For Poker Champ Ari Engel, Kipah Works to His Advantage
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Over the last 10 years or so, Engel has grossed about $5 million playing poker. The son of an Orthodox rabbi, Engel, 31, has become one of the world's best professional poker players — ranked No. 23 worldwide by the poker magazine Bluff — and …

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The Five Biggest Cash Game Pots in Online Poker in 2014
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Last year brought some of most exciting and memorable hands at Full Tilt Poker, the home to some of the biggest nosebleed online poker games. It isn't surprising that the top hands of the year were all played at Full Tilt. What might be surprising …

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A Poker Life: Billy Pappas
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Have you ever heard of the man with a plan? Well, that's the antithesis of Billy Pappas. The 30 year old who recently finished fifth in the 2014 World Series of Poker main event, prefers to keep things loose and with as many options as possible. Pappas …

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Poker's biggest moments from 2014
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2014 was filled with some interesting storylines related to the world of poker including Phil Ivey's baccarat lawsuit, the closing of Atlantic City casinos (thankfully the iconic Taj Mahal was saved for the moment) and continued buzz about the …

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The 12 Biggest Poker Stories of 2014: #9 Historic WSOP Final Table
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The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table (seen virtually live on ESPN and ESPN 2) was an absolute clinic. Viewers from around the globe were able to tune in (or in many cases, tune-in and tune-out at their leisure) and watch experts …

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Win Big With 2015 $25000 Poker Summit
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Check out the Card Player Poker. It offers free, legal poker play, welcomes U.S. players, and just announced the massive $25,000 prize tournament series – the 2015 $25,000 Poker Summit. This is an eight-step tournament that will award $25,000 cash in …

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What's The Point of Poker Ranking Systems?
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Poker news website PokerNewsDaily has announced plans to introduce a PokerNewsDaily Player of the Year (POY) race. Whilst bestowing some heady praise on the ranking systems of Bluff Magazine, CardPlayer Magazine, and the Global Poker Index …

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The kippah is a weapon for $5m poker supremo
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According to Mr Engel, who at only 31 is ranked among the top 25 poker players in the world by a well-known poker magazine, his yarmulke is a signal to others around the gaming table that his poker skills are not top-notch. But the kippah is no bluff …

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Explain Poker Like I'm Five: Pot Odds
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When you've played poker for years, it's easy to forget that technical poker speak may as well be a different language. Many players just picked up a deck of cards for the first time and are wondering what the hell a reverse implied range merge against …

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Win Big With Card Player Poker's $25000 Poker Summit
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Check out the Card Player Poker. It offers free, legal poker play, welcomes U.S. players, and just announced the massive $25,000 prize tournament series – the 2015 $25,000 Poker Summit. This is an eight-step tournament that will award $25,000 cash in …

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Gutsy bluff remains timeless thanks to technology
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I was frolicking around on YouTube the other day when the website brilliantly recommended a treasured blast from the past. A poker hand played between Brad Booth and Phil Ivey — perhaps the best player in the world — that continues to rank among the …

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This Week In Tournament Poker — January 5 – 11
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In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from January …

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PokerStars Announces $15 Million Gtd. for 2015 Turbo Championship of Online …
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The fourth edition of the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) is back at PokerStars with an event-heavy calendar that is going to distribute a guaranteed prize pool of $15 million over 50 different tournaments from Jan. 22 and Feb. 1, 2015.

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PokerStars guarantees $15 million for 2015 Turbo Championship of Online Poker
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ONCHAN, Isle of Man — (PRESS RELEASE) — The fourth edition of the Turbo Championship of Online Poker will take place from January 22 to February 1, featuring 50 events and $15 million in guaranteed prize money, PokerStars.eu revealed today. TCOOP …

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Lessons from the 2014 PCA: Playing Premium Hands
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The first major tournament poker series of the year, the 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, cranks up this Tuesday, January 6. PokerNews' Live Reporting team will be there from start-to-finish with comprehensive coverage of the $100,000 Super High …

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The 2014 Poker Year In Review
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In 2014, there were no additional states to authorize online poker, though, there were efforts in Pennsylvania and California. The latter, with more than 37 million residents, is expected to okay the activity in 2015, according to most experts close to …

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PokerStars says Adios Espana, Hello City of Dreams Manila
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PokerStars says Adios Espana, Hello City of Dreams Manila On again, off again! PokerStars.es, complying with Spanish regulations, has had to pull its roulette and blackjack games from the poker platform until further notice. It has only been three …

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Police Shoot Down Armed Robber at Home of the World Series of Poker
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Since 2005, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has played host to the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), which traditionally takes place from the end of May through mid-July. The WSOP may not be happening now, but that didn't stop its host …

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