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CardRunners Hacked, Passwords Possibly Compromised

Last Night, the online coaching site CardRunners sustained an illegal intrusion into the database. However, according to the site, no financial or customer credit card data have been, but the email addresses and the passwords might have been compromised.

PokerView: Real Money Webcam Poker

A couple of months ago we wrote on the topic of webcam poker – whether it is a good idea or not. Forum members’ opinions varied widely but one thing is for sure: it is here and takes online poker into a new direction. Part Time Poker reports on PokerView.

High Stakes Poker Episode 11

The 11th episode of Season 7 of High Stakes Poker is out, featuring the same lineup, the well-know pros like Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari, and businessmen like the bluffmaster Bill Klein and the Rolex smuggler Erik Boneta.

Schedule for 2011 WSOPE Released

The European version of the World Series of Poker starts this fall, on October 7. The schedule for it has already been released so players can plan in advance.

UB/AP Gets Rid of its Pro Team

As it was somewhat expected, as a next step in UB's downfall, the parent company of UB and Absolute Poker, has released a statement in which they announced that the entire roster of pros were let go by the company.

Another Quick Message from The Micros

Maximilian Röfls has this to say about Tatjana Pasalic signing to Bodog, and he says it with style. What style exactly, however, is an entirely different question… :) Enjoy until Episode 6 drops in!

Blanca Games Comments on Costa Rican Actions

As marketwire.com reports, Blanca Games, parent company of Absolute Poker and UB, has released a statement regarding the recent action from the part of the Costa Rican authorities on the office of the former customer service centre company of the two sites.

ElkY Wins EPT Grand Final High Roller

Bertrand ’ElkY’ Grospellier earned €525,000, winning the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final High Roller event. The French pro defeated Benny Spindler heads-up.

Jose ’Girah’ Macedo Disqualified for MA

Jose ’Girah’ Macedo, aka the “Portuguese Poker Prodigy,” won the Bluff Pro Challenge in April at his home site Lock Poker, co-sponsored by Bluff Magazine. On accusations of multi-accounting, however, he has just been disqualified from the challenge retrospectively.

HSP Player Caught Importing Watches Illegally

Erik 'Rolex' Boneta, one of the amateur players from the last episode of High Stakes Poker has been caught trying to illegally import 'gray market' Rolex watches from Hong Kong. His company agreed to forfeit over $2,250,000.

Tatjana Pasalic, Poker Hottie

She loves playing and popularizing poker, hosts a show, has her video blog, covers events and on the top of that all, she is incredibly hot: Tatjana Pasalic (27) has already had a fairy-tale career so far in the world of poker and she is not about to stop just now.

EPT Grand Final High Roller - Blom Takes the Lead

EPT San Remo came to an end just now, but EPT Grand Final in Madrid is already underway. Viktor Blom leads the remaining 36 players at the EPT Grand Final High Roller Event. The main prize will be €525,000.

Absolute Poker / UB Poker Statement - Not Going Bankrupt

According to Absolute Poker/UB's official statement, Blanca Gaming hasn't filed for bankruptcy and that the rooms will continue business outside of the US. They also raised the weekly limit for cashouts.

UB and Absolute Poker Shareholders to Declare Bankruptcy

It seems like the 2 rooms of the Cereus Network, UB Poker and Absolute Poker have become the victims of Black Friday; the shareholders of the Cereus rooms have sent out an email to their shareholders that they will likely be filing for bankruptcy due to the Black Friday's events.

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