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Wealthy music executive Alan Meltzer (pictued right) died October last year , with an outpouring of sympathy then flooding in from the poker playing community, of which he was a big part. Known as a larger than life character, Alan Meltzer was a huge name throughout... 

After being off the radar since the Full Tilt debacle broke last year, poker legend Phil Ivey has put himself firmly back on the tournament map after taking away US$2,161,895 in winnings from the Aussie Millions. The 35 year-old created quite a buzz after falling... 

Caesars Atlantic City celebrated a milestone event last week, after its poker Bad Beat Jackpot was hit for the 20th time since it was introduced to the casino in August 2010. At 3:45a.m. on Thursday, January 19th, one lucky player at the Caesars poker room hit... 

UK man Barry Denson has set his sights on taking down Phil Laak’s poker playing marathon world record of 115 hours, achieved by the US pro back in June 2010. The Manchester man usually plays most of his live poker in a pub tournament known as ‘The Nuts... 

The winners of the 11th Annual European Poker Awards were named at a ceremony in Paris yesterday, and amongst those players receiving honours were two members of PokerStars Team Pro; Bertrand Grospellier and Pius Heinz. French number one Bertrand “ElkY”... 

After Days 1A, 1B and 1C of the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event were completed, around half of the 659 starting field returned to compete on Day 2 of the $10,000 event. By the end of the day 75 players remained, which was then cut further to just 26 players by... 

Las Vegas poker pro Karina Jett is well known for her charity work, and will be helping to promote the upcoming ‘Ante4Autism’ poker event at Binions in Downtown Vegas on January 31st. The charity event, which supports autism research, is now entering... 

The 2012 Aussie Millions is currently in full swing down under, with the $10,000 Main Event attracting 153 players on Days 1A, 187 players on Day 1B and 317 players on Day 1C for a combined field to 657. With a total prize pool of AUS$6.57 million and an estimated... 

Abraham Araya has won the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Main Event, after defeating a field of 978 players over three days to lift the title, and collect the $270,380 first place prize. Abraham Araya moved to the US from East Africa around 20 years ago... 

Scandinavian online gaming operator Bet24 has just announced the addition of seven more budding poker players to Bet24 Team pros, which now numbers thirteen. Haling from different backgrounds, the latest recruits include Stefan Mattsson (Sweden), Tapio Vihakas... 

US pro Phil Galfond is one of the most successful and respected players the game has seen, having earned $7,743,981 playing cash games online under the screen names ‘OMGClayAiken’ at Full Tilt and as ‘MrSweets28′ at PokerStars. Phil Galfond... 

US pro Dan Smith has won the Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge, after defeating a field of 22 players over two days to claim the title, as well as the AUS$1,012,000 (US$1,041,828) first place prize. With his latest victory in Melbourne, the online grinder with... 

Top UK pro James Akenhead is number eight on the country’s money list, having earned $2,994,779 from live play since cashing at his first tournament in 2005. Counted amongst the 28 year-old’s achievements include a 9th place finish at the 2009 WSOP... 

Sunday night in Melbourne, 22 players skipped the $10,000 Main Event to take a shot at the $100,000 Aussie Millions Challenge, instead. Last year the event was won by Sam Trickett, who walked away richer to the tune of AUS$1,525,000 (US$1,508,258), after overcoming...