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After months of speculation, an insider informer has revealed 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.

Online sportsbetting site PartyBets.com reports a significant growth in the amount of bets on Phil Ivey winning the WSOP Main Event in Vegas. Despite the fact that Ivey is seventh in chips in the November Nine, his odds on taking down the tournament are only 5/1, making him third favorite.

The Annie Duke Celebrity Poker Night (CPN) today confirmed that WPT's free online poker site ClubWPT.com will serve as  title sponsor of the annual charity event taking place on November 19th at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles.

Online poker site Full Tilt Poker has scored another legal victory after a court in Nevada dismissed a lawsuit filled by Clonie Gowen for contractual violations and other damages for second time.

Full Tilt Poker pro and WSOP November Nine finalist James Akenhead has achieved his third final table appearance in as many months on Poker Million, the Full Tilt sponsored tournament which airs on Sky Sports TV.

Professional poker player and industry leader, Lisa Tenner, will moderate and take part in two prestigious entertainment and poker industry panels in the upcoming weeks. She`ll be chairing "Tweets, Tells and Tales: The Poker Panel" at the 140CONF in Los Angeles and "Poker Possibilities: Operating a Profitable Room" at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.

Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson has been honored by the  Hardin Simmons University and inducted into the university's Athletics Hall of Fame for his impressive list of achievements on the basketball courts.

The Poker Hall of Fame recently announced that professional poker players and commentator Mike Sexton, also known as "The Ambassador of Poker",  has been elected as the new member of the Hall of Fame.

Eight months after playing the first hand in Full Tilt's Durrrr Million Dollar Challenge, first contestant Patrik Antonius and heads up expert and online poker pro Tom Dwan resumed their 50,000-hand challenge, reaching 50% of the total hands required.

BAMMA USA, a Special Events and Mixed Martial Arts production company has announced that MMA Star James Wilks and Absolute Poker Pro Matt Vengrin will bring a whole new element of entertainment to the 13th Annual Orange County Auto Show taking place Thursday, October,15th through Sunday, October 18th at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Online poker site DoylesRoom.com has announced that 24th years old professional poker player Chris Moorman has been recruited as the fourth member of the elite Brunson 10 poker team.

Card Player editor and 2009 WSOP November Nine finalist, Jeff Shulman, said that 11-time World Series of Poker bracelet-winner and UltimateBet sponsored pro World Champion Phil Hellmuth as agreed to serve as his poker coach and trainer in preparation for the 2009 WSOP main-event final table in November

Professional poker player and member of UltimateBet Poker Team, Annie Duke, is teaming up with the famous Commerce Casino in Los Angeles to present a special charity poker event on benefit of the Decision Education Foundation (DEF), a non profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of young people by empowering them with effective decision skills.

Twenty seven year old Canadian pro and member of Full Tilt Poker Pro, Erik Cajelais, has claimed his first WSOP bracelet after taking the World Series of Poker Europe Event 2, winning $169.000 in prize money.

Leading online poker site Full Tilt Poker and Emblaze Productions are pleased to announce the list of invited players for Million Dollar Cash Game 2009.

UltimateBet is glad to inform that  TV & Film personality Tiffany Michelle has signed on for a second year as a member of Team UB. The poker pro will continue to be part of UB's exclusive poker team, which also includes 11 time WSOP Bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and recent WSOP champs Brandon Cantu and Matt Graham.

The Poker Hall of Fame has recently informed that online poker pro and heads up expert Tom "durrrr" Dwan has been removed from its list of nominees

Poker legend and 11 time World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth will once again host the annual Hold'em for Heroes charity poker tournament set to get underway on November 19th at Fort McDowell Casino in Arizona.

Ceasars Cup Team Captains, Daniel Negreanu and Annette Obrestad have called four more players for the first team poker event featuring the best players from both sides of the Atlantic competing against each other to determine whether the Americas or Europeans are home to the best tournament poker players.

Unlike the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, in where the online poker site PokerStars.com dominated the field with  six sponsored players at the final table, this year most poker sites had to compete against each other to have their brands exposed at the final table.

Team Captains Daniel Negreanu and Annette Obrestad have added two more players to their teams line-ups in preparation for the inaugural Caesars Cup.

Professional poker player Sammy "any two" George will become the first  opponent for Tom “durrrr” Dwan in the live version of the “Durrr Million Dollar Challenge, which is expected to happen during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe festivities in London next month.

Online poker site UltimateBet.com has informed that British TV presenter, model and poker player Liv Boeree has earned a spot on UltimateBet's Team UB alongside Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke.

World Series of Poker Champs Jamie Gold and Peter Eastgate and Poker in the Park will team up for a special a charity poker tournament benefiting the Jamie Gold Foundation, a non profit organization created by Gold following his record-breaking $12,000,000 victory at the 2006 WSOP.

Online poker site EverestPoker.com has informed that 25 year-old professional poker player and member of the WSOP November nine, Antoine Saout  has signed as part of their exclusive Team Everest.