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  • Find out Phil Ivey’s Greatest Weakness

    Phil Ivey is generally regarded as the world’s best all-around poker player. So “weakness” isn’t usually a word that’s associated with his game. Nevertheless, Ivey is human just like anybody else and has his poker flaws – however minor they might be. The 37-year-old actually pointed out what he believes his greatest weakness is during…

  • Interview reveals why Gus Hansen lost $13.6m in Online Poker

    With over $10 million in online poker losses over the past year, Gus Hansen is spiraling out of control. The sad thing is that the losses just keep coming too since he’s dropped around $2.5 million in the last month alone. So what’s the reasoning behind this maddening online poker losing streak? Will Hansen ever…

  • Chris Moneymaker talks Possible Full Tilt Sale, Improving his Game

    Unlike some WSOP Main Event champions, Chris Moneymaker has really withstood the test of time. Once a little-known account from Tennessee, the 2003 Main Event champ has carved out a very nice poker career for himself. Moneymaker recently sat down with PokerListings to discuss how he’s managed to stay in the game so long, as…

  • Major Russian ISP blocks PokerStars

    In recent years, Russia has come to be known as one of the stingiest countries in regard to anti-gambling laws. And they lived up to this reputation after one of their biggest internet service providers (ISP), Beeline, blocked the PokerStars.com domain name. This decision was made by public officials, and it’s backed by a Supreme…

  • Dan Cates and Viffer in Heated Argument over Side Bet

    Dan “jungleman12” Cates claims he’s made an agreement with Tom Dwan that will finally get the durrrr Challenge started again. It’s been a long time since both players have squared off against each other, and Cates hopes they can finally finish the 50k hands they set out to play in 2010. An interesting side story…

  • Hot Poker Player Hana Soljan reveling in EPT Barcelona Win

    Much like poker babes Vanessa Rousso, Tatjana Pasalic and Christina Lindley, Hana Soljan is quickly finding herself as eye candy to the poker world. And her poker fame has only increased following a recent victory at the 2013 EPT Barcelona. While playing in the €330 buy-in Ladies NL Hold’em event, the Croatian babe topped an…

  • “Operation Zombie” busts Hacker who stole $600k from Online Gamblers

    For over a year now, a number of online gamblers have been terrorized by a hacker who was stealing up to $50,000 a month. But Argentinian police may have finally brought an end to this nightmare after busting a 19-year-old hacker whose dad is an IT engineer. The hacker’s operation began when he sent out…

  • GPI Owner Alexandre Dreyfus only thinks Poker will get Bigger

    Most experienced online poker players have come to accept the fact that the game is no longer filled with easy money. Nearly all players know at least a little poker strategy, and information is readily available with just a few clicks of the mouse. This being said, many people are doom and gloom about the…

  • EPT Barcelona Players fear their Rooms and Laptops were Compromised

    Just yesterday we discussed some news from EPT Barcelona regarding how Daniel Negreanu got upset over the “first card rule.” Now a new story might even top this since it involves breached hotel rooms, compromised laptops, and a possible inside job. The reports started this morning when high stakes poker pro Jens Kyllonen discussed a…

  • AGA to use “Runner, Runner” as Fuel for Poker Regulation

    Online poker and casino gaming insiders are worried that the upcoming film Runner, Runner will have a negative impact on the game. As the trailer shows, Runner, Runner deals with corruption and cheating within the poker world. Justin Timberlake stars as a college student named Richie Furst, who unfairly loses his tuition through a poker…