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PROFILE Name: Eoghan O’Dea Age: 26 Hometown: Dublin, Ireland Online Handle: intruder123 Poker isn’t a hobby in the O’Dea family. It’s a legacy. Irishman Eoghan O’Dea followed in his father’s footsteps by reaching the fi

Huck Seed hasn’t cashed in a poker tournament since last September, but the former World Series of Poker Main Event champ is finding other ways to hit six-figure scores at the casino. Seed won $670,665 playing video poker when he hit a Royal Flush a

PROFILE Name: Martin Staszko Age: 35 Hometown: Trinec, Czech Republic Online Handle: filfedra Martin Staszko seemingly came out of nowhere to claim the chip lead going into the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. The pro from the Czech Repu

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is being investigated by Major League Baseball for his participation in a high-stakes poker game that included A-list celebrities such as Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Rodriguez

On Tuesday, just three days before its inaugural event, Federated Sports and Gaming’s (FS&G) Epic Poker League has released its policies regarding logo use by players.  While the rules are strict, they are laid out clearly and not left open to

PocketFives.com, one of the most popular destinations for poker players on the internet, announced on Tuesday that it would no longer promote online poker rooms that still accept customers from the United States. In a statement post on the site, PocketFiv

On Friday, the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) announced that it has granted Full Tilt Poker a renewal of its Secondary Client Provider Authorization (Secondary CPA).  Full Tilt, once the second largest poker room on the internet, had its primary licen

With the storm winds of the United States’ financial mess swirling through Washington, D.C. the last few weeks, it would seem that poker would be the last thing on elected officials’ minds, but online poker did receive a public word of support

ESPN released the latest edition of its “The Nuts” poker player rankings on Friday, using the recent results from the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as voting fodder.  As usual, there were both big movers and players who stayed in place, a

A trial date has been set for Spiderman star Tobey Maguire for his involvement in a Hollywood high-stakes poker game allegedly perpetrated by a criminal Beverly Hills hedge fund manager. Maguire is set to appear in court on January 30, 2012, following a l

With the World Series of Poker coming to a halt in Las Vegas this month, many pro poker players were left with one underlying question: What’s next? Some threw in the towel, dusted off their resume and entered the competitive job market. Others, tho

Now that most online grinders in the U.S. have been forced to play cards in brick and mortar casinos, the majority of online tracking programs have been rendered useless for American players. PokerTracker, Hold’em Manager and Table Ninja, to name a

The Epic Poker League, the new professional poker league created by Federated Sports and Gaming (FS&G), has inked a television deal with CBS and Discover Communication’s new network, Velocity.  While financial terms were not disclosed, CBS will

The eyes of the online poker world were trained squarely on London Tuesday, as the short-term fate of Full Tilt Poker hung in the balance at a hearing before the Commissioners of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC).  The purpose of the hearin

Bodog announced this morning that come the end of the year, it will no longer offer its suite of online gaming services to the United States market.  Its current license agreement with Morris Mohawk Gaming is set to expire as 2011 comes to a close; Bodog

Having trouble coming down from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) high?  Not to worry, as ESPN’s taped coverage of the 2011 WSOP begins tonight.  Two episodes will air every Tuesday night from today through November 8th, leading to the Worldwide Le

U.K-based online gaming company 888 Holdings is looking into applying for an online poker license in Nevada, according to a report on Bloomberg.com.  In the process, they are also discussing a partnership with Caesars Entertainment Corp, parent company o

The Ongame Network took a strong step forward in differentiating itself from its online poker competitors late last week as it launched its new Android real money poker client.  Ongame’s flagship skin, bwin.com, is the first licensee, with more to

With the November Nine officially in place, it’s always interesting to see how the oddsmakers view the crop of players at the biggest final table of the year. Online bookmaker Bodog released the odds of each player winning the World Series of Poker Main