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PPA Talk About Missed Opportunity For U.S. Poker Legislation

PPA Talk About Missed Opportunity For U.S. Poker Legislation

John Pappas, director of the Poker Players Alliance appeared on television last week to talk about the latest effort to legalize and regulate online poker in the United States. Despite attempts by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Pappas in the segment “The High Stakes Poker on the Internet”... Read More....

World Poker Tour Deals with Mobile Phones Hold’em Showdown

World Poker Tour Deals with Mobile Phones Hold'em Showdown

World Poker Tour (WPT) to come to mobile phones significantly today with the Hold’em Showdown. Only available for phones AT & T cell, including the iPhone, Hands-On Entertainment has clips of the World Poker Tour on Facebook for mobile phones, including: Offers players new casinos and... Read More....

Daniel Negreanu – Poker World’s Best Known Names

Daniel Negreanu - Poker World’s Best Known Names

Daniel Negreanu is one of the biggest names in the world of poker and one of the best guys to boot. With a multitude of titles and career earnings in the mass, he is our ultimate poker legend. Nice Guys Finish Last. At least that’s how you say. However, Daniel Negreanu is known to be one of the... Read More....

New Series For the Legalization of Online Poker in California

New Series For the Legalization of Online Poker in California

A lawmaker also a group of California Indian tribes are racing to have the state Legislature reckon about legalizing online poker here before they are preempted by the federal government adopting its own plan. Sen. Louis Correa (D-Santa Ana) said he introduced Senate Bill 40 on Monday. The measure would... Read More....

Jonathan Duhamel Doesn’t Wants a Finance Degree

Jonathan Duhamel Doesn’t Wants a Finance Degree

For Jonathan Duhamel, the road to riches meant dropping out of a finance degree program at the University of Quebec in Montreal to focus on playing poker. The move has paid recently, when, at age 23, Duhamel won the World Series of Poker Main Event and the $ 8.9 million prize that goes with it. Duhamel... Read More....

London Poker Festival – Simon ‘Tigerwing’ Wing Wins £15k

London Poker Festival - Simon 'Tigerwing' Wing Wins £15k

A poker player has pocketed more than £ 15,000 in prizes up after leaving London Film Festival a month dedicated to the game. Simon “Tigerwing” Wing, 32, of Varsity Drive, Twickenham, has beaten challenger Gem Husnu to get the £15,171 prize. He also won the popular trophy in the London Calling... Read More....

Poker After Dark Will be Back Soon on The TV Screen

Poker After Dark Will be Back Soon on The TV Screen

NBC announced that their last show Poker After Dark will be back soon on the TV screen, said they are willing to air their first Sessions in January 2011. Latest range of poker players that are included in the game has already been appointed and there are a number of players who will be a huge interest... Read More....

Poker Pro Ron ‘Mad Yank’ Fanelli Undergoing Psychiatric Evaluation

Poker Pro Ron 'Mad Yank' Fanelli Undergoing Psychiatric Evaluation

In a tragic case of irony, poker player known as Ron ‘Mad Yank’ Fanelli is currently under psychiatric evaluation after he confessed to the killing and disposal of the body Sweetheart Hostess Bar Wanpen Pianchai in Thailand. Ron Fanelli was arrested in July for what he described then as “a... Read More....

Poker – Zynga First App for Android

Poker - Zynga First App for Android

Another major step in mobile poker face today as a leading developer of entertainment Zygna announced plans for a version of its popular Android poker game. The announcement made at Facebook events for the launch of its new mobile features.  Zynga immediately moved to the front of the pack of mobile... Read More....

Poker Tournaments for Police Memorial Foundation

Poker Tournaments for Police Memorial Foundation

Officials of the Chicago police are always there when you need it. Now is your chance to step when they need. The annual Texas Hold’em Poker tournament to benefit the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation will be held at 6:00 pm on November 18 in the Horseshoe Casino Hammond room. Chicago Police Memorial... Read More....