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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.

The WSOP Bad Beat That Resulted in One Player Winning $5.2 Million

The WSOP Bad Beat That Resulted in One Player Winning $5.2 Million

Chris Brewer also walked away with his first WSOP bracelet.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/19/2023

30 Guaranteed Packages to the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event

Looking to take part in this year's World Series of Poker Main Event, but don't have the $10K buy-in.  No worries, Americas Cardroom has you covered.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/13/2023

Matt Savage is Becoming the Susan Lucci of Poker

"I’ve been nominated 7 out of the last 8 years (to the Poker Hall of Fame) since the public had a vote. The living members have the final vote but as always I have appreciated the support and honor of being up with the legends of the game."

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/06/2023

40-Something Enters Senior Tournament By Accident, Crushes the Old Folk

Tournament director says nothing can be done to restrict younger folks from entering senior event as this would be deemed as discrimination.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/04/2023

van Der Sloot Being Extradited to US This Weekend: Killed Woman He Met in Casino

van Der Sloot is serving a 28-year sentence for that murder, committed while he was in Peru attending a poker tour.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Jun/02/2023

Tom Dwan Wins Biggest Pot in Televised Poker History

Tom Dwan was the ultimate winner as he squared off against Dr.Hash“Wesley” Fei at the final table.  It was Wesley they were all talking about over the past weekend with Mike "The Mouth" Matusow calling him a "fraud".

Submitted by Ace King on, May/31/2023

The 2023 WSOP Kickoff Means Promos and Events Galore at Americas Cardroom

Tournaments Include a Mini Online Super Series - $6.4 Million GTD, the Dream Tournament - $100,000 Guaranteed Featuring a Buy-in of Just $2.50 and Don't Miss The Daily Double Promotion.

Submitted by Ace King on, May/31/2023

Mouth Doubts Wesley is a Newbie: Fully Supports Huff in Poker Spat

"Reason I support Huss isn’t his antics it’s an honest poker player calling someone like Wesley out for the person he truly is! Huss knows what he is and is first person on stream to call him out for it! #facts."

Submitted by Ace King on, May/30/2023

van Der Sloot Beaten Badly in Peruvian Prison

Van der Sloot's Peruvian attorney, Maximo Altez, said he doesn't believe the beating was related to the upcoming extradition

van der Sloot is set to be extradited to the U.S. on extortion and wire fraud charges stemming from an accusation that he tried to profit from his connection to the Natalie Holloway case. 

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, May/29/2023

Wesley 'CryptoApprenti1' Fei Called Out as Latest Alleged Poker Cheat, Mouth Calls Him 'Poker Fraud'

"Wes Side" Wesley Fei was being billed last year as poker's newest entertaining character.  Now he's being called out as the "latest poker cheater" following a much talked about feud that took place during this past weekend's Hustler Live streaming event: The Million Dollar Game.

Submitted by Ace King on, May/29/2023

Can I Use Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin to Open an Online Betting Account From California?

Whether its sports betting, casino games, horse racing, even eSports, if you live in California or happen to be visiting the state and wish to start gambling online, BetOnline will welcome you with open arms just as long as you're at least 18 years old and have access to a computer or smart phone....and, yes, cryptocurrencies are welcome.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, May/28/2023

We Got Ourselves a New Chris Moneymaker 20 Years After Making History

We Got Ourselves a New Chris Moneymaker 20 Years After Making History

Plus your chance to go to London and play in the world’s highest-stakes poker tourneys against the best players on the planet!

Submitted by Ace King on, May/23/2023

'Sometimes They Put a Sexy Mother F***** on the Jumbotron'...But WTF is Really Going on Here?

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow or - as we like to refer to him as - that guy who had sex with that MILF Kathy Griffin, somehow got his mug plastered upon the jumbotron during Game 1 of the Stars-Golden Knights playoff game in Vegas Friday night.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, May/21/2023

Poker Pro Phil Galfond: 'Hopefully Someone Will Infiltrate & Expose Cheater", CEO Offers Reward

Heeeee's baaaaack!  An alleged poker cheat is said to be recruiting folks to up his game.

