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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.

PokerStars Returns $100M to US players
In an announcement, PokerStars says they have returned more than USD $100 million to poker players in the US and will continue to do so until all US customers have cashed out ... Read More

US Online Players Look to Canada
Online poker players in the US who were largely dependent on PokerStars and Full Tilt for a living are reportedly contemplating moving to Canada to continue playing; where online poker is still ... Read More

Ivan Freitez Wins EPT Grand Final
Venezuelan Ivan Freitez became the first Latin American to win the much-coveted PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final, taking home the trophy and, most importantly, the €1.5 million first-place prize. He also ... Read More

India Poker Open First Event Result
The first event of the India Poker Open has concluded with Rakesh Aggarwai raking in the top prize of INR 205,000. The INR 5,000 buy-in event saw 50 registered players vying for ... Read More

WSOP Events Streamed Live
The WSOP has announced, in addition to the added live ESPN coverage of the Main Event, it will also stream final table coverage of the 55 gold bracelet events of the 42nd ... Read More

EPT Madrid Webcast
PokerStars expects its live European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final in Madrid to be the most watched live poker show to ever be broadcast, with an estimated 500,000 people expected to tune ... Read More

Online Bubble Insurance Offered
A new bubble insurance service has been launched that will give poker players a maximum of 125 per cent of their buy-in as payout in the case of the player going out ... Read More