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Television show Poker After Dark (PAD) made its NBC debut on January 1st, 2007 but was cancelled on September 23rd, 2011, after its major sponsor Full Tilt Poker was targeted as part of the ‘Black Friday’ indictments. Now, it looks like the popular... 

Nathan “Blackrain79″ Williams is a university graduate in his thirties from Canada, who is also the biggest winner ever at PokerStars’ micro stakes cash games. With around $30,000 in winnings playing at the  1c/2c and the 2c/5c levels alone,... 

At the end of 2010, card enthusiasts were thrilled to hear that a sequel to the cult poker movie Rounders (1998) had been agreed and was scheduled for a 2012 release date. Thirteen months later and the collaboration between Miramax, which produced the original... 

The Epic Poker League (EPL) began in August 2011, and got off to a shaky start after David “Chino” Rheem won the inaugural Main Event whilst owing fellow pros a bundle of cash, followed by Michael DiVita being disqualified from season 2 for being a... 

Fans of former “Poker After Dark” hostess Marianela Pereyra are in for a treat after it was announced that the  Argentinian born beauty would now be taking over the World Poker Tour’s anchor duties when Kimberly Lansing goes on maternity leave... 

The once popular poker series known as ‘High Stakes Poker’ has now been axed from GSN’s 2012 schedule, after a run on TV lasting from its first broadcast date of January 16, 2006. The poker cash game series was originally hosted by Gabe Kaplan... 

Following ‘Black Friday’ wave after wave of poker show have been cancelled because of their affiliation with either Full Tilt or PokerStars. Surprisingly, however, popular cash game show ‘High Stakes Poker’ (HSP) continued to air on the... 

Released to DVD on April 15th, the latest poker related movie to hit the screen is already creating quite a splash with audiences. With the tagline ‘Even Professional Poker has a Farm System,’ the movie bills itself as the “true story” of... 

Filming on the Full Tilt sponsored TV show ‘The Poker Lounge’ has just been cancelled mid-way through the event after the poker TV producer failed to receive payment from Full Tilt Poker. TV production company ‘Presentable Productions’ had... 

If you’re looking for an insightful view into the world of online poker then you need look no further than director Li Dong’s latest poker documentary called ‘A Kids Game: The Story of Online Poker.’ The 70 minute video features a series...