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With only a few day left before the 2009 World Series of Poker takes a three month hiatus to play the Main Event's final table, it seems the race for Player of the Year is already a done deal for the professional poker player Jeff Lisandro.

PokerStars.com has announced two new additions to Team PokerStars Pro: Marcel 'The Flying Dutchman' Luske and Jason "treysfull21" Mercier.

Earlier this week, the site announced that British poker pro Ian Frazer signed a sponsorship deal with Party Poker and stated that more players would be added in the next days. Yesterday, PartyPoker informed that Brazilian pro Felipe Ramos and French player Remy Biechel were also joining the new professional poker team.

Pokerstars.com will bring together World Series of Poker Main Event champion and Team PokerStars Pro Peter Eastgate and fellow team member and 2008 WSOP Main Event runner up Ivan Demidov, in a unique heads-up charity tournament held at the online poker site.

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PokerStars.com Pro Tom McEvoy, who not long ago won the inaugural Champions Invitational at the WSOP, is hoping to get his name included into the Poker Hall of Fame.

High Stakes Entertainment and The David Leadbetter Golf Academy are joining forces to bring some of the biggest names in golf and poker for the 2009 Legends of Poker & Golf Academy event, hosted by Poker Hall of Fame member Doyle Brunson and Dewey Tomko, Pokerstars sponsored pro Daniel Negreanu, Mike 'The Mad Genius of Poker' Caro, and the World's Leading Golf Instructor, David Leadbetter.

Online poker site UltimateBet.com has recently informed that the WSOP Bracelet winner and professional poker player Brandon Cantu is now an official member of the prestigious Team UB.

Professional British poker player Roland de Wolfe has become the second player to ever win a World Series of Poker, European Poker Tour (2006 EPT Dublin Championship) and World Poker Tour event (2005 WPT Grand Prix De Paris).

Lisa Hamilton, a 37 year old player from Hawaii has recently won her first Gold Bracalet and the $195,390 first prize after taking the 2009 WSOP $1000 Ladies NL Hold’em World Championship Event #17.

American television producer and writer Sam Simon has partnered with Playboy TV to make his debut on the poker show business with the new "Sam's Game", which is set to make its kick off on Thursday, June 11th at 9:00 pm on Playboy TV. The show features Sam Simon, along with comedians Artie Lange, Dave Attell, Norm McDonald and Jeffrey Ross, as well as Playboy personalities Brande Roderick, Deanna Brooks, Andrea Lowell, and Stacy Fuson; along with poker personalities as Phil Laak, Sam’s ex-wife Jennifer Tilly, and Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh.

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Ken Aldridge, a 57 year old retired teacher from North Carolina has become the winner of the 2009 World Series of Poker Event #9 ($1500 Shorthanded No-limit Hold’em), outlasting a field of 1459 players and taking home his first bracelet and the $428,259 first-place prize

22-year-old professional poker player from Fort Lauderdale, Florida and European Poker Tour Champ, Jason Mercier, has won his first WSOP bracelet after an exciting victory in Event #5 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha event), taking the $237,462 first prize and rising his career earnings to more than $3.1 million.

24 year old professional player from Korea, Suk Min “Steve” Sung’s has won his first major tournament title after taking the 2009 World Series of Poker Event #4 ($1,000 no-limit Hold’em) on Wednesday night, outlasting a field of 6,012 players and winning his first bracelet and the $771,106 first prize.

Professional poker players Doyle “Dolly” Brunson and Mike "The Mad Genius of Poker"Caro will give poker players from all levels the chance to expand their knowledge and learn from two of the best pros in the world in a series of Power Poker Seminars held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has joined the effort of several corporations and organizations by declaring June 5th as the official “Women in Poker Hall of Fame Day” in Las Vegas. The celebration will pay tribute and acknowledge the work and contributions made by women in the poker and gaming industry.

Only two days after Harrah’s opened the nomination process for the Poker Hall of Fame, PartyPoker is already encouraging fans and players to vote for the World Poker Tour Host and professional poker player Mike Sexton.

Las Vegas hotel operator and owner of the World Series of Poker, Harrah’s Entertainment has recently informed that public nominations for the 2009 Poker Hall of Fame are now open for submission. This will be the first time that the poker public will have the chance to take part in the Hall of Fame selection process, where they can submit their candidates and help to shape the list of ten final nominees by selecting their favorite players.

The Ladies Diamond Poker Club has officially launched its all female poker league last weekend with a tournament held on May 10th at the Peppermill Casino in Reno, Nevada.

Officials of the Cannes Film Festival, the Wilhelm & Karl Maybach Foundation and the Sunflower Children Foundation will join forces to host a special celebrity poker tournament scheduled to take place on May 17th, 2009, at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cannes, France, in where music, film, business, fashion and sports celebrities will gather for an evening of poker action hosted by actor, screenwriter and director Edward Norton, and WSOP Champ Jamie Gold.

Professional poker player and member of the world famous Team PokerStars, Daniel Negreanu, has announced that his first annual "Big Swing" charity golf event will take place at Las Vegas's Rio Secco Golf Club on June 25th, 2009.

The United States District Court in Las Vegas has dismissed a lawsuit filed by poker professional Clonie Gowen’s against Full Tilt Poker and members of “Team Full Tilt” for alleged contractual violations and other damages.

French player and member of the fierce Team PokerStars, Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier has set the world record for most Sit & Go tournaments played in one hour.

23 year old Justin Bonomo has become the new WSOP Circuit event Champ after winning a four hour long heads up match against Michael Mizrach and taking home the $237,692 first prize along with a 2009 WSOP Main Event seat and the WSOPC ring.