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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.

Joran van der Sloot May Be Responsible for Two More Murders

Two other women were mysteriously disappeared in Columbia while Joran van der Sloot was there for the Latin American Poker Tournament, reports revealed on Saturday.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/20/2010

Cake Poker Break: Miguel Proulx 2010 WSOP Big Win

Canada's Miguel Prouix has won the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP). 

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/18/2010

Cake Poker Break: Matt Keikoan Second WSOP Bracelet

Matt Keikoan has won his second World Series of Poker bracelet.  He accomplished this amazing feat with the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/18/2010

Doyle Thinks Men Entering Women's WSOP Events = Wussy

 

"A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory."

After playing 5 events at the WSOP I still haven't cashed. I played the worst poker of my life yesterday in the Omaha 8 or Better. I had little interest in the event and played like a rank beginning. At least I got down to the final 30 players in 3 of the 5 tournaments. I may take a few days off and try to figure out my lack of enthusiasm. It's hard enough to win when you are focused so I've gotta turn things around.

Submitted by Payton on, Jun/18/2010

Tournament of Champions Field Now Final at the WSOP 2010

As was previously reported, this year, poker fans had a unique opportunity to have a direct impact on one of the more prestigious tournaments at this year's World Series of Poker.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/17/2010

Three DoylesRoom.com Poker Pros Sit Strong in Event #29 at WSOP

Seated in the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship tournament at the World Series of Poker, DoylesRoom's top pros are continuing to demonstrate that they have unlimited potential.

Heading into Day 2 of Event #29, Hoyt Corkins holds the 4th place spot with 109,900 chips. Todd Brunson is within a few hands of the top spot in 13th place with 84,800 chips and Doyle Brunson, poker's biggest legend, is close behind in 26th place with 65,300 chips.

Submitted by Payton on, Jun/17/2010

Victory Poker: Documented Mexicans May Apply

Responding to my masterwork focusing on how Victory Poker has no known African American professional poker players on its roster, or anyone outside the Wh

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/16/2010

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 &quot

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/16/2010

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.

Submitted by Adm1n on, Jun/16/2010

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.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/16/2010

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.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/16/2010

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. 

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/15/2010

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

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/15/2010

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

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/15/2010

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

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/15/2010

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".

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/14/2010

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

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/14/2010

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

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/14/2010

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

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/14/2010

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

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jun/14/2010

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

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/13/2010

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

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/12/2010

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.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jun/11/2010

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

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/11/2010

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".

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/11/2010

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.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jun/11/2010

MyPokerCard Prepaid Credit Card for Online Poker

With all the hullabaloo of the UIGEA making it increasingly difficult for

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/10/2010

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

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/10/2010

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

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/10/2010

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.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/10/2010

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