Players In The News (80 Articles)
Phil Ivey. Tom Dwan. Phil Hellmuth. Daniel Negreanu. These are just some of the names that we will keep an eye on in this section. The fact is, poker players are treated with the same reverence as rock stars in this day and age, so everything that they do is news-worthy. We'll do our best to stay on top of things in this section.
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An Update on Shaun Deeb's $1 Million Weight Loss Bet
A look at the status of Shaun Deeb's $1 million weight loss bet - will he make it to 17% body fat by May 30th, 2024?
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Still Crushing: Phil Ivey Continues To Dominate
Phil Ivey is still crushing at the age of 46. While many other players have disappeared, Ivey continues to crush.
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WPT Champion, Dennis Blieden, Sentenced To 6 1/2 Years in Prison After Embezzling More Than $22 Million
Dennis Blieden, who won the WPT LA Poker Classic a few years ago, was recently sentenced to 6 1/2 years in federal prison.
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Chris Moneymaker Looking To Start Class Action Suit Against Paypal
Chris Moneymaker is looking to start a class action lawsuit against Paypal afte he claims the company confiscated $12,000 of his money.
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Phil Ivey: Three Cashes In Rozvadov For $1.4 Million and Counting
Phil Ivey is on an absolute tear at King's Resort in Rozvadov, as he currently has three cashes with a fourth coming tomorrow.
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Mike Postle's Attorney: "I Guess He Wins a Lot of Hands of Poker"
The Mike Postle investigation continues, and there are a number of things this week that may help to shed some light on the situation.
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Phil Ivey Launches "Masterclass"
Phil Ivey has launched his own Masterclass which is an 11-part course that targets intermediate and advanced poker players.
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Phil Ivey vs Borgata Fight Boils Over Into Aria
The fight between Phil Ivey and the Borgata has boiled over to the Aria, where the Ivey Room was renamed Table 1 earlier this week.
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Twitch Report: "All In Pav" Off To Dominating Start in 2019
All In Pav is off to a dominating start in 2019, racking up nearly $50,000 in profits in just over a month.
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Doyle Brunson Announces His Retirement From Poker
Doyle Brunson has announced that he will be retiring from the game of poker at the end of this summer.
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Live at the Bike! Cancels Salomon Ponte's Planned Appearances
Live at the Bike! has cancelled Salomon Ponte from their show, saying that they can not condone his offensive language and threats.
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Yevgeniy Timoshenko Sues Former Roommate For More Than $90,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko has sued a former roommate for more than $90,000, alleging that there are a number of unpaid debts.
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Phil Ivey Ordered To Pay $10.1 Million to Borgata
A judge has ruled against Phil Ivey in his ongoing legal battle against the Borgata Casino.
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Brian Hastings: I'm Moving on From Full-Time Poker
Brian Hastings recently revealed in a blog post that he is leaving the professional poker circuit.
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Battle Between Phil Ivey and Crockfords Casino Continues To Rage On
Phil Ivey appeared in a London appeals court earlier this week to argue that Crockfords should pay out his 2012 win.
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Dan Bilzerian Wins Las Vegas to Los Angeles Bike Bet
Dan Bilzerian successfully completed a 300 mile plus ride to win a large wager against Bill Perkins earlier today.
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September High Stakes Update: Phil Ivey on Top, "Isildur1" Down $500,000
Phil Ivey is leading the online cash games once again in September, while Viktor Blom is currently down over a half a million dollars.
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Phil Hellmuth Joins the World of Twitch.tv
Phil Hellmuth joined the world of Twitch.tv earlier this week and has already amassed more than 6,000 followers.
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Viktor "Isildur1" Blom Taking To Twitch.tv
Viktor Blom will be making his Twitch.tv debut next week during a 10 hour long cash game session.
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Humans Continue To Widen Lead in "Brains vs AI" Challenge
The Brains vs AI challenge continues this week, with the human group building up a very big and practically insurmountable lead.
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Friday News Update: Amaya, Inc. Shares, Guy Laliberte and More
Shares of Amaya, Inc. continued to crumble on Thursday, while Guy Laliberte is close to closing on his deal to sell the majority of his shares in Cirque du Soleil.
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Phil Ivey Loses Court Case Against Genting Casinos UK
Phil Ivey has lost his court case against Genting Casinos UK, as a judge ruled that they don't have to pay out 7.7 million pounds to Ivey.
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Chad Brown Passes Away
Chad Brown lost his lengthy battle with cancer yesterday - he was 52 years old at the time of his passing.
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"Team Ivey" Continues To Expand, Chris Moorman Wins FTOPS Event and More
Team Ivey now has over 30 members on its roster, while Chris Moorman took down a FTOPS event.
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Jerry Buss Passes Away
Long-time poker player and LA Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away earlier today at the age of 80.
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Ivey Wins on Full Tilt Poker, Sebok Resurfaces and More
Phil Ivey has resurfaced on Full Tilt Poker, just as Joe Sebok has resurfaced.
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"Isildur1" Returns to Pokerstars
Viktor Blom, aka Isildur1, returned to Pokerstars earlier today after a three month absence from the site.
