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Grand Poker Series tournament in Las Vegas pays millionsThe Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino’s 2009 Grand Poker Series concluded over the Independence Day holiday weekend. The event hosted more than 10,000 players during the month-long series and awarding nearly $2 million in prize money, topping last year’s total.

Colds and flu bugs plague World Series of Poker Main EventThe World Series of Poker's Main Event ($10,000 buy-in no-limit hold-'em world championship, to use the full name) is underway, and a few top players have returned to their sickbeds, as chronicled on their Twitter feeds.

PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker returnsThe PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) returns on September 3, 2009 for its eighth year. The $40 million guaranteed prize pool - $10 million more than last year's tournament series – makes it the biggest online poker tournament series in the world. Players from all over the world will be competing to become World Champions, winning millions in cash prizes and picking up the much-coveted WCOOP gold bracelets.

Second-class to spotlight: 40 years of World Series of PokerWith 40 years of tournaments under the World Series of Poker's belt, Doyle Brunson recalls evolution of poker players from "second class" citizens to spotlight celebrities.

Titan Poker offers new online VIP promotionBenefits and rewards for online poker players have increased significantly with the launch of the new and improved VIP Program of TitanPoker.com, the largest online poker room in Europe.

PokerStars Announces Two New Additions to Team PokerStars ProPokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, has announced two new additions to Team PokerStars Pro after signing Marcel 'The Flying Dutchman' Luske and Jason "treysfull21" Mercier.

Police Raid Pennsylvania Gambling ParlorState police raided a downtown Monaca building Monday that they said housed an illegal gambling operation, but a woman identified as the owner vehemently denies she did anything wrong much less ran the place.

Devilfish Free Rake Chase Poker PromotionDevilfishPoker.com today announces its World's Biggest Rake Chase promotion running from July 1 to September 30 and offering over €1.7 million in prizes. The World's Biggest Rake Chase is free to enter for players of all levels and bankrolls and takes place over three monthly chase periods

Wynn Las Vegas Changes Daily Hold'em Tournament ScheduleWynn Las Vegas has recently made changes to their No Limit Hold 'em tournaments. Check out the latest No Limit Hold 'em tournament schedules here.

Watch the World Series of Poker H.O.R.S.E. Event Live at PKRThe final table of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E, the event widely regarded by the purists as the true benchmark of the world's most complete poker player, is set to get underway this Tuesday at 21:00 GMT, and will be broadcast around the globe live and exclusively at PKR.

British Poker Show Covers Hottest WSOP Bracelet WinnersAs the World Series of Poker Main Event Approaches and John Kabbaj Lifts the Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship, The Poker Show Talks to Some of the UK's Hottest Prospects in "The Big One."

World Series of Poker Academy Primer in Las VegasPoker players from around the world will soon descend on Las Vegas for the chance to strike it rich at the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, and there to improve their odds will be the World Series of Poker Academy, which is hosting its Main Event Primer this June 29 - July 1 at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

PKR Super Series Online Poker Festival ReturnsNext-gen poker site PKR.com has announced the return of its hugely popular online poker festival, The PKR Super Series. This year's Series kicks off on June 26 and features 11 events to be played over a 12-day period offering up more than $230,000 in guaranteed prize money.

Deleware Charity Group Organizes Poker at the BeachPoker enthusiasts in the Cape Region may be excited to hear that a brand-new, deluxe card room, offering hours of action-packed, no-limit Texas Hold ‘em play, is now officially open to the public.

Titan Poker Offering New Players Chance to Win WSOP SponsorshipPlayers signing up and making their first deposit at TitanPoker.com have a chance to win a World Poker Sponsorship worth $35,000. The sponsorship deal includes entries to the most exclusive poker events around the world, including the Irish Winter Festival, the Asian Poker Tour Macau, the ECPokerTour, the 2010 Irish Open, and the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Excalibur Removes Automated Poker Tables from CasinoPokerTek, Inc. today announced that it will be removing 12 PokerPro tables from the gaming floor of the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada effective July 5, 2009. The Excalibur was the Company's initial field trial site in the state of Nevada.

World Poker Tour Releases 2009 U.S. ScheduleContinuing its plan to offer land-based tournaments for players around the globe, World Poker Tour® (WPT) today published full details for its anticipated eighth season in the United States. The 12-stop tour, which will be filmed in High Definition for broadcast on Fox Sports Net (FSN) in the United States, kicks off next month at Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Party Poker Doubles Online Casino Rewards PointsParty Poker has finished making changes to the PartyPoints Store and is happy to announce that PartyPoints are now worth up to 50% more!

Bluff Magazine Europe Ready for Poker LeagueMarket leading poker magazine Bluff Europe are teaming up with the biggest names in pub poker and are inviting thousands of poker league players to Leicester Square to partake in Europe's biggest annual poker festival: Poker In The Park.

PKR Online Poker Announces Launch of Next-generation WebsiteNext-generation online poker room PKR.com has today announced the launch of its long awaited new website at www.pkr.com. With a new look and feel, the new site also debuts a whole host of new features that are, according to COO Leon Walters, "guaranteed to enhance every single player's PKR experience".

Online Poker Winners Turn to Wire Transfers in Wake of Frozen Bank AccountsToday PokerStars has given the option for players to cash out their accounts via money wire transfer as a method to get around the United States recent $30 million seizure of bank accounts.

Stars Come Out for World Series of Poker Africa Charity EventStars Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Brad Garrett, Mekhi Phifer, and top poker professional Phil Hellmuth have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament July 2 at the 40th annual World Series of Poker.

Angel Guillen Wins First Gold Bracelet at World Series of Poker Event #32Event 32, the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Series of Poker circuit event, lead Angel Guillen to take home his first Gold Bracelet - and the second Mexican National in history to win poker's most coveted prize.

World Series of Poker Event 30 Winners and LosersThe World Series of Poker event 30, $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha awards J.C. Tran his second WSOP Gold Bracelet. Facing four Gold Bracelet winners in the final table, J.C. wins the event in a battle between proven professionals.

Bad Beat Online Poker Jackpot Rising QuicklyAbsolute Poker and UltimateBet, two leading online poker sites, today announced that their Bad Beat Jackpot has cracked $600,000. This progressive jackpot has risen quickly considering another player struck the Bad Beat jackpot less than a week ago.