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Max Silver Wins $3000 Limit Hold’em 6 Max

Max Silver Wins $3000 Limit Hold’em 6 Max

London-born Max Silver has claimed his first-ever World Series of Poker gold bracelet with a win in the 2017 WSOP 3000 Limit Hold’em 6 Max.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/30/2017

Mohsin Charania Wins 2017 $1500 No-Limit Hold’em

Mohsin Charania Wins 2017 $1500 No-Limit Hold’em

One of the best online poker players, Mohsin Charania, has won the 2017 No-Limit Hold’em Event #52.  

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/30/2017

$10K PLO Hand Breakdowns and the Final 3 to Win a Seat at the WSOP Main Event

$10K PLO Hand Breakdowns and the Final 3 to Win a Seat at the WSOP Main Event

Let Daniel know which of the three finalists you want to have a free seat at the 2017 WSOP Main Event

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/29/2017

G911 World Exclusive - Bed Bug Attorney Talks Potential Lawsuit by Lesbian Client

G911 World Exclusive - Bed  Bug Attorney Talks Potential Lawsuit by Lesbian Client

Attorney said he hopes that the fact that his client, Stephanie Mejia, is part of a lesbian couple with a child was not a factor in the poor treatment

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/29/2017

A Look at Day 30 of the 2017 World Series of Poker

A Look at Day 30 of the 2017 World Series of Poker

Players to watch Thursday at the 2017 World Series of Poker include the likes of Christopher Vitch, who won his second career bracelet this week. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/29/2017

New Jersey Sports Betting Ban Appeal Heads to Supreme Court

Supreme Court decision could make it 'another 1990s' for Coast economy

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/29/2017

Dutch Players Dominating Bounty at WSOP

Dutch Players Dominating Bounty at WSOP

PokerNews.com talks to Tobias Peters about life since becoming a professional poker player. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/29/2017

One of Poker’s Most Hated Chris Ferguson Finishes 4th in WSOP Event 51

One of Poker’s Most Hated Chris Ferguson Finishes 4th in WSOP Event 51

Bryce Yockey has won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $511,147 at the 2017  $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi Lo Championship.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/29/2017

Monster Stack Results in Over a $1 Million Payout to Winner

The 2017 World Series of Poker Monster Stack was starting to wind down with the first place finisher to be paid out $1,094,349. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/28/2017

Online Gambling Affiliate Bosses Sentenced in Bitcoin Scheme

Online Gambling Affiliate Bosses Sentenced in Bitcoin Scheme

A Florida man was sentenced to 5.5 years prison time for his role in a Bitcoin exchange money laundering scheme as well as the hacking of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/28/2017

NFL No Comment on NJ Sports Betting Case Being Heard in US Supreme Court

NFL No Comment on NJ Sports Betting Case Being Heard in US Supreme Court

Legalized sports betting in the state of New Jersey is one step closer with news that the US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments later this year.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/28/2017

Alphabay, Besa Mafia, Red Rooms & Dark Net Hitmen with Eileen Ormsby, Chris DeRose

Alphabay, Besa Mafia, Red Rooms & Dark Net Hitmen with Eileen Ormsby, Chris DeRose

In Part two of this excellent interview with Silk Road and Dark Net Historian Eileen Ormsby, Chris DeRose of Bitcoin Uncensored discusses the future of the dark net.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/28/2017

Climbing The Ladder Of Pay Per Head Online Bookie Business With The Right Motive

Climbing The Ladder Of Pay Per Head Online Bookie Business With The Right Motive

Many businesses have shut down because operators failed to do the proper accounting of the money they thought the company had brought in.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/28/2017

Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow Wants to Make Poker Fun Again: Players are ‘Miserable’

Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow Wants to Make Poker Fun Again: Players are ‘Miserable’

Mike Matusow​ in classic "The Mouth" style tells his fellow players what he really things of them.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/28/2017

Luis Calvo Wins $3K Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed

Luis Calvo Wins $3K Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed

Miami's Luis Calvo has won the 2017 World Series of Poker's Event #49, $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed and the $362,185 that came with it. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/28/2017

Sports Betting Personality Files Suit Against Deadspin

Sports Betting Personality Files Suit Against Deadspin

Bell filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against Deadspin parent company Gizmodo Media Group last week.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/27/2017

Violent Fist Fight in Bobby’s Room at Bellagio: Phil Ivey Involved?

