http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/ Daily news from poker and online poker world Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:35:03 -0800 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/10/us-and-france-players-banned-from-everleaf-gaming-network.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:06:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/10/us-and-france-players-banned-from-everleaf-gaming-network.html A Minted Poker representative posted on TwoPlusTwo on Thursday, February 9th, that the Everleaf Gaming Network received a 'cease and desist order' from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; all residents of the United States are now prohibited... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/10/get-ready-for-the-2012-pokerstars-blogger-championship.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:45:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/10/get-ready-for-the-2012-pokerstars-blogger-championship.html It's that time of the year again! The world's largest poker site – PokerStars – hosts the 2012 World Blogger Championship of Online Poker and all you bloggers are more than welcome to join in. The championship takes off February 23rd and all... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/09/play-for-a-piece-of-5-000-weekly-in-the-pokernews-freeroll-o.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:10:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/09/play-for-a-piece-of-5-000-weekly-in-the-pokernews-freeroll-o.html Get ready to celebrate FREE money while you're playing your favorite poker games on PokerStars - the world's biggest online poker site. It's so easy to get a seat in the $5,000 Weekly PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series - you'll be able to play... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/09/the-inside-shuffle-cardplayer-and-pokernews-poy-rankings-mat.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/09/the-inside-shuffle-cardplayer-and-pokernews-poy-rankings-mat.html Despite Group Bernard Tapie's lawyer Behnam Dayanim's statement that Mike Matusow and 18 other poker pros owe Full Tilt Poker a total of $16.5 million, Matusow denies he's in debt and claims he has no idea why he's on the list. The District of... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/09/doj-stranglehold-still-on-elie-and-campos.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/09/doj-stranglehold-still-on-elie-and-campos.html Chad Elie, John Campos, and the Department of Justice (DoJ) were ordered to submit briefings to the Court on January 26th, 2012. The briefings were "addressing the implications, if any, of the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel’s... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/08/unibet-poker-brings-back-the-gold-rush.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:56:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/08/unibet-poker-brings-back-the-gold-rush.html Unibet Poker is bringing back one of the its most popular promotions – the Gold Rush. All month long Unibet will reward their players with extra cash and freeroll tickets just for playing their favorite cash games and tournaments and collecting... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/08/online-gambling-legislation-repealed-in-district-of-columbia.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:51:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/08/online-gambling-legislation-repealed-in-district-of-columbia.html Internet gambling legislation that was passed in 2010 in the District of Columbia ended its short run by a vote of 10-2 on Tuesday according to a report from the Washington Post. The Finance and Revenue Committee voted to send the repeal to a full... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/07/pokerworks-exclusive-5-000-freerolls-running-on-pokerstars.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/07/pokerworks-exclusive-5-000-freerolls-running-on-pokerstars.html Starting tomorrow, February 8th, the exclusive $5,000 Freeroll series on the world's largest poker site, PokerStars, kicks off at 14:00 ET. Only those to sign up to PokerStars via PokerWorks* will be able to play for their share of the $67,500... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/06/the-inside-shuffle-romney-nays-online-gambl-pros-owe-ft-mill.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:58:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/06/the-inside-shuffle-romney-nays-online-gambl-pros-owe-ft-mill.html Who are you gonna vote for in the 2012 Presidential Election? If you're an online poker player, Mitt Romney is not the right choice. The Republican candidate has made his views towards online poker legalization very clear in a recent interview and... http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/06/partypoker-the-magic-of-venice-tony-g-talks-trash-card-rush.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:05:00 +0000 http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2012/02/06/partypoker-the-magic-of-venice-tony-g-talks-trash-card-rush.html Get ready for an update of what is going on at PartyPoker and what's ahead to keep the action popping and the players waiting in line to get action. Dynamo to Entertain at WPT Venice Monday, February 6th, kicked off the €4,950 buy-in WPT...