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David Saab under Arrest for Smuggling Cocaine

Australian poker player David Saab and two companions attempted to smuggle drugs from Vancouver, Canada to Australia. They hid the 21 kgs (c. 46 lbs) of cocaine on a cargo ship carrying metal parts.

Next in the SuperStar Showdown: Jungleman12!

PokerStars has introduced Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom’s next opponent in the SuperStar Showdown via the PokerStarsBlog. He is, however surprising, Daniel ’jungleman12’ Cates.

The Micros Episode 2

A little more than a month has passed since the Holiday Special episode of John ’JimmyLegs’ Wray’s and Jay ’Krantz’ Rosenkrantz’ incredibly popular animated series, The Micros. The wait, however, is finally over and we daresay it was totally worth it; watch the third installment of the show, Episode 2.

Negreanu Goes for the SuperNova

Canadian poker pro Daniel Negreanu believes the key to the success of the younger players is that they play an enormous amount of hands online, enabling themselves to accumulate considerable experience. Negreanu aims to be able to compete with them, so he goes for the SuperNova status in 2011.

EPT Deauville Starts Today

The January 'live tourney craze' continued today with the next stop of the European Poker Tour (EPT) in Deauville. 

New High Stakes Show to Air in 2011 – High Stakes Holdem

Red Deck Productions will launch a new high stakes show, called High Stakes Hold'em. According to the news, young online pros will take part in the action, such as jungleman12, luckychewy and djk123.

High Stakes Poker 7 To Be Aired from February 26th

The day is coming, POKER PROductions announced that the 7th season of their hit TV show, High Stakes Poker will air on Saturdays, starting from February 26th.

Daniel Negreanu Talks to Gary Wise

The once Magic The Gathering champion (collectible card game), now poker pro Gary Wise made this interview for PokerStatic with the PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu.

Scottish Businessman Bought Eastgate's Bracelet

More than 1 month passed since Peter Eastgate sold his WSOP bracelet, it is now finally public, who the mysterious buyer was. Not Tony G, not some major poker room as many predicted, but Scottish businessman, William Haughey.

Overnight Battle - Isildur1 vs. Jungleman12

An extraordinary game took place last night, Viktor Blom and Daniel Cates played $50/100 heads-up NLHE on PokerStars. Isildur1 tilted a few times, Cates won $102,616 from the Swedish star.

Poker League for World’s Top 200 Players

In the year 2011, Federated Sports & Gaming, in cooperation with Palms Casino Resort, launches a professional poker league. The first season is planned to include five tournaments along with a grand finale. Jeffrey Pollack will act as chairman of the league, while former UB Pro Annie Duke will serve as commissioner.

Max Katz Invests in Galen Hall, Gets over $1 Million

PCA Main Event winner Galen Hall searched for sponsors for his caribbean adventure back in December, 2010. Russian businessman and poker player Max Katz seized the opportunity – and earned over $1 million on the deal.

Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom in Serious Trouble

It was no suprise for the poker community that at the PCA, Viktor Blom stepped out of the darkness as the man behind Isildur1. Many think that the reason for him to conceal his true identity was to evade Swedish taxes. Now it seems this really is the case: the Swedish tax office claims $149 million in Swedish krona.

Doyles Room Leaves Cake Network

According to our informations, Doyles Room decided to leave the Cake Network, which it has been a part of since January 2009. We have no further information on which network they switched to, however, Merge seems so be their best choice.

The Dang Brothers: A Video Interview

PokerStatic has recently made a video interview with the Dang brothers, Di and Hac, also known as Urindanger and trex313, respectively. While the former plays PLO with Gus Hansen, they evaluate their poker year of 2010.
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