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Cake Poker Break: Phil Ivey Has 8th WSOP Bracelet
One of poker's biggest superstars continues to make headway, winning his eighth career World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. Ivey accomplished this feat in the $3,000 HORSE event, beating out Bi
Shannon Elizabeth Accused of Overcharging Home Poker Players
Twoplustwo.com's poker forums was the site of a thread brimming with controversy surrounding a home poker game allegedly run by actress turned aspiring
Cake Poker Break: Daniel Negreanu Risks $10,000 to win $100
Talk about some pretty ridiculous odds. Poker pro Daniel Negreanu saw a "sure thing" and decided to place his bet despite the outrageous risk.
Cake Poker Break: Miguel Proulx 2010 WSOP Big Win
Canada's Miguel Prouix has won the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Doyle Thinks Men Entering Women's WSOP Events = Wussy
"A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory."
After playing 5 events at the WSOP I still haven't cashed. I played the worst poker of my life yesterday in the Omaha 8 or Better. I had little interest in the event and played like a rank beginning. At least I got down to the final 30 players in 3 of the 5 tournaments. I may take a few days off and try to figure out my lack of enthusiasm. It's hard enough to win when you are focused so I've gotta turn things around.
Three DoylesRoom.com Poker Pros Sit Strong in Event #29 at WSOP
Seated in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship tournament at the World Series of Poker, DoylesRoom's top pros are continuing to demonstrate that they have unlimited potential.
Heading into Day 2 of Event #29, Hoyt Corkins holds the 4th place spot with 109,900 chips. Todd Brunson is within a few hands of the top spot in 13th place with 84,800 chips and Doyle Brunson, poker's biggest legend, is close behind in 26th place with 65,300 chips.
Joran van der Sloot's Twin Leads Doyles Room Contest
Ok, David 'Doc' Sands is not Joran van der Sloot's twin, but one must admit there is an uncanny resemblance! Note to Sands: Grow out your hair, or wear a hat for the next few months!
After a strong showing in Event #24 at the World Series of Poker that earned him $5,505, David "Doc" Sands has taken control of DoylesRoom.com's Become a Legend Leaderboard competition in Las Vegas. With $50,464 in 2010 WSOP winnings, Sands is now sitting comfortably at the top of the leaderboard with 1055.53 points.
Sammy Farha Wins 3rd World Series of Poker Bracelet
Considered to be among the best Omaha players in the world, Sammy Farha has just won his 3rd World Series of Poker bracelet in Event 25, $10,000 Omaha high-low split eight-or-better worl
WSOP Update: Women Poker Players Are Good After All
Norwegian poker pro Annette Obrestad is taking heat for claiming in an ESPN interview that "girls suck
Hey Annette Obrestad, Want Some Cheese With That Whine?
Norwegian poker pro Annette Obrestad has been engaged of late in a public war of words with Amercian poker legend Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, starting the brouhaha by slamming Brunson's
Doyle Brunson Annette Obrestad Fight Beats Out World Cup
A public feud between one of poker's oldest players, Doyle Brunson, and one of its youngest, Annette Obrestad, has actually managed to attract more readers than most of Gambling911.com's extensive
Doyle Brunson Challenges Annette Obrestad After Taking Shot
Legendary poker pro, Doyle Brunson, has responded to shots taken at him by poker wunderkind Annette Obrestad.
In an interview with ESPN, the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe winner Obrestad said "Online players process information so much faster and don't let their egos get in the way of becoming a better player. No disrespect to Doyle, but I'd rather play him."
In that same interview, Obrestad said that "Girls suck at poker".
Poker Pro Paul Kitsos Dies On Way To WSOP
Described as "morbidly obese", poker pro Paul Kitsos died of a heart attack while in flight from JFK Airport bound for the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas Monday afternoon.
Paul "Smalls" Kitsos was 55 and owned a women's apparel company, according to the paper. After pressing the panic button on his flight to San Francisco, he began "sweating profusely and breathing heavily," the New York Post reports.
