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Were you one of those who believed about whether the All-Suite Rio was up for sale? This news spread like wild fire among all poker fans. If you were caught in on it too, perhaps you’ll be relieved to hear this. The recent rumors about Harrah’s sale of the...

In the last few months, investigations were conducted in full force around the possibility of narcotics, weapon business, and illegal poker gambling taking place in the very famous Dukes Place. This investigation turned out to quite successful. As a result of the recent...

Daniel Negreanu, usually known for his poker talent, seems to have got himself involved in a controversy with Annie Duke, a fellow player. Team PokerStars member Daniel Negreanu was caught on tape using the words “f*****g c**t” to describe Annie Duke. Of course,...

In a shocking turn of events, the high court of North Gauteng has banned poker and all the other online gambling-related games that were earlier allowed in South Africa. The GGB (Gauteng Gambling Board) has been trying to get this ban implemented for quite some time now,...

For some, the game of high stakes poker conjures up images of glamorous men and women sequestered in their own elite world and constantly being under the glare of the camera lights. But for others, poker is a no-nonsense business where they can prove their worth, regardless...

Drug scandals are ubiquitous in pretty much all competitive games today. And if you think poker is as clean as they get — after all, you don’t need to run a marathon holding your cards — you’re in for a big surprise. Poker players make use of drugs...

Poker is quite a challenging game and has a number of variations in terms of rules, betting rounds, hand values, etc. For your benefit, we’ve brought together three different types of poker variations and a further list of rule variations that are commonly played...

While playing poker with your friends at home or at any casino, you’re bound to get hungry after a while. How amazing would it be to enjoy a great session of poker while at the same time having with some delicious food around; the night could not turn out to be any...

Although news on the World Series of Poker events have dwindled down, the game is far from over. With the elite November Nine already named, the Internet and the poker arena is abuzz with speculations on who can actually bring home the grand prize money of close to a record-breaking...

Believe it or not, not every gambler is a degenerate criminal or an antisocial person. However, this industry does attract more than its fair share of people who are either cavalier about following rules or just too weak in situations where they need to be strong. Here’s...

1. Patrick Antonius Patrick Antonius doesn’t need much introduction. With Greek God-like looks and extreme talent for this game, he adds a lot of spice to the poker world – at least for all the female poker enthusiasts. Being a model and an ex-tennis player, Patrick...

In a bid to escape an imminent death sentence, Ron Fanelli, a prolific player who is no stranger to the poker scene, has just confessed to killing a Thai prostitute. This took place in Thailand where Fanelli is currently residing. Also known as his nickname “Mad Yank”,...

Poker fans in the United States now have a brand new free play World Series of Poker (WSOP) offering to look forward to. The B2B division award winner, DragonFish, in agreement with Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment (HIE), has undertaken this step after their successful...

Making money playing poker is certainly not an easy feat. It’s easy to read poker books and think you can be part of the big boys’ club but it’s another thing to actually win fame and fortune overnight. This happened to Chris Moneymaker back in the year 2003, and...

And may we add, the pro poker player that never will be? If you have been following international news closely you will realize that van der Sloot is in fact the high profile individual who is linked to the disappearances of at least two girls. One of them is Natalee Holloway,...

It was previously reported that PokerStars will be spreading their influence across the South American and European regions recently with the soon-to-be-held live tournaments in Mexico and Bulgaria. PokerStars further elaborated that players will start from a stack of 10,000...

Illegal sweepstakes game operators face a major peril now that the state governor Beverly Perdue has signed a bill on Tuesday, Jul 20 banning these games in the state of North Carolina. This law was a result of a growing number of illegal sweepstakes operators in the town...

1. Jennifer Tilly – Jennifer Tilly needs no introduction. She is the original poker bombshell and contrary to popular belief, she is not some ditzy dumb chic like her Hollywood movie personas (think: “Seed of Chucky”). She met her match, both in poker and in her...

Taking a cue from WSOP’s Harrah Interactive to widen their reach to other European countries, PokerStars is looking to hold two live poker tournaments in Mexico and Bulgaria. The first live tournament christened the First National Poker Tournament will be held from...

Last week, the World Series of Poker began with 7,319 hopefuls battling it out against one another for a top spot at the industry’s biggest tournament ever. However, only 2,557 players remained by the end of play on Saturday. And two of the more famous personalities...

ESPN launched its special coverage on the World Series of Poker 2010 that recently concluded when the nine finalists were named to pit against one another again in the final main event in November 2010. The special preview will feature interviews with former WSOP champs...

Loto Quebec is jumping onto the online poker bandwagon by partnering up with two other lottery companies in Canada to launch their own Internet poker website. The two other partners named in the collaboration are British Columbia Lottery Corporation and the Atlantic Lottery...

If all goes well with Harrah Interactive’s CEO Mitch Garber’s plans, poker players may have two additional world-class poker events to look out for, and this time they will be held in Italy and France. Garber expressed his desire to work with partners in the two...

Pennsylvania casinos continue to boom and the Parx Casino in Bansalem is no exception, especially since it kicked off table games officially on Sunday, which was attended by “Sex and the City” star Chris Noth. Noth is well known for his role in the hit “Sex...

The table games debuted at Pennsylvania casinos early this month, much to the delight of gambling enthusiasts. However, they are not the only ones rubbing their hands gleefully — poker pros are said to be making a beeline for Pennsylvania. The reason? “We’re going...

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