Nebraska senators reject bill defining poker as skill game
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Lawmakers defeated a bill Thursday that would classify poker as a game of skill, rather than a constitutionally banned game of chance. That classification would allow draw poker and community card games to be licensed and regulated in Nebraska. The …

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Grand Prix Poker Tour Heads to Old Trafford, Iconic Home of Manchester United
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Old Trafford, the iconic home of Premier League giants Manchester United, is the venue for the fourth leg of the Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) where a £60+£10 ($109) buy-in gives you the shot at a £250,000 guaranteed prize pool. Known as The Theatre of …

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Nebraska Poker Bill Faces Long Odds In 2016
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“[In the bill] I'm saying poker is not a game of chance; it is a game of skill. It is therefore constitutional under the Nebraska State Constitution. It is the mechanism in which we will regulate and tax poker, but also boost economic development in …

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Poker Hand of the Week: 1/14/16
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There are six players remaining in a big buy-in, prestigious poker tournament. You are in the money and sitting with 1,985,000 in chips, good enough for fourth place overall. The blinds are 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante, meaning you have 33 big …

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Edmonton poker pro wins over $30000
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Share via Email. Print. Adrienne “talonchick” Rowsome is an Edmonton-based poker pro. Supplied. Adrienne “talonchick” Rowsome is an Edmonton-based poker pro. By: Metro Staff Published on Tue Jan 12 2016 …

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Online Poker in Portugal: Players Urged to Boycott Ring-Fenced Sites
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Associação Nacional de Apostadores Online, a group established to protect the interests of online gamblers in Portugal, has urged its members to boycott emerging ring-fenced sites within the new Portuguese market. Online poker players based in Portugal …

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UK Online Poker Market
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The United Kingdom is one of the largest regulated online poker markets in the world. While there are several countries that do not permit international poker liquidity, that is not the case in the United Kingdom. Players may gain access to any …

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Poker Player Disqualified From Tournament For Peeing At The Table
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Professional poker player Antonio Esfandiari was recently disqualified from a tournament and forced to forfeit his $110,000 stack because he tried to pee into a container while sitting at the table. You may be thinking that Esfandiari was pushed to …

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Don't play poker with rules from 'Maverick' reruns
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QUESTION: I recently watched an episode of the 1950s TV show “Maverick” online. In the show, Edmond Hoyle was cited as the source of a rule stating that prior agreement of the players is necessary for a five-card straight to be a winning hand. Have you …

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How a Former Poker Player Became an Expert Oyster Farmer
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Before he went into the oyster business, Sybe was a professional poker player. He played big tournaments and has fond memories of his gambling days. He also believes that his poker skills are useful in his new career. “I was first runner-up at the …

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Grand Prix Poker Tour Heads to Old Trafford
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Old Trafford, the iconic home of Premier League giants Manchester United, is the venue for the fourth leg of the Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) where a £60+£10 ($109) buy-in gives you the shot at a £250,000 guaranteed prize pool. Known as The Theatre of …

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Moneymakers Kick off Global Poker League Season
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The Global Poker League is on its way to taking form, and the first team to be announced had a familiar name attached to it. The Las Vegas Moneymakers, headed up by none other than Chris Moneymaker, is the teaser to the full GPL revelation that will …

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Should You Go to Australia for Your Next Poker Vacation?
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Poker players in the U.S. have had limited choices to play online poker in their homeland since April 2011. The current options for those who desire to play online while remaining stateside are to either take your chances at unregulated poker sites and …

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Has the Macau Gambling Industry Decline Impacted Poker?
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Macau remains a chi-chi gambling town with many high-stakes casino games and fancy hotels. But if recent trends are any indication of what the future may hold, Macau's top revenue stream could be in trouble, and that isn't good for the game of poker.

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Former National Spelling Bee Champ Talks About Poker Downswings
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Even the best poker players in the world often doubt themselves. Pratyush Buddiga, a high-stakes poker pro with nearly $4 million in career live tournament earnings, recently posted a blog entry where he admitted to a near crippling fear of …

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Watch The Poker Academy's Free Webinar This Week
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ThePokerAcademy.com wants to keep you up to date with its 12-Week Challenge and the associated webinar series. The site ran its first webinar in support of the 12-Week Challenge on Tuesday, Jan 5. More than 200 people attended and it went great!

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World's Largest Bitcoin Poker Freeroll to Accompany BetCoin Casino Poker Launch
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Today BetCoin™ officially launches its bitcoin multiplayer poker platform with a record-breaking Bitcoin Poker Freeroll Campaign worth hundreds of Bitcoin. Infinite Freedom Freerolls, Massive Luck Daily Freerolls worth 0.1 BTC each, 0.01 Early Bird …

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Beth Shak offers $1000-an-hour poker lessons to women looking for Mr. Right
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Listen, ladies. Are you tired of swapping left on dating apps and have some cash to spare? Beth Shak may have just the thing for you. The former wife of hedge fund manager and fellow poker player Dan Shak is offering her card skills to teach women “a …

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