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Amarillo Slim Playing $5-10 Hold'em at Bellagio Friday Night

31st January 2009 17:09pm
Wicked Chops Poker
Well, he must not have been beaten up too bad. We received text messages from WCP readers last night that poker legend/pedophile Amarillo Slim was playing the $5-10 hold'em game at the Bellagio in Las Vegas last night.

Tom Durrr Dwan Going Broke?

31st January 2009 09:59am
Ridge Gaming
This story has been gaining speed all week, the poker rumor mill is always turning and the big story this week is: Is Tom dwan (Durrr) going busto?

Gala Coral British Poker Tour Cancelled, GUKPT Student Championships Announced

30th January 2009 16:00pm
Poker News
We are yet to hear an official announcement, but it appears that after much speculation that the tour would be starting again in 2009, the GCBPT has been cancelled.

PokerStars Pulls Sponsored Players From Poker After Dark

29th January 2009 22:19pm
Poker on TV
PokerStars recently prohibited their sponsored players from playing on Poker After Dark, due to it's sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker.

Will Poker Become An Olympic Sport?

29th January 2009 17:00pm
Poker Player Newspaper
Mansion Group's online subsidiary CircusCasino.co.uk announced an initiative that would bring poker to the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 2012, and then as a new event in the 2016 games.

Doyle's Death Bet Leads Gold To Go One Better!

29th January 2009 13:16pm
Melted Felt
In an exclusive so sensational it just has to be suited, Melted Felt can today bring you the shocking news that broke poker player Jamie Gold is not going to take Doyle's death bet lying down - and has in fact gone one better!!

Real Deal Poker Show Closes at the Venetian

29th January 2009 03:23am
Poker News Daily
A recent blog that appeared by poker legend Doyle Brunson revealed for the world to see that the poker stage show dubbed "The Real Deal" had officially closed its run in Las Vegas.

2009 World Series of Poker Changes already creating Debates

28th January 2009 14:36pm
My Poker Thoughts
The poker world was buzzing after the World Series of Poker released its 2009 schedule with some major changes included. 

Chip Reese's House Is For Sale

28th January 2009 05:52am
Wicked Chops Poker
For just a cool $5,699,500, Chip Reese's Summerlin Las Vegas home could be yours.

Book review: Beat the Players

27th January 2009 23:52pm
Poker Grump
I just finished reading an unusual book: Beat the Players, by Bob Nersesian. He is a Las Vegas attorney who has carved out a niche representing people who have been (or claim to have been) abused or mistreated by casinos in various way, especially by casino security personnel.

"Live at the Bike"- cash games like you have never seen before

26th January 2009 21:49pm
Big Edge Poker Blog
Way before the explosion in instructional poker sites and proliferation of poker related video materials, one online broadcast made it possible to learn how to play cash games in a very special way.

2009 WSOP Schedule Released

26th January 2009 16:01pm
Wicked Chops Poker
The 40th edition of the World Series of Poker is set to start May 27th. Some highlights (taken from WorldSeriesofPoker.com).

VIP Club: A $50 flip for Elite status

26th January 2009 15:44pm
Poker Stars Blog
Boston's Jake Abdalla wanted it to be a special moment. Certainly, anyone who makes it to the PokerStars VIP Club's Supernova Elite status could pretty much write the one million VIP Player Point off as special and move on.

New Poker Training Site Rocks the Online Poker Industry

26th January 2009 10:05am
Poker Ownage
As a poker aficionado, perhaps someone who lives and breathes poker, wouldn't you love the opportunity to pick the brains of some of the poker greats that you have encountered during your time as a player?

Poker Legend Amarillo Slim Beaten and Robbed

25th January 2009 23:28pm
Ridge Gaming
News broke yesterday that one of the oldest living legends of poker Amarillo Slim Preston was beating and robbed.

Do I have ID?

24th January 2009 16:19pm
One a Fold Draw
Went up to Atlantic City on Thursday, after Keon's $1/$2 NL game broke.  Ricky rented a nice roomy sedan since we all have pick-up trucks, compacts, and vehicles otherwise unsuited to five degenerates to travel in a single sitting. 

