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Recently the poker community received the sad news that two-times World Series of Poker bracelet winner Starla Brodie has sadly passed away. Hailing from New Jersey, Brodie always had plenty of gamble and in her early career claims to have earned $400,000 in one... 

After making an astonishing $1 million ‘no sex’ bet with Bill Perkins, Antonio Esfandiari said all it took was nine days before he eventually caved in and paid the billionaire businessman an undisclosed sum so he could once more get back to performing... 

Not only is 888poker occupying online poker’s second highest spot with an average of 2,300 cash game players, but the site is also busy adding to its roster of sponsored pros a bevy of young, attractive poker starlets, including latest additions Canada’s... 

Without doubt this week’s hottest gambling related news story was the revelation 9 times WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey used his incredible observation skills to exploit a defect in a pack of cards to win $9.6 million playing baccarat at the Borgata Hotel... 

Here are a selection of some of the top poker tweets coming from the pros over the past week: Phil Ivey v Borgata Matt Glantz “I heard the buyin for @philivey to play the @WPT Championship @BorgataPoker this year is $9.615m. Doubt he will play.” David... 

Just a couple of weeks after leaving  her long term sponsor Team PKR, hot Swedish poker pro Sofia Lovgren has now taken up residency at her new site, 888poker. The decision to leave the innovative poker site PKR was a difficult one, especially since it was the... 

Phil Ivey is considered perhaps the greatest poker player of all time, having notched up 9 WSOP bracelets to go with the $21,252,119 he has won playing live tournaments, and the $19,242,744 he has won playing online as a Full Tilt Poker pro. The 38 year-old also... 

In sad news this week, the poker community learned that poker legend and larger than life character Danny Robison has passed away, although no details as to how his death came about have thus far been released. Born in 1945, Danny Robison went on to become one... 

After four years as a professional poker player in which he amassed $1,195,067 playing live tournaments, and a further $821,965 grinding online under the screen name “SamDMND”, Sam Holden has announced he has stepped down as an 888poker brand ambassador... 

Here are a selection of some of the top poker tweets coming from the pros over the past week: Jimmy Fricke “If we are telling stories I have a good one. #eptlive 10k horse tourney, the power flickers and everyone covers their chips as lights go out.. Power...