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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.

Slain Mom Was Mormon Who Disapproved of Son’s Poker, Gambling Habit

The Ernie Scherer III murder trial took on a new twist Wednesday as it was learned that the poker player’s mother disapproved of his gambling addiction. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/12/2011

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2011 Top Prize $2,300,000

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/12/2011

Poker.com.au Bought For a Mere $100,000

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/11/2011

New Jersey Online Gambling Just In Time For Dying Atlantic City

Remember back in the days when Atlantic City used to be a dump?

Well, the casino Mecca is heading back in that direction it seems.

The Newark Star Ledger this week reported that, in just four short years, the nation’s second largest gambling destination has lost nearly 25 percent of its market share.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/11/2011

Doyle Brunson Twitter Breakdown: Boots 200 Followers

Okay so poker legend Doyle Brunson isn’t having a nervous breakdown….he’s just cleaning house it seems.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/11/2011

Daniel Negreanu Now The All Time Career Poker Tournament Money Winner

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jan/10/2011

Revealing Isildur1 Overwhelmingly Negative Thus Far

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jan/10/2011

New Jersey Internet Gambling Bill Passes Through Assembly

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/10/2011

Canadian Poker Pro Peter Jetten Signs With Full Tilt Poker

25-year-old Canadian poker pro Peter Jetten was signed on to Full Tilt Poker over the weekend for an undisclosed amount of money.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/10/2011

New Jersey Internet Gambling Bill Goes To Assembly Today

A bill to legalize Internet gambling in the state of New Jersey goes before the assembly today (January 10, 2011) at 1 pm EST.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/10/2011

Sexiest Poker Players of 2010: Vanessa Rousso

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Jan/09/2011

Phil Hellmuth Meets With Full Tilt Poker

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/08/2011

Isildur1 True Identity Revealed as Viktor Blom

We finally learn the true identity of online poker phenom Isildur1.  It’s none other than 20-year-old Swedish player Viktor Blom. 

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jan/08/2011

High Stakes Online Poker Player OMGClayAiken Starts Off 2011 Down $210K

Here we are not even 8 days into the new year and already high stakes online poker player Phil Galfond is down a whopping $210K in 2011.

That’s gotta hurt!

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jan/08/2011

Daniel Negreanu In 2nd Place At PokerStars Super High Roller Final

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Jan/07/2011

Lock Poker Pros Jenny Woo Interview Series: Stephen Devlin

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Jan/07/2011

Phil Hellmuth Won’t Be Welcome in Jim Harbaugh 49ers Locker Room

The NFL and the world of professional gambling are on a collision course.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/07/2011

2011 Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Update, Schedule

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Jan/07/2011

Phil Hellmuth Mum About Signing With PokerStars

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/06/2011

Reflections on The Old and New in the World of Poker

This article is being republished with permission courtesy of our friends at AintLuck.com.

Just a few reflections as we get set for a new year in the poker world. No one really knows what the next 12 months have in store. That is perhaps the only thing that anyone knows for sure right now. In January 2010, no one would have imagined any of the following:

• That the 2nd incarnation of the Durrrr Challenge on Full Tilt Poker would be further along than the 1st one, which seems to be all but dead.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/06/2011

Prahlad Friedman Joins UB.com Amidst Firestorm

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/06/2011

Breaking News

Circa Rumors Escalate

Derek Stevens, owner of the famed Circa Casino and Sportsbook in Las Vegas, had many folks talking Monday morning following a recent post.