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If rumours circulating around the poker community are correct, then beleaguered online poker room Full Tilt may be about to receive a major investment boost to its operation from casino business pioneer Jack Binion. Black Friday in the US saddled Full Tilt Poker... 

US pro Ben Lamb has won Event 42: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha championship, after overcoming a field of 361 players over four days to capture his first winners bracelet, and the $814,436 first place prize. The Nevada resident has enjoyed considerable WSOP success since... 

A German man who threatened online gambling websites with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been given a two years and 10 month prison sentence by a court in Düsseldorf. The unamed man from Frankfurt tried to extort €2,500 ($3,700) each from six... 

US pro Justin Pechie has just triumphed at Event 41: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout, after winning all three of his tables to capture his first WSOP bracelet and the $167,060 top prize. The 26 year-old outlasted 538 of his fellow competitors to triumph at the... 

Since WSOP 2011 began almost four week ago on May 31st, there has already been 41 bracelets won at the prestigious event in Las Vegas. Following Weeks 1, 2 and 3 recaps, here are the results so far for Week 4: Event 30: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship US... 

Ukrainian poker pro Arkadiy Tsinis has just won WSOP Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, after overcoming a field of 2,192 players over three days to capture his first gold bracelet, as well as collecting the $540,000 first place prize. Tsinis was foremost... 

Much to the annoyance of railbirds on the sidelines of WSOP Event 37: $10k H.O.R.S.E. Championship, play has been halted overnight with just two players remaining. Gathered fans made their frustration known as the heads-up battle between Fabrice Soulier (France)... 

There have been many entertaining tweets coming out of Las Vegas over the duration of WSOP 2011, but today’s choice comments come from a group of world class bracelet winners. First up, US pro Frank Kassela earned the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year Award, after... 

Controversy broke out at WSOP Event 37: $10k H.O.R.S.E. Championship, after Canadian pro Daniel Negreanuaccused Michael Binger of cheating during a hand played on Day 2 of the tournament. Michael Binger famously finished 3rd at the 2006 WSOP Main Event for $4,123,310... 

Poland has now banned online poker after President Bronislaw Komorowski signed a decree forbidding online organisation and participation in the game within the EU member country. The country’s latest move is seen as an attempt to regulate Poland’s online... 

Spider-man actor Tobey Maguire has found himself in a spot of bother after the duped investors of a ‘Ponzi scheme’ organised by Brad Ruderman decided to go after some of the beneficiaries of Ruderman’s extravagance with their money.  Brad Ruderman... 

US pro Jason Mercier has just won Event #35: $5k PLO Six Handed, after overcoming a field of 507 players over three days to capture his second career WSOP bracelet, and collect the $619,575 first place prize. In 2009, Jason Mercier won his first WSOP bracelet in... 

Canada has just earned its fourth bracelet at WSOP 2011, after Kirk Caldwell won Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Event after overcoming a 2,828 strong field on his way to collecting the $668,276 first place prize. Apparently the 31 year old from Ontario had... 

US pro Mark Schmid has just won WSOP Event #34: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em, after overcoming a field of 3,144 players over three days to collect a gold bracelet, and the $488,283 first place prize. Following his remarkable victory, the 31 year old Lowell, Michigan...