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The Inside Shuffle: Dwyte Pilgrim Shocker; Bryan Micon Sentencing; I Puckered Up
11-03-2015, Rai$eThePot
Many times the face of poker generated by the media is one of poker players coming across as a bunch of gambling fools that put all their money on the table and hope for a lucky turn of the card so they don’t have to sleep in the street. You...
Class of 2015 Poker Hall of Fame - John Juanda and Jen Harman
10-27-2015, PokerWorks Staff
The selections for the Class of 2015 Poker Hall of Fame are Jen Harman and John Juanda. The official induction will take place at Binion's Gambling Hall in Las Vegas on Friday, November 6th at 7:00 PM as the 49th and 50th members are lauded for...
Poker Affiliate World Rebrands to Online Affiliate World
10-21-2015, PokerWorks Staff
On Tuesday, October 20, 2015, Poker Affiliate World (PAW) rebranded to Online Affiliate World (OAW)! PAW/OAW is iBus Media's Business-to-Business (B2B) affiliate online marketplace and part of the iBus Media family. The Head of OAW at iBus...
Phil Ivey Files Countersuit Against Borgata
07-28-2015, PokerWorks Staff
Phil Ivey may have 10 gold World Series of Poker bracelets and be able to work his way through massive fields in a poker tournament but his skills at staying out of the limelight in matters that are court related seem to be lacking. Back in...
Vanessa Selbst Shines on Steve Harvey Show "Female Ground Breaker"
05-13-2015, PokerWorks Staff
What has one of the world's top female professional poker players been up to recently -- not only one of the top female poker players, but one of the most successful poker players in the world today? Vanessa Selbst, one of the winningest and...
'KidPoker' - Daniel Negreanu Documentary on the Way
05-08-2015, PokerWorks Staff
The PokerStars YouTube page ran the news on May 8th, 2015, that a documentary is on the way with the subject matter wrapped around one of poker's greatest spokespersons, Daniel Negreanu: "Daniel Negreanu, the man, the legend, and the subject...
Poker Bot "Claudico" Set For Two-Week Heads-up Battles
04-28-2015, PokerWorks Staff
A computer science team at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) developed a poker bot -- artificial intelligence (AI) -- and dubbed it "Claudico". Now it's time to find out if "Claudico's" expertise and game knowledge can come out on top against four...
Update on Nanjing Millions Raid by Chinese Police
04-23-2015, PokerWorks Staff
A report on April 18th regarding the Nanjing Millions event in Nanjing, China, has now been updated with more information on the raid by the Chinese Police. It is now believed to be the format of the Nanjing Millions Main Event that could have...
APPT Nanjing Millions Shut Down by Chinese Police
04-18-2015, PokerWorks Staff
The Asian-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Nanjing Millions event in Nanjing, China, was raided by the Chinese National Police on Friday, April 16th, which led to the official closure of the event held at the Jiangsu Wutaishan Sports Center. A...
London Poker Player Mehmet Hassan's Death Finds Two Guilty of Murder
04-15-2015, PokerWorks Staff
Mehmet Hassan was found dead a year ago in March in his London home. Three people were arrested and charged with the murder of the London poker player in what appeared to bepremeditated burglary. Nicholas Chandler, 29, and Kyrron Jackson, 28 were...
Are Poker Pros in Jeopardy? Ask Alex Jacob
04-13-2015, Rai$eThePot
We are talking jeopardy as in the long-running game show Jeopardy and yes, in particular Alex Jacob. Jacob is not only a pro at the great game of poker but he also has career poker tournament winnings of $2,603,701. AND moving on to the Jeopardy...
Who are the Kings and Queens of America?
04-10-2015, Penne Anne Papre
The Kings and Queens of America could be me and you, your neighbor, the guy that fails to wipe the sweat from the bench press at the gym, the woman at the beauty shop that cuts and styles your hair every month, the checker at the grocery store, or...
At the Age of 61 Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott Loses Battle with Cancer
04-06-2015, PokerWorks Staff
Monday was a hard day for the poker world. British poker legend Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott lost a battle he fought hard to win. On April 6th Ulliott's son David went to Twitter to relay the sad news to the world. Survived by his wife, Anpaktita...
There Ain't No Sugar in the SugarHouse Without Phil Hellmuth
04-03-2015, PokerWorks Staff
In late April the WSOP gold bracelet winningest player in the world, Phil Hellmuth, Jr., will add some sweetener to the pot when he arrives at the SugarHouse in Philadelphia. Although Hellmuth is know as the "Poker Brat" -- and he's earned the...
Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott Isn't Giving In to Cancer
03-30-2015, PokerWorks Staff
British poker veteran Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott may be fighting uphill right now but he isn't giving up or backing down. He is at home in Hull, UK, with his family as he works at overcoming one of the world's most feared diseases...
Soft Launch Period Begins for NV and DE Sharing Player Pools on WSOP.com
03-24-2015, PokerWorks Staff
Online poker players pools sharing liquidity began on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, between Delaware and Nevada. Bill Rini, Head of Online Poker for WSOP.com, confirmed the news with PokerNews.com and the two states are now able to light up the...
PokerStars Regional Promotion Could See You Having Dinner with Ronaldo in Moscow
03-19-2015, PokerWorks Staff
The poker world manages to open up opportunity that you would never find in other circles and there's one huge opportunity to rub elbows with PokerStars SportsStar Ronaldo and Team PokerStars Pro Ivan Demidov on the table right now at PokerStars...
Poker Lessons Available from Dan Colman and Olivier Busquet for Charitable Cause
03-18-2015, PokerWorks Staff
The One Drop Foundation, created to raise money to help people around the world in a fight against poverty and providing safe, clean water to those in need, just picked up new fund raising source. The 2014 World Series of Poker Big One for One...
Sam Simon, Simpsons Co-Creator, Loses Battle with Cancer
03-10-2015, PokerWorks Staff
Sam Simon passed away on Sunday, March 8th, after he lost the battle with cancer. Simon was born June 6th, 1955, and most of the world recognizes him as the co-creator of The Simpsons -- but there's much more to the layers that made up the life of...
Live Casino Games Launched Globally at PokerStars
03-04-2015, PokerWorks Staff
PokerStars players on .com; .eu; and .uk clients are able to play casino games on the PokerStars 7 client which include blackjack, Baccarat, roulette, and casino Hold'em games -- against live dealers -- according to an announcement made on...
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