Russian Lakhitov Takes First Bracelet and POY Lead

A former officer in the Russian Army, Lakhitov has been playing poker professionally both online and live for the past five years. This is Lakhitov’s second year playing at the World Series of Poker. He has seven cashes, five of which earned in 2011.

Mizzi Helps Launch New Poker Charity

The 25-year-old poker pro is one of the founding members of the new Poker Players Against Poverty initiative.

WSOP Bracelet Winner Profile: Amir Lehavot

Most poker players get into the game because they played it as a child, learned it from a relative, or saw it on TV.

Stewart Says 2011 WSOP Will Give Poker its Swagger Back

While pundits are predicting numbers will drop at the WSOP as a result of online poker’s Black Friday – When the principals of three of online poker’s biggest sites were charged with bank fraud, illegal gambling and laundering billions of dollars, effectively shutting down online poker in the U.S. – The WSOP says it did not have intimate relationships or business deals with the indicted sites and it should be business as usual for the series.

Cereus Poker Denies Bankruptcy, Admits Downsizing

Online poker players were feeling good after PokeStars issued quick cashouts, but since then, the process of getting funds returned from the other two sites involved in the Black Friday indictment has stalled.

ESPN Plans Live WSOP Broadcast

From July 14-19, ESPN will present the live broadcast, on a 30-minute delay, in HD on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com. This marks the first time ESPN will be offering daily coverage of the WSOP Main Event and the network plans to show every hand unedited with hole cards post-flop for players still in the hand

PPA Says Fight For Online Poker Just Beginning

Friday, the Manhattan U.S.

The Fight: Poker Players Alliance Issues Statement Defending Online Poker Players

A statement issued by John Pappas, Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance, about the federal action taken against online poker sites on April 15: “Millions of Americans across the country today are outraged over the U.S. Department of Justice’s clear attack on internet poker.

Poker News in Brief: Mar. 14-20, 2011

A few stories may not have recieved the front page play they deserve, but thankfully we’ve put them together in our weekly Poker News in Bried feature below. This week, Roothlus re-signs with UB, U.S. online poker regulation is back in Congress and more.

The Fight: John Campbell Introduces Online Gambling Bill, Florida Intrastate Poker?, PPA Goes to Washington

This week on The Fight, a bill with sponsorship on both sides of the aisle that would regulate online gambling, and replace the UIGEA was formally introduced in Congress.

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