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Visa Looks to Block Online Gambling Transactions
Following in the footsteps of Mastercard, Visa has also decided to start blocking online gambling transactions (all of them). Many establishments have long gotten around these efforts through the
Isildur1 Quickly Loses $1 Million Online
No one inspires more action at the tables than Isildur1.
PokerStars 40 Billionth Hand Dealt
The world's largest online poker room has broken yet another record by dealing its 40 billionth hand. (see PokerStars here)
Doyle Brunson: Most of These Kids On The Net Don’t Have a Clue
I've never sat around the house doing nothing constructive. Since the 1st of the year, I sit at my desk all day with no plans for travel or even looking for cash games.
David Benyamine Wins Premier League IV title
David Benyamine has won the Party Poker Premier League IV title.
Benyamine, a French poker legend and a resident of Las Vegas, overcame a final table that also included Daniel Negreanu, Phil Laak, Roland De Wolfe, Luke 'FullFlush' Schwartz and Party Poker online qualifier Giovanni Safina, a 44-year-old lawyer from Palermo, Italy , who qualified through an online satellite for just 100 euros. The total prize pool was $1.5 million, with $300,000 added by PartyPoker.com.
Iowa House Takes up Online Sports Gambling
The Sioux City Journal reports that Iowans could legally play online poker against their neighbors and bet on sports events under a proposal by Iowa House members.
The plan, which may get a hearing in the House State Government Committee next week, may expand sports betting language approved by a Senate committee to include legalized betting on collegiate sports - except Iowa colleges, according to Rep. Brian Quirk, D-New Hampton, who is part of a seven- member bipartisan gambling working group.
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.
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:
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
T.J. Cloutier Son Praises Cake Poker for Return of WSOP Bracelet
In a much publicized report that surfaced last month, T.J.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
