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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.

Annie Duke Survives Another Week of Celebrity Apprentice

Well, I survived another week...yay! Tonight I watched the show while commenting on Twitter. I tweeted on the @CelebApprentice account.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/23/2009

$350,000 Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Missed by.25 cents

Two players over at  Absolut

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/22/2009

Online Poker Jackpot Goes Over $500,000: Losers Win

Lots of Bad Beat Jackpot tables now open at two major online poker destinations where the jackpot has topped $500,000.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/22/2009

Naked Russell Brand May be Banned….In Australia

Posing naked in front of his window, the News of the World proclaimed:  "LOOKY looky! Here's Russell Brand showing off his prize assets in Australia."

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Mar/21/2009

Absolute Poker’s Liv Boeree Sets Sights on PokerNews Cup

Absolute Poker's Liv Boeree is getting ready to conquer the poker tables and the ski slopes, all in one shot.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/20/2009

Layne Flack: I Enjoy Driving Fast and Will Never Take a Breathalyzer

Arrested for DUI just two weeks ago which prompted poker pro Layne Flack to miss his appearance on NBC's National Head's Up Poker Championship, he's now playing in the World Poker Tour Bay 101.  T

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/19/2009

Dream Team Poker Lineup Announced

Dream Team Poker today announced the team lineup for their upcoming tournament to be held at the prestigious po

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/19/2009

Betfair Banned: CEO Outraged

Following leakage of an Australian "Ban List", Betfair CEO Andrew Twaits expressed outraged with government officials.  Twaits was unaware that his company's website had been blacklisted

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Mar/19/2009

Australia Banning Online Poker Sites

In a leaked report obtained by the website WikiLeaks.com, it was revealed that Australia's list of 2395 "banned website" stretched well beyond the realm of child pornography and "how

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Mar/19/2009

Gus Hansen Accuses Other Online Poker Players of Cheating

In a shocking accusation, Gus Hansen openly accused Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond and Urindanger of colluding against him during a recent session of $500/$1000 PLO over on Full Tilt Poker.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/19/2009

Could Full Tilt Poker Buy a Vegas Casino?

Much of the talk over the past few years has related to a Las Vegas casino property such as MGM or Harrah's purchasing an already established online poker firm the likes of

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/19/2009

Gus Hansen and Dang Brothers Light Things Up

Gus Hansen and the Dang Brothers provided a ton of entertainment for lucky railbirds over on Full Tilt Poker

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/18/2009

Poker Pro Vanessa Rousso Goes On Florida Tour

Vanessa Rousso has teamed up with Big Slick Boot Camp for ‘Art of Poker' Strategy Tour that travels throughout the Sunshine State of Florida. 

Fresh off her record setting finish at the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Florida native Vanessa Rousso, Team PokerStars Pro, today announces a seven-stop, three-casino, poker tour with Big Slick Boot Camp LLC. Rousso will play in a number of local tournaments as well as present a series of instructional workshops grounded in ‘Game Theory' and Sun Tzu's teachings about The Art of War between March 20 and April 26.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/17/2009

Jenny Woo’s Interview With Celebrity Apprentice Annie Duke (Part 2)

In the second part of Jenny Woo's interview, Annie Duke discusses further her experiences with Celebrity Apprentice, how she is trying NOT to be like Omarosa, a poker player herself, and provides u

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Mar/17/2009

Tom Durr Dwan Patrik Antonius Million Dollar Challenge Heats Up Again

Just when you thought it was not getting anywhere, the Tom "Durr" Dwan - Patrik Antonius Million Dollar Challenge was about to resume over at Full Tilt Poker.  The problem is this whole

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/17/2009

Paper Boy Wins £4 million Playing Poker

The newspapers may not be doing well financially, but some of the paper delivery boys sure are.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/16/2009

Annie Duke’s Apprentice Recap

I am at San Jose playing the Bay 101 WPT Shooting Stars event.  I finished the WSOP Academy this weekend and then got a plane with Andy Bloch, John Juanda, The Bingers, Mike Matusow and Chad Brown

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/16/2009

Bluff Online Poker Challenge Midway Through

Halfway through the Bluff Online Poker Challenge and it appears that the rest of the field is going to spend the b

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/16/2009

Poker Pro Annie Duke Discusses Celebrity Apprentice, Joan Rivers With Woo

Gambling911.com's own Jenny Woo sat down to speak with this season's Celebrity Apprentice star, Annie Duke, regarding her experience with the show and how she really feels about Joan Rivers. 

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Mar/16/2009

Doyle Brunson: Old Time Poker Pros Can Make Minced Meat of Today’s Kids

I'm flattered so many people read my blog.  I've had tons of e-mails, phone calls (mostly anonymous), talk on the different forums, etc.  There seems to be some confusion so I'll clarify a few th

Submitted by Doyle Brunson on, Mar/15/2009

Doyles Online Poker Room Saves Life

If not for the decision to stay up and play online poker for another hour on the Doylesroom.com website, Capt. David P.

Submitted by Payton on, Mar/14/2009

Top 10 Poker Networks In Terms of Real Cash Players

The top 10 poker networks in terms of real cash players as of Mid March were as follows:

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/14/2009

PartyGaming Returning to the U.S. Market?

News that PartyGaming, the once largest online poker firm, looks to final settle with the U.S.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/14/2009

The Tom Durr Dwan Phenomenon

Aside from the fact that poker pro Tom "Durr" Dwan is from Gambling911.com Publisher Chris Costigan's home town of Edison, New Jersey...really - I wouldn't know who he is if I bumped into

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Mar/12/2009

Doyle Brunson Gushes and Gushes Over Vanessa Rousso

I didn't have a very good result in my return to poker, after a few months off. In the NBC Heads Up Championship, I lost in the 1st round to Vanessa Rousso.  I've got no excuses, she held the best hands and I never really had a chance.  I made two hidden pair twice and she beat both hands.  It's hard to overcome a bad start and she played very well and now I'm on the rail.  Vanessa is the GoDaddy representative and is going to be in the poker world for a long time.

Submitted by Doyle Brunson on, Mar/12/2009

World Series of Poker No Longer Allowing Profanity At Tables: F@%#!

WickedChopsPoker broke the news...or at least that's where we at Gambling911.com found it.  The World Series of Poker has decided it will no longer a

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/12/2009

High heels poker tour Academy Seminole Hard Rock Results

Ft. Lauderdale (March 10, 2009) -HighHeelsPokerTourAcademy (HHPTA), the first women's only poker academy was launched December, 2008.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/12/2009

Doyle Brunson Is Watching The Bachelor, Feels Like He Is 30 Years Old Again

After all of my complaining about how bad I was feeling, I found the cure.  I've been staying at home for the past 2-3 months because there haven't been any cash games to speak of and I'm really c

Submitted by Doyle Brunson on, Mar/11/2009

Jamie-Lynn Sigler in Doyles Room Poker Bounty Tonight

This week, Gambling911.com has a special "bada bing" treat for its readers.  Prepare for the sexy Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler aka Meadow, the daughter of Tony Sopran

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/11/2009

Tom “Durr” Dwan Million Dollar Challenge Update

Lost in the hoopla of the NBC Heads Up Championship has been the ongoing challenge match-up between Tom Durrrr Dwan an

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/11/2009

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