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Jason Wheeler had a great year in 2011 and him being picked by Card Magazine to be named Online Player of the Year should come as no surprise. The player who finished second place in the voting, ...  Read more...

There are very few people in this world that would say no to free money. And assuming that you are not part of the small amount of people who dislikes free money, Guru Play Poker is offering free ...  Read more...

Founder of Poker Tournament Consultants, Mr. Sommerfeld has frequented some of the best poker tournaments in North America and helped direct them as well. After almost 20 years in the poker ...  Read more...

Recently we broke the news that long time pro John Duthie would be ending his time with PokerStars. While that news itself was pretty shocking, most expected him to maintain his position as CEO ...  Read more...

We originally reported that there were 4 suspects, and there are, but only 3 of them appeared in court yesterday. They appeared in bail court in Longueuil, Quebec and Bianca Rojas Latraverse, ...  Read more...

When you hear the words “government regulated poker”, most people immediately think of the post Black Friday situation that is going on in the United States. Little do they know that Belgium is ...  Read more...

This Sit n Go promotion is giving away $75 in cash daily to the player who wins the most Sit n Gos over the course of the day. These tournaments are required to have at least 6 players in them ...  Read more...

The founder of the European Poker Tour, and a man who has major influence on the poker industry, John Duthie announced on Monday that his stint as a PokerStars pro is over. The speculation began ...  Read more...

As divorces go, it is hard to say that any have ever been pleasant or not a big deal. Phil Ivey and his wife Luciaetta broke up in 2009 and at the time everyone seemed to be in an understanding ...  Read more...

As the calendar turns to a new year it is important that we look back on all that happened in the world of poker over the last 365 days.The biggest story, by far, was the United States’ ...  Read more...

California is yet another state that has elected to vigorously pursue online poker for its residents. Being as liberal as they are, it is really no surprise that California is moving forward with ...  Read more...

The Montreal Gazette has reported that not two, but 4 men were arrested for the robbery and assault of Jonathan Duhamel. The robbery happened last week in broad daylight and to me it comes as no ...  Read more...

PokerStars has been the largest online poker provider for a very long time now, and they are doing everything in their power to keep it that way. The company that has a strangle-hold on the ...  Read more...

Ben Lamb, who made a very impressive run this past summer earning just under $5.5 million in about a month, has received two awards that make him part of elite company. Lamb stormed through the ...  Read more...

Breeze Zuckerman, who is an up and coming female poker player  claims that Carbon Poker has yet to pay her prize money from an event in November. Zuckerman is well-known for being the top placing ...  Read more...

888 is flying high with the news that their expected profits are going to be above and beyond market expectations this year. The news was released from their home camp which is located in ...  Read more...

Once, the world champion of poker, now he is recovering from minor injuries after his home was invaded. Jonathan Duhamel, who makes his home in Montreal, Canada was at the wrong end of a house ...  Read more...

The Federal Wire Act, which was established in the US all the way back in 1961 has long been considered a roadblock in online poker’s path. The Department of Justice released a memo that stated ...  Read more...

Once Lock Poker got wind of a small annually played Christmas poker tournament in Omagh, Northern Ireland, they decided to make it an event. For the 18 players who each paid a buy-in of 100 GBP, ...  Read more...

At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Party Poker will be offering rake-free multi table tournaments. This is not a random endeavor either because Party Poker had a very similar type of perk ...  Read more...

To most people in the industry, it is no secret that Bodog and PokerScout have not historically seen eye to eye. More recently the distaste has grown a bit stronger for a number of reasons. Bodog ...  Read more...

There has been a lot of interesting news stories in the past few weeks, and it is only right that we recap some of what is going on in the poker world.  For one, Full Tilt looks like it may be ...  Read more...

There is a new type of poker tournament at PokerStars which is gaining a lot of attention. It’s called the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) and will host 50 events taking place from ...  Read more...

We have been going on a bit of a theme as far as promotions go, and we are sticking with that same holiday theme here too. Where most sites offer 1 Christmas promotion, Guru Play Poker is ...  Read more...

PokerStars released a public statement concerning their relationship with pro Joe Hachem. Hachem, who won the 2005 World Series of Poker, has been with the biggest site in the industry for about ...  Read more...

This Full Tilt story has been going on for quite some time now, and finally it is looking like there might be a light at the end of the tunnel. The remaining shareholders from Full Tilt took ...  Read more...

Many people in the US have feared that Bodog will follow through on its promise to evacuate the US poker market by the end of the year. And unfortunately that fear is becoming a reality, but it ...  Read more...

When most people think of young, rising stars in the poker industry they cannot refrain from mentioning Victor Blom, better known as “Isildur1“. But recently Blom has been absent from PokerStars ...  Read more...

In a very interesting story out of France, a citizen there is suing the government for not restricting him from playing online poker. The unnamed subject is suing for about $132,000 and as crazy ...  Read more...

As we are all we aware of, it is now the holiday season. That means that everyone will be journeying to local stores in search of the newest and most sought after gifts for their loved ones. 888 ...  Read more...