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Phil Ivey Loses $1 Million Vegetarian Prop Bet To Dwan

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 season's High Stakes Poker, and ...

Wynn Poker Classic Championship 2010 Won By Brandon Cantu

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, 24 of the remaining 28 players ...

UK Poker Pro Dave “The Devilfish” Ulliott To Make A Movie

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 a video interview on the ...

Roman Abramovich Wins Libel Case After Claims He Lost Yacht Playing Poker

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 at the High Court in ...

Berlin Police Arrest Half The EPT Poker Robber Gang

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 the Grand Hyatt and ...

WSOPC Atlantic City Main Event Won By Roland Isra

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 12th and by Sunday, March 14th ...

The Brunson 10’s Newest Recruit Is Steve ‘gboro780′ Gross

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 of his signing, Doyle Brunson commented: "Steve’s record speaks ...

Isildur1 Felted Once More After A Losing $1.8 Million Session

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 stormed the Full Tilt Poker tables ...

$7 Million Casino Scam Mastermind Jailed for 7 Years

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 members was able to carry ...

The “durrrr” Challenge: Dwan Wins $230k After Just 61 Hands

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 encounter, with Tom Dwan adding another $230,710 to ...