Violent Fist Fight in Bobby’s Room at Bellagio: Phil Ivey Involved?

Poker pro shares his own experiences (plural) with violence in poker

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/27/2017

Dayanna Ciabaton Wins Negreanu ‘Stake Me’ Contest

Dayanna Ciabaton Wins Negreanu ‘Stake Me’ Contest

Congrats to Dayanna Ciabaton, whose video won the Daniel Negreanu “Stake Me” contest which will allow her to play in the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event for free.   

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/27/2017

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear NJ Sports Betting Matter

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear NJ Sports Betting Matter

The Supreme Court will take up New Jersey’s bid to allow sports betting at its casinos and racetracks.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/27/2017

Christopher Vitch Wins $10K Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo or Better Championship

Christopher Vitch Wins $10K Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo or Better Championship

Christopher Vitch, 34, of Phoenix, Arizona has defeated Benny Glaser to win the Seven Card Hi-Lo or Better Championship Event #48 at this year’s World Series of Poker.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/27/2017

Phil Hellmuth Busts Out in 9th: Deprived of 15th Bracelet This Time

Phil Hellmuth Busts Out in 9th: Deprived of 15th Bracelet This Time

No 15th bracelet for Phil Hellmuth yet at the 2017 World Series of Poker, though he just came very close.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/26/2017

100 Year Old Mobster Leaves Prison

100-Year-Old Mobster Released From Prison

Former Colombo family underboss John (Sonny) Franzese has been released from prison at the ripe old age of 100.  It was his first full day of freedom in eight years.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/26/2017

Bitcoin Takes a Dive as Market Sheds $13 Billion

Bitcoin Takes a Dive as Market Sheds $13 Billion

Bitcoin, Ether and other crypto-currencies plunged Monday as veteran investors reportedly took out profits, according to reports.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/26/2017

Cyprus to Build Europe’s Largest Casino

Cyprus to Build Europe’s Largest Casino

Cyprus signed a deal Monday for the construction of what officials say will be Europe's biggest casino.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/26/2017

Crown Casino Employees Sentenced to Six Months Prison

Crown Casino Employees Sentenced to Six Months Prison

Three Australian employees of Crown Resorts could be released from a Chinese jail within months after being handed nine and 10-month sentences for gambling related offences in a Shanghai court.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/26/2017

Negreanu Fumes Over Player That is ‘AOL’

Negreanu Fumes Over Player That is ‘AOL’

“My absolute FAVORITE game Stud 8!” Daniel Negreanu is excited but fuming that players appear to be AWOL, or as Negreanu likes to call it, “AOL”.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/26/2017

Phil Hellmuth on Verge of Getting Record 15th WSOP Bracelet

Phil Hellmuth on Verge of Getting Record 15th WSOP Bracelet

With 14 World Series of Poker bracelets under his belt, Phil Hellmuth is looking to improve on his record when he comes back to the table Monday night. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/26/2017

‘Gamble-ing Man’: Nathan Gamble Wins $15K Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

‘Gamble-ing Man’: Nathan Gamble Wins $15K Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo

Nathan Gamble defeated the 830-player field of the $15K Pot Limit Ohaha Hi-Lo event to win his first ever WSOP bracelet and $223,339 Sunday night. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/26/2017

Odds That 17 Crown Casino Employees Go to Prison at 99 Percent

Odds That 17 Crown Casino Employees Go to Prison at 99 Percent

Among those charged are three Australians, including Melbourne-based executive Jason O'Connor

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/25/2017

Poker Pro Tim Reilly Complains After Flopping Nuts

Poker Pro Tim Reilly Complains After Flopping Nuts

Reilly talks with Sarah Herring of PokerNews.com about his penalty

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/25/2017

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