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Hollywood Cares Poker Event Lands “Breaking Bad,” “Sons of Anarchy” Stars

The Hollywood Cares Charity Poker Invitational just scored two actors from two of the most celebrated shows in recent years. Dean Norris, more commonly known as DEA agent Hank Schrader from the hit AMC series “Breaking...

Fallsview Poker Classic Chipleader Arrested, Empty Seat Finishes Third

Harnam Matharu was on a heater at the Fallsview Poker Classic in Niagara Falls, Ontario, this week. Going into dinner break, with five players left in the $1,100 buy-in event, the 21-year-old from Edmonton was sitting pretty with...

Dan Fleyshman Confirms that Ivey League Isn’t Looking for $20 Million

Phil Ivey doesn’t need your money. Chances are that you already knew that: after all, Ivey is perhaps the world’s most successful poker player ever, and isn’t exactly hiding his wealth. And yet there was recently a listing...

Martin Jacobson Named Sweden’s Top Player

Martin Jacobson, Sweden’s 2014 WSOP Main Event hero, has just been named as Player of the Year by Swedish publication Poker.se. Back in November, Jacobson managed to complete his route past more than 6,000 players to beat...

888.com in $1.47 Billion Acquisition Talks with William Hill 

888 Holdings, operator of the world’s second biggest online poker network, has confirmed it is in “advanced talks” over a £750 million ($1.47 billion) takeover by British bookmaking giant William Hill. The news this week...

UK Gambling Committee Introduces New Social Responsibility Measures

The UK Gambling Commission has unveiled a range of new social responsibility measures that clarify the role that operators play in protecting vulnerable portions of society from gambling-related harm. The new regulations, which...

Ognyan Dimov Comes From Behind to Win EPT Deauville Main Event

Another EPT Deauville Main Event has wrapped up, and a previously obscure player scooped it. Ognyan Dimov was a virtual unknown in the poker world a week ago, but he’s now one of the most successful Bulgarian tournament poker...

Bilzerian Avoids Jail Time in No Contest Plea Deal

Dan Bilzerian, the poker player, actor and Instagram star who has become infamous for his outrageous photos and videos, managed to avoid jail time after pleading no contest to an explosives charge in a Nevada court. He and Jeremy...

Doyle Brunson Keeps Smiling Despite Impending Operation

The Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson, will undergo major surgery in the coming weeks after doctors discovered a melanoma growing on his head. The melanoma is Brunson’s third and, despite informing the community in a...

Men Make Up a Quarter of Field at EPT Deauville Ladies Event, Then Bogart It

Twenty-two players at the EPT Deauville Ladies event this week had suspiciously large Adam’s apples. Some of them even had big hairy hands and nostril hair. Something was amiss. The poker world rolled its eyes in exasperation...