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What are some of the hottest headlines in the world of poker? Here you will find all the latest juicy stories along with other important news and tournament results. A must read for the poker enthusiast with articles published throughout the day.

Poker Icons Expands Into Europe, Asia

Poker Icons, a poker agency who represents players like Annette Obrestad, Juha Helppi, Peter Jepsen, Jesper Hougaard, Alex Kamberis, Chris Moorman, Brian Hawkins, John Tabatabai, Soren Kongsgaard h

Submitted by on, Sat, 04/11/2009 - 11:07

PokerRoom.com and CasinoRoom.com Shut Their Doors

A 10-year old online poker and casino venture is going out of business. Part of the OnGame Network, PokerRoom.com first opened its doors in 1999. The company notified customers and affiliate pa

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 04/10/2009 - 14:10

Poker Babe Lacey Jones Celebrates Her Birthday In Style

Lacey Jones total career poker winnings may only be a measly $12,921, but she is still one of the most recognized faces in the game today....perhaps because she's super hot.

Jones has been all the topic of discussion this week following her foray in rap.

This weekend while the rest of us are going Easter egg hunting or preparing our matzos, Lacey is spending the time celebrating her 30^th birthday in style.

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 04/10/2009 - 13:30

The Clonie Gowen Lawsuit Is Still On

Our friends at www.aintluck.com on Thursday provided us with information that Clonie Gowen's lawsuit against Full Tilt

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 04/10/2009 - 13:06

Poker Pro David Williams to Undergo Surgery

Poker players love to Twitter, just like Yours Truly, Jenny Woo. The latest Gambling911.com updates can be found on our Twitter page as well.

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Thu, 04/09/2009 - 23:02

Stephen Conroy Good For The World: YouTube, Fark, SlashDot Very Bad

If you've been following our coverage of Australian Senator and Communications D

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 04/09/2009 - 15:40

Microgaming Under Fire for Online Poker Skin Scandal, Grand Prive Mess

The well established and well regarded online gambling software and poker firm, Microgaming, has had its good name dragged through the dirt in recent months.

First, one of the company's online casino brands - the Grand Prive Group - decided to abruptly terminate its "life time agreement" with its affiliates. Grand Prive continues to operate and it still does so from the Microgaming platform apparently.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 04/09/2009 - 14:11

Clonie Gowen Full Tilt Lawsuit Is Still On

The AintLuck.com story related to Clonie Gowen and the dismissal of her lawsuit was incorrect. Please see below for details....

Submitted by on, Thu, 04/09/2009 - 13:44

Poker Tournament News: Asian Poker Tour Expanded, Jamie Gold Joins Irish Open

Officials on the Chinese offshore gambling island of Macau have given the Asian Poker Tour permission to expand its popular Macau event. Among those slated to participate in the August 12 to 23 m

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 04/09/2009 - 13:21

David Williams Gives Blood: Annette Obrestad Attacked by Ice Cream Man

Gambling911.com is on Twitter a la Jenny Woo. See what Woo is up to (typically she's in bed, and not always by herself) and find out the latest ne

Submitted by Payton on, Thu, 04/09/2009 - 11:20

Who’s Who of the Poker Bad Guys

The online poker blog Pokerati featured a good piece about the "Bad Guys of Poker" - and we're not talking about the "David William I'm Too Coo

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 04/09/2009 - 10:19

2009 Irish Poker Open Kicks Off Thursday

Over the same period in which the 2009 US Open Golf Tournament takes place, we also have the 2009 Irish Poker Open.

Submitted by on, Wed, 04/08/2009 - 21:32

Doyle Brunson Somber Reaction to Untimely Passing of Chip Reese Son

The poker community was saddened to have learned that Casey Reese, son of the late poker legend, Chip Reese, passed away this week.

Submitted by Ace King on, Wed, 04/08/2009 - 09:17

Pros Unhappy with WPT Foxwoods Poker Classic

Only 259 entered the 2009 Foxwoods Poker Classic on the World Poker Tour, compared to 346 players last year.