The pilot returned to JFK where it took four police officers to remove Kitsos from the plane.
Kitsos weighed more than 350 pounds.
Doyle Brunson Would LIke to Meet Stalker in Dark Alley
Doyle Brunson is mad as Hell and he's not going to take it any more.
The legendary poker pro it seems has a stalker.
The individual in question regularly posts negative comments about Brunson on posting forums and in the Comments section of articles using the handle "LeeTheStrikerChagra". Perhaps he is the same individual who recently lashed out at Brunson on the Gambling911.com website, saying he couldn't wait for him to die.
Unabomber Shatters Poker Endurance World Record
Las Vegas, Nevada - June 7, 2010 - Poker professional Phil "The Unabomber" Laak has set a new world record for the most hours of poker played in a single sitting.
Annette Obrestad Slams Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson last week expressed his frustration with UB.com security issues in his blog. Now we have another famed poker player, the World Series of Poker Europe winner Annette Obrestad slammin
Tom Durrrr Dwan Could Win First WSOP Bracelet
Tom "Durrrr" Dwan is a virtual legend in the world of online poker despite his young age. That success hasn't necessarily transferred beyond the virtual tables however, that is until no
Brandon Cantu Re-signs With UB.com
Just in time for the WSOP, UB.com has made a bold statement with its roster of online pros by re-signing one of its top pe
WSOP 2010 Stimulus Package Yields $625,872
Amateur Aadam Daya has won the WSOP 2010 Stimulus Package poker tournament and the $625,872 that came with it.
Was Van der Sloot AANOTILTKK on Poker Sites?
Almost immediately following breaking news Wednesday afternoon that Joran van der Sloot was wanted for murder in Peru, the online poker community began asking what handle van der Sloot used on vari
WSOP 2010 Update: Michael Mizrachi Wins Championship
Owing over $300,000 in back taxes to the IRS and watching two of his homes goes into foreclosure, 29-year-old poker pro Michael Mizrachi has won the $1.6 million Poker Player's Championship at the
Poker Pro Doyle Brunson Blasts Obama Over Vegas Remarks
In his weekly blog posting, legendary poker pro Doyle Brunson did not hold back expressing how he really felt about President Barack Obama.
Doyle Brunson Secret to Long Life: Weekly Colonoscopies
After all my complaining about feeling bad, I went to my doctor and got a complete physical. I thought that perhaps I was anemic or low blood sugar was the cause of my lack of energy.
World Series of Poker: Mizrachi Brothers on Top
The Mizrachi brothers were still atop the leader board of the popular World Series of Poker event, The $50k Player's Championship.
Team Full Tilt Poker: Phil Ivey Favored to Make 2010 WSOP Final
BetUS.com has made Phil Ivey the favorite to win the 2010 WSOP. Ivey is a member of the Full Tilt Poker team.
2010 WSOP Player Betting Odds
The 2010 WSOP launched into its second day with the first $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament and Day 2 of the $50k Player's Championship.
UB.com Loses Lacey Jones as Pro
Lacey Jones has announced she will no longer be playing poker for Team AbsolutePoker.com.
Aintluck.com point out that Jones, one of the more attractive female poker players out there, and an aspiring model and actress, has kept mum about the decision, save for a Twitter tweet made on May 25th which read
"Today is a new chapter of my life and I've never been more excited! Get ready for some BIG things everyone!"
PokerStars Names High Stakes Poker Tables After Daniel Negreanu
In the live poker world, one of the top places to play the game against the world's premier players is Bobby's Room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Phil Laak Seeks Challengers for Poker Endurance
Poker professional, Phil "The Unabomber" Laak (http://unabo
Full Tilt Poker Pro Phil Ivey Will Have Card Room in Vegas
The Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter will be opening a high stakes room named in honor of Team Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey.
