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Five Thoughts: Loaning is Risky, But Will Never Leave Poker
Neither borrowing, loaning, or lending are going anywhere soon, but they're the primary reasons why Full Tilt Poker may never pay back its players.


Pro Blogs: Team PKR's Jake Cody Brings Us His Trip Report from WPT Ireland
Team PKR's Jake Cody relives his adventures at the World Poker Tour Ireland in this blog for PokerNews.


Blair Thein Looks for the Next Big Reality Show with Pool, Poker, & Pain
Blair Thein, a veteran of the MMA world, has brought together three of the hottest sports around: pool, poker and MMA, & is developing a reality TV show around it, aptly called Pool, Poker & Pain.


Unibet Acquires Betchoice and Enters Australian Market
Unibet Group has signed an agreement to acquire Betchoice Corporation Pty Ltd, a leading Australian online bookmaker.


Nikolay Evdakov Passes Away at 47
Russian poker player Nikolay Evdakov passed away on Monday, Feb. 6 at the age of 47.


2012 World Poker Tour Venice Grand Prix Day 1: Candio Leading the Pack
This year, 155 players entered the WPT Venice Grand Prix with Filippo Candio emerging as the Day 1 chip leader with 227,900.


The $5,000 Weekly PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series Kicks off Feb. 8
Take part in the exclusive $5,000 Weekly PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series promotion that will see a $5,000 freeroll take place every week!


Vadzim Kursevich Wins the 2012 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville Main Event
Vadzim "VadziMoney" Kursevich took down the 2012 PokerStars.fr EPT Deauville Main Event.


The Nightly Turbo: Gus Hansen Loses $1.89 Million Pot, Tapie Comments on FTP, and more
Gus Hansen lost a $1.89 million pot during a cash game in Macau, and Laurent Tapie confirmed reports that several pros still owe millions to Full Tilt Poker.


U.S. Digital Gaming's Richard Bronson: "It's Game Time" for Online Poker
U.S. Digital Gaming founder Richard "Skip" Bronson weighs in on online gaming legislation.