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Freddy Deeb Wins WPT Celebrity Invitational In 2005, Freddy Deeb took down the World Poker Tour ( WPT ) Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic. Heads-up, he defeated online poker pro Josh “sdouble” Schlein. Three and a half years later, Deeb was up to his winning ways once again, taking down his second WPT title, this time at the Celebrity Invitational. The final table at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles took 73 hands to play out. Seven hands in, Jose Tavares was sent packing. ... Read More

In breaking news from the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in Las Vegas, Team PokerStars Pro member Vanessa Rousso was named the newest Go Daddy girl . The signing comes on the eve of Day 1 of the popular NBC poker tournament, which begins on Friday at Caesars Palace. Rousso appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and has become one of the top female poker pros in the world. She’ll join race car driver Danica Patrick and original Go Daddy girl Candice ... Read More

The history of holdem poker goes back for years and is a very interesting one with lots of stories behind it which have kept the game in constant growth. The holdem game as we know it today date sometime back in the early 1900s, before this during the 1700's and 1800's there was also a similar game been played in France called Pochen and another game called Pochenin in Germany. The wild-west was also well known for people enjoying a game of ... Read More