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Dutch poker player Joran van der Sloot has now been sentenced to 28 years in a Peruvian jail for the murder of 21 year-old Stephany Flores, whose body was discovered in his hotel room in Peru in June 2010. Later on, Sloot may also face extradition to the US in... 

Having arrived in Macau just a few short days ago on his way to playing in the Aussie Millions, it would seem Danish pro Gus Hansen has already made quite an impact on Macau’s Big Game and is currently in profit by a massive US$3.86 million. StarWorld Macau’s... 

The Epic Poker League (EPL) began in August 2011, and got off to a shaky start after David “Chino” Rheem won the inaugural Main Event whilst owing fellow pros a bundle of cash, followed by Michael DiVita being disqualified from season 2 for being a... 

After much deliberation as to whether he would play in Macau’s Big Game or not, it would now seem Gus Hansen is in full swing at the Poker King Club after blogging about his latest 24 hour poker session. Previously, the last news we heard was that the 37... 

Macau’s celebrated high-stakes cash poker game has been in full swing almost two months now, with various titbits of information occasionally filtering their way through to the hungry poker public. Over that period we have heard stories of a reputed US$14 million... 

Each year Daniel Negreanu posts his poker goals for the year ahead, and counted amongst his ten aspirations for 2012 is earning more than $1 million from tournament cashes, as well as regaining the number one spot on poker’s ‘All-Time Money List.’ The... 

Macau’s high-stakes cash poker game has been running several weeks now, with varying stories making their way through to the poker community. The latest piece of information coming our way comes straight from UK pro Sam Trickett, who left the game only recently... 

Maria Ho joined WinStar World Casino back in May, 2011 as the casino’s  celebrity spokesperson, and now over half a year later the poker pro has received an extension to her contract.  Situated on the Oklahoma-Texas border, Winstar World Casino is the third... 

The results are out for the highest earning female poker player of 2011, and topping the list is none other than Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst with $974,424 in winnings for the year. In total, Vanessa Selbst has now won $4,781,443 since her first tournament... 

The 2011 BLUFF Player of the Year race is finally over and the winner has been named as the Ukrainian born Eugene Katchalov. The Team PokerStars Pro enjoyed a particularly profitable year, even by his own high standards, and earned an impressive $2,572,726 throughout...