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Best Damn Poker Show Debuts With Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth made his appearance on the second season premiere of The Best Damn Poker Show - courtesy of www.ultimatebet.com.  The show can be seen on Fo

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/14/2009

Patrik Antonius Beats Tom Durr in Million Dollar Poker Challenge

The online forums were buzzing as Durrr sat down to face Patrik Antonius in a Pot Limit Omaha $500-$1000 match on Full Tilt Poker, thinking it was the beginning of Durrr's Challenege.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/14/2009

Michael The Grinder Mizrachi Talks Poker With Woo

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi sat down with Jenny to do a last minute interview.

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Jan/14/2009

Full Tilt Poker Files Motion to Dismiss Clonie Gowan Suit

Tiltware LLC, the parent company of online poker's number two brand, Full Tilt Poker, has filed a Motion to Dismiss in a lawsuit brought by one Cycalona "Clonie" Gowen this past November.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/12/2009

Vanessa Rousso to Appear in SI Swimsuit Issue

Professional poker player Vanessa Rousso will be among those posing in Sports Illustrated's coveted swimsuit edition.  Ms. Rousso made the announcement on her video blog.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/12/2009

Mats Sundin Fails Poker 101

Stick to hockey Mats Sundin...or come sit at our poker table during the 2009 World Series of Poker.

Following a game played in Vancouver, the Canucks NHL star appeared in an interview and the question turned to one of poker.  It seems Sundin is also a celebrity endorser for PokerStars.net but not entirely knowledgeable about the game itself.   

Submitted by Ean Lamb on, Jan/12/2009

Biggest Poker Tournament Outside US Won by Poorya Nazari

Poker player Poorya Nazari ain't poor no more.  Despite his namesake, Nazari just won $3 million at this week's 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas, billed as the biggest poker tour

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/11/2009

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Final Table Chip Counts

Alex Gomes led the way at this week's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. 

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is not just any poker tournament, it is now

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/10/2009

Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier PCA High Roller Winner

Winning back-to-back championships in any sport, in any form of competition, is quite a feat, and in poker it is even harder to accomplish, writes Ryan Lucchess of

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/09/2009

Doyle Brunson Minor Domestic Dispute With Wife and More

Just to be clear about my Doylisms, not all of them are original.  People come up to me and say, "I read that somewhere before."  I read a lot when I have time and jot down sayings that

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/08/2009

Annie Duke to Take on Donald Trump

NBC and Donald Trump announced today the all-star celebrity cast for the second sensational season of "The Celebrity Apprentice" premiering on Sunday, March 1 (9-11 p.m.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/08/2009

Two Suckouts on Ivey Lead to Profitable Session

The player known as MR B 2 U SON has had a very bad past two months.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/08/2009

Three Players Accept The Durr Poker Challenge

Following up on a story that we reported on earlier in the week, Tom "Durrr" Dwan has three players who have taken him up on his million dollar challenge.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/07/2009

John Phan Named 2008 Poker Player of the Year

Full Tilt Poker pro John "The Razor" Phan has been named as both the Card Player and BLUFF Magazine 2008 Player of the Year after an incredible string of successes, including winning two

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/06/2009

Daniel Negreanu To Stop Giving Poker Lessons

There's a famous scene in the World War II movie "Patton" where tank forces commanded by U.S.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/05/2009

Durr Issues Million Dollar Poker Challenge

Top online poker player Tom "Durrr" Dwan has issued a challenge to any player to play him heads up on

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/05/2009

Doyle Brunson Reaches Out to Girl With Terminal Cancer

I hope this football season gets through soon.  I only leave my desk and TV to go play poker when there is a game.  I thought I had the football needle out of my arm but it's so much fun to bet a

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/04/2009

Michael Phelps Parties in Vegas With Phil Ivey

All right. Ok. Now we get it. Poker player/swimmer Michael Phelps probably wasn't a stud growing up. As in, if it wasn't for that swimming hobby of his, he might not of been the coolest guy.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/03/2009

Phil Hellmuth Speaks Out on Bad Poker Hand Payout Scandal

Some of you may have been away for the holidays and off line a bit, which is good for Phil Hellmuth and the folks at Cereus, which is the new software platform for

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/29/2008

Durrr Aces Twice En Route to $1.3 Million Day

For the highest stakes online poker cash game players, it is common to have big winning and losing sessions.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/29/2008

Doyle Brunson: Anurag Dikshit is Appropriately Named

In his latest blog, the man behind one of online poker's fastest growing rooms, Doylesroom.com, speaks candidly about Anurag D

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/28/2008

LarsLuzak Earns His Largest Online Poker Pot Ever

Last night, FullTilt Poker was the scene of yet another personal record setting hand.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/24/2008

Johnny Phan Named Poker Player of the Year 2008

John Phan clinched the 2008 Card Player Player of the Year title last week after an amzing year of poker success.

Submitted by Ace King on, Dec/23/2008

Poker Pro Phil Hellmuth in Online Poker Hand Scandal

The popular TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum has been screaming for the head of UltimateBet.com celebrity spokesperson, Phil Hellmuth. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/22/2008

Dennis Phillips: Life After The 2008 WSOP Final

Gambling911.com Senior Correspondent, Jenny Woo, had an opportunity to sit down with 3rd place finisher at this year's World Series of Poker final, Dennis Phillips, to discuss what he's

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Dec/22/2008

Doyle Compliments Chino Rheem on Poker Classic Win

Another one of my longtime friends passed a few days ago.  Sammy Baugh, arguably the greatest quarterback in football history, died at age 94.  Baugh was the last surviving member of the inaugura

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/21/2008

Chino Rheem Wins Another Million at Poker Classic

It's been a great year for poker player David "Chino" Rheem.  Having finished 7th at this year's World Series of Poker and cashing out with $1.8 million, the 28-year old poker

Submitted by Ace King on, Dec/20/2008

Holiday Greetings From Poker Pro Doyle Brunson

DOYLISM OF THE DAY: "A minute of thought is worth more than an hour of talk."

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/20/2008

High Stakes Poker Player Rebounds After Brutal Month

After having an absolutely brutal first month of December where the online poker high stakes player Ziigmund registered over $1.4 million in

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/19/2008

Boris Becker Will Face Off in Battleship Poker Challenge

PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS Six time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker will face off against four North American PokerStars qualifiers in a heads-up Battleship-style match during the 2009 PokerStars Cari

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/19/2008

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