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Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulations will not receive another delay from the Treasury Department, according to Congressman Barney Frank. The anti-poker legislation will go into effect June 1.It appears the power play by...more

It's been almost two-weeks since the dramatic robbery that took place in Berlin at the European Poker Tour, and now, according to the Associated Press, a man admitted to taking part in the heist and surrendered to authorities on Monday.D...more

Harrah's Entertainment announced this morning that after a three-year hiatus, the Tournament of Champions will return to the World Series of Poker in a revamped, "all-star" format. A $1 million prize pool will be up for grabs at the 2010...more

While you've been doing work at the poker tables, others have been busy at the boardroom table. Good thing PokerNews is skilled at multi-tabling. Every week, we'll get you up to speed on what's new in the gaming business. Here's what's g...more

The "Isildur1" roller coaster continued this week as the mysterious Swede's bankroll careened up and down in a series of high-stakes heads-up marathons. Isildur1 won more than $1.5 million on Tuesday, most of it from CardRunners pros Cole S...more

The second-to-last day at the World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star concluded Thursday with 27 players returning to the felt to play down to the televised final table of six. It was Andy "BKiCe" Seth who finished out the day as the chip le...more

The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star resumed on Wednesday with 126 players having made it through to Day 2. After six levels of play, 27 players remain -- all in the money. Emerging at the top of the chip counts was none other than Ph...more

Full Tilt Poker hosted some huge action this weekend, largely driven by the presence of everyone's favorite online poker punching bag "Isildur1." There were epic heads-up matches, swingy six-max games, and as many as eight tables of $300/$6...more

Patrik Antonius capped off a miserable day at the online tables with another losing session in the "durrrr" Challenge, his tenth in their last eleven meetings. Antonius and Tom "durrrr" Dwan met for only a bit over an hour and 364 hands, bu...more

Mainstream media coverage of the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act introduced in the Senate two weeks ago often didn't even mention the bill's clause to license and regulate Internet poker.This might seem like a slight to the p...more