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The Yanks and the Banks: The UIGEA and the Future of Online Poker in the U.S.

Short-Stacked Shamus / 20 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Those of us who enjoy playing online poker in the United States have experienced a number of ups and downs following the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, also known as the UIGEA....Read more »

British poker player arrested for alleged murder!

Dave Allan / 19 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Marcus Bebb-Jones, 46, has been arrested at his home in Kidderminster over the alleged murder of his wife of 12 years and now face extradition to the United States of America....Read more »

Isildur1 continues to dominate

Dave Allan / 16 November 2009 / Leave a comment

As reported last week, a mystery Swedish player has burst onto the high-stakes scene and has been quite literally destroying all that dare to challenge him....Read more »

Jeffrey Pollack resigns as WSOP Commissioner

Dave Allan / 13 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Poker lost a friend today as Jeffrey Pollack resigned from his post as WSOP Commissioner with immediate effect, in order to "explore new business challenges."...Read more »

The Betfair Interview: James McManus

Short-Stacked Shamus / 13 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Last week I reviewed Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker by James McManus, and mentioned there that I had the chance to interview the author. McManus and I spoke by phone a couple of weeks ago, just before he was...Read more »

Neil Channing robbed in Dublin

Dave Allan / 12 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Popular British poker pro Neil Channing recently lived up to his nickname, "Bad Beat", after being robbed in Dublin whilst playing in a poker tournament....Read more »

Just who is Isildur1?

Dave Allan / 11 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Every couple of months a new "face" appears at the high stakes tables to rub shoulders with the big names of online poker....Read more »

Joseph Cada wins the 2009 WSOP Main Event

Dave Allan / 10 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Joseph Cada, a 21-year old from Shelby Township, Michigan has become the youngest-ever World Series of Poker Main Event Champion after defeating Darvin Moon heads-up....Read more »

Joseph Cada and Darvin Moon prepare to do battle for the WSOP title

Dave Allan / 09 November 2009 / Leave a comment

After a staggering 17.5 hours of play the November Nine were whittled down to just two players who will return to the felt at 2200 Las Vegas time (0600 UK Time) and play a heads-up battle for over $8,500,000 and...Read more »

Antoine Saout busts as WSOP Main Event reaches heads-up stage

Dave Allan / 08 November 2009 / Leave a comment

He came, he battled away, he fell just short of glory. We are talking about Frenchman Antoine Saout, the man who qualified for this amazing event for a fraction of the cost through an online satellite....Read more »

Eric Buchman cannot shoot the Moon

Dave Allan / 08 November 2009 / Leave a comment

A No-limit poker tournament can completely change over the course of a single hand and that is exactly what happened to Eric Buchman. One minute he was controlling the 2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table, the next he finds himself...Read more »

Jeff Shulman fails to make it a father and son WSOP double

Dave Allan / 08 November 2009 / Leave a comment

We will never know if the controversial editor of Cardplayer, Jeff Shulman really would through away his WSOP bracelet as he initially said he would do if he won, as he has been eliminated in fifth place....Read more »

Steve Begleiter is "Greensteined"

Dave Allan / 08 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Before the start of the WSOP Main Event Final Table, Darvin Moon announced he was nowhere near the best player on show and he was only there because he had been smacked in the face with the deck. Having already...Read more »

WSOP dream is over for Ivey

Dave Allan / 08 November 2009 / Leave a comment

Phil Ivey's dream of winning bracelet number eight came to an abrupt end when his hands was outflopped by logger Darvin Moon....Read more »