Submitted by on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 23:10

Rising Poker Stars Matt Graham Joins Team UltimateBet

UltimateBet has given its roster of online poker talent a heavy dose of awesome.

Submitted by on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 20:54

Poker Pros in The Red for 2009 Led by Tom Durr Dwan

Poker is a game of high peaks and low valleys. Sometimes bad players win money and sometimes good players lose money. Any experienced poker player would agree that a player can go through prolo

Submitted by on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 20:49

Will PartyGaming Come Back to the US?

The news that PartyGaming had finally settled with the US Government quickly turned to talk of the company re-entering the US market. Approximately 80 percent of its customer base was from the Un

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 20:39

UFC 97 Sponsorship Confirmed by UltimateBet Poker Room

The world's seventh busiest online poker room, UltimateBet.com, has earned sponsorship rights to upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship 97 (UFC 97), the company informed Gambling911.com on Tuesday

Submitted by on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 13:11

Somach: Fantasy Tweets From Our Favorite Poker Stars

In recent days, two top poker professionals have begun regularly disseminating their thoughts via Twitter, the latest E-method of instant communication.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 12:59

Stocks Rally Following PartyGaming Settlement Deal

Following news that PartyGaming had settled with the US Government to avoid future prosecution, the online gambling sector, which lost significant market share since late 2006, began to rally on Tu

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:48

Dikshit Gets Short End of the Stick

With news announced Tuesday that PartyGaming had entered into a settlement agreement with the US Government to avoid future prosecution, one cannot help but question if co-founder, Anurag Dikshit,

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:38

PartyGaming Will Avoid US Prosecution

Online gambling firm, PartyGaming, has clinched a deal with US authorities that would ensure it avoids prosecution according to the Guardian Newspaper on Tuesday.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:09

Jenny Woo Announced For 2009 Latin Series of Poker

Gambling911.com tigress and Senior International Correspondent, Jenny Woo, will be taking part in this year's Latin Series of Poker, held August 3-9 in beautiful Panama City, Panama.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 04/06/2009 - 23:48

Annie Duke Celebrity Apprentice: Getting Dirty With Midgets

So, this week on Celebrity Apprentice the task was to create a viral video for All Detergent. As I suspected going into task delivery, the teams got shuffled up.

Submitted by on, Mon, 04/06/2009 - 22:30

Ban on Bottled Water, Louisiana Florists and Online Gambling Most Absurd

The Hawaii Reporter featured a great piece this week on some of the dumbest product bans of the past year, among them online poker, though officially online poker found itself technically "ban

Submitted by on, Sun, 04/05/2009 - 23:22

Facebook Helps Fuel the Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Craze

With over 200 million active users, if Facebook were a country, it would rank eighth in population just ahead of Japan, Russia and Nigeria. What better place to fuel the latest Texas Hold ‘Em P

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sun, 04/05/2009 - 22:35

Another Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Won: Second Time for NC Resident

Online poker player DOOSA777 is convinced that lightning really can strike twice, as she celebrates winning not just one, but two Bad Beat Jackpots at Absolute Poker in as many months.

Submitted by on, Sun, 04/05/2009 - 21:55

Apprentice Star Had Sex In A Tree: Annie Duke’s Twat Takes Root

Frisky Phil got me on my bark for sex in a tree. So says Rachel Pascall of Apprentice star Phillip Taylor.

This isn't the Apprentice our friend, UltimateBet.com poker pro and humanitarian Annie Duke is starring on. We're talking the UK version of the popular television show created by real estate guru Donald Trump.

Submitted by Payton on, Sat, 04/04/2009 - 23:30

Australian Communications Director Stephen Conroy Under Fire

The row over Australian Communication Director Stephen Conroy's remarks against Internet Service Provider iiNet continued through the weekend with extensive press coverage.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Sat, 04/04/2009 - 21:34

Poker Pro Amarillo Slim Speaks Out About His Darkest Moment

It seems these days, whenever professional poker player Amarillo Slim is in the news, it's usually not for something good.

Submitted by on, Fri, 04/03/2009 - 23:32