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Jonathan Duhamel Joins Team Pokerstars Pro
Pokerstars made it official earlier today when they announced that Jonathan Duhamel had been officially named as the newest member of Team Pokerstars Pro.
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Tom Dwan Looks For His First World Series of Poker Bracelet, Men Nguyen Wins His Seventh
Tom Dwan will be gunning for his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event later today, while Men Nguyen won his seventh bracelet in the 10k Seven Card Stud event.
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Doyle Brunson, Amarillo Slim, Aussie Millions Update and More
Doyle's Room is moving to the Cake Poker Network, Amarillo Slim is beated and robbed, an update on the Aussie Millions plus an update on the situation in the Kentucky domain name case.
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Tom Dwan Issues A Million Dollar Challenge To His Competition
Tom Dwan issued a million dollar challenge earlier today to all of his competition. The challenge would involve multiple tables of high-stakes cash game poker, and there would be millions of dollars on the line.
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Dave Cain Breaks Poker Endurance Record
Dave Cain has broken for longest time an individual has continuously played poker.
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Mats Sundin Signs with Pokerstars
Mats Sundin has inked a deal with Pokerstars to become one of their international celebrity ambassadors.
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Dave Cain Will Attempt to Break Poker Endurance Record in September
Dave Cain will attempt to break the record for world's longest poker session in September.
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"Andy McLeod" Makes His Triumphant Return to the Online Poker World
Andy McLeod returns to the online poker world after being temporarily banned.
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Eric "Rizen" Lynch Pulls Out of His Deal with Ultimatebet
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Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy Signs On To Become an Ultimatebet Pro
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Brandi Hawbaker Takes Her Own Life
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Antonius and "Ziigmund" vs "LarsLuzak" and "KObyTAPOUT"?
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Is a Tom "durrrr" Dwan vs Phil Hellmuth Jr. Heads-Up Battle On the Horizon?
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Can Phil Ivey Finally Break Through and Win a World Poker Tour Title?
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"Seda1" Revealed?
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Betfair Signs Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi To Sponsorship Deal
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Men "The Master" Nguyen Off to a Torrid Start in 2008
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Ed "Bluescouse" Hollis - Diary of a True Poker Degenerate
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Eric "Rizen" Lynch: One of Poker's Classiest Players
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Who is "smarx" on Full Tilt Poker?
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David Benyamine Returns to Full Tilt Poker
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Sorel "Zangbezan24" Mizzi Takes Down Another High Stakes Showdown on Pokerstars; Full Tilt Poker Signs Scott Fischman to Deal
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Is Phil Hellmuth the Worst "Chinese Poker" Player Ever?
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Chip Reese Passes Away
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Niki "Kaibuxxe" Jedlicka Blows Out His Online Bankroll
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Who is "KObyTAPOUT" On Full Tilt Poker?
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Jeff "Actionjeff" Garza to Quit Pokerstars?
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Howard Lederer to Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke: "He's a Freak"
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Full Tilt Poker Signs Scott "BigRiskky" Clements and Jon "FieryJustice" Little to Sponsorship Deals
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Kofi "redsoxsox" Farkye vs Jeff "Actionjeff" Garza at the North American Poker Championship
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The Phil Ivey Challenge
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Full Tilt Poker Continues to Stack Their Roster with Talent, Adds Kaibuxxe to their Team
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Full Tilt Poker Adds Some Young Superstars to Their Roster
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The Million / Million Poker Club
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Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad Signs Sponsorship Deal with Betfair
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Does Daniel Negreanu Have the Advantage over the Top Cash Game Players on Pokerstars?
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Who is CryMeaRiver8 on Full Tilt Poker?
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Why Does Jean-Robert Bellande Have the Worst Posted Odds to Win Survivor?
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Hallinggol is Still Alive
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Who is the TerrorofSweden on Full Tilt Poker?
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Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh to Appear in Playboy?
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Shannon Elizabeth Gets Carded, Can't Play Victoria Poker Championships in Australia
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Is Mike Matusow Now Out of Debt?
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Tobey Maguire: Hollywood's Poker Shark
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Roll into Vegas for the World Series of Poker
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Is Phil Hellmuth Jr. Taking His Act Too Far?
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Erick Lindgren Wins Sick Golfing Prop Bet
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The Vinny Vinh Mystery Seems to Have Been Solved
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Phil Hellmuth Wins a Record 11th World Series of Poker Bracelet
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Daniel Negreanu Signs with PokerStars
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More on the Vinny Vinh Situation
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Where is Vinny Vinh?
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Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis Becomes Youngest World Series of Poker Winner Ever
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Elky First Pokerstars Player to Hit Supernova Elite Status
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Daniel Negreanu a Free Agent?
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Who is Pachabel on Full Tilt Poker?
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Johan Storakers: Profile of the Best Swedish Poker Player in the World
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Ram Vaswani Profile: Aggression Personified
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J.C. Tran - Hottest Poker Player Around Right Now?
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GBMANTIS: JJProdigy Pupil Making It on His Own
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The Return of Daniel Negreanu
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Todd Witteles Wins 2005 WSOP Player of the Year Award
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Scott Fischman: WSOP Favorite Profile
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