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NY Mortician Joseph Fumando Guilty of Illegal Poker Ops

Staten Island mortician Joseph Fumando was convicted last week of running illegal Texas Hold’em games on Staten Island. The conviction came in Brooklyn Federal Court. The verdict came down after just 20 minutes of...

Eugene Katchalov to Appear in The Mole on Ukrainian TV

Poker pro Eugene Katchalov may not have played much of a role in this year’s World Series of Poker, but in the forthcoming episodes of The Mole, the Ukrainian grinder is one of the show’s stars. Back at the start of...

Daniel Negreanu Critical of Poker Hall of Fame Choices

Daniel Negreanu may be on the nominee short list himself this year, but when the latest Poker Hall of Fame finalists were unveiled this week, it caused an unexpected uproar from “Kid Poker” and certain members of the...

Daniel Negreanu Stands Out Among 2014 PHOF Finalists

Daniel Negreanu has accomplished just about everything a poker player could hope for over the course of his career. Now, he’ll have the opportunity to earn the one accolade that arguably stands above all others: entry into...

Gus Hansen Reaches $20 Million Career Red Zone

Gus Hansen’s lifetime losses at Full Tilt spiraled past the toe-curling $20 million mark this week, according to Highstakesdb.com, prompting many to wonder whether the three-time WPT winner and former Aussie Millions Champ is...

Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak Hit TV in Underground Poker

Underground poker games have long been a popular subject for the depiction of the popular card game in movies and television shows. In the past, such as in movies like Rounders, these have typically been fictional and...

Phil Ivey In $5.1 Million Full Tilt Downswing

Phil Ivey resumed a substantial losing streak at Full Tilt Poker in August, as he attempted to rebound from losses totaling $5.31 million at their worst. According to data available at HighStakesDB.com, the persistent downswing...

PokerStars Names Protégés to Pair with Pros

The PokerStars team of poker pros has plenty of names that any amateur player would love to get a few lessons from. Of course, a few hours with a top flight professional player isn’t affordable for your average Joe, even if...

Scott Seiver Makes $50K for SHRPO Third, Despite Debate

Scott Seiver and the Seminole Hard Rock Casino enjoyed a dose of irony earlier this week after Seiver finished third in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) $100,000 Super High Roller event. In order to unravel the coil of...

Jason Helder Swoops WinStar Main Event for $1M

The WinStar River Poker Series (WRPS) Main Event may not have been the biggest tournament poker story of the week (that honor likely goes to the $10 million guaranteed event at the Seminole Hard Rock in Florida), but it was a...