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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.


WSOP Update: USD$25k Heads Up
June 3, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith World Series of Poker The third day of the USD $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship saw the playing field whittled down to four of the most prominent players in the game. First to move into the semifinal round was Ukranian-born Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who disposed of opponent David Paredes through a combination of steady play, cool demeanor and strong cards. Next to come into the semifinals w... Read more»
Cake Poker Confiscates Player’s USD$60K
June 1, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith Out of pocket player voices dismay on forums The Cake Poker Network has reportedly confiscated the winnings of one of their players amounting to USD $60,000 after the acquired funds were found to be fraudulently brought to their tables. The winning player, known online as "Tony Guoga", received an email from the Cake Poker Network informing him that because his opponent didn't legitimately have the funds to play with, t... Read more»
Berglund Crowned Youngest WPT Champ
May 31, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith World Poker Tour Eighteen-year-old Swede Lukas Berglund has swept through the field at the World Poker Tour Spanish Championship and emerged as the youngest player in history to claim a WPT title.  The €3,500 buy-in tournament saw 216 players join the action at the prestigious Casino Barcelona. On the final table, Berglund needed just four hands to brush aside final competitor Romain Matteol... Read more»
New Cebu Poker Club to Host 1M Tourney
May 31, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith Oriental Poker Sports Club opens in Cebu with PHP 1 million guaranteed tournament The Oriental Poker Sports Club in Mandaue City, Cebu opened its doors on May 21 and will celebrate its arrival on the poker scene with a PHP 1 million guaranteed tournament on June 18. The announcement came via a forum post yesterday on Pilipinas Poker and was confirmed by Poker Portal Asia with a representative of the club. The tournament will have a PHP 25,000 buy-in and be l... Read more»
42nd WSOP to start Tuesday
May 30, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith World Series of Poker The much-anticipated 42nd World Series of Poker, the biggest poker tournament of the year, is set to kick off tomorrow, May 31 at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. With an astounding 380 poker tables set up, the tournament will run until July 19 and dish out a total of 58 gold bracelets to event winners – the most number ever for a WSOP tournament. The first of f... Read more»
Franzen Pleads Guilty
May 30, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith Bradley Franzen admits guilt in Black Friday case Accused payment processor Bradley Franzen, one of 11 people charged with violating US laws prohibiting internet gambling, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money-laundering.  Franzen admitted to owning a company that helped merchants process customer payments, and that he lied to banks and created fake companies and websites to hide the paym... Read more»
Cereus Network in Dire Straits
May 28, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith Traffic down by 96 per cent on Absolute Poker and UB The Cereus Network, which comprises of Absolute Poker and UB, is reported to be suffering greatly from the aftermath of the Black Friday shakedown of US-facing online poker sites. A report from Pokerscout indicates that Cereus, averaging 2,000 cash game players prior to the ‘Black Friday” incident, now only sees less than 100 cash game players at any time, with their online... Read more»
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