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Annie Duke wants to ditch her nickname
Card diva would rather not be known as the ‘Duchess of Poker’.

2009 World Series of Poker… so far
The 2009 World Series of Poker has exceeded the expectations of many people. Before the series started there were predictions that the entries would be down by close to 30% from last year. While some of the events, like the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. game saw less than half the players that were in it last year, most of the other games have outdone last years numbers.

Economic affects on 2009 WSOP
Rumors were flying in the months leading up to the 2009 World Series of Poker that the poor state of the economy, not only in the United States, but all over the world, would see attendance take a drastic hit.

32Red Now Accepting PayPal
32Red Casino and Poker announced today that they have an addition deposit and payment option.

World Poker Tour starts Season Eight
The WPT (World Poker Tour) announced the schedule and details for its upcoming eighth season in the United States. This season will be highlighted by the return of several popular poker tournaments and will have its first ever televised event from the Midwest. The Hollywood Poker Open, the event to be televised, will be played in Lawrenceberg, Indiana.

Excalibur pulls out Automatic Poker Tables
The Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas will be going back to a traditional setup and live dealers as it removes the touch-screen poker playing monitors from its poker room.

2209 WSOP Event 36 Winner!
Jordan Smith Wins Event 36 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Jeffrey Lisandro Wins 2nd Bracelet in 2009 WSOP
Jeffrey Lisandro won his second bracelet of the 2009 WSOP by dominating the $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo.

2009 WSOP Event 35 Winner!
Richard Austin Wins Event 35, $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha

2009 WSOP Event 34 Winner!
2009 WSOP - Eric Baldwin Wins Event 34 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

2009 WSOP Event 33 Winner!
2009 WSOP - Greg 'FBT' Mueller wins Event 33, $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em

2009 WSOP Event 32 Winner!
Angel Guillen Wins Event 32 - $2,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em

DiCaprio to appear in online poker movie
Leonardo DiCaprio has been named to star in a yet untitled and unscripted film about the world of Costa Rican based online casinos, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

JC Tran Captures Second Career Bracelet and Confirms Bid for Asian Poker Tour Macau Title
PRESS RELEASE - Las Vegas, Nevada (June 17, 2009) – With fellow Poker Pack member Steve Sung already winning a bracelet this year, everybody knew that it would not be long before JC Tran followed suit.

Phil Ivey Doubles up
On World Series of Poker bracelets that is.

Record-Breaking Televised Poker Tournament Expected in Black Hawk
Black Hawk, CO – Officials at Golden Gates Casino and Poker Parlour in Black Hawk, Colorado, are preparing for a

When is losing a poker hand good?
When you hit a Bad Beat Jackpot worth a quarter million dollars! A player at CarbonPoker recently found out that losing is not always such a bad thing.

US Govt illegally seizes Online Poker Accounts
Last week online poker players noticed that their funds were becoming unavailable and checks made out to thousands of players were bouncing. That was in direct relation to the funds of several processing companies whose funds where frozen by the US Government.

Playboy TV to have rowdy poker games
Sam Simon, a television producer, says that he’s heard from many people that private poker games are so entertaining they should be on TV.

Feds Freeze Online Gamblers Winnings
An online poker player thought he hit it big on the Sunday before Memorial Day. David, a 41 year old from Virginia who asked that only his first name be used, won a $10,000 entry to the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Where is the PPA when you need them?
Now first off, let me say that the Poker Players Alliance has made some remarkable efforts on behalf of poker players in the US, but it seemed that they were on a break this past weekend. Hopefully they were forming a new game plan in the fight for freedom to play online poker.

WSOP Champions Invitational Event
Another new event was held at the 2009 World Series of Poker, the Champions Invitational Event was played where all past Main Event winners were invited to play. The prize for the winner… A 1970 Classic Red Corvette Convertible.

Minnesota eases enforcement of banned ISPs
News broke this week that the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide has declared a victory in their fight for freedom in online gaming.

Full Tilt has New Restrictions on Seating Limit
FullTiltPoker.com announced this week that new restrictions on seating limits have been enacted. Full Tilt players at heads up table will not be able to sit and wait for opponents at multiple tables.

WSOP Event #3 Recap
In just the first week of the 2009 World Series of Poker, records are being broken all over the place. The 3rd Event, $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or better, was to be no exception. The defending Champion, Thang Luu, outlasted a record setting field of 918 players to win back to back WSOP bracelets in the same event. In 2007, Luu took second place in the same event also. The only other player in WSOP history to do as Luu has done was Johnny Chan back in the 1980s.