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• The Nightly Turbo: Deeb is Done, New PokerStars Pro, and More

  November 23, 2009, Elaine Chaivarlis

  Another weekend down, and another Monday in the books. We hope you didn't miss us too much over the weekend, but if you did, you have nothing to worry about, we're back at it, doing our thing. We scour the web searching for the day's top poker news...

   

• Six Kentucky Congressmen Support Pushing UIGEA Deadline Back One Year

  November 23, 2009, Matthew Kredell

  The Poker Players Alliance's petition to delay the fast-approaching compliance date for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act received a boost Monday when all six Kentucky congressmen submitted a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy...

   

• Negreanu Shines on Pokerstars.net Million Dollar Challenge

  November 23, 2009, Michael Friedman

  The "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge" returned to the air this past Sunday with two new contestants taking their shots in the $1 million heads-up match with the show's star, Daniel Negreanu. First up was Oluwasegun "Big Mike" Odumuyiwa, a...

   

• The Sunday Briefing: Jose “papadelpoker” De La Guardia Wins Sunday Million With No Deal

  November 23, 2009, Mickey Doft

  It was business as usual this weekend as the regular docket of Sunday majors took place. The biggest winner of the day was Jose “papadelpoker” De La Guardia, winning the PokerStars Sunday Million for over a quarter million dollars. Meanwhile...

   

• Latin American Poker Tour, Day 4: Amer Sulaiman Snags the Win
• Qualification Closing For Winner Poker's $1k Cash Freeroll
• European Poker Tour Vilamoura, Day 5: António Matias Keeps the Title in Portugal
• PokerNews Op-Ed: Save the Sharks