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Beginning January 4, the World Poker Tour will begin airing its seventh season of 26 episodes at its new home on Fox Sports Net.  Also changing this year will be the World Poker Tour’s format.  In an effort to give viewers a better look into how the final tables are played out at these events [...]

On Sunday, Poker Stars set a record breaking no limit hold’em contest making them the home of the largest tournament in history.  An amazing 35,000 entrants put up the $10+$1 buy in to be a part of the historical record breaking event which was part of Poker Stars ’ World Record Weekend.  [...]

Day 5 play at the Doyle Brunson Classic Championships moved at a rapid pace with players quickly busting out of the tournament one after the other.  The televised final table should now have plenty of time to focus on the final six players left standing.  Those final players feature three frequent World Poker Tour final [...]

Charles H. Vosgueritchian has had a few run ins with the law before. Not only was he well known to the officials at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, he’s also a registered sex offender! So with the holidays approaching and little cash on hand, what’s a felon to do? Play a game of friendly [...]

Full Tilt Poker is offering to all its players the chance to turn 2,000 Full Tilt Points into their share of $100,000 in the Holiday $100K.  The Holiday $100k stars at 15:15 ET on December 27th though due to popular demand they have added a Extra Holiday $100K on December 28th [...]

Day 3 action at the Doyle Brunson Classic Championship was business as usual as 139 players returned, hoping to be one of the 100 who finish in the money.  Most expected play to slow down as the bubble neared but a surprised huge pot kept the tournament rolling steadily.
Michael Binger managed to double up when [...]

Pokerhost wants to spread some Holiday cheer so they’re offering several promotions right now, regardless of whether you’ve been naughty or nice. For starters, you’ll get a 100% deposit bonus of up to $2,000 with pretty easy playing requirements to clear the bonus. In addition, they’ve got several more promotions under the tree [...]

In a stunning turn of events, it’s been revealed this week that Party Gaming executive Anurag Dikshit has plead guilty to charges in the US related to alleged violations of the Wire Act of 1961. The total settlement amounts to $300 Million dollars that Anurag will pay over the course of three installments, with the [...]

As the temperature drops over the winter months, the poker action is heating up with Titan Poker preparing to send players to the Austrian Alps as part of the EC Poker Tour. Taking place in April of 2009, you can qualify online at Titan Poker and win a $4,000 tour package [...]

It has been announced that Anurag Dikshit, co-founder of Party Gaming and the parent company of Party Poker will plead guilty to a charge relating to violating the Wire Act of 1961 and pay a fine of over $300 million to US authorities.  He also may face up to two years in prison. Dikshit [...]