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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.

Sorel Mizzi Implicated in Poker Cheating Scandal

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/27/2010

New Chapter in the Tom Durrrr Dwan Online Poker Challenge

 

The so-called Durrrr Challenge will move to the next stage as Tom Durrrr Dwan is set to take on Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/26/2010

Upcoming Online Poker Tournaments Include Monster Stack GTD

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/26/2010

Cereus Poker Network Acquired by Blanca Games

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/26/2010

Victory Poker CEO Excited About Move To Cake

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/26/2010

Commerce Casino Comes Under Fire For Stance on Internet Poker Bill

 

Over 120 poker players have signed a letter of protest against the Commerce Casino for its opposition to H.R. 2267, legislation that would legalize Internet poker. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/26/2010

Phil Ivey Suffers Massive $786,935 Setback This Past Weekend

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/26/2010

Online Gambling Companies Still Thrive Despite Deep Recession

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/25/2010

High Stakes Poker Online: Meet Harrington25

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/25/2010

Online Poker Traffic Down 0.7% This Week

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/25/2010

UB.com Online Poker Championship Series Rock Star Bounty $200K

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/24/2010

PokerStars Women’s Poker League Could be Hurt by “C***” Defense

 

Poker pro Annie Duke has lashed out at PokerStars for its apparent defense of Daniel Negreanu calling her a “f***ing C***” last week during an interview.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/24/2010

Victory Poker Confirms Move To Cake Poker: Caging Sara Underwood

 

Dan Fleyshman, founder and CEO of Victory Poker confirmed to CoinFlip.com Monday that his online poker room will indeed be moving over to the Cake Poker Network

Rumors first began surfacing over the weekend.  Gambling911.com covered the story on Saturday (see Victory Poker Provides Winning Ingredient for Cake Poker).

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/24/2010

Annie Duke Furious PokerStars Defends Negreanu “F**ing C***!” Quote

 

Professional poker player Annie Duke on Tuesday wrote an “open letter” to the folks at PokerStars.com, who responded to a Women’s Poker League participant voicing her opinion over the recent comments made by Daniel Negreanu towards Ms. Duke.  Negreanu.  In an interview conducted last week by a British poker news site, Negreanu was quoted as calling Annie a “f***ing c**t”.

Annie Duke was not exactly thrilled with what appears to be PokerStars defense of Negreanu’s quote (which appears below).

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/24/2010

Online Poker Tournament News: Wednesday’s Huge Bounty

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/24/2010

An IRS “Sweep Up” Of Online Gambling Operators Forthcoming?

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/24/2010

Holland Commission Says Legalize Online Poker

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/24/2010

High Stakes Poker News: Cole South’s $171K Weekend

 

One of the more popular and successful online poker players, Cole South, walked away with $171,000 this weekend.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/23/2010

Nicholas Abou Risk Wins UKIPT Poker Tour in Edinburgh

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/23/2010

Online Poker Tournament News: UB.com Sending Players to Four Aces Poker Event

 

North America’s 3rd biggest online poker room, UB.com, has announced plans to act as head sponsor for the Four Aces Open Poker Tournament in Montreal September 10th, 2010 at the Four Aces Poker Club.  Online poker players will be able to qualify for the $2500+250 buy-in No Limit Hold 'em Main Event in a series of Super Satellites that will take place between August 29th and September 5th.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/23/2010

UBOC 5 Day Four Recap

 

UB.com's Online Poker Championship Series, which guarantees over $4 Million in tournament money and competition prizes, continued on Saturday, August 21st with the fifth and sixth of the UBOC5 tournament schedule’s twenty guaranteed events, attracting hundreds of players to the tables for the $128K GTD NLH Heads Up, hosted by Annie Duke, and the No Limit Hold’em 2X (second chance) Shortstack  $100K GTD.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/22/2010

Victory Poker Provides Winning Ingredient for Cake Poker

 

Poker News Daily is reporting that Victory Poker will be switching online poker networks and joining a list of rooms coming on board the Cake Poker Network.

Victory Poker is owned by the same folks who brought us the popular Who’s Your Daddy energy drink.  Dan Fleyshman, who runs the company, has been boasting of a “big announcement” on his birthday next month. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/21/2010

Online Poker: Beat The Staff Poker Tournament

 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/21/2010

Berlin Poker Tour Heist Masterminds Trial Begins

 

The trial of Mohammed Abou-Charka and Ibrahim al Moussa has begun in the Berlin state court and is expected to go through until November.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/20/2010

Breaking News

How to Stay Safe When Playing at Online Casinos in the US

 

Gambling911.com has been a trusted voice in online-gaming safety since 2003, delivering expert analysis and up-to-the-minute news. In this guide, our Chief Casino Industry Correspondent, B.E. Delmer, an engineer turned gaming expert, walks you through every step of a secure registration and casino login process, drawing on both technical rigor and a passion for responsible play.

NY Sets Online Betting Record with $248.9M in May

Underlining its grip on the nation’s largest legal betting market, New York crossed the $2 billion mark in total wagers for the third straight month in May, while gross revenue climbed to an all-time high—nudging past the previous peak set earlier this year and landing more than 22% above last May’s return.

The Ancient Game That's Now Spinning for Millions

Spadegaming recently dropped something special - Mahjong Riches, a slot game that takes the classic Chinese tile game and gives it a modern twist. With 3,600 ways to win on an unusual 3-4-5-5-4-3 reel setup, this game breaks the mold of usual Asian-themed slots.