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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.
Poker Players Alliance Turns Down Invitation to Work With iMEGA
The powerful million plus member Poker Players Alliance has turned down an invite to work with The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association
State Relies on Fear Factor But Industry: Online Gambling Fights Back
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will be holding a hearing on Thursday to determine if it can seize up to 141 online gambling related domain names.
Gov. Steve Beshear said his administration has asked a Franklin County Circuit Court judge to give the state control of 141 gambling Web site domain names. Beshear said he's looking to restrict Kentuckians' access to Web sites with names that include some of the most popular gambling sites for U.S. players: bodoglife.com, doylesroom.com and fulltiltpoker.com.
Beshear referred to these online gambling firms as "blood suckers".
PokerStars Ad Banned for Implying Gambling Makes a Person Confident
The world's largest online poker room has been busted by the Advertising Standards Authority out of Great Britain.
Poker Players Alliance Issues Statement Regarding Kentucky Domain Seizures
John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nation-wide and more than 13,000 members in the C
Phil Hellmuth’s 12th WSOP Bracelet and his Long Lost Twin
There is only one 11-time WSOP bracelet winner, but world-record holder Phil Hellmuth will have poker fans seeing double next week in London when the UltimateBet pro will come to the WSOPE
Steve Beshear Seizes Website: NightMARE for Horse Gambling, Poker
Even before Thursday's hearing to determine whether 141 online gambling would be seized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Governor Steve Beshear apparently has wasted little time.
Gambling911.com broke the story Tuesday that LuckyPyramidCasino.com is now in the control of one Commonwealth of Kentucky Justice Cabinet Eric Lycan. LuckyPyramid registrar name was transferred this week to the state. The online casino was part of the popular Real Time Gaming software platform.
Poker Players Alliance May Not Have Legal Standing in Kentucky
John Pappas, executive director of the Washington D.C.-based Poker Players Alliance, said in a statement that the move by Kentucky's Democrat Governor Steve Beshear to seize 141 online gambling dom
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear Potential Abuse of Power in Domain Issue
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA.org) suggested Tuesday that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's attempt to seize 141 Internet domain names from online gambling web
Phil Ivey Wins Second Million
It's been reported that at the conclusion of the Full Tilt Poker "Million Dollar Cash Game", Phil Ivey has walked away
WSOPE Event #1 Winner Jesper Hougaard of Denmark
Denmark was the first country representative to win this year's World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) event with more to come.
Kentucky Governor Calls Online Gambling Websites Leeches
FRANKFORT, Ky.
Million Dollar Poker Club is Looking for 50 Stars for WSOP 2009
The Million Dollar Poker Club is taking a radical step in its search for 50 players to represent them at the WSOP.
Online Gambling Domain Name Seizures Has Internet on Edge
News that the state of Kentucky was looking to seize 141 online gambling related domain names had everyone across the Internet wondering "Who's going to be next?".
Kentucky's pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for these Web sites that operate in the state that's home to the world's biggest horse race, that being the Kentucky Derby. That race is the single most bet on event after the Super Bowl and nearly rivals it.
2008 WSOPE Event #1 Final Table Set
The 2008 WSOPE Event #1 final includes a woman, Linda Lee. The final 9 were as follows (in order):
Chip Leader: Adam Junglen, 795,000
Second in Chips: John Dwyer, 511,000
Poker Player Faces 82 Charges Including Home Invasion
An accused poker bandit, who was facing 52 criminal charges for a poker game robbery earlier this year, has now been hit with 30 more criminal charges, bringing the total number of criminal charges
WSOPE Day 1B Top 10 Chip Leaders
With the end of Day 1B of the World Series of Poker Europe, 48 players were left standing (or sitting perhaps).
The top ten chip stacks looked like this as of Saturday night:
John McCain’s Long Lost Brazilian Love Lost it All Playing Poker
A report filed by the Earth Times claims that the 77-year-
Bodog Online Poker Room Continues to Take Hit
Bodog Poker, once among the more prominent of the online poker rooms, continues to struggle during the month of September.
The site had been hovering around the number 10 spot prior to this summer but is now barely clinging on to the number 14 position of top online poker rooms (see PokerSiteScout.com). The Entraction Network is likely to take over the 14th spot by October according to Gambling911.com analysts.
Big Name Poker Pros Kick Off World Series of Poker Europe
The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) kicked off Friday with a star-studded showing of some of the world's leading poker players.
Among them:
WSOPE Event #1 Day 1A Chip Count Leaders
Daniel Negreanu ended Day 1A of WSOPE Event #1 (£1,500 No Limit Hold'em) as the chip leader, stacked at 74,900. He's followed by Jason Gray with 72,800.
Chili Poker Becomes First Online Poker Room to Offer UKashOut
Ukash, the online cash payment solution, has launched UkashOut, a MasterCard-endorsed prepaid card which makes the process of paying out to online players easier and top gaming site
Online Poker Players Spend More Money in Troubled Economy
Against the tide of cost-cutting measures and reduced travel due to rising gasoline costs, many online poker players are bucking the money saving trend.
Things You Need to Know About the $75 Mil UltimateBet Claim
MSNBC.com reported on Thursday that there was a $75 million claim involving UltimateBet.com, a leading online poker room.
Full Tilt Poker Signs Blind Man as Red Pro
Hal Lubarsky isn't a household name in the poker world. If you blinked you may have missed his 15 minutes of fame on the ESPN WSOP broadcast. So here's the short version - He's blind.
Phil Hellmuth Stands by UltimateBet: $75 Mil Claim Made By Poker Company
Phil Hellmuth, who holds the record for most World Series of Poker bracelets won, insists that online poker room UltimateBet is doing everything possible to clean up the mess left by a few bad appl
Poker Cougar Jennifer Tilly Turns 50
Happy birthday to Jennifer Tilly.
WSOPE - London is the Center of the Poker Universe
It's happening in London - the World Series of Poker Europe (better known just as WSOPE).
London is the centre of the poker universe, writes Timothy Barber of Citi. The four events making up the WSOPE will be followed at the start of October by the London leg of the European Poker Tour, with Virgin's Poker Festival at the City's own Loose Cannon club wedged in between.
The A.I.G. of Poker: Some Sub-Prime Bets were 20-1 Long Shots
With the recent $85 BILLION (with a B folks!) dollar tax bailout of insurance giant AIG, one has to wonder why the citizens of the US are being forced to bankroll a degenerate poker player like the
Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Appears to be Leaning Towards John McCain
Just when it seemed Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama appeared to be getting up from two weeks of knock downs from Republican tag team John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin, one
UltimateBet Lets Players Live out their Wildest Dreams in Aruba
Players in the island poker tournament can use their UltimatePoints to buy food, upgrade their hotel room, hang out with celebrities and take part in several unbelievable Aruba experiences.
Poker players should get ready to feel like a kid in a candy store. UltimateBet today announced that players at the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic will gain exclusive access to a host of sweet merchandise, experiences and adventures while at the Aruba Poker Classic: all it takes is a few UltimatePoints.
