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The much anticipated, if not much altered, International Stadiums Poker Tour is all ready to get underway in London in just one week’s time. I say much changed as the tournament now guarantees a first-place prize of €1 million rather than the €10 million... 

Back in November last year, the newly relaunched Full Tilt Poker announced Gus Hansen was to be the site’s first official ambassador, although he was later joined by Tom Dwan and Viktor “Isildur1″ Blom to form a group called “The Professionals.” However,... 

At the beginning of this year, Erick Lindgren was thrust dramatically into the limelight, not because of his poker prowess, but because he confessed to having a serious gambling problem that had cost him up to $10 million. Having declared bankruptcy and checked... 

John Hayes has won the Mid-States Poker Tour Northern Lights, after defeating a field of 160 players over two days to capture the title, and collect the $43,473 first place prize. Commenting later on his remarkable victory, Hayes said: “It felt really good... 

Here is a selection of some of the top tweets coming from the pros over the past week: Liv Boeree “So I have @JasonMercier staying during #SCOOP and apparently the spare room is too bright, so he slept here: pic.twitter.com/NGXZ9oi6Pq” (see opposite) Doyle... 

3Bet Poker Clothing is a leading apparel company which boasts an impressive roster of pros endorsing the brand, including the likes of Antonio Esfandiari, Doc Sands, Brian Rast, Jason Koon, Scott Clements, Jonathan Little, Greg Mueller, and Jeff Gross. Now the... 

Luke Graham has won the 2013 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans, after overcoming a field of 762 players on his way to capturing the tile, and collecting the $228,600 first place prize. The 42 year-old stockbroker from Florida has now had four cashes in 2013... 

Pat Steele has won the 2013 Heartland Poker Tour Michigan, after defeating a field of 462 players over four days to lift the title, and collect the $155,636 first place prize. The $1,500 NL tournament created a prize pool worth $ 622,280 and attracted a whole slew... 

After more than a decade of being called ‘Terrible’s Hotel and Casino’ the gambling venue is now changing its name to ‘Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino,’ to reflect a change in the company’s direction. Terrible’s Casino is located... 

A Mississippi casino is currently facing a hefty multi-million dollar bill after a federal judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit accusing the gambling venue of serving so many free drinks to a heavily medicated man that he later collapsed and died. The incident... 

Brent Hanks has won the 2013 California State Poker Championship, after defeating a field of 258 players over three days to lift the title, and collect the $117,760 first place prize. Brent Hanks has been cashing in at live tournaments since 2006, with his biggest... 

Kirk Kerkorian, nicknamed “the smiling cobra,” was one of Sin Citys’ early developers and helped build some of Las Vegas’ most iconic hotels, such as Caeser’s Palace and the MGM Grand. Now, however, the 95 year old billionaire has... 

Greece has now sold a 33% stake in its gambling monopoly OPAP to Czech-Greek consortium Emma Delta for €712 million. After the deal was made, Greece Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said it signalled his country’s clear determination to carry out reforms... 

Back in 2006, Jamie Gold won the World Series of Poker Main Event for a staggering $12 million, but now seven years on has inexplicably decided to sell the gold WSOP bracelet he was awarded to commemorate his victory. I say inexplicably, but many poker fans have...