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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.

Pro Poker League Selects First Players

Submitted by on, Tue, 05/03/2011 - 16:13

DoJ Oversight Hearing: Holder Doesn’t Know if Poker is Game of Skill

The House Judiciary Committee held a Department of Justice oversight hearing Tuesday morning with a short question related to whether poker is a game of skill or chance.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 05/03/2011 - 11:31

Online Poker Prodigy Jose Girah Macedo Wins the Bluff Pro Challenge

Submitted by on, Tue, 05/03/2011 - 09:42

UB.com Loses More Than Three Quarters of Its Online Poker Traffic

It’s been a hard fall for UB.com and Absolute Poker as the network has lost more than three quarters of its online poker traffic post-indictments.

UB.com and Absolute Poker were caught up in an April 15 crackdown by US law enforcement along with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Each were charged with money laundering and bank fraud. The three sites also had their domain names seized by the US Justice Department.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 05/02/2011 - 21:20

Tatjana Pasalic Becomes Part of Team Bodog

Voted the sexiest in poker by Gambling911.com readers, Tatjana Pasalic has just signed on with Bodog Poker.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 05/02/2011 - 20:55

2011 EPT San Remo Final Table

The 2011 EPT San Remo final table is set with 5 different countries represented. Four players come to us from Italy.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 05/02/2011 - 20:45

Online Poker Site Introduces WebCam Poker

Submitted by on, Mon, 05/02/2011 - 20:23

Face of Absolute Poker Serinda Swan to Star in Upcoming Film

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 05/02/2011 - 11:02

High Stakes Online Poker Biggest Losers in April

Submitted by Ace King on, Sun, 05/01/2011 - 22:21

Finland’s Patrik Antonius and Jens Kyllönen biggest online poker winners in April

Submitted by Ace King on, Sun, 05/01/2011 - 21:59

Expect 2011 WSOP Main Event Numbers to Fall

The World Series of Poker begins later this month, and it couldn't come at a worse time.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Sun, 05/01/2011 - 21:26

Celebrity Apprentice Finalist Annie Duke Trashes Donald Trump

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Sun, 05/01/2011 - 18:01

2009 WSOP Main Event Winner Joe Cada 5th Place at EPT San Remo

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Sun, 05/01/2011 - 13:47

EPT San Remo 2011 – Day 3 Chip Counts and Joe Cada Still Strong

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Sat, 04/30/2011 - 20:27

Full Tilt Poker Payouts to Begin Next Week

According to the popular website LawDonk.com, Full Tilt Poker is to begin making payouts to US customer beginning some time next week.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 04/29/2011 - 22:36

2011 iGaming Supershow: BetUS.com Pulls Out

Submitted by on, Fri, 04/29/2011 - 21:19

Loving Lock Poker: Jenny Speak to Another Bluff/Lock Challenger

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:31

Dateline NBC Could be in Process of Covering Poker Killer Ernie Scherer III

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:21

DOJ Oversight Committee May 3: Online Poker Indictments to be Addressed

Submitted by on, Thu, 04/28/2011 - 21:43

Merge Poker Shoots Up Into Top 10 But With One Important Caveat

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 04/28/2011 - 21:20

Senator Jon Kyl May Support Legalized Online Poker?

The very man who co-authored legislation prohibiting most forms of Internet gambling, outgoing Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl, may consider a measure that would exempt online poker.

Kyl, a long time industry opponent, helped draft the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in 2006. Exemptions were made for horse racing, state lotteries and fantasy sports.

The revelation from Senator Kyl comes right from his own website, under the heading of Updating the Law to Account for New Technologies

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 04/28/2011 - 20:59

World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Demonstrates Impact of Poker on Economy

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Thu, 04/28/2011 - 14:17

Online Poker Promotions for May 2011

Cake Poker has released its online poker promotions for May 2011.

Popular online poker site Cake Poker (www.cakepoker.com) extends its popular Match & Win and Turbo Gold Card promotions through the month of May, plus qualifiers for this year’s World Series of Poker continue.

Submitted by on, Thu, 04/28/2011 - 13:52

Another Man Arrested in Connection with Online Poker Crackdown

By Susannah Nesmith

Submitted by on, Wed, 04/27/2011 - 23:24

Special Needs Poker Players Hurt by “Black Friday” Fallout: 50,000 Enter Jobs Market

Submitted by Ace King on, Wed, 04/27/2011 - 23:05

Antigua Online Gambling Summit Could Address Issue With UB.com, Absolute Poker

Submitted by on, Wed, 04/27/2011 - 18:08

Online Poker Player Ziigmund Loses Nearly $300K

Submitted by Ace King on, Wed, 04/27/2011 - 13:06

2011 SCOOP Schedule Changed: Prize Money Slashed Nearly in Half

Submitted by Ace King on, Wed, 04/27/2011 - 10:22

2011 SCOOP Schedule Changed: Prize Money Slashed Nearly in Half

Submitted by on, Wed, 04/27/2011 - 10:18

Isildur1 SuperStar Showdown Record at 7-2

The SuperStar Showdown is PokerStars version of boxing matches that always pit the same great fighter against other contenders, in this case, online poker phenom Isildur1.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 04/26/2011 - 23:42