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Bellagio Chip Robber Caught

A few days ago undercover officers of the Las Vegas Police arrested Anthony Michael Carleo after he tried to sell them high-value chips stolen from the Bellagio robbery in December. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Carleo is the son of George Assad, Municipal Court Judge of Las Vegas.

42nd WSOP Official Schedule Released

Caesars Entertainment updated the schedule they released in the last few days of December. Now the detailed plan is available on WSOP.com. The biggest live event this year will kick off on May 31st, at the usual location, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Video Interview with Phil Galfond

Eric Bickel and Bret Oliverio present this latest video interview with PokerStatic owner Phil ‘OMGClayAiken’ Galfond. The high stakes pro talks about why it is important to vary game types as well as about coaching, the Durrrr Challenge and Poker After Dark, in addition to topics like the role of social media and the possibilities of a future Galfond Challenge and a poker strategy book.

Rest In Peace, Jack Ury!

Jack Ury, the oldest man ever to have played in the WSOP, passed away on 1st February, 2011 at the age of 97. His slowroll in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, as televised by ESPN, will forever be one of the most remembered moments of poker history.

The Everest Poker ONE - Live Tournament in April

Our rakeback provider partner Everest Poker organizes a major live tournament for all players who want to have a chance to win big. Being held in the beautiful Monte Carlo from April 21, the €1,000,000 prize pool will surely attract many players to the satellites.

The Funniest Moments of Poker (Part 6): Quad Aces at the Main Event

Poker players constantly dream about getting a real monster at an important tournament, with which they can easily double or even triple up, without having to risk anything.

UK Hacker Stole 400BN Play Chips from Zynga

A UK-based hacker called Ashley Mitchell admitted stealing 400 billion in Zynga chips, worth $12 million. Judge Philip Wassall said Mitchell could face jail time for his offense.

High Stakes Poker Season 7 Soon - First Commercial

GSN released the first commercial of the newest instalment of its hit TV show, High Stakes Poker. The video is just a little teaser for the fans featuring Phil Laak, Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Antonio Esfandiari, 2010 WSOP Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel and Johnny Chan.

Greg Raymer to Leave PokerStars?

Greg 'Fossilman' Raymer, 2004 WSOP Main Event champion seemingly no longer represents PokerStars, according to unofficial information, he parted ways with the largest poker room.

Yatahay Poker Network: Doyles Room’s New Home

We have already informed you about Doyles Room leaving Cake Network. For where they headed, however, remained undisclosed – until now. Doyles Room’s new network is Yatahay.

Isildur1 Doing His 2009 Thing?

In the better part of 2010, Viktor ’Isildur1’ Blom performed disappointingly at the online tables, unable to repeat his astonishing results of 2009. Although it would be far-fetched to state 2011 might be his year, he has indeed been convincing in the past few days. He currently has over $600,000 in profit, winning against the likes of Phil Galfond, Ashton Griffin and Mike Gordon.

Duhamel Wins EPT Deauville High Roller

Jonathan Duhamel emerged victorious in the European Poker Tour Deauville High Roller event. The current world champion earned €200,000.

Jared Huggins Turned down by The Big Game

Jared Huggins lost his jobs and home in February, 2010 but was helped out by the poker community, which he became incredibly popular with due to his personality and touching videos. Even a proposal was made to get him into PokerStars’ The Big Game show as Loose Cannon, but recently this has been turned down.

Lucien Cohen Wins EPT Deauville

47 years old French Lucien Cohen won the European Poker Tour Deauville main event, winning €880,000.

Video Interview with Nanonoko, the Human Poker Robot

Gary Wise and Jason Senti, 7th place finisher at last year's WSOP Main Event, have made a video interview with the cash game phenomenon Randy 'nanonoko' Lew.
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