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November Nine Set for World Series of Poker

The world of poker is creating a lot of buzz on the Internet with sites like PokerNews.com, WSOP.com and hundreds of professional poker players using Twitter almost in real time as they play. For those of you who are poker fans here is a WebProNews poker update: The World Series of Poker final table in Las Vegas has been set and poker superstar Phil Ivey is still in it.. The final table is as follows:

Poker Celebrity Phil Hellmuth Takes Down His Drunk Tweets!

Poker superstar Phil (Poker Brat) Hellmuth, who first started twittering December 18th last year has taken to Twitter like it's his personal diary. Hellmuth is using Twitter as a live outlet to express his frustrations after a losing hand during online poker play so the rail birds at UltimateBet can experience the full flavor of a Hellmuth outburst, just like on ESPN's coverage of the World Series of Poker. (Follow Phil Hellmuth on Twitter) Note: Since this article was originally published Wednesday, April 15th, many blogs and news sites were inspired to also run stories on Hellmouth's drunk tweets. Hellmuth has since taken down his twitter posts, but you can still read them on WebProNews.

Bots Take The Fun Out Of Online Poker

The government doesn't need to kill online poker. Bots will do it for them. Feel like chancing your money with an arithmetic machine? Neither does anybody else.

Stars Of Poker Lobby Washington To Play Online

A group of about 100 people arrived in Washington this week to lobby for the legalization of online poker.  And considering that many of the 100 people are among America’s top poker players, it wouldn’t be wise to bet against them.

Go Figure: A Yahoo Partner Googled Me

Last week, I wrote an article about the new Yahoo Poker site, and while researching it, I sent an inquiry to yahoopoker at pokerresponse.com (the address provided by the “Contact Us” page).  The next day, a reply directed me to a certain Yahoo employee.  But the email had passed through several people’s hands, and one individual had - in his own words - “googled” me. Go Figure: A Yahoo Partner Googled Me

All Bets Are Off - Yahoo Gets Into Online Poker

Online poker has (deservedly or not) gotten a bad reputation, and it’s actually illegal in the U.S.  It came as a bit of a surprise, then, when Yahoo launched a new site called Yahoo Poker.  The site’s not for kiddies, and it’s not a joke; players will use real money.

Nielsen: Brits Addicted To Online Poker

The British are betting. They're betting a lot, says Nielsen//NetRatings. Measuring British use of online applications, the analytics company credited broadband for the rise of "addictive" activities. Online poker was the application of choice.

Using the API for the W3C HTML Validator

The W3C has introduced an API for their HTML Validator.

Vista vs. Leopard Poker Showdown

So Apple has given us a taste of Leopard while almost certainly withholding some features to hit Microsoft with later this year or early next.

HINCity Revs Up Social Networking

It's MySpace for cars and hotties. Wait, what did they say it was? Oh, "a new media channel and social-networking community geared toward the fast growing automotive scene while incorporating other youth lifestyle elements like music and fasion." Right, MySpace for cars and hotties.