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John Racener Charged With Third DUI

Poker professional John Racener, most notable for his second place finish in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, was arrested and charged with DUI in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 11th. Apparently, this is not the first time Racener has been...

PokerStars Rolls Out a Software Update

There have been tons of changes made at PokerStars in their most recent software update. The biggest name in online poker continues to show their dedication to being on the cutting edge in regards to online poker play. Most of the updates were small changes but they...

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

With just a few Sundays left in the year there are only a handful of opportunities to make your mark in 2010. Online tournaments have never been stronger as lately events such as the $750k on FullTilt and $500k on PokerStars have risen out of the cellar and once again...

Woolworth’s

The term Woolworth’s denotes a ten and a five (T5) of any suit as holecards. The name is derived from the high street retail chain which was traditionally a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores.

Rome Casino Offers Colossal Promotions

As the stress of the holiday season continues to mount, gamers everywhere are in desperate need of a little quality relaxation time. After spending gobs of money on Aunt Maude, Cousin Jake, and other dubious relations, nothing calms the nerves like splurging a little on yourself.

Cereus Network Adds Security Tokens

In an attempt to keep up with competitors such as Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, the two Cereus Network poker rooms, UB and Absolute Poker, have released security tokens for patrons of the two sites. Security tokens are the newest layer of defense for poker...

Vanessa Rousso Selling Lamborghini on eBay

Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso is letting go of her 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe. The bright yellow speed demon appeared on the internet auction site eBay yesterday. You can have the Lambo right now for $126,500 or submit your best offer. The auction is slated...

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

Online tournaments continue to thrive as 2010 winds down. Coming off a big month which saw the World Series of Poker Main Event culminate live on ESPN and another very successful FullTilt Online Poker Series in the books, it seems online tournaments are back and...

Bodog Casino Offering $50 Bonus

Until November 28, Bodog Casino is giving you the opportunity to cash in on a $50 bonus. Snap out of that turkey coma and get into the action at Bodog! To receive your 100% up to $50 bonus, redeem the coupon code TURKEY. You’ll receive your bonus instantly! This...

Qualify For The PCA at PokerStars

The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) is coming up in January and PokerStars has started running satellite qualifier for the events. This year, PokerStars not only has the PCA Main Event, but a fun and unique new live event, which they are calling the Fish and...

bwin Battle of the Forums

Bwin Poker, part of the Ongame Network, intends to settle what seems like an age old score: what poker forum has the best players? Obviously, things will be settled on felt thanks to the Battle of the Forums. Representing your forum is sure to pay well because the...

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

Withe FTOPS XVIII coming to an end our Weekend Tournament Report shifts focus solely to PokerStars and their Sunday majors. For updates on all of the biggest events in FTOPS XVIII be sure to check out our poker news section.  Even though FullTilt garnered most of the...

WPT Extends Contract with Bicycle Casino

The World Poker Tour and Bell Garden, CA's Bicycle Casino have recently announced contract extension, which will carry their partnership through the year 2015. Specifically, this means that the annual Legends of Poker event will maintain its place as one of the most popular stops on the WPT tour.

Is Phil Hellmuth Leaving UB?

Phil Hellmuth and UB, a skin of the Cereus Network, have been working together for years. Hellmuth has been the face of UB since before the Cereus scandal broke out. However, it’s speculated that Hellmuth may be having disagreements with Cereus and his...

Eric Baldwin Wins NAPT Bounty Shootout

On Thursday, Eric Baldwin took down PokerStars’ North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Bounty Shootout event, collecting the $134,280 top prize. The event was a shootout so it had a different structure than most tournaments. Play started with 81 participants and...

FlopeDeNuts Wins FTOPS XVIII Event 27

Full Tilt Online Poker Series XVIII has been winding down, but that did not stop Event #27 from getting lots of action! 1,122 players ponied up $515+20 to compete in this Super Turbo, Knockout, No Limit Hold’em tournament. The Super Turbo format has players...

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

With FTOPS XVIII in full swing the focus of our weekend tournament report shifts completely onto the world’s #1 online poker site PokerStars.  There was plenty of action on Stars this past weekend as they ran their typical Sunday events including the Warm-Up,...

Bwin Releases Live Betting iPhone App

Earlier this week, bet365 announced their release of a mobile betting application. Now online gambling giant and the largest publicly listed online gambling company, Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, has announced the release of a live sports-betting iPhone...

PartyGaming and Bwin Merger Still In Works

Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and PartyGaming have released a joint statement, noting that their merger is still “on track.” The merger of the two gambling powerhouses would create the largest publicly traded online gambling company in the world. The...

Weekend Tournament Wrap-Up

With most of the focus on the World Series of Poker Main Event finishing in Las Vegas this week it would have been acceptable to see a lack of interest in online tournaments. However, it seems the publicity of the November Nine provided at least a temporary boost to...