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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.

Another Network Poker Show Follows Face the Ace Flop

We know poker draws solid television ratings.  Just look at the World Series of Poker on ESPN.  That network just si

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/18/2009

Ernest Scherer III Stands Trial for Parents Murder

The attorney for a man accused of murdering his parents at their Pleasanton home in March 2008 for monetary gain hinted in his line of questioning Tuesday that someone other than the defendant may

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

ESPN to Continue Carrying World Series of Poker 7 Years

ESPN, which currently carries the World Series of Poker, has committed to airing it for the next 7 years. 

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/18/2009

UltimateBet Signs Top WSOP Main Event Player Billy Kopp

 

One of online poker's most aggressive players has been scooped up by a top online poker site. UltimateBet today announced that Billy Kopp, who finished 12th in the Main Event of this year's World Series of Poker, has signed on to join UltimateBet's Team UB, a group of successful poker pros that includes Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and some of the most respected online poker players in the industry. In just a few short years, Kopp has earned over $2.6 million in both online poker games and in land-based tournaments.

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/18/2009

WSOP Europe Caesars Cup Update

As the countdown for this year's WSOP Europe draws closer, the line-up for the inaugural Caesars

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

Online Poker Traffic Continues to Rise: Cereus Back in 6th

The online poker traffic monitoring website, PokerSiteScout.com, reports that there has been an overall rise of 2 percent in number of "real cash" players at the Internet poker rooms.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

More Than $350 Million Laundered Through Cyprus Bank

Charles Charalambous, Cyprus Mail

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

Tom Durrr Dwan Announces New Poker Challenge

As previously reported, online high stakes cash game specialist, Tom "Durrrr" Dwan had agreed to take part in a live Million Dollar Challenge.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

The Great British Lobby

A technology group advised by David Blunkett, the former Home Secretary, is one of several British companies spending millions of pounds lobbying American politicians in a bid to shape legislation

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2009

Poker Bounty Hunts are Back, Doubles Prize Money to $50,000

 

Bounty-hungry, poker-playing gunslingers rejoice.

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/17/2009

PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker Named in Seizure Indictments

A New York Circuit Judge has ruled in favor of Costigan Media's Motion to Intervene and gain access to information related to seizure warrants issued in June by the US Attorney's Office in the Sout

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/17/2009

Dancing With the Stars New Cast Announced: Odds Up Soon

Dancing With the Stars betting remains a popular pastime and the new season cast was announced Monday.  Those who will be dancing include former Republican Majority Leader, Tom DeLay and poker pla

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Aug/17/2009

When Conservative Reporters Favor Online Poker Legislation

"A New Deal Worth Fostering" is the headline of George F.

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/17/2009

Poker Tournament Director Matt Savage Returns for Aruba Open

This year, online poker players have an unprecedented number of reasons to join the online poker site in Aruba with today's announcement that the world's leading tournament director Matthew Savage

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/16/2009

Face the Ace, Negreanu Racism Row: G911 Readers Speak

We know what's hot based on what everyone is talking about.  Gambling911.com readers have been especially fired up over a recent article

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/16/2009

Media and Racism Watchdogs Must Stop Racist Witch-Hunt!

"If the media and oversensitive racism watchdogs continue this witch-hunt for racists, they are doing more to slow relations between races than to improve them."

So writes Ricky Bauer of Gambling Review, one of many online gambling and poker information websites commenting on this week's controversy suggesting that poker pro Daniel Negreanu might be a "racist".

Submitted by Ace King on, Aug/14/2009

Daniel Negreanu Responds to Shock Racism Claims

It is the hottest story of the week in the poker world.  Gambling911.com Special Contributor Thomas Somach questi

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/14/2009

PokerStars London Poker Festival

LONDON, UK, AUGUST 13, 2009 - The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour (EPT) London Poker Festival will run from September 30 - October 7, 2009 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel. The event will be the biggest PokerStars EPT Poker Festival to date with 16 separate events scheduled, including; the return of the popular three-day EPT London £20k High Roller, the first-ever £2k European 8-Game Championship, and numerous lower buy-in events, including a £500 8-Game event, a £1k Pot Limit Omaha High-Low event, a £1k No Limit 6-Max event and a £2k PLO event.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/13/2009

Poker Invading England

Poker is officially invading England. Over the course of the next 6 weeks, the World Series of Poker Europe is set to kick off as well as PokerStars' EPT-London event In addition to those enormously anticipated events, another prestigious tournament will be taking place as well as the first-ever English Poker Open will be held.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/13/2009

Readers Fired Up Over Root, Negreanu Racism Allegations

Gambling911.com readers are all fired up over recent articles appearing on the website related to former Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate, Wayne Root, and poker pro, Daniel Negreanu.  Both

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/13/2009

Black: Daniel Negreanu Probably Not Racist

Gambling911.com's Tyrone Black has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Daniel Negreanu's comments about Black Entertainment Television (BET) and the

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/12/2009

Face The Ace Fails Community Standards Test

NBC's prime time Saturday poker show, Face The Ace, had only 1.46 viewers in its second showing.  Things could have been worse as the program apparently didn't lose many viewers (debuting with 1.5

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/12/2009

PPA Supports Appeal to Colorado Supreme Court

Washington, DC (August 12, 2009) -The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and more than 13,000 i

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/12/2009

Face the Ace Continues to Struggle in Ratings

In poker tournaments, they say all you need is a chip and a chair to have a chance to win.  It is beginning to appear that

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/12/2009

Electronic Media, Blogs Big Win With Court Ruling

The Honorable Judge Laura Taylor Swain handed down her decision in the New York Circuit Court Tuesday declaring that the US Government was not entitled to withhold information from electronic media news sites related to sealed indictments.  Her ruling is significant for all online media outlets whether it be the Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, Perez Hilton or TMZ.com.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/12/2009

Tom McEvoy Interview With Woo

I had the chance to sit down with a man that some consider a legend in the game of poker.  Tom McEvoy's start in poker happened shortly after guys like Doyle Brunson and "Amarillo Slim"

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Aug/11/2009

Online Poker: Court Could Rule to Remove Some Redactions

Following a landmark decision in the New York Circuit Court on Tuesday granting Costigan Media's Motion to Intervene and have seizure warrants unsealed related to actions taken against online poker

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/11/2009

Liv Boeree Moves Over to UltimateBet's Team UB


 

From casual poker-playing astrophysics student to a respected member of UltimateBet's world renowned team of pros, Liv Boeree has rocketed herself to the top of the poker world in just a f

Submitted by Payton on, Aug/11/2009

David Benyamine Pockets Over $1 Million

There are good days, bad days, and then there are the kinds of Fridays that online poker pro David Benyamine experienced on Friday.  Widely regarded as one of the best Pot Limit Omaha poker player

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/11/2009

Full Tilt Poker Room Historic Customer Numbers

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Aug/11/2009

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Say No to Sportsbook Blacklist

Since Gambling911.com revealed that seven sportsbooks had gotten together to share player information, everybody in the industry is talking.

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