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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.
Proof of Age Please, Online Poker Player URnotINdanger2
Fortunes are won and lost with the turn of a single card, dreams built and die moment by moment as faceless adversaries wage psychological warfare on one another for hours on end. This mystical place lives and breaths in the virtual world that is online poker. It takes a special breed to be successful in a place where the anonymity involved adds to the mystique, legend and chaos that resides on every online poker site out there. With so much going on, it is nearly impossible to capture so much that is going on.
Joran van der Sloot was a Poker Playing Punk
As Gambling911.com has extensively covered, accused murderer Joran van der Sloot has long been tied to poker, both brick and mortar and online. The Dutchman was attending the Latin American Poker Tour in Lima, Peru when he met Stephany Flores. She would be killed in his hotel room. Van der Sloot would later confess to the murder, though he has since recanted that confession.
Mizrachi Signs with Deepstacks University
By Nick Sortal, Sun Sentinel Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi of Miramar has signed an exclusive deal to become an instructor with DeepStacks Live, a poker training company.Breaking News: PartyGaming Named in Kentucky Lawsuit
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is suing PartyGaming for past illegal gambling operations with its residents.
Doyle Brunson Does Texas
I just got back from Texas again. It’s like stepping into another world when I get there. The economy is thriving and the people are optimistic, quite a far cry from the doom and gloom you hear around Vegas. The oil wells, wind farms, dairy farms, cattle ranches and cotton and peanut farms seem to make the residents of West Texas have plenty of money. that translates into successful restaurants, shops, banks, etc. We tend to live in our own small part of the world and we just forget just how big our planet is.
Major Obstacle to Online Poker Legislation Removed: NFL Backs Down
Commit a Crime, Get Sentenced to Playing in Poker Tournaments
Poker Icon Doyle Brunson Turns 77: Special Bounty Tournament Announced
Facebook’s Zynga Poker Would Benefit Most From Online Poker Law
Betfair Gives Boost to Ongame Poker Network: Could Take Over 4th Spot
PartyPoker Beats Full Tilt Poker….In France
With France opening its market to online poker sites, PokerScout.com is now separating the French domains in its monitoring of “real cash” players rankings.
No Online Poker Cash Games in Italy Until Winter
The market in Italy is about to open up for online poker players but it may be a couple more months until cash players can take advantage.
The review of the draft decree by the European Commission and the other EU Member States will last three months up to 15 October 2010, and, if it is not challenged during this period, the draft decree will be approved shortly after this date, according to eGaming Review Magazine.
UB.com’s Online Poker Tournaments Feature Prize Pool Over $280,000
Poker After Dark Meets The Bachelors In Lonesome Shark Week
A bunch of the poker world’s hottest bachelors are set to play during the next segment of NBC’s Poker After Dark.
WSOP Finalist Michael ``The Grinder'' Mizrachi Works To Reduce Tax Lien
Security Fraud Con Artist Ordered to Play in Poker Tournaments
Will Harry Reid Support Online Poker Legislation? Reps Confident
The three Nevadans in the House of Representatives are rallying to support the legalization of Internet gaming.
Barney Frank: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker Could Still Get Licensed in U.S.
Congressman Barney Frank Talks Online Poker Measure With Gambling911
This week Gambling911.com Senior International Correspondent Jenny Woo sat down with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass) to discuss HR 2267, a measure he sponsored that would ultimately legalize online poker.
While the road ahead may still be long, an important milestone was reached last week when the measure passed in a House Subcommittee and will now move into the House and Senate.
