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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.

Gilbert Arenas Suspended Over Poker Debt Gun Incident

NEW YORK (AP)-Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas(notes) was suspended without pay by NBA commissioner David Stern on Wednesday for behavior that made him "not currently fit to take the co

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North American Poker Tour Exposes PokerStars

A lucrative sponsorship deal of the North American Poker Tour will further help to boost market share for online poker's largest room, PokerStars.com.  The

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Daniel Negreanu Outlines 2010 Expectations

Each year, people all over the world make New Year's resolutions.

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Online Poker: Brunson 10 Consistent Cashes

Doyle Brunson sure knows how to pick them.

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AP: PA Table Games Bill in Review

(Associated Press) - Elements of the table games bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday and awaits House action:

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Online Poker Traffic Rises Half Point This Past Week

Odds are good that online poker traffic will continue to rise even more this week with a brutal Arctic blast taking over much of the U.S.

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Rand Paul Jumps Into Kentucky Senate Race

Rand Paul, son of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, has made it official this past week.  His is running for Senator of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

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PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Begins

For most of the world, the winter months are characterized by extreme cold, snow and overall, harsh weather conditions.

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Brunson: Congress Full of DWI’s, Drug Abuse, Felons

Congratulations to Chris Moorman for being PocketFives #1 worldwide player at the end of 2009.  Chris is one of the first 5 chosen to be in the Brunson 10.  We have some five young men representi

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Poker Blog of The Year

Among other things, 2009 was the year that professionl poker players embraced the web log or "blog," a kind of online diary.

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Poker Pro Chris Moorman Enters 2010 Ranked #1

Chris Moorman has a lot to defend in 2010.

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Online Poker: Less Sharks, More Fish

Microgaming Online Poker, most noted for its rather large number of professional players, has become the latest room to implement a "Less Sharks, More Fish" policy. 

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Online Poker Sensation Isildur1 Could Return

The online poker phenom known as Isildur1 had not played on the Web (at least not under this handle) since being drained of a few million during a high stakes poker game by a group that now admits

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Poker Hater Joan Rivers Detained at Costa Rica Airport

What was comedian Joan Rivers doing in Costa Rica?  Perhaps looking for some of her online poker friends over at UB.com?

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Online Poker: Biggest Losers of 2009

It's not exactly a category poker players want to find themselves stuck in but there were some pretty big online poker losers.

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Poker 2010 Super Bowl Giveaway

NFL fans gear up to go crazy at Super Bowl XLIV with the leading online poker sites awarding access to executive prize packages in three online ‘Touchdown' tournaments.

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Poker Gambling Debt at Center of NBA Wizards Probe

Washington police continue to investigate an incident that allegedly took place in the NBA's Washington Wizards locker room in which two teammates drew guns on each other in an argument over a gamb

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How The Poker Pros Rang in 2010

How did the biggest names in poker spend their New Year's Eve 2010?

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PokerStars Weekly Roundup

Time to reload for the New Year

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PokerStars Still Keeping Full Tilt Poker a Distant 2nd

At time during the past two months, Full Tilt Poker looked as if it could eat away at a fairly significant chunk of number one online poker room,

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Calgary Flames and Online Poker Room UB.com Forge Deal

The leading online poker site has signed a sponsorship agreement with the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames, and to celebrate, they are giving away tickets to the Flaming C's March 11 home ga

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South Carolina: Poker May No Longer Be Game Of Skill

The Poker Players Alliance praised a South Carolina court for recognizing poker as a game of skill earlier this year.  Nevertheless, five players -- Michael Williamson, Scott Richards, Bob Chiment

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Poker Pro Gus Hansen Respite: Loses $5.3 Million in 2009

Danish poker pro Gus Hansen has decided to take some time off after losing $5.3 million in 2009, the announcement made before Christmas. 

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Poker Games Magnet for Gun Toting Crooks

Poker games may no longer be safe.  Forget the authorities busting in your door, now players must contend with the fear of being robbed at gunpoint.

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Online Poker’s Big Winners: A Few 6 Figure Wins Won’t Hurt

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Online Poker: Chris Moorman #1 in 2009

DoylesRoom.com British poker player Chris Moorman (moorman1) has ranked the number one online poker tournament

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Poker Will be Dead in Great Britain in 2010?

No more poker in 2010 in Great Britain.

That's the suggestion made by Victoria Coren of the Guardian Newspaper as part of her predictions for the year 2010.

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A Church Built on Poker

Two weeks ago a story ran on how a New York City Police Department officer had won a substantial amount of money playing online poker.  Last week, everyone was talking about a poker playing priest

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Luciaetta Ivey Could Ask For $40 Million From Poker Pro Husband

Following the breaking news on Tuesday that poker pro Phil Ivey and his wife Luciaetta were filing for divorce, the next que

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Online Poker Player Takes Cereus By Storm

One thing Gambling911.com readers are loving these days is news related to high stakes online poker players, many of whom are now more popular than their professional counterparts.

The online poker network of Cereus, home to Gambling911.com endorsed UB.com, can't be liking a gentleman by the handle of  XBLINK very much of late though.

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