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Idaho Passes New Law Following Police Raid On Pensioner’s Poker Game
March 21st, 2010 by B. Solomon
Filed Under Poker Law / Industry News

Following a raid at Idaho’s Twin Falls Senior Center, in which a weekly poker social evening by a group of senior citizens was broken-up up by Idaho police officers, state legislators have moved to amend the archaic law which led to the raid in the first... 

Phil Ivey Loses $1 Million Vegetarian Prop Bet To Dwan
March 19th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

Three weeks after striking a $1 million bet with Tom Dwan that he wouldn’t eat “anything that moves” for a year, Phil Ivey finally succumbed to temptation and lost the wager. The prop bet was initially discussed and agreed upon on the fourth episode of this... 

Wynn Poker Classic Championship 2010 Won By Brandon Cantu
March 19th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Tournaments News

Brandon Cantu has won the Wynn Poker Classic Championship 2010, after defeating a field of 242 player over three days to capture the title and the $363,844 first place prize. As the final day’s action got underway at the $5,160 buy-in event in Las Vegas,... 

UK Poker Pro Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott To Make A Movie
March 18th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker TV / Books

UK Poker Pro Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott has been busy lately and in addition to working on his autobiography expected out later on in the year, he has announced that plans are now in motion to transfer his life story to the big screen. While giving... 

Roman Abramovich Wins Libel Case After Claims He Lost Yacht Playing Poker
March 18th, 2010 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under General Poker News

A May 2009 news article in Italian newspaper La Repubblica, entitled “A black year for Abramovich as he loses a yacht at poker,” have now been proved false and have resulted in a public apology, as well as substantial damages being awarded to Mr Abramovich... 

Berlin Police Arrest Half The EPT Poker Robber Gang
March 18th, 2010 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under General Poker News

Berlin Police are closing in on the gang of men responsible for robbing the European Poker Tournament Berlin, after one of the men handed himself in on Monday and then proceeded to name his fellow accomplices in the heist. The robbery took place on March 6th at... 

WSOPC Atlantic City Main Event Won By Roland Isra
March 17th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Tournaments News

Roland Isra (52) has won the 2010 WSOP Circuit Atlantic City Main Event, after defeating a field of 174 players over three days to take down the title and the $264,715 first place prize. The $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship event got started on Friday, March... 

The Brunson 10’s Newest Recruit Is Steve ‘gboro780′ Gross
March 17th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

DoylesRoom’s have now found 6 of the 10 young poker pros that are being sought to follow in the footsteps of poker legend Doyle Brunson, after it was announced that Steve ‘gboro780′ Gross has become the team’s latest member. Following the announcement... 

Isildur1 Felted Once More After A Losing $1.8 Million Session
March 17th, 2010 by M. Rhodes
Filed Under Poker Pro's News

Isildur1’s gamble and readiness to put his whole bankroll on the line at any one time seems to have led to a predictable enough outcome once more, as he has succeeded in wiping out all profits from his recent comeback trail in just one day. Isildur1 initially... 

$7 Million Casino Scam Mastermind Jailed for 7 Years
March 16th, 2010 by B. Solomon
Filed Under Casino News

Phuong Quoc Truong has just been sentenced to 70 months behind bars after admitting to being the head of the “Tran Organisation,” which since 2002 was able to cheat 27 casinos across the United States out of almost $7 million. The gang of at least 37... 

The “durrrr” Challenge: Dwan Wins $230k After Just 61 Hands
March 16th, 2010 by A. Mitchell
Filed Under General Poker News

Last Friday was one of the shortest sessions ever logged in the “durrrr” Challenge, with the protagonists Tom Dwan and Patrik Antonius playing a mere 61 hands over 9 minutes. However, there was nothing paltry about the outcome of their brief but explosive... 

Black Belt Poker Event Won By Paul Pham
March 16th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Tournaments News

The inaugural Black Belt Poker Live was won by Paul Pham, who picked up $15,000 from his initial $220 investment after defeating a field of 300 players at London’s Victoria Casino. Despite the low buy-in, the tournament organised by UK pro Neil Channing and his... 

PokerStars Sunday Million Won By Highway51
March 15th, 2010 by S. Taylor
Filed Under Poker Tournaments News

PokerStars’ flagship tournament the ‘Sunday Million’ managed to attract an impressive field of 9,687 players on March 14th, all willing to fork out the $215 buy-in for a chance of taking home a slice of the $1.5 million guarantee prize pool. By the time the... 

Roulette Hacking Scam Nets It Workers £33,000
March 15th, 2010 by B. Solomon
Filed Under Poker Law / Industry News

A pair of IT contractors managed to steal £33,000 from Gala casinos over a 3 month period in 2007, in what has become the first case involving the misuse of computer technology within the UK gaming industry. Certain casinos allow punters to place online bets at... 

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