Daniel Negreanu has released a new version of his "Weekly Rant" videos, using the opportunity to praise fellow Team PokerStars Pro member, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom. Blom's recent tournament run is "impressive", Negreanu says.

Six leading Buddhist monks have resigned after a hidden camera caught them drinking, smoking and playing high stakes poker. The incident took place in a luxury hotel room and found its way to TV stations via a tip from a fellow monk.

Tom "durrrr" Dwan is rumored to have picked up one of the biggest pots ever to be won in the million dollar cash games in Macau. According to local reports, Dwan scooped in a single hand worth $3.8 million.

Tom "durrrr" Dwan has blasted against his former sponsors from Full Tilt Poker. In a new interview, the internet sensation calls the management's handling of the Black Friday situation "completely ridiculous".

Phil Galfond has written a new blog, revealing that he received offers to represent both Full Tilt Poker and Ultimate Bet. The nosebleed superstar however declined both offers as they weren't lucrative or interesting enough, he says.

Free-to-play online poker operator Pokerist.com has signed model and actress Carmen Electra as the company's new official ambassador. With the signing, Pokerist hopes to take up the battle for market shares with giant Zynga Poker.

PartyPoker pro and World Poker Tour host Mike Sexton has issued a wakeup call to professional poker players around the world. Act right and respect the game, or the profession as a whole might suffer, Sexton says.

83-year-old poker legend Amarillo Slim is reported to have been moved to hospice care in what appears to be a critical condition. Slim's career spans over four decades, including the 1972 WSOP Main Event title.

Gus Hansen has confirmed that he plans to play in the upcoming Monte Carlo Super High Roller. The tournament will have a €100,000 buy-in and will be the biggest ever to be played on European soil.

Sam Trickett has revealed the details of a major hand he won in the Macau cash games worth $2 million. Trickett won the hand with a flush, but reveals to have played bigger hands in his career.

For almost two years, rumors have been buzzing around the mysterious "RaiseOnce" account on PokerStars. Wicked Chops Poker now claims to be able to confirm that the account belongs to none other than Phil Ivey.

Daniel Negreanu has defended his longtime friend Phil Ivey for his role in the ongoing Full Tilt Poker scandal. Ivey had no say in how the site was run, and was only occupied with his own gambling, Negreanu says.

Rumors that the Merge Gaming Network is planning to launch its own speed poker product called Dash Poker are untrue. The false reports first surfaced yesterday but have now been irrevocably denied by the Merge CEO.

English poker pro and 2008 EPT London winner Vicky Coren is set to marry her long-time boyfriend, David Mitchell. Both Mitchell and Coren announced the news yesterday.

Daniel Negreanu has been handed a temporary ban from the world's largest poker forum TwoPlusTwo. Negreanu was banned after moderators of the site found him to have advertised for the new iSeriesLIVE initiative.

Tony G and Andrew Robl are looking to run into each other once again as Robl has received his invitation for the Big Game event in Vienna. Robl admits to be keen on the challenge.

Professional poker player and Hollywood actress Jennifer Tilly is set to make a guest appearance on the classical Simpsons cartoon show. The episode will air next year as part of the show's 24th season.

Daniel Negreanu has taken the poker community by storm with his new series of "Weekly Rant" YouTube videos. In times of hardship, it's important that people speak up and do the right thing, Negreanu says.

Daniel "jungleman12" Cates has been absent from the big games on PokerStars for almost a year. While he admits to be enjoying playing on other networks, the American now promises to return to the world's biggest poker site soon.

Daniel "jungleman12" Cates is keen on finishing the Durrrr Challenge even though the heads-up duel has been on a hold for almost a year. The challenge could continue on PokerStars if Full Tilt doesn't reopen, Cates says.

A UK private equity firm is rumored to be interested in buying the Full Tilt Poker software if a takeover deal with Groupe Bernard Tapie falls through. The rumors for now remain unconfirmed.

Erick Lindgren's seemingly very casual relationship to gambling debts has been the talk-of-the-town in the high stakes community this week. Now, fellow high stakes gambler Haralabos Voulgaris chimes in with his own experiences with Lindgren.

Daniel Negreanu has published another video blog as a response to Doyle Brunson's recent defense of the Full Tilt board. Friendships aside, Negreanu says, there is still no excuse for the board's handling of the Black Friday scandal.

Doyle Brunson has published a blog update in which he issues a number of statements on the ongoing Full Tilt Poker debacle. Brunson among other things defends former Full Tilt boss Howard Lederer's role in the scandal.