Submitted by Ace King on, May/18/2023

Remembering Doyle Brunson: Was His Last Dying Wish Fulfilled?

Remembering Doyle Brunson: Was His Last Dying Wish Fulfilled?

Doyle loved being named "Sexiest Poker Player of the Year" two years straight and was always the life of the party.

Submitted by Ace King on, May/15/2023

Poker Great Doyle Brunson Dead at 89

The poker world was mourning overnight Sunday and will likely be waking up to the sad news that the great Doyle Brunson has passed away at the age of 89.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/15/2023

Joran van der Sloot to be Extradited to US: Served Time for Killing Girl He Met at Casino

Joran van der Sloot to be Extradited to US

van der Sloot was widely believed to go by the online poker handle of AANOTILTKK.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, May/11/2023

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Announces Final Table for 2023 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

Final Table for 2023 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

With 2,290 entries in the WPT Poker Showdown Championship, the final prize pool is more than $7 million, easily exceeding the $3 million guarantee. The field is down to its final six players who will reconvene on Thursday, May 25 in Las Vegas for a televised final table.

Submitted by Press Release on, May/10/2023

Poker Pro Cyndy Violette's Daughter is Missing

Poker Pro Cyndy Violette's Daughter is Missing

The beloved poker pro and vegan restaurateur is pleading for help in locating her adult daughter, who has been missing since Saturday.

Submitted by Ace King on, May/04/2023

Poker Pro Justin Bonomo Calls Fellow Pro and Self-Tanning Pitchman Doug Polk a 'F***ing Monster'

Polk apologizes to Charlie Carrel for lack of empathy regarding his childhood abuse revelations during live poker stream.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, May/02/2023

Online Super Series Runs May 7 Thru 29th With $40 Million GTD

Americas Cardroom has just announced they will be running the biggest series in their long history.

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/25/2023

Using Poker Strategy to Empower Women, Video SEO Techniques and Coinbase Sues SEC

And, oh yea, Unibet has been down again for the last 24 hours.

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/25/2023

Gambling911 World Exclusive: Las Vegas Agent and Poker Pro Steve Prentky AKA Steve Penny Dead

Penny had been on life support for more than a week and plug was finally pulled early Thursday morning.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/20/2023

Meet Fliff, the New AI Sports Prediction Game That Has One Goal: Destroy the Bookie

It bills itself as the "next generation social sportsbook", a "prediction game that never ends". 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Apr/16/2023

Mobile Gaming Drives Growth in Germany in 2023

Mobile Gaming Drives Growth in Germany in 2023

As of 2023, there are over 2,467 German publishers on Google Play out of 190,283 game publishers.  Germany makes up 1 percent of the market, but the number is still staggering.  Be mindful that not all of these games incorporate real money gambling. 

Submitted by B.E.Delmer on, Apr/13/2023

'Dreamers' Poker Doc Comes Out Friday, William Kassouf at Center of Another Controversy

'Dreamers' Poker Doc Comes Out Friday

“Dreamers” is a new-age poker documentary that takes viewers on a journey through the modern world of professional poker. The film follows the industry's best and brightest poker players and influencers as they compete in the first-ever WPT World Championship poker festival.

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/12/2023

Poker Ace Wins Against ChatGPT, FTX ‘Hubris, Incompetence and Greed’

Poker Ace Wins Against ChatGPT, FTX ‘Hubris, Incompetence and Greed’

Plus Bradley Beal talks fan incident over gambling in Orlando: ‘Nobody wants to lose money’.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Apr/11/2023

Mouth: Poker Streams Are Entertainment, Not About How Good You Play

Plus Ohio had the 4th best handle among the states in sports betting in February.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/31/2023

Hot Now: Angels Among the Book's Biggest Liabilities, Stake.com Founders 'Friedberg Who"?

As far as the teams who have been bet the most (in terms of handle), the Braves, Yankees and Padres are the teams that have taken the most action.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Mar/30/2023

Gambling Site Stake.com Denies Ties to Collapsed Crypto Exchange FTX Lawyer

Lawyer was also involved in a high profile insider cheating scandal involving an online poker site.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Mar/30/2023

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