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Poker pro Daniel Negreanu has been banned from the TwoPlusTwo forum for a day after running foul of the site’s  advertising rules. The 37 year-old has been a regular commenter and contributor on the forum for years. Negreanu also host a weekly video blog... 

US pro Vanessa Selbst is currently the second highest earning female tournament player on the circuit with $4,911,583 in life time earnings, including a recent win at the $5,100 L.A. Poker Classic for $140,295. Incredibly, the 27 year-old’s success has come... 

While contemplating what constitutes acceptable behaviour around the poker table, several names are sure to crop up who have stretched the bounds of poker decency in the past. These include Scotty Nguyen at the 2008 WSOP $50k H.O.R.S.E. event, who appeared intoxicated... 

Britain’s Chris “Moorman1” Moorman has won $7,795,934 playing tournaments online including 11-Triple Crowns, making him the most successful online tournament specialist in history. More recently, the 26 year-old has turned his talent to the live... 

Alec “traheho” Torelli is a 25 year-old poker pro currently residing in Las Vegas with $1,473,962 in live tournament cashes, and a further $573,742 won online. However, in spite of his $2,047,704 in tournament winnings, Alec Torelli earns his living... 

Until recently, Phil “MrSweets28″ Galfond had been languishing in the doldrums after losing 10 out of 10 days to go on a $680k downswing. Consequently, the 27 year-old took a tactical break for most of February before returning to PokerStars cash tables... 

US poker pro Erick “Edog” Lindgren is one of the games biggest talents and is currently listed 21st on poker’s ‘All Time Money List’ with $8,457,543 in winnings. However, Erick Lindgren’s fortunes took a dive recently, after... 

Last week, Viktor ‘Isildur1′ Blom put in a magnificent performance on PokerStars cash tables, which saw him walk away $577k richer after a hot 10 hour session.   The Swedish pro had been suffering a bit of a downswing until then, having lost around... 

It sure has been a roller-coaster of a ride for top US pro Phil “MrSweets28″ Galfond, since re-locating to Canada post Black Friday. The 27 year-old recently suffered a horrendous $680k downswing playing mostly $100/$200 PLO on PokerStars, before deciding... 

Television show Poker After Dark (PAD) made its NBC debut on January 1st, 2007 but was cancelled on September 23rd, 2011, after its major sponsor Full Tilt Poker was targeted as part of the ‘Black Friday’ indictments. Now, it looks like the popular...