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Poker Hall of Fame 2011 Nominees Are Here

October 6, 2011 at 5:28 PM |

Caesars Entertainment and WSOP have published the results of the nomination process for the Poker Hall of Fame 2011. The living members of the PhoF, in cooperation with representatives of the poker media, are to choose from the ten nominees.

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Phil Hellmuth Plays Better on Drugs

September 28, 2011 at 2:10 PM |

Phil Hellmuth is back. He really is. The 'Poker Brat' had a very tough WSOP this year; he managed to finish second three times. Now he has returned, and with his drugs, he's making some very good moves. Just watch.

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Worst Player of All Time?

September 23, 2011 at 4:30 PM |

The russian player going by the name 'KP0T0B' has awfully bad stats, he managed to run -336BB/100 in 146,000 hands, on NL2. The brutally bad player might just be the worst player we have ever seen.

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Tom Dwan Phone Interview

September 23, 2011 at 3:53 PM |

As we reported, poker pro Tom ’durrrr’ Dwan set out to give interviews on whatever he knows about the Full Tilt Poker case. Among the several, the latest and most extensive audio material was published by Subject: Poker and you can listen to it here.

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Tom Dwan: “I'll Pay Back Everything I Was Paid”

September 22, 2011 at 5:10 PM |

Former Full Tilt Poker Pro Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan has undertaken a series of written and oral interviews recently, saying now the only things he cannot speak about are those the US Department of Justice has already said. On 2p2, he claims he would pay everything back he was paid by FTP.

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Negreanu: Lederer and Bitar Are Arrogant Idiots

September 16, 2011 at 5:37 PM |

As part of his two months long European trip, Daniel Negreanu is currently in Budapest, Hungary, the home of his new girlfriend, Krisztina Polgár. In an exclusive interview with Rakerace.com, he talks about moving to Canada, the legalisation of online poker in the US and the Full Tilt Poker scandal.

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Ziigmund Dominates the High Stakes in September

September 16, 2011 at 4:28 PM |

Ilari ’Ziigmund’ Sahamies has built a profit of about $1 million in the first two weeks of September. The biggest loser currently is Viktor ’Islidur1’ Blom.

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David Saab Sentenced to 14 Years In Jail For Cocaine Smuggling

September 14, 2011 at 2:01 PM |

As we reported, Australian poker pro David Saab was arrested this January when, with his two companions, he attempted to smuggle 14,6kg of Cocaine to Melbourne, Australia. Saab was sentenced to 14 years in jail for his crime.

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Latest Scam Scandal Involves WSOP Champion?

September 13, 2011 at 8:20 PM |

According to ’feruell’, a fixed limit high stakes regular, and his fellow players, 888 Poker Pro and WSOP winner Darren ’Dooshcom’ Woods may be involved in a collusion scam at 888 push or fold tables.

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Nanonoko Returns to Poker in Canada

September 9, 2011 at 7:25 PM |

PokerStars pro Randy ‘nanonoko’ Lew has not played online since Black Friday but now resumes grinding: he is in Canada and he returned with a 6-max SNG video.

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British Poker Awards - Jake Cody is the Player of the Year

September 6, 2011 at 2:41 PM |

Jake Cody was the biggest winner of this year's British Poker Awards, he took down the Best Tournament Player and the Player of the Year awards as well. The ceremony was held as the highlight of the 2011 Poker in the Park festival in London.

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Brian Hastings Celebrates Live Tourney Victory

August 24, 2011 at 4:37 PM |

Hastings has joined the ever-growing group of US online pros that try their luck in live games since Black Friday. He achieved victory at a WPT Regional Summer Splash side event.

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Ballot is Open for the British Poker Awards

August 23, 2011 at 1:35 PM |

On 3rd September, the British Poker Awards will be given out for the second time in 13 categories. The player with the most nominations is Richard Ashby.

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Jungleman Sold His $6 Million FTP Bankroll?

August 19, 2011 at 4:36 PM |

Poker coach Danny ’d2themfi’ Isaacson claims that Daniel ‘jungleman12’ Cates sold his Full Tilt Poker bankroll, not long after the Black Friday of online poker.

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How Much of a Fish Guy Laliberté Exactly Is?

August 17, 2011 at 3:01 PM |

Cirque du Soleil company owner and billionaire Guy Laliberté has lost millions of dollars in online poker over the years and has been considered by many the biggest high stakes fish ever. Poker pro Mike Matusow now, however, claims that due to an agreement among the high stakes regulars, he has never had a real chance to win.