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The third and final leg of the Full Tilt Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge was completed yesterday in London with Tom “Durrrr” Dwan scoring a second victory in this event against Sammy George. Tom Dwan, who bought in for $250,000, busted George repeatedly, winning $750,000 and ending with exactly $1.000.000 in chips.

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has launched a new campaign in pro of the legalization of online poker called "Tweet for Poker" and that allows poker players from all over the United States to contact their respective Congress and Senate representatives and ask them to support a two legislation bills introduced by Rep. Barney Frank and Senator Robert Menendez and that will finally regulate online poker in the U.S.

One Step Closer Foundation and the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino are inviting players and poker fans to take part in  the second annual All In for CP Charity poker tournament, which is set to take place on Saturday, December 12th,  at 2:00 p.m  at the Hard Rock casino.

Day Two of the Full Tilt Poker Million Dollar Challenge played out in London, with Tom “durrrr” Dwan scoring his first victory at this event against Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies.

The PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour is getting ready to end its third season with the $6,300 buy-in APPT Grand Final, which is set to take place from December 1-6 at the Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia.

Full Tilt pro and heads up specialist Tom “durrrr” Dwan has suffered his first loss against on Italian sports bettor Marcello “Luckexpress” Marigliano during the Full Tilt Durrrr Live Million Dollar Challenge currently running at Les Ambassadeurs in Mayfair, London.

PokerStars.net "Million Dollar Challenge" will be back on Sunday, November 22nd, with a brand new episode featuring two more contestants playing their way to the $1,000,000 grand prize

Bodog Poker has recently informed that poker pro Jean-Robert Bellande won't continue with Bodog's Team after the site decided not to renew his contract.

Jeffrey Pollack, who served as World Series of Poker Commissioner since 2005, has announced that he's stepping out from his role with the tournament to "explore new business challenges".

Full Tilt pro and online heads up specialist, Tom “Durrrr” Dwan  has written and published his first post on his new Official Blog. The new "durrrr blog" will provide fans and poker enthusiasts with updates on the “durrrr Challenge”, as well as insights on the “FullTilt Poker Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge” heads up show in London, and other highlights from his poker career.

Full Tilt Pro Tom Dwan is bringing his “durrrr Million Dollar Challenge” to London next week to meet  three of the toughest challengers in the region in a special 500 hand live heads up match.

21 year old Joe Cada is the new WSOP Main Event Champion after beating Darvin Moon in the heads-up play early Tuesday morning.

As we reported here over the weekend, it has now been made public that Tom "durrrr" Dwan has officially signed with Full Tilt Poker. The online poker room has given the poker pro a warm welcome with an Official Tom Dwan prosite featuring a welcome video and other highlights from the career of "durrrr".

Online gaming operator PartyGaming, and the the World Poker Tour have announced the completion of the acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of WPT Enterprises Inc. ("WPTE") for $12.3 million plus an additional 5% participation in gaming and other revenues generated by the assets. 

21-year-old Joe Cada from from Shelby Township, Michigan and 46-year-old Darvin Moon of Oakland, Marylan will play the WSOP Main Event final Heads Up today at 10:00pm at the Penn and Teller Theater inside the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino. Cada will lead the chip count  with 135,950,000; while Moon will begin the competition with 58,850,000 in chips.

The world's largest poker room, Commerce Casino has recently launched their new virtual community at Twitter, with the idea of connecting first-hand with their guests. Visitors to the casino's Twitter page will also be rewarded with great offers, giveaways and other useful info.

After months of speculation, it was announced today that Full Tilt Poker has finally reached a deal to sign online heads up expert Tom “Durrrr” Dwan as part of its team of poker pros. Dwan, who for a long time rejected dozens offers from several online poker brands, is one of the most successful and popular poker players in the game today, captivating poker enthusiasts and pros around the world with his unpredictable and aggressive style and his crazy online heads up challenges.

The WSOP November Nine will face each other again at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas today at 2:00 pm their share of over $27 million and the coveted 2009 Main Event gold Bracelet.

Fox Sports en Espanol, the country's top Spanish-language sports brand, and PokerStars.net, the world's largest free online poker site, have teamed up to bring the first-ever Spanish-language U.S. broadcast of a Latin American poker event. The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) is scheduled to air on Fox Sports en Espanol through October 10, 2010 on Friday nights at 10:00.

The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour has finally unveiled the schedule for the second-half of EPT Season Six, which includes 8 events dates f as well as a brand new event: EPT Snowfest in the Austrian Alps.

Producers of “High Stakes Poker” show on GSN have released the names of the seventeen pros confirmed to play the HSP Season Six. The new season will be recorded at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Downtown Las Vegas from November 11th to 13th and will feature five newcomers as well as some of the biggest names in the game.

Poker players registered for LA Poker's Open Main Event will get a$100 discount to Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night Sponsored by ClubWPT.com and benefiting the Decision Education Foundation.

The TASER Foundation for Fallen Officers will celebrate its 5th annual celebrity poker tournament at Fort McDowell Casino in Arizona from November 19th to 21st, 2009. The weekend long event will kick off on November 19th and will continue on Saturday, November 21st, with a high roller event featuring movie, sports, music and TV celebrities. All proceeds from both tournaments will be used by TASER Foundation to provide financial assistance and aid to the families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty across the U.S and Canada.

Fans and poker players will be excited to learn that the annual U.S. Poker Championship Main Event will air on the popular Spike Network. The poker event which takes place at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City runs from November 2nd until November 24th.

HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. and the World Poker Showdown (WPS) are hosting the Costa Rica Poker Showdown at the Jazz Casino in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica, from November 6-15th. The tournament series will offer a total of 17 events with buy in's ranging from $150 to the $2700 Main Event with estimated total prize pool exceeding $1,000,000.