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Want to know at a glance what’s happening in poker? Then we have you covered with our bite-sized news pieces from both live and online poker worlds.


Aussie Manager Sacked for Sick Days at Poker Tournaments
May 2, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith John Maklouf (Image from PokerStars Blog) A Sydney train station manager has lost his appeal against his sacking by RailCorp for taking medical leave to play poker. The NSW Transport Appeals Board found that John Maklouf had repeatedly called in sick for work so he could play poker around Australia and even in the Philippines. Maklouf has a number of results in the Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) including ... Read more»
“Amarillo Slim” Preston Dies at Age 83
April 30, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith Amarillo Slim (Image from UNLV) Poker legend Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as Amarillo Slim, passed away yesterday at a hospice close to his home in Amarillo, Texas. Preston was 83 years old when he died and his family released the following statement: "We hope everyone will remember our beloved Amarillo Slim for all the positive things he did for poker and to popularize his favorite game – Tex... Read more»
Negreanu’s Weekly Rant: April 25
April 27, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu brings his latest Weekly Rant to us from his apartment in Monaco while he’s there for the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final. He discusses the importance of having a budget for playing poker and not being afraid of moving down in stakes and lifestyle to manage it better, as well as the importance of young players being approachable and selling themselves be... Read more»
TwoPlusTwo Poker Forum Hacked
April 27, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith TwoPlusTwo goes down TwoPlusTwo poker forum went down yesterday thanks to the unwelcome attentions of a hacker who reportedly had access to username and password information. TwoPlusTwo since sent out an email to its members announcing the following: On April 26th at approximately 11:20 AM pacific time, the Two Plus Two Forums were closed as a result of a hacker who has displayed the ability to ... Read more»
PokerStars Sends “Cease and Desist” Letter to PTR
April 19, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith Poker Table Ratings According to an interview yesterday with Pokernews.com, Lee Jones, Head of Home Games at PokerStars has stated that PokerStars sent a “cease and desist” letter to one of the top online poker data mining sites, Poker Table Ratings (PTR). PokerStars has long held that PTR and other data mining sites are infringing on their property rights by collecting data on hand histories,... Read more»
More Full Tilt Poker Start-up Indications
April 18, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith Full Tilt Poker Another two pieces of news regarding Full Tilt Poker’s re-emergence have hit the web this week and caused a flurry of posts on poker forum TwoPlusTwo. The first was started when a poster learnt from Solocheck.ie  that Laurent Tapie, Managing Director of FTP salvager Groupe Bernard Tapie (GBT), is registered as the Director of a new company incorporated in Ireland on February... Read more»
Negreanu’s Weekly Rant: April 17
April 18, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith Daniel Negreanu Weekly Rant April 17 Yesterday, Daniel Negreanu released another of his Weekly Rants. It came a day earlier than usual and is a celebration of the top women players in poker today. Negreanu applauds the likes of Vanessa Rousso, Maria Ho, Liv Boeree, Jen Harman, Cindy Violette and Venessa Selbst. We get some insights into what these women have achieved in poker, how they got there and what they are ... Read more»
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