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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.

Top 10 Poker Players of 2018

Top 10 Poker Players of 2018

Some poker players might be managing to carve out a minimum wage playing at Real Money Gambling sites, but at the other end of the scale there are others who have made so much money from poker that it’s frankly quite staggering.

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HPT: Cards in the Air for Westgate Series, More

HPT: Cards in the Air for Westgate Series, More

HPT's first Sin City event in nearly four years is underway at Westgate Las Vegas Resort Casino. The feature tournament this weekend is a $350 NLHE Monster Stack with a $100,000 guarantee.

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Judge: Card Maker in Phil Ivey-Borgata Flap Liable for $27

Judge: Card Maker in Phil Ivey-Borgata Flap Liable for $27

A federal judge has dealt an Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino a bad hand in its lawsuit over asymmetrical playing cards that helped pro poker champ Phil Ivey and a companion win nearly $10 million.

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Purchasing Manager Wins $93k in Pittsburgh

The popular poker tour and television show Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) has wrapped up another successful series in the Pittsburgh market.

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Poker Player Victim of Obsolete Tax Law: Must Pay €500K for Losing

"If you had the bad luck to play (poker) in 2011, your life can be destroyed." 

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Matusow: 'Nobody Gives a F*** That Trump Slept With a Porn Star 12 Years Ago!'

Matusow: 'Nobody Gives a F*** That Trump Slept With a Porn Star 12 Years Ago!'

Just a week after declaring he had removed nearly 90% of this political posts from Twitter, poker pro Mike "The Mouth" Matusow was back at it this weekend. 

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Doyle Brunson: 'I am Off the Trump Bandwagon, He Completely Caved'

Doyle Brunson: 'I am Off the Trump Bandwagon, He Completely Caved'

He's a lifelong Republican and voted for Donald Trump for U.S. President, but now the legend of poker, Doyle Brunson, has declared he is "off the Trump bandwagon". 

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2018 Super High Roller Bowl 30 Players Confirmed Include Negreanu, Hellmuth

2018 Super High Roller Bowl 30 Players Confirmed Include Negreanu, Hellmuth

The first 30 players are confirmed to be playing the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl. 

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Johnson Wins First Major Title in Southern Indiana

Minnesota poker pro Aaron Johnson has been racking up tournament cashes left and right since he first entered the live poker scene almost a decade ago.

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Matusow Removes 90 Percent of His Political Tweets: 'Much Happier Person'

Matusow Removes 90 Percent of His Political Tweets: 'Much Happier Person'

Four time World Series of Poker champ Mike Matusow has tired of tweeting about politics.

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Poker Pro Indicted in $6M Super Bowl Ticket-Flipping Scam

Poker Pro Indicted in $6M Super Bowl Ticket-Flipping Scam

Federal prosecutors say a professional poker player from California faces charges that he bilked investors out of more than $6 million in a Super Bowl and World Cup ticket-flipping scam.

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Bookies Behaving Badly: Five Years Now Since WSEX Went Bust, Jay Cohen Fleeced Hundreds

Bookies Behaving Badly: Five Years Now Since WSEX Went Bust, Jay Cohen Fleeced Hundreds

For the past few years, readers have eagerly followed the antics of rogue bookmakers in Gambling 911's popular ongoing series, "Bookies Behaving Badly." 

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Dan Bilzerian: 'High School Whores, B*** Job Barbies, Use That Kooter to Stop a Shooter'

Poker pro and Instagram Playboy Dan Bilzerian may have stepped over the line a bit Thursday afternoon in a tweet he made towards High School students that have had to deal with unthinkable gun violence in recent weeks. 

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Nano Cryptocurrency on the Rise: Fast Transactions and No Fees

Nano Cryptocurrency on the Rise: Fast Transactions and No Fees

Just last week, Coinmarketcap reported that the cryptocurrency Nano was up over 34% at one point.   The anonymous digital currency is looking to make some major headway in the world of online gaming, especially with the recent endorsement by social media site Twitch, which is popular with gamers and poker players.

