Eighteen year old, Zhang Dan Peng entered the history books this weekend, becoming the first-ever Chinese Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau champion. Peng won HK$1.678 million in his very first live tournamentevent, beating out 161 players including such top pros as Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, and Full Tilt Pro Tom "durrrr" Dwan.

“I’m incredibly happy and really, really lucky to have won in my first

Eleven time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner PhilHellmuth, has released a new five-part compilation of eBooks entitled “Phil Hellmuth's Legendary Poker Hands.” The new compilation consistsof a five volume series of first person accounts of Hellmuth's most historicwinning hands throughout his career.

The five volumes are titled Phil on Pocket Pairs, Phil Bluffs and GetsBluffed, Hellmuth vs. Chan, Phil’s Great WSOP Hands, and Phil Loses 5

Wednesday was truly a momentous day for the online gambling industry as the House Financial Services Committee passed HR 2267 with a 41-22 vote.  This is the first time a licensing and regulatory bill received a positive vote at the federal level.

HR 2267, crafted by Committee Chair Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass), seeks to amend title 31, United States Code, to allow for the licensing of Internet gambling operations by the Secretary of the Treasury. The bill also seeks to provide consumer protections on the Internet as well as enforce the tax code.

The world’s largest online poker room PokerStars.net, has seized numerous poker accounts after uncovering a massive bot cheating scandal.

Suspicions of the accounts first came about last Tuesday, when a Two Plus Two forum member by the name of “malloc,” noted similarities in the play patterns of three players at PokerStars.net. In addition to that, malloc observed that the players repeatedly wagered the same stakes and moved down after almost the same number of hands in a short time span.

With the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event now well underway, it is time to consider the next big WSOP event, the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame. Harrah’s and the WSOP officials have formally opened voting to the public.

Poker fans from around the world are encouraged to visit the WSOP website to vote for the individual who he/she believes should be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Each person has only one vote.

PokerStars has added yet another talented athlete to its list of sports ambassadors. Argentinean football star, Juan Sebastian Veron has recently joined the leading poker room to appeal to the site’s Latin American audience. 

Tom “durrr” Dwan is undeniably one of the best poker players in the game. Controversially, he has made almost all of his money from online and live cash games, hardly ever playing in tournaments. Until recently that is.

As the 2010 World Series of Poker quickly approaches, poker enthusiasts from around the world prepare for what’s in store at this year’s games. One gambling outline, Bodog.com is providing players with multiple ways to join in on the fun. Not only can players qualify for at seat at the 2010 WSOP Main Event through Bodog Poker, but Bodog Sportsbook is offering an extensive list of odds for the upcoming World Series of Poker.

Douglas Rennick, the Canadian payment processor indicted last August on charges of money laundering, bank fraud, and illegal Internet gambling, entered his guilty plea.

Poker pro Daniel Negreanu recently spoke out on what he believes to be a major blow to the integrity of poker. In his latest blog post, the Poker Kid tells poker players to take off the shades, implicating that players hide behind sunglasses so they may cheat.