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The much-anticipated PokerVT has launched, courtesy of Daniel Negreanu, Full Contact poker, and Light Speed VT. The new online poker training system has been in the works for quite some time to perfect the site, and it is now available to the poker playing public. read more in pokerworks.com

Where were you five years ago today? I would love to tell you that I was in Benny's Bullpen, soaking up what would become a watershed moment in the history of poker's development. But, alas, I was sick. So, I was sleeping...

Bodog is bringing the excitement of the WSOP to your computer this summer in what is being billed as a "Mini-SOP." On the same day as the start of each 2008 World Series of poker hold'em event, Bodog will conduct an identical...

The World Series of poker Academy is world renowned for being poker's most elite series of instructional poker camps available. These poker camps offer participants the privilege of learning the great game of poker from some of the most famous players in the world. read more in pokerworks.com

Many big name poker pros have 'their hand'. Typically a hand that has won them a significant tournament, such as Doyle Brunson's fabled 'Ten Two' or 'Ten Deuce' hand, the starting hand that won him a WSOP main event championship twice.

The man they call Kid poker will be offering advice to members of the poker Players Alliance thanks to a new joint effort. poker pro Daniel Negreanu will pen a weekly poker column offering tips and tricks for free to members of the PPA, a grassroots organization based in the United States that seeks to protect the rights of poker players around the world. With the World Series of poker starting up at the end of the month, PPA members will have a chance to glean some poker wisdom from Kid poker before the event.Related Articles:Poker pros offer trainingHi ho, hi ho, it's off to camp we go...

With the concerns of crime and money laundering plaguing the online poker industry in South Africa the government has taken steps to defuse the situation by passing legislation to regulate Internet gambling. The new law was recently approved by South Africa's Parliament in order to address the negative side of online gambling and replace it with the positive. The Act would allow for an electronic monitoring system that would place credit restrictions on poker players to avoid problem gambling incidents...

Just ahead of this year's World Series of poker, poker player and historian Des Wilson provides an entertaining, insightful look into many of poker's most enduring characters and tales in 'Ghosts at the Table: Riverboat Gamblers...

Members of the PocketFives.com community dominated the eighth Full Tilt Online poker Series, proving that the site is home to the top tournament players on the planet. PocketFiver "skipoker" won the FTOPS Main Event, pocketing over $400,000 in the process. Overall, PocketFives.com members won six of the 22 events. They're the talk of the town in the online poker world. (PRWeb May 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb968264.htm

As a first step in a major expansion and update, Tight poker has renewed its section on poker sites for Mac users. The new Mac poker section including software tips, recommended sites and a host of exclusive new bonuses. (PRWeb May 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb968284.htm