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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.

Michael Phelps to Play at Aruba Poker Classic?

Gambling911.com can reveal that poker pro Phil Hellmuth is working hard behind the scenes to get Olympic gold medalist swimmer and now poker player Michael Phelps to join him at

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/20/2009

Phil Hellmuth to Appear on a Bunch of Reality Series

Move over Annie Duke (Celebrity Apprentice), Maria Ho (Amazing Race) and now Daniel Negreanu (The Real World), Phil Hellmuth is about to top all of you it seems.

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/20/2009

Daniel Negreanu The Archie Bunker of Poker

The racist remarks made by professional poker player Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu on his blog earlier this month are nothing new, PokerHelper.com

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Aug/20/2009

Poker Babe Lacey Jones To Go Nude In Spain Thursday

If you happen to be in Spain and on the beach, you could be lucky enough to spot a nude sun bathing Lacey Jones.

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/19/2009

Online Poker: 15 More Chances to Win Challenge

From today (August 19, 2009), Absolute Poker is giving online poker players the chance to cross the line from spectator to competitor to win one of five weekly Sports Legends Challenge prize packag

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/19/2009

Model Jasmine Fiore at Poker Party Before Grisly Murder

A reality television millionaire is under investigation following the gruesome murder of model Jasmine Fiore.

The model was found naked and stuffed into a suitcase.

Fiore, 28, was reportedly with Ryan Alexander Jenkins -- a contestant on VH1's "Megan Wants a Millionaire"  -- at a poker party in San Diego the night before she vanished. The reality show star was described by cops as a "person of interest." 

The 5-foot-7 model had been living in Vegas, where she worked as a stripper.  She met Jenkins just days after he was given the boot from the reality show.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Aug/19/2009

Online Poker: Account Services Court Hearing Cancelled

The scheduled Friday hearing in the Account Services Corp forfeiture suit (to reclaim $14 million in seized funds) has been canceled by the court, reportedly to give the court more time to review b

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/19/2009

Best Las Vegas Hotels for Bachelor Parties

Bachelors and Vegas go together like strippers and the poles they dance on.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/19/2009

Another Network Poker Show Follows Face the Ace Flop

We know poker draws solid television ratings.  Just look at the World Series of Poker on ESPN.  That network just si

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/18/2009

Ernest Scherer III Stands Trial for Parents Murder

The attorney for a man accused of murdering his parents at their Pleasanton home in March 2008 for monetary gain hinted in his line of questioning Tuesday that someone other than the defendant may

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

ESPN to Continue Carrying World Series of Poker 7 Years

ESPN, which currently carries the World Series of Poker, has committed to airing it for the next 7 years. 

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/18/2009

UltimateBet Signs Top WSOP Main Event Player Billy Kopp

 

One of online poker's most aggressive players has been scooped up by a top online poker site. UltimateBet today announced that Billy Kopp, who finished 12th in the Main Event of this year's World Series of Poker, has signed on to join UltimateBet's Team UB, a group of successful poker pros that includes Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and some of the most respected online poker players in the industry. In just a few short years, Kopp has earned over $2.6 million in both online poker games and in land-based tournaments.

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/18/2009

WSOP Europe Caesars Cup Update

As the countdown for this year's WSOP Europe draws closer, the line-up for the inaugural Caesars

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

Online Poker Traffic Continues to Rise: Cereus Back in 6th

The online poker traffic monitoring website, PokerSiteScout.com, reports that there has been an overall rise of 2 percent in number of "real cash" players at the Internet poker rooms.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

More Than $350 Million Laundered Through Cyprus Bank

Charles Charalambous, Cyprus Mail

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

Tom Durrr Dwan Announces New Poker Challenge

As previously reported, online high stakes cash game specialist, Tom "Durrrr" Dwan had agreed to take part in a live Million Dollar Challenge.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

The Great British Lobby

A technology group advised by David Blunkett, the former Home Secretary, is one of several British companies spending millions of pounds lobbying American politicians in a bid to shape legislation

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

Poker Bounty Hunts are Back, Doubles Prize Money to $50,000

 

Bounty-hungry, poker-playing gunslingers rejoice.

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/17/2009

PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker Named in Seizure Indictments

A New York Circuit Judge has ruled in favor of Costigan Media's Motion to Intervene and gain access to information related to seizure warrants issued in June by the US Attorney's Office in the Sout

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/17/2009

Dancing With the Stars New Cast Announced: Odds Up Soon

Dancing With the Stars betting remains a popular pastime and the new season cast was announced Monday.  Those who will be dancing include former Republican Majority Leader, Tom DeLay and poker pla

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Aug/17/2009

When Conservative Reporters Favor Online Poker Legislation

"A New Deal Worth Fostering" is the headline of George F.

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/17/2009

Poker Tournament Director Matt Savage Returns for Aruba Open

This year, online poker players have an unprecedented number of reasons to join the online poker site in Aruba with today's announcement that the world's leading tournament director Matthew Savage

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/16/2009

Face the Ace, Negreanu Racism Row: G911 Readers Speak

We know what's hot based on what everyone is talking about.  Gambling911.com readers have been especially fired up over a recent article

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/16/2009

Media and Racism Watchdogs Must Stop Racist Witch-Hunt!

"If the media and oversensitive racism watchdogs continue this witch-hunt for racists, they are doing more to slow relations between races than to improve them."

So writes Ricky Bauer of Gambling Review, one of many online gambling and poker information websites commenting on this week's controversy suggesting that poker pro Daniel Negreanu might be a "racist".

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/14/2009

Daniel Negreanu Responds to Shock Racism Claims

It is the hottest story of the week in the poker world.  Gambling911.com Special Contributor Thomas Somach questi

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/14/2009

PokerStars London Poker Festival

LONDON, UK, AUGUST 13, 2009 - The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour (EPT) London Poker Festival will run from September 30 - October 7, 2009 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel. The event will be the biggest PokerStars EPT Poker Festival to date with 16 separate events scheduled, including; the return of the popular three-day EPT London £20k High Roller, the first-ever £2k European 8-Game Championship, and numerous lower buy-in events, including a £500 8-Game event, a £1k Pot Limit Omaha High-Low event, a £1k No Limit 6-Max event and a £2k PLO event.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/13/2009

Poker Invading England

Poker is officially invading England. Over the course of the next 6 weeks, the World Series of Poker Europe is set to kick off as well as PokerStars' EPT-London event In addition to those enormously anticipated events, another prestigious tournament will be taking place as well as the first-ever English Poker Open will be held.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/13/2009

Readers Fired Up Over Root, Negreanu Racism Allegations

Gambling911.com readers are all fired up over recent articles appearing on the website related to former Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate, Wayne Root, and poker pro, Daniel Negreanu.  Both

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/13/2009

Black: Daniel Negreanu Probably Not Racist

Gambling911.com's Tyrone Black has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Daniel Negreanu's comments about Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/12/2009

Face The Ace Fails Community Standards Test

NBC's prime time Saturday poker show, Face The Ace, had only 1.46 viewers in its second showing.  Things could have been worse as the program apparently didn't lose many viewers (debuting with 1.5

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/12/2009

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