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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.

2009 Irish Poker Open Kicks Off Thursday

Over the same period in which the 2009 US Open Golf Tournament takes place, we also have the 2009 Irish Poker Open.

Submitted by on, Wed, 04/08/2009 - 21:32

Doyle Brunson Somber Reaction to Untimely Passing of Chip Reese Son

The poker community was saddened to have learned that Casey Reese, son of the late poker legend, Chip Reese, passed away this week.

Submitted by Ace King on, Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:17

Pros Unhappy with WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic

Only 259 entered the 2009 Foxwoods Poker Classic on the World Poker Tour, compared to 346 players last year.

Submitted by on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 23:10

Rising Poker Stars Matt Graham Joins Team UltimateBet

UltimateBet has given its roster of online poker talent a heavy dose of awesome.

Submitted by on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 20:54

Poker Pros in The Red for 2009 Led by Tom Durr Dwan

Poker is a game of high peaks and low valleys. Sometimes bad players win money and sometimes good players lose money. Any experienced poker player would agree that a player can go through prolo

Submitted by on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 20:49

Will PartyGaming Come Back to the US?

The news that PartyGaming had finally settled with the US Government quickly turned to talk of the company re-entering the US market. Approximately 80 percent of its customer base was from the Un

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 20:39

UFC 97 Sponsorship Confirmed by UltimateBet Poker Room

The world's seventh busiest online poker room, UltimateBet.com, has earned sponsorship rights to upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship 97 (UFC 97), the company informed Gambling911.com on Tuesday

Submitted by on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 13:11

Somach: Fantasy Tweets From Our Favorite Poker Stars

In recent days, two top poker professionals have begun regularly disseminating their thoughts via Twitter, the latest E-method of instant communication.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 12:59

Stocks Rally Following PartyGaming Settlement Deal

Following news that PartyGaming had settled with the US Government to avoid future prosecution, the online gambling sector, which lost significant market share since late 2006, began to rally on Tu

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:48

Dikshit Gets Short End of the Stick

With news announced Tuesday that PartyGaming had entered into a settlement agreement with the US Government to avoid future prosecution, one cannot help but question if co-founder, Anurag Dikshit,

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:38

PartyGaming Will Avoid US Prosecution

Online gambling firm, PartyGaming, has clinched a deal with US authorities that would ensure it avoids prosecution according to the Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:09

Jenny Woo Announced For 2009 Latin Series of Poker

Gambling911.com tigress and Senior International Correspondent, Jenny Woo, will be taking part in this year's Latin Series of Poker, held August 3-9 in beautiful Panama City, Panama.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 04/06/2009 - 23:48

Annie Duke Celebrity Apprentice: Getting Dirty With Midgets

So, this week on Celebrity Apprentice the task was to create a viral video for All Detergent. As I suspected going into task delivery, the teams got shuffled up.

Submitted by on, Mon, 04/06/2009 - 22:30

Ban on Bottled Water, Louisiana Florists and Online Gambling Most Absurd

The Hawaii Reporter featured a great piece this week on some of the dumbest product bans of the past year, among them online poker, though officially online poker found itself technically "ban

Submitted by on, Sun, 04/05/2009 - 23:22

Facebook Helps Fuel the Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Craze

With over 200 million active users, if Facebook were a country, it would rank eighth in population just ahead of Japan, Russia and Nigeria. What better place to fuel the latest Texas Hold ‘Em P

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sun, 04/05/2009 - 22:35

Another Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Won: Second Time for NC Resident

Online poker player DOOSA777 is convinced that lightning really can strike twice, as she celebrates winning not just one, but two Bad Beat Jackpots at Absolute Poker in as many months.

Submitted by on, Sun, 04/05/2009 - 21:55

Apprentice Star Had Sex In A Tree: Annie Duke’s Twat Takes Root

Frisky Phil got me on my bark for sex in a tree. So says Rachel Pascall of Apprentice star Phillip Taylor.

This isn't the Apprentice our friend, UltimateBet.com poker pro and humanitarian Annie Duke is starring on. We're talking the UK version of the popular television show created by real estate guru Donald Trump.

Submitted by Payton on, Sat, 04/04/2009 - 23:30

Australian Communications Director Stephen Conroy Under Fire

The row over Australian Communication Director Stephen Conroy's remarks against Internet Service Provider iiNet continued through the weekend with extensive press coverage.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Sat, 04/04/2009 - 21:34

Poker Pro Amarillo Slim Speaks Out About His Darkest Moment

It seems these days, whenever professional poker player Amarillo Slim is in the news, it's usually not for something good.

Submitted by on, Fri, 04/03/2009 - 23:32

Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Soars Past $400K

Bad Beat Jackpot tables filling up fast at two major online poker destinations where the jackpot has grown to over $400,000.

Submitted by on, Fri, 04/03/2009 - 22:22

Online Poker: Microgaming Poker Moves Into Number 8 Spot

PokerSiteScout.com has now moved Microgaming poker into the number 8 spot of online poker rooms/networks after the long established South African softwa

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 04/03/2009 - 19:13

ZeeJustin Allowed to Play at PokerStars After Two Year Ban

Back in January of 2006, highly successful online pro, Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo was banned from

Submitted by on, Fri, 04/03/2009 - 13:36

Texas Poker Bill Passes Out of House Committee

A bill to legalize poker in Texas has passed out of the House committee that oversees gambling issues.  Rep.

Submitted by on, Fri, 04/03/2009 - 10:22

UltimateBet Latest Poker Room to Take on the UFC

UltimateBet.com, the popular online poker room and world's 7^th largest, on Thursday announced a sponsorship deal with UFC fighter and rising wel

Submitted by on, Thu, 04/02/2009 - 22:36

Tom Durr Dwan Continues Quest to Break Even

Railbirds of Full Tilt Poker watched in shock for the first months of 2009 as Tom "

Submitted by on, Thu, 04/02/2009 - 04:47

Absolute Poker's Loyalty Program Continues to Dazzle in Tough Economic Times

AbsolutePoker today announced that the online poker site's loyalty program, FAME, has been given a mini-makeover that's guaranteed to deliver more attractive benefits directly to their players,

Submitted by admin1 on, Thu, 04/02/2009 - 03:28

Annie Duke on Adam Lambert: He Let His Gay Out

He's the favorite to win American Idol but will mainstream America vote for an openly gay contestant?

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Wed, 04/01/2009 - 10:36

Florida Considers Legislation for Limit Poker

No limit hold em players in the state of Florida are holding their collective breaths in anticipation today as they await word of whether or not the game they love will soon be truly available at s

Submitted by on, Wed, 04/01/2009 - 10:13

Blackjack Fever at Absolute Poker and UltimateBet

Find out what the big deal is at UltimateBet and Absolute Poker, where Blackjack Fever is turning up t

Submitted by on, Wed, 04/01/2009 - 08:38

The Resurrection of Jamie Gold: Wins Dream Team Poker

2006 World Series of Poker winner - and the biggest WSOP winner ever - Jamie Gold, has been rather quiet ever since that time. Recently, Gold signed on to play exclusively with the new Merge Netw

Submitted by Ace King on, Tue, 03/31/2009 - 15:37