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PokerNews has learned that World poker Tour Enterprises and FOX Sports Net will soon announce an agreement that will bring season VII of the long-running series to FSN on Sunday nights. According to sources close to the deal...

A poker tournament held in late June at a New Mexico Indian casino unlicensed by that state, operated by Oklahoma's Fort Sill Apache tribe, may, as planned for the tribe, result in a legal battle over the tribe's stated casino plans...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Dennis Farina was sentenced to two years probation on Thursday after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors for carrying a loaded handgun into Los Angeles international Airport in May.

Somebody once said that all was fair in love and war. Achilles took this to almost ridiculous lengths when he and the Greeks waged years of warfare against Troy all because of a Spartan king who lost his lost his beautiful bride, Helen, to a smooth talking Trojan named Paris. While burning bridges, both figuratively and literally in this case is permissible under the love/warfare model, doing so over a poker tournament would probably fall under the 'reprehensible' category.

Sometimes it actually happens: the guy who has a 4.0 grade point average, sinus issues, a Star Trek fan club card in his wallet, and the sort of physique that reminds one of a troll doll, actually winds up dating the captain of the Cheerleaders. The problem with dating someone whose high school popularity is based on really good legs combined with a short skirt, is that any available male who is not part of figure skating team will be trying to lure away your girlfriend for purposes that could only be described as morally sketchy. Chances are you will eventually lose your girl to somebody with a football helmet and the IQ of cinderblock. While this is just a spurious example from the adolescent world, this is also the experience that one poker site has had with Tiffany 'Hot Chips' Michelle.

Music producer Simone Sestito - who met 'American Beauty' star Mena last year at the Toronto international Film Festival - proposed to his29-year-old girlfriend during a romantic holiday in Jamaica.

Rubicon international Theatre Festival will kick off their preview season with an opening ceremony hosted by Ed Begley Jr.

Online poker room Titan poker recently announced that they have had their youngest ever winner for their $250,000 Guaranteed Prize tournament. Amateur player Michael Schwaiger from Austria is just 21 years old, but is showing poker wisdom in his plans for his winnings. poker professionals often retain a large chunk of the money they win as 'seed money' to be used in an attempt to win yet more tournaments...

Get your first look at the Ridley Scott drama!

Poker fans are already familiar with some music stars participating in the biggest poker game on the planet, the World Series of poker: rock stars such as Sully Erna have proven that musicians can hold their own in a professional poker world, and country music has finally joined the game. Country music artist Andy Griggs played in the main event and did fairly well for his first time. He doubled his chips by the end of the first day and made it deep into day three as the last celebrity playing...