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Both Mike Matusow and his brother Scott (pictured right) are well known for their hot-tempers and often uncompromising attacks on people involved in the poker industry. For instance, who can forget Mike Matusow’s verbal assault on Phil Ivey this year, when... 

There was some more positive news for Full Tilt Poker customers yesterday, after it was announced that French investment company Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT) has agreed to buy the business for $80 million. Furthermore, as the deal would allow for certain DoJ frozen... 

It has been announced that the UK poker prodigy Jake Cody has just signed a deal to become the latest member of Team PKR Pro. Commenting on his sponsorship deal with the award winning 3-D poker site, Cody said: “I’m very excited about joining Team PKR Pro.... 

Demo Kirlopoulos has won the 2011 Punta Cana Poker Classic after overcoming a field of 415 players over four days to lift the title, and collect the $136,950 first place prize. The $1,500 buy-in main event at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino in the Dominican Republic... 

A poker pro from the Czech Republic has just succeeded in a prop bet that required him to play in 24,000 Fifty50 SitnGos (SnGs) throughout the month of October and turn a profit, rakeback not included. Martin “phasE89“ Balaz, 22, is a Fifty50 or ‘double-or-nothing’... 

The inaugural Duplicate Poker Nations Cup is scheduled to get underway tomorrow in London. The International Poker Federation (IPF) organised event will see the best pros in the world from 12 countries competing for international bragging rights over their national... 

Jason Starkman is the owner of Epicure Gourmet Market and Jerry’s Famous Deli in the USA. Along with Guy Starkman, the two brothers have continued to help run the family-owned company after their father, the Israeli-born Isaac Starkman, passed away in 2008. It... 

It has been on the cards for almost two years now, but finally the much-touted fight between poker pros Lex Veldhuis and Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier has been confirmed for November 22nd, after the Master Classics of Poker tournament in Amsterdam. The kick-boxing... 

Last week, German pro Pius Heinz won the 2011 WSOP Main Event for $8,715,636, and the question has been asked how much of that in taxes will the 22 year old have to pay. Despite the huge amount won, the question becomes particularly poignant when you consider the... 

David Boyaciyan has won the 2011 Master Classics of Poker Main Event, after overcoming a field of 294 players over four days to lift the title, and collect the €382,200 ($527,391) first place prize. While 16 competitors still remained in the €5,000 buy-in... 

It has just been announced that German poker pro Hans Martin Vogl is to become the latest addition to Team Betfair Poker. The cash, Sit & Go and MTT specialist first started playing the game back in 2004, using €5,000 from his sports betting winnings to initially... 

Back in December, 2009, poker Pro Phil Ivey divorced his high school sweet heart and wife of seven years, Luciaetta. Now, however, it has come to light that Luciaetta Ivey has since filed an “affidavit of implied bias or prejudice” against the then... 

Sam Trickett has now become UK poker’s ‘All-Time Money Leader,’ after a spectacular weekend in which he triumphed at the Partouche Poker Tour main event final table for a €1 million ($1,365,680) payday. With his latest win, the Titan Poker sponsored... 

The 2011 Main Event started with 6,865 hopefuls back in July and reached its ultimate exciting conclusion this week, after German pro Pius Heinz, 22, was crowned this year’s winner of the hugely popular Event 58: $10,000 N0-Limit Hold’em Championship. Here...