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Bad Beat Jackpot is Hit Multiple Times and 18 Players Share Over $67kIt looks like it's not just Black Chip Poker's monthly leaderboard competition The Beast that pays out players ridiculously frequently. The online poker site's Bad Beat Jackpot game was popped two times in just 7 days since it first launched on its new poker community Winning Poker Network.

Nevada casinos prepare for online poker actionNevada casinos are anticipating the legalization of online poker and are working hard to be ready when it comes.

Zynga and Bwin/Party Poker form poker partnership for UK PlayersZynga, the software company behind many popular social games such as Farmville and Words with Friends, will be offering poker to the UK market in partnership with bwin/Party Poker.

Commerce Casino continues $1 million poker tournamentThe Original Million Dollar Tournament, in only its second year, already is one of the most anticipated events in the world of poker.

Bad Beat Jackpot on the IPN tops 750,000 EurosThe Bad Beat Jackpot on the IPN has hit record levels and is now approaching €750,000 (Over $1 Million).

PokerStars announces first half of 8th annual European Poker TourThe first seven events of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour (EPT) Season 8 have been announced. Europe’s richest and most popular poker tour – about to begin its eighth season – will resume with a return to the Estonian capital of Tallinn from August 2-7.

James Bord wins World Series of Poker Europe Main EventA 29-year-old professional poker player, Bord was cheered to victory by a boisterous crowd. Prior to playing for a living, Bord worked for international banking giant Citigroup. He decided to leave his conventional job to focus instead on playing poker for a living.

PokerStar's Million Dollar Challenge ReturnsPokerStars.net has announced the return of PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge, the star-studded poker game show that gives contestants a once-in-a-lifetime shot at winning $1,000,000. The show returns to FOX on Sunday, Sept. 19 following NFL on FOX action.

EPT London Poker Festival Starts in Two WeeksWith less than two weeks to go before the Season 7 EPT London Poker Festival, excitement is increasing over what is set to be the biggest poker event ever held in the UK.

Partridge Wins PokerStars Baltic FestivalBritish poker player Thomas Partridge beat his countryman James Keys heads-up today to win the first ever PokerStars Baltic Festival for a first prize of nearly 1.2 million Estonian Crowns - approximately €76,750.

PokerStars Launches UK and Ireland Poker ToursThe PokerStars.com UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) will be held in Galway, Ireland from December 11-14, 2009, in the Radisson Hotel.

Phil Hellmuth makes his entrance at WSOPEPhil Hellmuth, arguably one of the kings of the poker world, will make his grand entrance to this year's World Series of Poker Europe on Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at The Casino of the Empire, located at 5-6 Leicester Square.

Yevgeniy 'Jovial Gent'Timoshenko Wins WCOOPYevgeniy 'Jovial Gent' Timoshenko, a professional player originally from Ukraine, cut through the 2,144-strong field in the $5,200 No-Limit Hold'em tournament to take home the $1.7 million first prize at the World Championship of Online Poker.

Erik Cajelais wins the World Series of Poker Europe Event 2This is a breakthrough victory for Cajelais, a 27-year-old professional poker player from Montreal who has come close to a major tournament win on several occasions. His best previous finish was second place in the US$5K Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2007 WSOP.

Borgata Poker Open Sees Lower Buy-InsWith lower buy-ins, the WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship has been a success since it started on Sept. 8 with an estimated 15,000 entrants.

CBS to Air Ante Up for Africa Monte CarloFor the first time CBS Sports will be airing a star-studded poker tournament on its national network -- Ante Up for Africa (AUFA) Monte Carlo. AUFA Monte Carlo was held at the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo and hosted a full roster of celebrities at the table.

Friedman takes home $1 million World Poker Tour TitleIn the late night hours of August 26, the Bicycle Casino was the only place for poker fans to be. The infamous Legends of Poker series was reaching its pinnacle as the World Poker Tour final table played out in front of fans and players, ultimately awarding the first prize of $1,009,000 to the 2009 champion, Prahlad Friedman.

Two more poker superstars added to Caesars Cup tournamentThanks to Daniel Negreanu and Annette Obrestad, poker superstars Doyle Brunson and Jennifer Harman have been added to the Caesars World Cup poker tournament.

Party Poker releases World Open V scheduleParty Poker and Matchroom Sport are pleased to announce the dates and details for the PartyPoker.com World Open V! The event will take place from Sunday 11 October – Thursday 15 October 2009 in London.

Titan Poker hosts $1 million online poker tournamentTitan Poker's inaugural $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Tournament will be staged on September 13, 2009 at 18:00 GMT, with a buy-in of $500 + $35. Players can also win their seat in qualifier satellites, with buy-ins as low as $1 + $0.10.

Online poker proposal in California takes a hit"A bid to offer state-sanctioned online poker in California took a hit Tuesday morning when the leader of the California Senate shot down the idea of passing a bill in the closing month of the legislative session. Meanwhile, opponents of the idea say there is a growing movement against any action this year, and a poll commissioned by one major gaming tribe found that voters were hostile to the idea.

World Poker Tour sells major assets to PartyGamingWPT Enterprises, Inc. ("WPTE" or the "Company") today announced that a subsidiary of PartyGaming Plc, Peerless Media Ltd. ("Peerless Media"), has agreed to purchase substantially all of WPTE's operating assets other than cash, investments and certain excluded assets.

PKR ready for third live poker eventPKR Live will make its highly anticipated return on November 20-22, and this time promises to be bigger and better with an expected $180,000 in prizes to be won.

Asian Poker Tour Macua Main Event Winner23-year-old Adrien Allain from Rennes, France, is the 2009 Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival Main Event Champion! He scooped HK$3,035,000 - a fantastic return on his investment of US$5 through an online satellite on PKR!

World Series of Poker Caesars Cup finalized with four top poker prosAs the countdown for this year's WSOP Europe draws closer, the line-up for the inaugural Caesars Cup is being finalized. Each team now has four poker professionals on their team with three more to be picked by the captains