225,000.
A Little Creepy: Jonathan Little Slammed for Photographing Homeless Woman, Butt Cheeks to Sell as NFT
Claims the women were all paid, says the homeless woman was just napping and received $100.
Rapper Papo MC Makes Final Table of 2021 WSOP Main Event
We have our final nine at this year's World Series of Poker Main Event. They include four Americans, two Brits, a Turk, a German, and an Argentinian rapper.
Hye Park Tops Field of 36 Remaining at 2021 WSOP Main Event, Rapper Also Among Top 10
Day 6 concluded with 36 still in the mix and Hye Park topped the leaderboard with a stack of 29,500,000.
Let's Go Chris! ACR Pro Moneymaker Among Chip Leaders at WSOP Main Event
It's deja vu as Chris Moneymaker looks to repeat his triumphant rise from obscurity to 2003 WSOP Main Event winner, thus revolutionizing the game and proving that anyone could win big. Heading into Friday, the Americas Cardroom pro sat with the 12th largest chip stack.
Hellmuth Dresses as Gandalf for This Year's WSOP
This has left some asking if Hellmuth's antics may have "jumped the shark".
WSOP Main Event Livestream 24-7 Coverage on PokerGO Kicks Off Today
This year's World Series of Poker Main Event will be broadcast live via the successful poker streaming platform PokerGo. The WSOP will no longer be broadcast on ESPN.
Playmaker Announces Acquisition of Brazilian Gaming-Focused Grupo SuperPoker
SuperPoker is the official Portuguese language streaming platform for the Brazilian Series of Poker ("BSOP"), European Poker Tour, Pokerstars Players Championship, World Series of Poker - Brazil Circuit, and the Pan-American Poker Tour ("PAPT").
Chris Moorman and Wife Announced as New Americas Cardroom Pros
Moorman is considered “the most accomplished online poker player in the world” and it’s hard to argue with that. An article from Card Player magazine in the summer of 2021 lists Moorman as one of the top-10 players in all-time online earnings, dubbing him a “living legend of online tournament poker”.
Happy Halloween Promo From Americas Cardroom
It began October 24th and will run through the remainder of Halloween, punch above your weight with Americas Cardroom's $300K Halloween Special #PKO instead.