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Poker Player Regretting Epic Fold

Poker Player Regretting Epic Fold

California-based poker pro Ian Steinman provided the poker community at a World Poker Tour final table last week with an epic fold he now seems to be regretting.

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PokerStars Turbo Series Shatters Original $15.6 Million Guarantee

PokerStars Turbo Series Shatters Original $15.6 Million Guarantee

The Stars Group Inc. announced today that the recent PokerStars Turbo Series exceeded its original $15.6 million prize pool guarantee by nearly $10 million, ultimately paying out more than $25 million among the 46,581 unique players who participated in the online poker series.

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PA Plans on Making Online Poker Licenses Available in April

PA Plans on Making Online Poker Licenses Available in April

A general timeline has been presented to debut online poker in the Keystone State of Pennsylvania with licenses scheduled to be available some time in April.

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Nevada Rep Requests That Online Gambling Stay Legal

Nevada Rep. Dina Titus has written to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requesting that he not reverse a 2011 ruling by the Obama administration that online gambling within states did not violate the Wire Act.

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Romanian Poker Player Wins 888poker Live Bucharest Final 2018

Romanian Poker Player Wins 888poker Live Bucharest Final 2018

The champ sits down for an interview

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Sinisa Radovanovic Makes it to Final Table of 888pokerLIVE Bucharest Main Event - Live Stream

Sinisa Radovanovic qualified for 888poker Live in London just a few weeks ago and then managed to qualify for 888poker Live in Bucharest (live stream available below)!  Scroll Down For More

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Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Returns to Hollywood, Fla. Beginning April 5

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Returns to Hollywood, Fla. Beginning April 5

Poker action returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. with the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown kicking off on Thursday, April 5 and concluding Wednesday, April 18. Primary events open with a $570 buy-in Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em featuring a $1 Million Guaranteed prize pool.

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Las Vegas Judge Tosses Czech Casino Owner’s 'Conspiracy' Claim in Poker Suit

Czech casino mogul Leon Tsoukernik alleged that he lost $3 million to a professional poker player because the Aria casino conspired with that player to ply him with booze. 

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You Won't Believe Who's Backing Bitcoin Now!

Poker pro turned expert on everything Bitcoin, Doug Polk, reveals the latest ally of the cryptocurrency.  Hint:  He is among the most powerful world leaders and runs one of the biggest countries.

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Super High Roller Bowl to Run May 27-30: $14 Million Prize Pool

Super High Roller Bowl to Run May 27-30

The 2018 Super High Roller Bowl will be limited to 48 players and ARIA will reserve 18 seats for VIP guest entrants.

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Bitcoin Online Gambling in Angola: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

Bitcoin Online Gambling in Angola: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

What happens when cryptocurrency adaption and the explosive interest in online gambling in African nations like Angola collide?

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Bitcoin Online Gambling in Morocco: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

Bitcoin Online Gambling in Morocco: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

What happens when cryptocurrency adaption and the explosive interest in online gambling in African nations like Morocco collide?

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Bitcoin Online Gambling in Algeria: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

Bitcoin Online Gambling in Algeria: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

What happens when cryptocurrency adaption and the explosive interest in online gambling in African nations like Algeria collide?

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Bitcoin Online Gambling in Nigeria: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

Bitcoin Online Gambling in Nigeria: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

What happens when cryptocurrency adaption and the explosive interest in online gambling in African nations like Nigeria collide?

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Bitcoin Online Gambling in Egypt: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

Bitcoin Online Gambling in Egypt: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

What happens when cryptocurrency adaption and the explosive interest in online gambling in African nations like Egypt collide?

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Bitcoin Online Gambling in South Africa: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

Bitcoin Online Gambling in South Africa: Other Cryptocurrencies Available

What happens when cryptocurrency adaption and the explosive interest in online gambling in African nations like South Africa collide?  We take a look here.

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