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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.
Van der Sloot Twin at World Series of Poker: No Reward for Doyle
One look at David "Doc" Sands, a talented poker player vying to become a DoylesRoom.com legend, and you might think to yourself "
Joran van der Sloot's Twin Leads Doyles Room Contest
Ok, David 'Doc' Sands is not Joran van der Sloot's twin, but one must admit there is an uncanny resemblance! Note to Sands: Grow out your hair, or wear a hat for the next few months!
After a strong showing in Event #24 at the World Series of Poker that earned him $5,505, David "Doc" Sands has taken control of DoylesRoom.com's Become a Legend Leaderboard competition in Las Vegas. With $50,464 in 2010 WSOP winnings, Sands is now sitting comfortably at the top of the leaderboard with 1055.53 points.
Warden at Joran van der Sloot Peru Prison Killed First Day On Job
Peru prisons are among the world's worse. There is no denying that. Joran van der Sloot, who confessed to the murder of a young Peruvian student Stephany Flores while attending the Latin American Poker Tour nearly two weekends ago, is currently awaiting trial in solitary lockup. There is high fear that the Dutchman will be murdered if assimilated into the rest of the prison population at Peru's Castro Castro facility. That fear is well grounded.
In some ways van der Sloot lucked out. Many pundits expected him to be locked away in the more notorious Lurigancho Prison.
2010 WSOP Winners
As this year's installment of the poker world's crown jewel, the World Series of Poker 2010, enters its 3rd week, just about half of this year's coveted bracelets have been awarded.
Berlin Poker Thieves Could Be Tried as Juveniles
Three 20-year-olds could be tried as juveniles in a German court following the brazen raid of an international poker tournament this past March. A 21-year-old is likely to be tried as an adult.
Sammy Farha Wins 3rd World Series of Poker Bracelet
Considered to be among the best Omaha players in the world, Sammy Farha has just won his 3rd World Series of Poker bracelet in Event 25, $10,000 Omaha high-low split eight-or-better worl
ESPN Denies Affiliation With WSOP Reporter Joy Miller
Having gone on a rampage against one poker player for what she deemed to be an insensitive remark against African Americans, ESPN has advised Gambling911.com that poker reporter Joy Miller is neith
Victory Poker Has Zero Black Pros: No Joy For Miller
Sure Victory Poker has a Playboy Playmate representing their team of professional players in Sarah Underwood. What it lacks, however, is
WSOP Reporter Voice Mail to “Racist” Poker Pro: “I Don’t Give A F***!”
"A Mexican, a Jew and a colored fellow walk into a bar... The bartender looks up and says... Get the **** out of here".
World Series of Poker: Get Your $12,000 Package Here
UB.net celebrates the 41st annual World Series of Poker* ("WSOP*") with a series of daily freerolls from June 7th through 27th leading to an online Main E
Van der Sloot Killed Girl While Playing Online Poker
Joran van der Sloot continues to talk regarding the brutal murder of Peruvian college student Stephany Flores. Now he claims the murder in his hotel room occurred while the two were playing onlin
WSOP Update: Women Poker Players Are Good After All
Norwegian poker pro Annette Obrestad is taking heat for claiming in an ESPN interview that "girls suck
Hey Annette Obrestad, Want Some Cheese With That Whine?
Norwegian poker pro Annette Obrestad has been engaged of late in a public war of words with Amercian poker legend Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, starting the brouhaha by slamming Brunson's
Van der Sloot Afraid of Being Killed in Peru Prison
The much talked about "Law of the Donkey" relates to citizen's revenge in South American counties, includi
Doyle Brunson Annette Obrestad Fight Beats Out World Cup
A public feud between one of poker's oldest players, Doyle Brunson, and one of its youngest, Annette Obrestad, has actually managed to attract more readers than most of Gambling911.com's extensive
Portly Poker Pro Annette Obrestad Providing a WSOP Bust
Norwegian poker sensation Annette Obrestad is not making much of a mark so far at her first World Series of Poker.
Grospellier Earns Tournament of Champions Bid at WSOP
Earlier this week we reported that there would be a single table WSOP Academy Tournament of Champions qualifier in which the winner would earn the last spot in the highly prestigious WSOP Tournamen
Doyle Brunson Challenges Annette Obrestad After Taking Shot
Legendary poker pro, Doyle Brunson, has responded to shots taken at him by poker wunderkind Annette Obrestad.
In an interview with ESPN, the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe winner Obrestad said "Online players process information so much faster and don't let their egos get in the way of becoming a better player. No disrespect to Doyle, but I'd rather play him."
In that same interview, Obrestad said that "Girls suck at poker".
Van der Sloot No Off Line Poker Tourney Wins: Only Wanted Girls
For someone who's played a lot of poker at casinos all over the world, murder suspect Joran van der Sloot hasn't done much winning, at least not in major offline poker tournaments.
According to professional poker player databases maintained at Poker Pages (www.pokerpages.com) and Hendon Mob (www.hendonmob.com), van der Sloot, 22, has NEVER finished in the money in any significant offline poker tourney.
MyPokerCard Prepaid Credit Card for Online Poker
With all the hullabaloo of the UIGEA making it increasingly difficult for
Stephany Flores Won Big In Casino Night Of Murder
Originally it had been reported that Stephany Flores only won a small amount at the Atlantic City Casino in Lima, Peru, where she met Dutchman Joran van der Sloot. Now there are reports that Flor
Van der Sloot a “Homicidal Maniac” Says Private Investigator
Private investigator Bo Dietl appearing on the CBS "Early Show" has met Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway and a man who this week confes
Poker Pro Paul Kitsos Dies On Way To WSOP
Described as "morbidly obese", poker pro Paul Kitsos died of a heart attack while in flight from JFK Airport bound for the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas Monday afternoon.
Paul "Smalls" Kitsos was 55 and owned a women's apparel company, according to the paper. After pressing the panic button on his flight to San Francisco, he began "sweating profusely and breathing heavily," the New York Post reports.
The pilot returned to JFK where it took four police officers to remove Kitsos from the plane.
Kitsos weighed more than 350 pounds.
Tzvetkoff Played Santa While Company Crumbled
Jailed Australian online gambling processing mogul Daniel Tzvetkoff apparently spent large sums of money buying Christmas presents for the children of employees while his company crumbled all aroun
Joran van der Sloot Should Have Gone East, Not South
Joran van der Sloot's biggest mistake after murdering a young woman in Peru was heading south to escape to Chile.
He should have headed east to Brazil.
People’s Poker Network Debuts In Top 10
PokerScout.com this week began monitoring licensed online poker traffic in the Italian market.
One More Seat Open for WSOP Tournament of Champions
There is one particular tournament at this year's World Series of Poker that is ultra exclusive.
No van der Sloot Prison Sentence Odds as Bookie Steers Clear
A good bet: The Over/Under on how many years Joran van der Sloot gets sentenced to prison in Peru and which of the Peruvian hellholes he will ultimately end up in. There is, after all, no cable
Van der Sloot Was Angry Shark in Two Online Poker Rooms
The primary suspect in the slaying of a young Peruvian woman, Joran van der Sloot, is a known online poker player and was in attendance at the PokerStars sponsored Latin American Poker Tour during
