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On Monday September 13th the lavish award ceremony, known as the British Poker Awards, will take place at Kensington Close Hotel in London. The event is designed to honour the cream of the UK’s poker talent, and includes 11 awards over various categories, culminating... 

One lucky lady is still in joyful disbelief, after winning the staggering $4.1 million progressive slot jackpot at online casino Spin Palace on Thursday, 29th August. The woman, known only as Mrs P, was playing the Mega Moolah Summertime slots game when her reels dropped... 

Setting a new world record for the biggest buy-in for a poker tournament in the history of the game, high rollers everywhere will be eagerly awaiting the start of the $250k buy-in Monte Carlo Championship come November 29th. Monaco would certainly seem to be the... 

One lucky punter from Bristol, England can still hardly believe his good fortune after scooping an enormous £1,963,088 ($3,025,153), while playing the progressive ‘Deal or No Deal’ slot game at Jackpotjoy Bingo at the weekend. The man, known only as... 

After two months of online balloting, the 102 players voted for by the public has been reduced to just ten names all vying for a place in the ‘Poker Hall of Fame.’ Considered one of the biggest honors in poker, the next step of the process will now... 

One of the key disciplines necessary to being a professional poker player is the ability to read your opponent, as well as protect your bankroll. However, a poker pro staying at the Quality Inn in Hammond, Indiana was unable to do either after having his $9,000... 

The Durrrr Challenge 2 has already gotten off to an explosive start and within just two encounters, the dynamic duo have managed to complete 15% of their marathon 50,000 hand battle. Tom Dwan, having lost $518,000 to his young opponent after their first meeting ... 

Eight poker playing buddies got a surprise home visit by North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement officers on Thursday, who then proceeded to arrest them and confiscate their assets. Many states in the US allow social gambling as long as no entry fees are collected... 

Saturday night, Tom Dwan and Dan “Jungleman12″ Cates began their highly anticipated “durrrr” Challenge 2 as an army of rail birds gathered round to watch the action on Full Tilt. With 3:1 odds offered by Dwan, Cates had already put up his $500k... 

The war of words has heated up once more following last week’s spat between Annie Duke and Daniel Negreanu in which he called her a “f***ing c**t.” PokerStars had originally responded to the feud by posting the statement: “Daniel and Annie are...