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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.
PokerStars Mount Everest Challenge
The world's largest online poker room is giving away a chance to climb the world's largest mountain. PokerStars.com is sending one lucky player on an all expenses paid trip up Mount Everest.
Missouri Man Charged in Online Gambling Scheme
A Missouri man has been charged with money laundering related to online gambling.
Kenneth Wienski is alleged to have been helping to concoct an online gambling payment-processing scheme that hid the true nature of the transactions by moving funds through a medical-billing company and a check-processing company where he worked.
Online Poker: UB.com, Cereus Back On Top
The Cereus online poker network, which includes UB.com and AbsolutePoker.com
Phil Laak Seeks Challengers for Poker Endurance
Poker professional, Phil "The Unabomber" Laak (http://unabo
Online Poker: Who Are The Biggest Losers?
The folks from Two Plus Two posed an interesting question this weekend: Who are the biggest losers in online poker?
Poker2Nite Not Being Renewed for a 3rd Season
Season one started off sluggishly as the hosts struggled to find their feet and comfort levels. Season two was a marked improvement from the first.
Full Tilt Poker Pro Phil Ivey Will Have Card Room in Vegas
The Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter will be opening a high stakes room named in honor of Team Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey.
Sex.com, Poker.org Up For Sale
Two of the hottest domain names are up for sale: Sex.com and Poker.org.
Bankrupt company Escom LLC is putting Sex.com on the auction block. According to bankruptcy law, Escom is able to sell off its assets free of liens and other burdens. Sedo.com is conducting the auction. Escom bought the Sex.com domain name for a whopping $14 million, the highest amount ever paid for an Interet domain name.
National Heads Up Poker Championship Season Finale
The season finale for the 6th Annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship presented by GoDaddy.com is this Sunday, May 23 Noon - 3PM ET/9:00-Noon AM PT on NBC.
CTXM Partners with Cake Network
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - May 20, 2010 - In a deal that creates a robust, new alliance in online gaming, European based online casino software and white label platform provider CTXM has partn
iPoker Network and PartyGaming in Battle Royale
This past week, iPoker Network regained the third place ranking from PartyPoker for the first time since early January.
Online Poker: Double Points for Ring Games This Sunday
Get ready online poker fanatics. This Sunday (May 23, 2010) the very popular UB.com and
Unabomber to Break Record for 78 Straight Hours of Poker Play?
Poker pro Phil Laak, whose affectionately known as "The Unabomber", is looking to set a new world record for most hours played consecutively at a poker table.
Taking place at the luxurious Bellagio Poker Room in Las Vegas, starting on June 2, Laak will be looking to break the world record of 78 straight hours of playing poker which was set by Paul Zimbler in the fall of 2009, PR reps for the pro announced late Wednesday.
Accused Criminal Daniel Tzvetkoff: Poker is Not Gambling
In a New York District Court this week, Australian online poker payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff has plead not guilty to processing millions of dollars in transactions for the Internet gambling s
Lawmakers Push to Regulate, Tax Online Gambling
By KEVIN FREKING (AP)
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Annie Duke to Host Charity Poker Tournament
In her continuing quest to save the world with a deck of cards, Team UB pro Annie Duke will be hosting a celebrity poker tournament on Thursday night in support of After-School All-Stars, a charity
Online Poker: 2010 SCOOP Player of the Series, George Lind
Making the money in a poker tournament, be it online or live is a strong accomplishment. Outlasting a large field of players takes the right mix of luck and skill.
PokerStars Acquisitions a Death Knell to Affiliates?
Neil Mitchell of eGaming Review Online this week wrote an interesting piece regarding the number one online poker room, PokerStars, recent purchase of various poker news portals.
Hearings on Internet Gambling Tax Enforcement Conclude
John Pappas, Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group, with more than one million members nationwide, today released the following stateme
Bachus: “Internet Poker Is The Crack Cocaine of Online Gambling”
In an interview with ABC News, Rep.
Supreme Court Nom Elena Kagan Could be Online Poker Asset
For the past several years, the online poker landscape has been in a perpetual state of flux.
UFC 15 Package Giveaway at UB.com
When tickets were released for sale earlier this month for the Ultimate Fighting Championship® ("UFC") 115 event in Vancouver, mixed martial arts ("MMA") fans set a new record
Cereus Poker Completes Security Upgrade
Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG ("Tokwiro") has announced that a new version of its CEREUS software was released yesterday, upgrading security at both of the Network's online poker rooms, UB and
Hearing on Internet Gambling Taxation Bill Set for Wednesday
What: The House of Representatives' Ways and Means Commi
Busted Exec Has Poker Ties
The owner of an American radio network that aired the country's first nationally broadcast radio show about poker has been arrested on fraud-related charges.
According to media reports, Michael Metter of Greenwich, Connecticut, USA, was arrested last week by the FBI and charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to commit securities fraud--both felonies--in connection with activities surrounding another company, Spongetech Delivery Systems Inc., of which Metter is CEO.
Pappas on UIGEA: “We Haven’t Had Much Success Legislatively”
With June 1 looming, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has been busy trying to understand what will become of current online poker prohibition in regard to its enforcement.
Brunson: “I’d Hide In The Bushes With My Shotgun”
After my fifteen game winning streak on TV cash games was broken on Friday the 13th (shudder), I've been getting lots of calls and e-mails about it. I don't watch that stuff much. Why?
Australian Mark Webber Leads Monaco Grand Prix
It's hard to dispute that in the world of professional sports (and pseudo sports), there's brands and individuals that have a tendency to dominate the headlines (and grab the best sponsorship deals
Despite Wild Swings, Tom Durrrr Dwan Still up $3.1 Mil in 2010
Just because Tom "Durrrr" Dwan has made millions upon millions playing online poker does not make him immune from the swings that are part of the game. Although he remains 2010's top money earner, Dwan has been taking a relative beating as of late and it has him searching for answers or merely hoping that the natural downswing of this round of negative variance will simply run its course so he can begin dominating once again.
