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Phil Ivey Back to Court for Crockfords Edge Sorting Appeal

Phil Ivey is to appeal against the judgment of the High Court in London in the Crockfords Casino edge-sorting case. According to his lawyer, Matthew Dowd of Archerfield Partners LLP, Ivey has formally filed papers to challenge...

Paul Phua Court Case Reveals Surprising New Details

Defense attorneys in the Paul Phua sports betting case have submitted documents that reveal new details about the investigation that eventually brought down the alleged betting ring that was being run out of a Caesars Palace...

Daniel Negreanu Comes to Defense of PokerStars Rake Bump

Daniel Negreanu took to the forums at his poker site to defend the recent changes at PokerStars that have riled up many in the online poker community. Negreanu’s post on Full Contact Poker discussed many of the changes that...

Phil Ivey Ready to Shuffle Up and Deal Medical Marijuana

You may be able to call Phil Ivey the next time you need some medical marijuana: thanks to a recent Las Vegas City Council vote, the poker pro is one of 26 proud new pot distribution licensee applicants who’ve been...

Mike Matusow Spinal Cord Surgery Could Have Left Him Paralyzed

Mike Matusow, the man affectionately known as “The Mouth” for his often outspoken and frequently brash comments, is down for the count, but not for long. Matusow recently underwent major spinal surgery to correct a...

Paul Phua Sports Betting Bust FBI Tactics Could Be Inadmissable, Lawyers Say

Lawyers for several defendants in the Paul Phua sports betting case say that FBI agents used illegal tactics to obtain evidence against their clients. That accusation came from legal counsel representing four of the eight...

Italian Poker Players Win EU Ruling on Taxing Winnings

Two Italian poker players can breathe a little easier today, now that Italy’s poker tax laws have been clarified by the European Union Court of Justice (CJEU). While Italy’s poker laws have always been a thorny issue...

New Full Tilt Marketing Campaign Launches, Post Hansen and Blom

A new Full Tilt marketing campaign has been released, hot on the heels of the online poker site’s summary dismissal of iconic pros Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom earlier this week. The commercials have finally been released...

Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland Are 2014 Poker Hall of Fame Class

Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland have been announced as the inductees for the 2014 class of the Poker Hall of Fame, making the two men the 47th and 48th members of the exclusive club. They will be officially inducted into the...

Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom Dumped by Full Tilt

Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom have parted ways with Full Tilt, as the online poker company ditches its last sponsored poker pros and begins a new chapter in its colorful and infamous history: as a site that is as much about casino...