2011 October 07 Poker News, Events and Happenings

Phil Hellmuth has been playing poker with former Facebook VP Chamath Palihapitiya, and the World Series of Poker is hosting a charity event in Cannes, France.

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With the 2011 WSOPE opening its doors today in Cannes, we decided to take a look back at some of the most notable events from what was a thrilling 2010 Series in London.

The Poker Players Alliance met with the Department of Justice to stress the importance of American citizens getting back their Full Tilt Poker money.

Annie Duke may be famous for her world-class play at the poker table, but in business and life she is much more than that. A graduate of Columbia University (majoring in English and Psychology), she attended graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania for Cognitive Study. However, Duke left in 1991 to try her hand at poker and has never looked back.

The high-stakes action was steady this week as Brian “aba20″ Townsend, Ta-Chih “socutiesf” Geeng & Frederick “H@££INGGOL” Halling get in the action.

The 2011 PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London Poker Festival £20,000 High Roller was won by Phillip Gruissem. He defeated Igor Kurganov heads up to claim a second EPT High Roller title in just about a month’s time.