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Graeme Newman is a man who proved that online poker is far from dead, and is offering greater and greater prizes for tournament play. Slinging cards under the player name 'Grazza', Newman picked up a cool $230,000 when he finished first at the Ladbrokes European Online Championship of poker. This was the second LEOCOP Main Event and it brought out not only the 'everyman' of poker but plenty of pros, including Ladbrokes' own 'Roy the Boy.'

With the 2008 World Series of poker just around the corner, it's time to start working toward winning a seat in the main event. It's time to dream about competing against the best players in the world for the millions of dollars that will be the first prize. But first things first. It's time to take a seat in DoylesRoom to win that seat! read more in pokerworks.com

The hit NBC poker show poker After Dark brings six poker pros together and each contributes $20,000 into the pot. It is a winner take all format, so the winner takes home $120,000 - usually.

The jungle is ruled by certain laws: the strong pick on the weak. This is why leopards rarely tackle anything larger than an antelope and if a lion decides to forego a zebra for a more challenging water buffalo, he brings a bunch of friends with him. If this unwritten rule of survival is good enough for large, predatory cats that are lethally pointy at five out of six ends, then it is good enough for a poker player. Those who want to make money playing poker should put their ego aside. This is not a test of strength.

This week, online poker player Jennifer 'Jennicide' Leigh made her appearance in the current issue of Playboy Magazine. PokerNews caught up with Jennifer for an interview just before she hit the stands...

Poker TV has been a huge benefit to the popularity of the game, and a big money maker for many involved. The WinStar Casino is adding TV coverage to their WinStar World Championship Series of poker and Blackjack, giving winners the added benefit of appearing on TV. There will be two events, both of which will air on ABC Television...

Of the 207 players who started Day 2 of the PokerStars.com European poker Tour San Remo Championship, only 32 remained at the end of the day. As the day began, some of poker's biggest celebrities were in the field, including Liz Lieu...

Holland Casino wanted to provide the Netherlands with online gaming, but it looks like that particular service is not in the cards. The Dutch Parliament voted down the bill that would have given Holland Casino a monopoly on the idea, although it was voted down by only two votes. A year or more has been put into the Holland Casino offering, which was set to be done in partnership with software provider CryptoLogic...

When the alarm clock rang at 6:55am on Monday March 24th, Jarrad Dale awoke from his peaceful slumber, unaware that the emerging day would change his life completely. Jarrad was born and raised in Canberra...

One of the most highly anticipated poker events of the year is about to get started in Las Vegas at one of the more popular casinos and resorts. The Deep Stack Extravaganza is the name of the game which features $7,500 in starting chips. The Venetian poker room will run the Deep Stack Extravaganza starting now through April 25, and has included two more events than last year...