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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.

Poker Host.com Poker Tournaments Heat Up MidAtlantic

Last week PokerHost.com wanted to warm up those affected by the snowstorms. In the mid Atlantic states.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/18/2010

Poker Domain Sells for $1 Million

It's the most money sold for a .org domain name.  Poker.org sold for $1 million this week.

According to TechCrunch.com:

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Feb/18/2010

Isildur1 Storms Back, Profiting $1 Million Over 3 Days

The mysterious high stakes online player, Isildur1, came from out of nowhere in the latter stages of 2009 and turned the nosebleed games upside down with his ultra-aggressive poker

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/17/2010

Good Job Poker Nordica: CEO Responds to Complaint

Gambling911.com readers might recall we had one online poker operator recently threaten a lawsuit against us after we criticized his company's new policies regarding its showing certain "winni

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/17/2010

Sky Dive With Poker Pro Joe Sebok and Win Big Cash

The adrenaline were pumping faster than ever for online poker players around the world Tuesday night. Team UB pro Joe Sebok announced the password to his online poker freeroll on his website SkyDiveWithSebok.com at 9pm ET. The free online poker tournament, scheduled for Wednesday, February 17 at 9pm ET, will include a $2,000 prize pool plus a Las Vegas Skydiving experience with Joe Sebok for the winner.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/16/2010

PokerStars Player Jayde Nicole Not a Hooker

TMZ.com has reported that 2008 Playmate of the Year and PokerStars poker player Jayde Nicole is being t

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Feb/16/2010

Poker Players Alliance to be at CPAC

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, will be a booth-sponsor at the annual Conservative Political Action Conf

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/16/2010

NBC’s National Heads Up Poker Championship Returns

Poker's most prestigious heads up tournament returns to Las Vegas for the 6th annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship presented by GoDaddy.com on March 4-7.  Heads-Up brings 64 of the best pok

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/16/2010

Doyle Brunson Not a “Cheat”: Gets New Teeth

Little did I know when I chased a pop fly in a baseball game over a half a century ago what problems it would cause me.

Submitted by Doyle Brunson on, Feb/15/2010

Full Tilt Poker Peaked, PokerStars Continues Up

The world's second largest online poker room, Full Tilt Poker, appears to have hit its peak at just shy of 20,000 "real cash" players on averag

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/14/2010

Online Poker Room Review: Entraction

Entraction is a European-based online poker room that is trying to crack the world's top 10 largest and Gambling911.com believes they could

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/14/2010

The Black Caucus and Online Poker: A Perfect Fit

This weekend the New York Times ran an interesting piece related to the powerhouse Black Caucus and its relationshi

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Feb/14/2010

T.J. Cloutier Son Praises Cake Poker for Return of WSOP Bracelet

In a much publicized report that surfaced last month, T.J.

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/14/2010

Cole South is Online Poker’s Biggest Winner This Year

No one can dispute the fact that Cole South is on a major heater, the kind most players can only dream about. The CardRunners pro has been absolutely dominating the nosebleed games at Full Tilt Poker since 2010 started and there are no signs that he will be letting up anytime soon.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/12/2010

Online Poker Phenom Tom Durrrr On Isildur1 and Losing

One of online poker's most notable players has lost plenty of money in recent months.  His name is Tom Durrrr Dwan (known affectionately as just "Durrrr").  He discusses his losses and

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2010

Major Poker Raid in Alabama

(WBRC) A raid on a Texas Hold 'Em game in Pelham has poker players around the area looking over their shoulders.

Pelham and Hoover police served a search warrant at a game in Pelham on Saturday where more than 72 players and thousands of dollars were involved. Police are quick to point out no arrests were made on Saturday, but they did seize several pieces of equipment to help an investigation they say has been going on for weeks.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2010

Clonie Gowen Full Tilt Poker Case Dismissed

Breaking News:  A much publicized lawsuit filed by poker player Clonie Gowen against the world's second largest online poker room, Full Tilt Poker (Tiltware) has been dismissed in favor of the def

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/11/2010

Are The Feds Cracking Down On Internet Poker?

Nathan Vardi, Forbes.com

At 76 Doyle Brunson is a revered figure in the game of poker and is known variously as Tex Dolly and the Godfather of Poker. Over the years he has twice won the main event at the World Series of Poker, where he has also collected ten bracelets, the second most of all time, in events like seven-card stud. He's written a bestselling how-to book, and fans crowd around him in Las Vegas for his autograph.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2010

Love Secrets of Poker Pro Doyle Brunson and Jagajeet Chiba

Everybody is talking about Doyle Brunson and his lovely wife Louise being featured in an expose appearing in this week's Wall Street Journal.  They join other happy couples like the Ozbournes and

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Feb/10/2010

PokerStars 40 Billionth Hand: Online Poker Tourney

PokerStars is pleased to announce its newest promotion in the run up to the land mark 40 billionth hand dealt on PokerStars.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/10/2010

Tatjana Pasalic Sexiest Poker Player 2010

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Feb/10/2010

WSJ: Doyle Brunson, Wife Louise Best Pair in Poker

The face of DoylesRoom.com talks marriage with Wall Street Journal just before Valentine's Day.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/10/2010

Online Gambling Processors to Enter US Market

A UK-based payment processing company is preparing to enter the U.S. market and will be open to process online gambling transactions for U.S.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/09/2010

Online Poker Sites Capitalize on East Coast Snow

With another 12 plus inches of snow expected up the Mid Atlantic coast, poker players and would be poker players alike are stuck in their homes with nothing else to do but shovel snow, watch televi

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/09/2010

EPT Berlin Poker Buy-In Announced

Buying into EPT Berlin just got a whole lot easier!

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/09/2010

Poker Players Alliance Testifies Before California Senate

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and over 120,000 members in California, today testified before the Califo

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/09/2010

Patrik Antonius Wins $577K Super Bowl Sunday

We are just a few weeks into 2010 and Patrik Antonius is already among the year's biggest losers.  In fact, he's the second biggest loser according to

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/08/2010

Hawaii the Latest State to Mull Legalized Poker

The 50th state, Hawaii, may be legalizing poker on the Pacific island, but only for visitors.  Hawaii is following the lead of a handful of other US states looking to legalize poker or

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Feb/08/2010

Urindaner Has a Rough Weekend at Poker Tables

This past weekend saw the usual insane action at the nosebleed tables over on Full Tilt Poker.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/08/2010

Phil Ivey Loses $2 Million on Super Bowl

Reports were surfacing on Monday that poker pro Phil Ivey lost a whopping $2 million betting on Sunday's Super Bowl between the Saints and Colts.  Gambling911.com doesn't expect to see Ivey celebr

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/08/2010

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