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PokerStars Files Lawsuit Against Erick Lindgren for $2.5 Million

Erick Lindgren was once on top of the poker world, but things seemed to have taken a dramatic turn for the American pro in recent years, and he’s now facing a $2.5 million lawsuit from his former employer. According to a...

Impressive Local Turnout at EPT Deauville Gives French Poker Hope

Despite a dip in the French poker economy, EPT Deauville has welcomed a slew of grinders for its annual Main Event. Taking place in the plush surroundings of the French coastal resort’s Casino Barrière, the €5,300...

Aussie Millions Main Event Won By Local Amateur Player

The Aussie Millions is the biggest tournament series in the Southern Hemisphere (only recently rivaled by the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific), and as such, it attracts some of the best players from around the world to compete...

Judge Recommends Tossing Evidence in Phua Case

Paul Phua may not have had his constitutional rights violated when FBI agents raided his Caesars Palace villa, but the evidence from that raid is still likely to be tossed out of court. Those were the decisions filed Monday by US...

World Series of Poker Taking Live Updates In-House

The World Series of Poker may have become famous thanks to the tape-delayed, edited coverage that airs every year on ESPN. But for serious poker fans, the best way to get immediate, detailed information from the WSOP floor has...

Alex Dreyfus Slams Betclic Everest Over Global Poker Masters 

Alex Dreyfus, the CEO of the Global Poker Index, has launched a withering attack on Betclic Everest for refusing to allow its sponsored players to compete in his forthcoming GPI Global Poker Masters event. The sticking point is...

Virginia Police Confiscate Money after SWAT Team Storms Private Poker Game

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have come under fire this week for their decision to use a SWAT team to break up a private poker game, before confiscating a chunk of the players’ money. The high-stakes game, which took...

GPI American Poker Awards Nominees Announced

PokerStars and the Global Poker Index (GPI) have partnered to create what they hope will become the premier awards ceremony for poker players in North America, and Wednesday saw the announcement of the nominees for the first...

Paul Phua Reportedly Arrested in Malaysia in 2004 for Illegal Sports Book Op

Paul Phua, the multimillionaire businessman and high-stakes poker player currently embroiled in an illegal sports betting case out of Las Vegas, was reportedly already charged with similar offenses in Malaysia 11 years ago....

WSOP Will Pay 1000 Players in Main Event, But No Top Prize Guarantee

The World Series of Poker announced Tuesday that they would guarantee payouts to the top 1,000 finishers in the WSOP Main Event, increasing by approximately 50 percent the number of players who would walk away from poker’s...