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Boeree, Selbst and Moneymaker hit Atlantic City Beerfest

09.04. | While Justin Bonomo, Igor Kurganov and Chris Moorman did the heavy lifting for the London Royals in the GPL this week, Team Manager Liv Boeree is expected to make her debut shortly.

Tom Marchese Wins His Sixth Aria $25,000 High Roller Title

08.04. | ARIA Resort & Casino has hosted two $25,000 buy-in High Roller events every month for the last few years and last weekend the high rollers were back battling it out.

Chinese man accused of running illegal gambling site

07.04. | Vietnamese police have arrested a man suspected of running an illegal online casino worth tens of billions of dollars. As of yet, the only details released about the suspect are that he’s a Chinese native with the surname “Zhou” born in 1969.

Italians Uncover Another Illegal Betting & Poker Operation

05.04. | For the second time this year the Italian authorities have unearthed and illegal betting and poker operation. As part of "Operation Jamm Jamm" Italian cops busted a huge criminal organisation which managed illegal online gambling websites that were rigged against players.

Tom Marchese and Bryn Kenney Win April Aria $25,000 High Rollers

04.04. | Marchese Notches His Sixth Victory In This Event While Kenney Grabs His Second Title In As Many Months

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier wins first heartstone tourney

03.04. | Last year, Triple Crown winner Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier joined Team Liquid as a Hearthstone pro and recently he managed to capture his first Hearthstone tournament win as a sponsored pro.

Online Poker: Viktor Blom Loses $330K In A Week

02.04. | Viktor “Isildur1” Blom didn’t play a whole lot during January and February, but during the month of March the Swede logged tens of thousands of hands and is currently in a $370,000 hole on 2016, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Roughly $330,000 of those losses came over the past week.

Global Poker League schedule announced with London final confirmed for November

01.04. | The First Season of the GPL Will Feature 15 Game Weeks, 400+ Hours of Livestreamed Content and a Two-Day Final Held at Wembley

Dan Bilzerian $600K cycling prop-bet is underway

31.03. | High stakes poker player and "King of Instagram", millionaire playboy Dan Bilzerian has begun his 328 mile $1.2m prop-bet bike ride through the Mojave desert from the Hollywood Hills in LA to Las Vegas.

Amaya CEO David Baazov Takes Indefinite Paid Leave of Absence

30.03. | Just days after being charged with insider trading, David Baazov has taken an indefinite paid leave of absence from his role as Amaya Chair CEO to deal with the allegations. He will remain a member of the board of directors