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The month of September may be almost half over, but that just means Titan Poker’s 6th Anniversary Celebration is in full swing.  All month, the headline member of the iPoker Network is holding a series of promotions for players, including the opportuni

On Saturday, Parkland, Florida’s Matt Waxman accomplished something no American had ever been able to do before: he became the first American to win the World Poker Tour (WPT) Grand Prix de Paris.  One of just two Yanks to reach the final table and one

It is no secret that the events on and following Black Friday put either an end to, or a major damper on, the careers of most online poker players in the United States.  But what about some of the players who have made their names playing live?  Aside f

Adding to the problems for the beleaguered company, a second class action lawsuit has been filed against Full Tilt Poker, this time in the country of Canada. It was revealed yesterday in an article in the Montreal Gazette that a Canadian consumer protecti

After a two year hiatus, the Caesars Cup will once again be up for grabs during this year’s World Series of Poker Europe in Cannes, France. Back in 2009 in London, the Caesars Cup was devised as a poker competition between two teams of players from the

Battling from the short stack at the final table, Mike McDonald emerged as the champion of the second Epic Poker League tournament Friday night at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. At the start of the final table of the Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em

Late yesterday afternoon, rumors were heard that another online poker network may be in the crosshairs of the U. S. Department of Justice. The website Subject: Poker reported through “confidential sources” Thursday afternoon that the U. S. Attorney’

The final table for the second-ever Epic Poker League Main Event is set, with a newcomer to the EPL tournaments leading the way and a familiar face trying to chase him down. Action began on Thursday with 23 men left standing from the original 97 runners w

With “Black Friday” taking many of the popular online poker offerings away from American poker players, the small “home game” has become a viable alternative to grinding away in front of a computer. In the state of Indiana, the gaming commission h

After Day Two of the Epic Poker League’s second Main Event at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, 2011 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Fabrice Soulier has surged to the lead with 23 players remaining. The fifty players who returned for action on

The second Epic Poker League Main Event kicked off Tuesday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas as almost 100 poker pros squared off for both money and bragging rights.  Leading the way, separated by just three big blinds and ahead of the rest of the

ESPN.com released its monthly “The Nuts” poker rankings, rankings which largely reflected the typically slow August.  There was just one change to the list’s membership with little movement amongst those already in the rankings.  It wasn’t  com

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) announced yesterday that the public hearing regarding Full Tilt Poker’s remote gambling license will be held on Monday, September 19th at 9:00am at the Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel in London. The original he

In a “Stipulation and Order” document filed this past Friday, September 2nd, in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), has agreed to release an unspecified amount of previously seiz

With the second Main Event of the Epic Poker League (EPL) set to get underway on Tuesday, there was the still some unfinished business left over the weekend, as nine free seats were to be handed out at the Pro/Am lead-up tournament.  Greg “FBT̶

It is rare that a person can be universally loved, and that type of person is perhaps even rarer in the cutthroat world of poker.  Thuy Doan was one of those people.  Lovely both inside and out, Thuy succumbed to cancer yesterday.  She was just 25-year

Heading into the final day of the Epic Poker League Pro/Am, poker professional Greg “FBT” Mueller holds the chip lead with twenty players vying for the nine $20,000 seats into the second EPL tournament, which begins on Tuesday. The $1500 Pro/Am featur

For the first time without its American customers, PokerStars’ World Championships of Online Poker (WCOOP) will hit the felt today with the first of its 62 tournament schedule. From the inaugural tournament in 2002 until last year, the WCOOP had become

It was revealed late yesterday that, beginning at the end of this month, the Entraction Network will no longer allow players from five different countries to play on their family of sites. The announcement was made by Donkr.com, who revealed the informati

Battling through the largest ever tournament field in Spanish history, Germany’s Martin Schleich overcame a difficult final table to take home the title at the European Poker Tour stop at the Casino de Barcelona last night. The eight players who came to