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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 Club Becomes the Poker Bomb

The first poker-themed movie of 2009 is called "The Poker Club."

Most movies about poker are bombs, and this one is likely no exception.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/11/2009

Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Soars to $500,000

Miami, FL (PRWEB) Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - Just in time for Valentine's Day, players at UltimateBet and Absolute Poker are falling "hea

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2009

8 Arrests Made in Michael Phelps Bong Case

The notorious bong Olympian gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps was photographed smoking has been found and 8 were arrested in an investigation by the Richard County Sheriff's Department.  Phelps hi

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2009

Bernard Madoff Scammed Professional Poker Player

A professional poker player who is in the Poker Hall of Fame is among the thousands of investors who were scammed out of money by con man financial manager Bernard Madoff.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/10/2009

South Carolina Will Rule if Poker is a Game of Skill

South Carolina will be the latest state to determine if poker is a game of skill or game of chance.  After victories in Pennsylvania and Colorado, the poker community took it on the chin when a We

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/10/2009

GoDaddy.com Now The Friend of Poker?

It seems like only yesterday the online gambling was fighting to keep 141 domain names from being seized by the commonwealth of Kentucky.  Thanks to an impressive effort by the The Interactive Med

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/10/2009

Poker and Beautiful Latin Girls Combine for Veneto Tournament

The Veneto - A Wyndham Grand Hotel, and the Veneto Casino announce their Weekly Poker Tournament at the exclusive Veneto Poker Room.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/09/2009

Michael Phelps Will Get Back on Track Says Poker Icon Brunson

Poker legend Doyle Brunson, who worked with Michael Phelps over the fall to help him better play the game of poker, believes the Olympic gold medal swimmer will recover from the fallout associated

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/09/2009

Tom Durr Dwan Has Big Weekend in Wake of Big Poker Challenge

Amid reports that he was leaking money at the highest levels of cash games on Full Tilt Poker,

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/09/2009

Oklahoma to Welcome World Series of Poker Academy

The World Series of Poker Academy, poker's premier series of instructional camps where participants learn first-hand from the world's greatest poker players, will head to Thackervi

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/09/2009

Online Gambling and the Economy: The Media Stimulus

Throughout these trying times, Gambling911.com will be highlighting ways in which a fully legalized online gambling industry can help to stimulate the U.S.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/08/2009

PokerStars Makes Guinness World Record Book

The biggest online poker room has managed to break a Guinness World record. 

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/08/2009

Jamie Gold Signs on With Merge Poker’s Aced.com

"I am looking for, and will find a (poker) site that we can all trust, accepts US players, and will teach and support their players without worry of impropriety or monies not being safe,"

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/08/2009

Michael Phelps Might Need to Become a Poker Pro… Fast!

Olympic gold medalist swimmer, Michael Phelps, was dropped by one sponsor this past week following the fallout of his "marijuana" usage at a party this past fall.

Kellogg Co became the first major consumer firm to terminate an endorsement relationship with Michael Phelps. The world's largest cereal maker said on Thursday it would not extend a contract with Phelps, who won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics last summer.  The company said the Phelps "bong incident" was inconsistent with its public image.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/08/2009

Poker Pro Layne Flack Gets Heat: Plays Golf With The Devil

Back in December, poker pro Layne Flack implied poker legend, Doyle Brunson, may have bought his earlier World Series of Poker bracelets.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/08/2009

Could Jamie Gold be Joining Ultimate Bet Poker?

A lot of speculation has been raised as to how well 2006 World Series of Poker winner, Jamie Gold, is doing financially when it comes to his poker career. 

Much of the talk began in early January when, on the new episode of PokerRoad, they briefly spoke about Jamie Gold and there was mention by Ali Nejad mentioned how Gold has gone from having $8 million to nothing.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/07/2009

No Predators at This Year’s LA County Sheriff’s Dept Poker Classic

The sheriffs have learned their lesson.

Finally.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/07/2009

Jennifer Harman Will Host Charity Poker Tournament

One of poker's elite celebrity woman players, Jennifer Harman, will be hosting a Charity Poker Tournament (CPT) and Vendor Faire benefiting the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) starting at noon on

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/06/2009

Russ Hamilton The Most Hated Man in Online Poker?

Following WickedChopsPoker (WCP) Raw Vegas exclusive video interview with online poker cheat and one ti

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/06/2009

Play Online Poker in Your Sleep... And Win!

First Steve Martin disclosed on late night television that he had stopped playing online poker due to fears and confusion over recent legislation, now we learn he quit after playing the game in his

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/06/2009

PartyGaming Sees 4th Quarter Results Sluggish

(Reuters) - Online gaming firm PartyGaming (PRTY.L) said on Friday it expects full-year earnings to beat forecasts even as the strong dollar impacted fourth quarter revenue, which fell 18 percent a

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/06/2009

Australia Clubs Smoking Ban No Longer Major Impact on Poker Machines

THE $1.7 million-a-day impact of the indoor smoking ban on poker machine revenues is over, the Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday morning.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/05/2009

Russ Hamilton Mum Regarding Online Poker Cheating

WickedChopsPoker via its RawVegas.TV arm featured exclusive footage of "alleged" UltimateBet super-user Russ Hamilton after completing a round of golf

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/05/2009

Poker Players Alliance Party for Its Leaders… Members Excluded

Gambling911.com published an article Wednesday suggesting how great it would be for the million plus Poke

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/05/2009

Alcohol and Online Poker: You Booze You Lose

How does drinking alcohol affect your online poker play? 

That's the question that was posed at the popular online poker forum CardsChat.com.

"I have been playing for only 3 years now, but in my experience ‘drink' tends to make me more adventurous. and of course less disciplined. ie the next morning is a bitter one!" a poster by the handle of Bluffmaster wrote.  He was also the individual who posed the question.

Responses included the following:

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/05/2009

Popular Online Poker Player Luck Tilts in Wrong Direction

Though not quite a household name like Phil Ivey or Gus Hansen, the online player named "leathera$$" or "leatherass" is a highly respected player in the poker community.  His r

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/05/2009

Bad Beat Poker Jackpots Winning Big in Bad Economy

It turns out that in online poker winning really isn't everything.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Feb/05/2009

Financial Crisis Not Affecting Poker Pro Shannon Shorr

With all this doom and gloom Gambling911.com has been reporting about poker pros in dire straits due to the financial crisis, it's good to see that young ‘em Shannon Shorr may be taking some time

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/05/2009

Full Tilt Poker Places Itself in Compromising Position

Clonie Gowen filed an amended complaint against Full Tilt Poker, the world's second largest online poker room, its related companies, CEO Raymond Bitar and 13 big name poker players who are part of

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/05/2009

Poker Knockdown: Gus Hansen vs. Theo Jorgensen Is On

The boxing match between Danish poker pros Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen and Theo "Thunder Punch" Jorgensen is on, and it's beginning to look lik

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/04/2009

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