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Full Tilt poker's FTOPS VIII is coming to a close with the Main Event taking place today. Many players decided to take advantage of the opportunity to make some big cashes before Full Tilt's 8th annual online poker series ends. read more in pokerworks.com

Do you know how hard it is to release a major studio movie in 50 theaters and have it only make $35,281 for its first weekend? 'Deal', the recent poker themed stinker starring Burt Reynolds did just that...

Despite the efforts of attorney and former candidate for Washington Governor Lee Rousso and the poker Players Alliance, online poker will remain illegal - a class C felony, in fact - in that state. The King County Superior Court judge ruled it so on May 15, 2008. read more in pokerworks.com

This is the day that the final four will compete at NBC's National Heads-Up poker Championship, with Andy Bloch, Huck Seed, Chris Ferguson and Phil Ivey being the last 4 of a field of 64 players seeking the title and half a million in cash. That is the prize for the winner of the Heads-Up poker Championship, taking place in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. All four are big time pro players, with two of them, Seed and Ferguson, also being former World Series of poker main event champions...

The winner of the Titan poker Madrid Open was first a winner at an online freeroll event, getting him a coveted berth at the Madrid Open. Greg Metzak went all the way at the Eurocity poker Tour to win a check for over $61k in Madrid. The 23 year old psychology student hailing from Canada is a VIP player at online poker room Titan poker, which is how he got access to the freeroll tournament that led to his victory...

The World Series of poker and Phil Hellmuth have a lot in common. The former WSOP champ is the world leader in WSOP bracelets with eleven to his name, and now there is another link between the two. The sponsor for the 2008 WSOP is Milwaukee's Best Light, and now Phil is going to be on the beer's can...

The Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida is a poker player's dream. I drove to this East Coast poker destination while staying in the middle of the state in Lake Placid, while visiting my Dad and his wife. It's about a two-hour...

PocketFives.com is home to some of the top online poker players in the world. This past weekend, the site's members shined in Sunday's major tournaments. High-volume player "shaundeeb" took down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up and "jlewis10748" emerged victorious in the Full Tilt poker Sunday Mulligan. PocketFivers once again proved they're the best around. (PRWeb May 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb950334.htm

She's known as the poker Pixie and she lives up to that name. Just 100 pounds, Anna is one of the tiniest rising players on the tour. She has already won two events and has cashed for over $800,000 and counting. read more in pokerworks.com

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