Phil Galfond: Gus Hansen "A Good Player In A Game of World Class Players"

23rd January 2009 22:05pm
Poker King Blog
Our friends at the Hardcore Poker Show on Sirius 98 recently conducted an interview with Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond, and were kind enough to send us an audioclip from the show.

Strong Legal Victory for Online Poker In KY Domain Seizure Case

21st January 2009 19:41pm
Lou Krieger's Poker Blog
Yesterday, in what amounts to a stunning victory for online poker, civil libertarianism, and Internet freedom too, the Kentucky Court of Appeals issued a ruling prohibiting the Franklin Circuit Court from enforcing its seizure order against the 141 domain names in the domain seizure case.

The $400,000 Flip

20th January 2009 10:05am
Poker King
Phil Ivey and Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies obviously aren't suffering from the recession. Earlier today on Full Tilt Poker, the two players agreed to a $400k flip.

UIGEA Goes in Effect Today

19th January 2009 20:23pm
Poker News Daily
The UIGEA, approved as part of George Bush's so-called "midnight drop", comes into effect today and is meant to be implemented by financial entities no later than December 1st unless it is repealed before that. The American Banking Association dreads the extra burden this will place on the already stressed American banking system.

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    19th October 2009 3:08pm

    Source: Poker News Headlines

    Is SEGA Poker On The Way?

    Video game provider SEGA could be set to launch their own poker and casino platforms following the granting of a gambling licence by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission today.

    18th October 2009 10:25am

    Source: GoodLuck Poker Blog

    The 5 Dumbest Things I Ever Did Playing Poker

    As with anything new in someone's life - whether it's a new job, or a new recipe or even a new game, you have to learn about it before you can say you understand it. Same thing goes for poker.

    17th October 2009 10:32pm

    Source: Poker News Daily

    Full Tilt Responds to Poker Bot Lawsuit

    Online poker room Full Tilt Poker is known for keeping mum when it comes to its legal and business matters, but the company broke its silence to comment on a recent lawsuit by former customers Lary Kennedy and Greg Omotov.

    16th October 2009 7:02pm

    Source: TJ Cloutier

    From Canada to Texas: Football & Poker

    Anybody who sees me at a poker table says that I look like a football player. And of course, that's what I was in my youth. After I got out of the Army, I signed on as with the Montreal Allouettes, where I played first string tight end until I was traded to the Toronto Argonauts.

    14th October 2009 8:05pm

    Source: Poker News Daily

    Doyle Brunson Inducted into Hardin-Simmons University Athletic Hall of Fame

    Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson will be feted yet again on Friday night, but not for any of his performances over his 50-plus year career in the game of poker.

    13th October 2009 6:50pm

    Source: PokerListings.com

    WSOP introducing November Nine Academy

    The final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event represents the pinnacle of a poker player's career, but every player has to start somewhere.

    12th October 2009 10:05am

    Source: Poker King Blog

    A.J. Benza Out as Co-Host of High Stakes Poker

    When "High Stakes Poker" returns for its sixth season in February of 2010, there will be one major change - A.J. Benza will no longer be a part of the show.

    9th October 2009 5:18pm

    Source: Poker News Daily

    Aaron Gustavson Defeats Peter Eastgate in EPT London

    As the great wrestler Ric Flair said, ?To be the man, you gotta beat the man!? In this week?s finale of the European Poker Tour?s (EPT) London stop, Aaron Gustavson did just that, besting reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate heads-up.

    7th October 2009 7:04pm

    Source: PokerListings.com

    durrrr Challenge: The half way mark and more

    Possibly getting underway with the half-way goal in mind, the latest session in the durrrr Challenge only ended after a total of 1,063 hands were played.

    6th October 2009 6:36pm

    Source: Poker News Daily

    Doyle Brunson Advocates WSOP Europe Venue Change

    Even though he has more than 50 years in the poker world under his belt, poker legend Doyle Brunson continues to be one of the leaders in the community, advocating suggestions for improvements to the industry.